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Current World Boxing Federation
(WBF) International Super
Welterweight Champion Andreas
Valavanis will return to his
natural weight class to fight
for the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Welterweight
title on Tuesday July 18 on a
WBF Championship twin-bill at
Fitbox Corner in Cairo, Egypt.
“King
Cheetah” Valavanis, spotting a
perfect 8-0 (8) record, will
take on seasoned former
Tanzanian Champion Omari
Ramadan, who brings a stellar
14-9-2 (10) ledger and is known
to have considerable power in
both hands too. Chances are this
fight will not go the full
distance!
In February of 2016 Valavanis
started his impressive title-run
by winning the Egyptian
International title in only his
second professional fight. Four
months later he captured the WBF
All Africa Welterweight title,
and last December he added the
WBF International Super
Welterweight crown to his
resume.
Should the 25-year-old defeat
Ramadan, he could be closing in
on a chance to fulfil his
declared goal of challenging,
and defeating, WBF World
Welterweight Champion Bethuel
Ushona from Namibia. That would
be quite an accomplishment, and,
powerful as he is, not at all
unrealistic.
Also on the show, labelled
"Thunder Night" and promoted by
Louaa Boxing Promotions and LB
Sports Promotions in association
with Fitbox, two undefeated
local boxers will clash for the
vacant WBF All Africa
Middleweight title, as Ayman
Ashour and Waleed Tawfek are set
for an intriguing encounter.
Egyptian Middleweight Champion
Ashour is 6-0 (3) since turning
professional in February of
2016, and Tawfek, coming up in
weight after winning the
Egyptian Super Welterweight
crown in his last outing, is 4-0
(2) in a stop-start career that
started in May of 2015.
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