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World Boxing Federation
Intercontinental Super
Welterweight Champion Sebastien
Madani will be looking to take
the next step in his career on
June 23 when he squares off with
Jose Del Rio for the vacant WBF
World title at Parc des Sports
in Annecy, France.
Besides winning the WBF
Intercontinental, 31-year-old
Madani, 33-1 (10), is an
experienced campaigner with
French, Mediterranean and
European Boxing Association
championships to his credit, but
the clash with Spain’s Del Rio,
14-3 (4), will be his first
crack at a World title.
After making his pro debut in
2001, Madani won his first seven
bouts before losing a decision
to another undefeated Frenchman,
Hamlet Petrosyan, but since then
he has gone undefeated in more
than ten years. He captured the
WBF Intercontinental belt almost
exactly one year ago with a
landslide unanimous decision
over Bolivian Franklin Mamani.
26-year-old southpaw Jose Del
Rio has far less title-fight
experience than Madani, but he
is a former Spanish national
champion and never lost that
title in the ring. His three
setbacks in the professional
ranks all came against good
opposition, and he is coming off
two solid victories this year.
An interesting side-note to the
Palma de Mallorca-resident is
that he is the only Spanish
boxer in history to win National
amateur championships in all
four age categories: children,
youth, junior and senior. While
this fact won’t help him much
against Madani, it is a
testament to his pedigree and
quality as a boxer.
None of the two combatants are
known for their power, and it is
possible that this could turn
out to be a very tactical
battle. At the same time,
neither of them are afraid to
mix things up in a fight so in
all likelihood it will be an
entertaining scrap over twelve
action-packed rounds.
The Sebastien Madani vs. Jose
Del Rio World Boxing Federation
World Super Welterweight title
fight will be promoted by
Europrom.
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