China Dragons will host Ukraine Otamans at the Sanya Sport Center on Saturday night, hoping to avenge the 5-0 whitewash that the visitors delivered in Week 3. With just one win so far this season, the Dragons will be looking to the home crowd to provide some extra lift, while for the Otamans it is a first chance to prove themselves on the road this season after three straight home wins, including a superb triumph over Cuba Domadores a fortnight ago, have propelled them to the top of Group A.
China Dragons' light flyweight He Junjun recorded the fourth WSB win of his career against Hamza Kartal in the Dragons’ narrow 3-2 defeat in Week 1 against Turkiye Conquerors, and will be hoping to make it five against Otamans’ Nazar Kurotchyn. Kurotchyn has also beaten Kartal this season, however, and will provide a rugged challenge for the home boxer.
Xu Boxiang was thrust into the spotlight when he was named WSB Athlete of Week 1 for a brilliant technical win in Istanbul, but he now faces the tough Ukrainian Oleh Dovhun in an intriguing bantamweight contest between two contrasting styles. Following them into the ring will be China Dragons' Meng Caicheng looking for a first win of the season against Ukraine’s current Under-22 Champion and President’s Cup silver medalist Denys Pesotskyy.
In the penultimate bout of the evening, Hanati Ayiben will make his WSB debut against the Otamans’ Baku 2015 European Games representative Valerii Kharlamov, who won his Season VI opener against Turkiye Conquerors’ Evren Tibukoglu in Week 5. Rounding off the action will be Dragons’ debuting heavyweight Zhang Zhe, gold medalist a weight higher at the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Championships three years ago, and Ukraine Otamans' Dmytro Lisovyi, who is in good form after some great AOB results in 2015.
Xu Boxiang was thrust into the spotlight when he was named WSB Athlete of Week 1 for a brilliant technical win in Istanbul, but he now faces the tough Ukrainian Oleh Dovhun in an intriguing bantamweight contest between two contrasting styles. Following them into the ring will be China Dragons' Meng Caicheng looking for a first win of the season against Ukraine’s current Under-22 Champion and President’s Cup silver medalist Denys Pesotskyy.
In the penultimate bout of the evening, Hanati Ayiben will make his WSB debut against the Otamans’ Baku 2015 European Games representative Valerii Kharlamov, who won his Season VI opener against Turkiye Conquerors’ Evren Tibukoglu in Week 5. Rounding off the action will be Dragons’ debuting heavyweight Zhang Zhe, gold medalist a weight higher at the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Championships three years ago, and Ukraine Otamans' Dmytro Lisovyi, who is in good form after some great AOB results in 2015.
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