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When Argentina’s former world
title-challenger Martin Antonio
Coggi, 33-7-3 (16), enters the
ring to fight Frenchman Lyes
Chaibi, 15-10-2 (3), for the
vacant World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Intercontinental Light
Welterweight title on Saturday
May 20 in San Martin, Buenos
Aires, it is very much a family
affair.
The 33-year-old, who lost a
close fight on points for the
WBF World crown to another
Frenchman, Christopher Sebire,
last October, has been able to
focus totally on his
preparations, knowing that those
around him has his best
interests at heart.
Not only is he trained by his
father, former three-time WBA
World Champion and Argentinian
boxing-icon Juan Martin Coggi,
but the promoter of his upcoming
title fight is his older sister
Yesica, who heads the family’s
promotional company Latigo
Boxing Promotions.
Just like his legendary father,
who boxed outside Argentina in
locations such as Italy,
America, France, Japan and
Spain, Martin Antonio has no
problems travelling for major
opportunities, as he did to
fight Sebire. But he also
believes that having his big
fights on home soil, keeping
things within the family, will
bring out the best in him.
It is a tall task to expect that
he can accomplish as much as
Senior did in his 75-5-2 career,
but Coggi has hopes that he can
also become a world champion,
and that perhaps a rematch with
Sebire can be arranged in
Argentina in the near future.
But, before that, he has to take
care of tricky Southpaw Lyes
Chaibi on May 20, and that will
not be a walk in the park. But
if he does win, Coggi can be
sure that his handlers will do
their very best to take him one
step further and build on the
already impressive Coggi-legacy.
Martin Antonio Coggi vs. Lyes
Chaibi for the World Boxing
Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Light
Welterweight title on May 20, is
the main event of a show at Club
Almafuerte in San Martin, Buenos
Aires. The fight will be
televised in Argentina by CN23.
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