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Austrian Cruiserweight champion
Stefan Nikolic is ready to take the
next step in his career, when he
fights Colombian Julio Cesar
Calimeno for the vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Intercontinental
title on September 17.
Promoted by Bounce Boxpromotion and
televised by ORF Sport +, the fight
will appropriately take place at the
Hotel InterContinental in Vienna.
A pro since March of 2021,
28-year-old Nikolic, 6-0 (5), won
the Austrian national title just six
months later in his third paid
fight.
Fighting for the WBF
Intercontinental crown will no doubt
be his biggest fight to date, and
less than eighteen months after his
debut.
“El
Gigante” Calimeno, 5-2 (4), has only
lost to undefeated opponents on the
road, coming up short against
Russian Georgy Yunovidov and feared
Olympic gold medalist Bakhodir
Jalolov from Uzbekistan.
In his most recent outing, Calimeno
(32) returned to winning ways when
he scored a split decision over
another undefeated foe, Ammar
Abduljabbar, in Germany last March.
An evenly matched fight between
hard-punching boxers, its bound to
be an interesting main event for the
Austrian boxing fans at ringside and
watching on TV.
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