Ukrainian Daniel Lapin and Portuguese naturalized Mozambican Octavio Pudivitr will battle this Saturday on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WBA Continental mild heavyweight title.
Will probably be one of many preliminary bouts of the Ring Of Hearth card, which options Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and British Tyson Fury for all of the heavyweight titles.
The lanky Lapin (1.98m), 26 years outdated, comes into this bout on behalf of Usyk-17 Promotions, with slight favoritism in his favor based mostly on his punching energy and longer attain. Lapin is undefeated in 9 fights, the final three of which he received by knockout.
Pudivitr must work exhausting for the win. With a smaller stature (1.80) and 36 years outdated, he involves his second battle outdoors his house Portugal. He was unfortunate in his first worldwide outing, shedding a unanimous choice to his opponent in Germany nearly a yr in the past. It was his solely setback in 10 fights.
