Former three-time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy will contend for the WBA Light Heavyweight championship this Saturday against Beibut Shumenov in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Joppy was already slated to be on the undercard, however, when Shumenov's unification bout with WBO titleholder Juergen Brahmer fell out, promoters sought for and got WBA approval for Shumenov to defend against Joppy. Shumenov is 10-1, six KO's. Joppy is 39-6-2, 30 KO's and is coming off a 10-round draw with Cory Cummings last November at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.
Now we say "we think" because rumors continue to swirl that the card will or has been cancelled. No word on that yet but we will continue to check.
We will also have the rest of the BATB Awards this weekend.
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