The Tajikistan of Boxer is the mandatory Challenger of IBF Champ Diaz. Compared to "Boxingscene.com" he said: "I understand why the Diaz-Team over Farmer and Abner Mares talks. I'm ready for the title fight. I have long trained for this Fight and plan to beat Joseph Diaz in my next fight.“

In an Eliminator last September, Rakhimov had defeated the South Africans Azinga Fuzile (14-1, 8 K. o.) by T. K. o. in the eighth round, but after allegations of Fuzile-camp to suffer that his Team had used illegal Riechsalze in the round breaks. After a four-month test, the IBF confirmed the result of the struggle. Originally, Diaz should have his title to 30. June will not defend what is, however, due to the Corona-pandemic possible. The IBF, however, to compliance with the further rules, as your President Daryl Peoples confirmed to "BoxingScene.com": "is Currently a mandatory defense of his title stands for Diaz on the program. Unfortunately, we cannot set the exact date until we receive the message that everyone will open it again. We expect each and every one, that he fulfilled his duties as quickly as possible.“ Therefore, Diaz will have his plans in the future to move. Because the contract for the Farmer-the fight contained no rematch clause, which he could bring into the game.

Text: Nils Bothmann

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