World title shot for 'Blue Machine'Great opportunity for Namibian boxer Namibia''s Julius Indongo will fight for two world titles in Russia next month. 0 The undefeated Julius ''Blue Machine'' Indongo will challenge Eduard Troyanovsky for the IBF and IBO super lightweight world titles in Russia on 3 December.Troyanovsky is a unified world champion and holds both the IBF (International Boxing Federation) and IBO (International Boxing Organization) world titles.
This is considered a super-fight and an incredible opportunity for Indongo to cement his place in the world of boxing.
The Russian is undefeated after 25 fights, with 22 knockouts.
His last fight was on 9 September against Japan''s Keita Obara. The Russian won by TKO and successfully defended both his IBF and IBO world titles.
Troyanovsky is promoted by the legendary Roy Jones Jnr.
Undefeated
Indongo is also undefeated after 20 fights, with 10 knockouts.
He is currently ranked number four in the world by the WBO and this will be his first world title fight.
Indongo won his last fight against Tanzania''s Fabian Lyimo on 6 August by knockout and he is promoted by the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy under the watchful eye of legendary trainer and promoter Nestor Tobias and his team.
“We are extremely proud of this opportunity; it is indeed a once in a lifetime opportunity for any deserving boxer, and an opportunity that does not just fall out of nowhere, but one that you have to create over a number of years coupled with consistency and a good record,” Tobias said.
“Julius started his boxing career on 25 July 2009 with his first fight against Pohamba Mandume. Today, after eight years and 20 fights undefeated, he finally gets his big break. That is the true essence of a real world title fight,” commented Tobias.
The MTC Sunshine team will leave for Russia on 28 November to ensure enough time to acclimatise and prepare for this big showdown.
This will be the fourth time that a boxer from the MTC Sunshine Academy challenges a world champion.
Paulus ''Hitman'' Moses was the first when he challenged Yusuke Kobori from Japan in 2009 for the WBA Lightweight world title which he won on foreign soil, taking him eight years before getting a world title opportunity.
Dedication
Paulus Ambunda became the second when he challenged Thailand''s Pungluang Sor Singhu in 2013 for the WBO Bantamweight title which he won and became champion, taking him seven years before getting a world title opportunity.
In 2013 Immanuel Naidjala challenged the champion Tomoki Kameda for the WBO Bantamweight title in Japan and lost on points, taking him six years to get a world title opportunity.
“I have been fighting for eight years now, I have dedicated my life to boxing waiting for this opportunity and it is finally here.
“I am facing one of the best fighters in the world in his own backyard, a two-time world champion, but I go to Russia carrying the spirit of Namibia, with an opportunity to make history not just for my own career but also for all the fans to become Namibia''s fourth world champion. It is indeed an opportunity I don''t take lightly,” said the soft-spoken but hard-punching Indongo.
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