MEXICO CITY, Mexico (February 5, 2025) – The lengthy wait is lastly over for Canadian cruiserweight contender Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (20-1-1, 19 KOs). His promoter, Three Lions Promotions, gained immediately’s World Boxing Council (WBC) ordered purse bid for WBC Cruiserweight Champion Badou “The Ripper” Jack (20-1-1, 19 KOs) versus Rozicki, its No. 1, obligatory challenger.
“We gained the rights to advertise the WBC Cruiserweight World Championship,” Dan Otter of Three Lions Promotions stated. “We stay up for internet hosting the Jack vs. Rozicki world title struggle this April in Canada.”
Three Lions Promotions was the lone bidder.
The 29-year-old Rozicki, who was born in Sydney (Nova Scotia) and lives in Hamilton (Ontario), is a heavy-handed Canadian slugger who has knocked out 19 of the 20 totally different foes (he fought one opponent twice) he defeated for an unbelievable 95-KO share.
Rozicki had been the obligatory challenger for then-WBC Cruiserweight World Champion Noel Mikaelyan (27-2, 12 KOs), however he didn’t make a title protection, regardless of the WBC ordering struggle obligatory challenger Rozicki, since he gained the vacant WBC Cruiserweight world title in November 4, 2023, when he stopped Llunga Makabu within the third spherical. The WBC just lately named Mikaelyan its “Champion In Recess”, elevating Jack who, satirically, had been the WBC “Champion In Recess.” Jack by no means defended the WBC title he captured February 26, 2023, with a stoppage of Makabu within the twelfth spherical
“It’s my time to win this title,” Rozicki commented. “I’ve waited lengthy sufficient. It doesn’t matter the place the struggle takes place, I’m leaving with that belt.”
Jack, 41, was a 2008 Olympian representing his native Sweden. He’s a three-division world champion having additionally been a WBC Tremendous Middleweight and World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Mild Heavyweight title holder. Jack is 5-0-2 (2 KOs) in world championship bouts.
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