|
Former World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Champions Ali Yammouni and
Romain Tilliot, both French,
will collide for the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Super
Welterweight title on February
22 in Yammouni´s home-town of
Calais.
Both are moving down in weight
for the chance to win their
second WBF belt, as Yammouni won
the International Middleweight
title last April 27, and Tilliot
captured the Eurasia
Middleweight crown less than two
weeks earlier.
36-year-old Yammouni is on a
four-fight winning-streak, and
enters the bout as a slight
favourite with an 11-6 (3)
record, while Tilliot (31), from
the city of Dieppe, less than a
two-hour drive away, brings a
deceivingly mediocre 10-11 (2)
ledger.
As is often the case when
compatriots square off in
meaningful fights, plenty of
pride will also be on the line
besides the WBF title, and the
promoters are expecting a packed
house. Both will know it could
be their last chance to advance
their careers, and it shapes up
to be an entertaining night in
Calais.
|
