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A combined 43 knockouts from 50
victories paints the picture of
a fight unlikely to go the full
twelve rounds, when contenders
Denis Liebau and Emil Markic
clash for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF) World
Light Heavyweight title on
Saturday May 19.
For both it will be by far their
biggest fight to date, as they
headline the third edition of a
fight-series called Boss Art
Championship, promoted by Diego
Baldelli and the Talos Gym at
the Bossard Arena in Zug,
Switzerland.
Liebau, from Frankfurt in
Germany, comes with a fine 23-1
(21) record in a professional
career that started five years
ago. The former IBA Continental
titlist has only lost to
undefeated compatriot Dominic
Boesel (21-0 at the time), who
currently holds the European
Light Heavyweight crown.
Fighting out of Mostar in Bosnia
& Herzegovina, where he was also
born, Emil Markic made his
professional bow in 2012. His
record stands at 27-2 (22),
coming off two victories since
losing a title fight to 18-0
Russian Umar Salamov in New
Zealand a year ago.
At thirty-six (Liebau) and
thirty-five (Markic), the
opportunity to become world
champion has come late for both
men. They both realize that the
opportunity may never come
again, and with big
punching-power on both sides
this one is expected to be a
real barn-burner.
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