By Alexey Sukachev

The scene is set for one of the largest boxing events in Russia this year. Super WBA light heavyweight king Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) is set to make the seventh defense of the black belt against fellow countryman and WBA #10 rated Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs) in a perfect clash of different styles.

WBO #2, WBA #5 and IBF #14 ranked light middleweight Magomed Kurbanov (22-0, 13 KOs) faces former WBO 154lb titleholder Patrick Teixeira of Brazil (31-2, 22 KOs) in a co-main event with the WBO International title at stake.

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The powerful doubleheader is set to take place at the Uralets Cultural and Entertainment Centre in Ekaterinburg, Russia. A massive card of eleven fights will crown a huge re-surge from German Titov and the RCC Boxing Promotions in 2021. The show starts at 5 PM LT. The entire tournament will be televised live by the DAZN in the UK and in the States, while the main card will also be aired by the First TV Channel in Russia. 

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Tonight, all pairs had their weights set during the morning weigh-in:

Main card

11. Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) 174 vs. Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs) 175 – 12 rounds for the Super WBA light heavyweight title

10. Magomed Kurbanov (22-0, 13 KOs) 153.9 vs. Patrick Teixeira (31-2, 22 KOs) 153.8 – 12 rounds for the WBO International light middleweight title

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9. Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0-1, 12 KOs) 133.7 vs. Sardor Muzaffarov (4-4, 2 KOs) 132.9 – 10 rounds in a non-title fight

8. Ruslan Kamilov (11-0-1, 5 KOs) 129.7 vs. Dmitry Khasiev (12-2-2, 6 KOs) TBD – 10 rounds for the WBO I/C super featherweight title

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Undercard

7. Artysh Lopsan (6-1-1, 4 KOs) 167.8 vs. Ramil Gadzhiev (12-1-1, 7 KOs) 166.6 – 10 rounds for the WBO Oriental super middleweight title

6. Sergey Lubkovich (13-0, 9 KOs) 149.8 vs. Sherzodbek Alimjanov (23-5, 14 KOs) – 8 rounds in a non-title fight

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5. Yaroslav Doronichev (debut) 199.3 vs. Alexander Zubkov (5-3, 5 KOs) 202.2 – 6 rounds in a non-title fight

4. Georgiy Kushitashvili (debut) 182.5 vs. Denis Grachev (20-15-1, 11 KOs)183.2 – 6 rounds in a non-title fight

3. Aznaur Kalsynov (1-0-3) 128.1 vs. Alisher Shodiev (3-1-1, 1 KO) 126.5 – 6 rounds in a non-title fight

2. Igor Adleiba (11-0-2, 4 KOs) 148.6 vs. Asif Kerimov (6-3-1, 3 KOs) 145.7 – 8 rounds in a non-title fight

1. Alan Abaev (4-0, 2 KOs) 149.4 vs. Artem Pugach (0-1-2) 148.4 – 6 rounds in a non-title fight