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Former Swiss national champion
Andranik Hakobyan, 15-1-2 (6), is
set to fight for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Welterweight title
on Saturday, December 11, in Baden,
Switzerland.
At
the Trafo Halle, the 32-year-old
Armenian-born fighter will take on
undefeated Italian Alessandro
Fersula, who comes in from Rome with
a 6-0 (1) record.
Hakobyan turned pro in 2015, and
went unbeaten in his first eleven
bouts before losing in an upset to
Hungarian Zoltan Szabo in 2018 in
Germany.
The
previous year he had captured the
vacant Swiss Light Welterweight
title, defeating Cedric Kassongo in
Geneva.
In
2019 he missed out on adding the
Welterweight national title to his
resume, when he was held to a draw
by Ricardo Silva.
Since then he has won two, and is
now ready for what is arguably his
most important fight to date against
Fersula.
The
Italian is entering new territory,
as this will be his first
championship fight in the paid
ranks. However, he will relish his
underdog role against an opponent
who has been hot and cold in the
past.
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