The tremendous middleweight division will crown its first new champion since 2021 subsequent month, as AGON Sports activities confirmed that William Scull will face Vladimir Shishkin for the vacant IBF title on October nineteenth in Falkansee, Germany.
The press launch doesn’t point out a broadcast accomplice, however their reveals have a tendency to finish up on DAZN, so that may be my guess.
The Cuban-born, German-based Scull (22-0, 9 KO) handed Evgeny Shvedenko his first defeat in a 2022 eliminator, and when the IBF lastly bought round to giving him his mandated title shot two years later, Canelo Alvarez elected to ditch the belt in pursuit of Edgar Berlanga.
Within the reverse nook stands Shishkin (16-0, 10 KO), who’s spent the previous few years racking up mid-level wins over the likes of DeAndre Ware, Sena Agbeko, and a badly pale Jose Uzcategui. At 33 years outdated, this can be his solely likelihood at a title, and it figures to be a difficult one. Even placing apart Scull’s expertise, I don’t envy Shishkin the duty of toppling a German fighter in Germany.
Whether or not it is a championship-level battle is as much as your particular person requirements, however it appears very well-matched and will lay the foundations for the upcoming post-Canelo period at 168.
