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Reigning World Boxing Federation
(WBF) World Super Welterweight
Champion Lasha Gurguliani, 18-6
(6), is set to make his first
title-defense on January 26 in
his home-country´s capital
Tblisi.
After scoring his careers three
biggest victories abroad,
defeating Nuhu Lawal (25-3) in
Germany, Arif Magomedov (18-2)
in Russia and Andreas Valavanis
(13-1) in Egypt, he now gets a
rare chance to shine on home
soil.
Gurguliani (29) came in as a
late substitute to upset the
able-cart and become world
champion last May, scoring six
knock-downs on his way to
defeating the aforementioned
Valavanis. He has since been
waiting for a fight-date, which
now comes when he face Mexican
challenger Edgar “Nene” Ortega.
Ortega brings a mediocre 18-10
(11) record, but is a former WBO
Latino Champion who holds
significant wins over the likes
of undefeated Daniel Rosario
Cruz (8-0) and Miguel Sanchez
(14-0), as well as former IBA
World Champion Silverio Ortiz
(34-14).
The 29 year-old from Torreon,
Coahuila de Zaragoza knows he is
an underdog, but will be
traveling to Georgia with the
same mindset which Gurguliani
went to Egypt with: To crash the
party and ruin it by causing an
upset.
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