Within the final battle of wasted momentum, Dan Rafael experiences that heavyweights Otto Wallin and Murat Gassiev are “within the means of finalizing” a September bout in Turkey.
Sweden’s Wallin (25-1, 14 KO), pegged as a tune-up for Tyson Fury between the latter’s first and second bouts with Deontay Wilder, managed the primary half of their battle and opened a gnarly reduce on “The Gypsy King” earlier than finally fading down the stretch. The bout immediately put him on individuals’s radar, however although he did decide up a strong win over Dominic Breazeale two fights later, he’s but to face a reputable menace since.
Gassiev (30-1, 23 KO) appeared like Usyk’s inheritor atop the 200-lb division, however slightly than capitalize on Usyk’s transfer to heavyweight, he as an alternative did the identical. Accidents and different points have held him to simply 4 fights within the final 5 years, all in opposition to terrible competitors.
I like this. Each guys are in determined want of a reputable win after years of treading water. Hopefully there’ll be some kind of U.S. broadcast.
