Andreas Katzourakis hopes to make an announcement on the expense of a former high contender.
Katzourakis will face Kudratillo Abdukakhorov on Might 31, OTX Boxing formally introduced Wednesday. Additionally introduced was the conflict between Robert Terry and Vladimir Hernandez.
Each 10-round fights will happen on the Crimson Owl Boxing Area in Katzourakis’ adopted hometown of Houston, Texas and can stream reside on DAZN (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT).
Each fights are a part of The OTX Match, an eight-man contest that has already had two fights determined of their opening spherical. On April 19, Brandon Adams of Los Angeles knocked out Israel Villarreal of The Bronx, New York and Francisco Veron of Argentina scored a unanimous choice victory over Mexico’s Angel Ruiz.
Katzourakis (12-0, 10 knockouts), who’s initially from Athens, Greece, final fought on January 20, successful by knockout after spherical three after opponent Corey Caad didn’t reply the bell for spherical 4. In his earlier battle on August 25, Katzourakis broke down Raphael Igbokwe, stopping him within the eighth spherical.
The 26-year-old has stopped seven of his final eight opponents. Katzourakis is managed by David McWater.
Most of Katzourakis’ profession has been fought as a middleweight. He formally weighed in at 155 kilos in his October 2022 win over gatekeeper Cameron Krael.
Abdukakhorov (20-2, 12 KOs), who resides in Andijan, Uzbekistan, was the IBF No. 1 welterweight contender just a few years in the past. He squared off in opposition to Cody Crowley, dropping by a detailed unanimous choice. Two and a half months later, Abdukakhorov misplaced by unanimous choice to Ve Shawn Owens.
The 30-year-old has received his final two fights, the latest approaching November 17, successful by knockout within the second spherical in opposition to Maono Ally.
The winner of the Katzourakis-Abdukakhorov battle will battle the winner of the Terry-Hernandez conflict, which is an interesting crossroads bout.
Terry (11-0-1, 4 KOs), who resides in Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey, final fought on November 11, defeating Luis Midyeal Sanchez by choice over six one-sided rounds. In Terry’s most notable battle, he fought to a draw in opposition to Raul Garcia in a conflict of unbeaten prospects that was a part of a ShoBox telecast on April 7 of final 12 months.
Hernandez (14-6, 6 KOs) misplaced a detailed unanimous choice to unbeaten prospect Troy Isley in his final bout on November 16. In his earlier battle on August 25, Hernandez scored an upset win over high prospect Lorenzo Simpson.
The 34-year-old Hernandez is initially from Ciudad Lerdo, Mexico and now resides in Stockton, California.
Winners will meet in semi-final motion later this summer season, with the ultimate tentatively scheduled in the direction of the tip of 2024. Ought to there be a draw after the scheduled 10 rounds of a battle, a tie-breaking spherical will happen to determine a winner.
The winner of the match will obtain a money bonus and a promotional contract with OTX Boxing.
Additionally on the cardboard, Giovanni Marquez (9-0, 5 KOs) of Houston will sq. off in opposition to San Antonio’s Jason Limon (8-0, 2 KOs) in an eight-round junior welterweight battle. Marquez is the son of former world junior middleweight titleholder Raul Marquez.
Onerous-hitting junior welterweight Breyon Gorham (16-0, 13 KOs), one other Houston resident, will face Luis Baltazar (12-1-1, 5 KOs) of Hidalgo, Texas in a six-round battle.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He could be reached at [email protected]
