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In a rare case of big time
championship boxing in the
Mediterranean island state,
Prize Boxing Promotions presents
a show billed as “Champions
Collide” on Saturday February 24
at the Corradino Sports
Pavillion in Paola, Malta.
Headlining the bill will be a
fight for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
International Super Middleweight
title between local hero
Christian “Coqqos” Schembri and
Italy-based Dominican Christian
Arvelo Segura.
Schembri, 11-3 (5), turned
professional in 2015 by
unusually facing what appeared
to be a much too accomplished
opponent in former Commonwealth
Champion Scott Dixon (37-10-4 at
the time), but amazingly managed
to give the Scot all he could
handle before losing a majority
decision over ten rounds.
They rematched six months later,
and this time Schembri (25) won
by split decision and again
proved his capabilities. He has
since had a couple of minor
set-backs, but is on a
four-fight winning-streak
leading up to what will be his
careers biggest fight.
Christian Arvelo Segura, a
34-year old from Santo Domingo
now living in Turin-suburb
Settimo Torinese, entered the
paid ranks in 2011 and has
compiled a 10-2 (6) ledger.
Amazingly, he has faced
undefeated opponents in seven of
his twelve outings and managed
to defeat five of them.
Like Schembri, Segura is on a
roll and has emerged victorious
in all of his five most recent
outings. For him it will
undoubtedly also be the biggest
night of his career to date, and
both men are expected to put
everything on the line to win
the WBF title.
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