Mumbai, February 16, 2012: The last group match of Venky’s Mumbai Fighters in the World Series Boxing is slated against Astana Arlans in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Friday.
While Light heavyweight Rahul Kumar and bantamweight Ivan Ilnytskyy will make their debut in the World Series of Boxing season 2011-12 for Fighters, Charly Suarez will remain the centre of attraction in the battle.
Kumar, the sole Indian in the squad for tomorrow’s match, is going to take on defending light heavyweight individual Abdelhafid Benchabla. Suarez, on the other hand in the Lightweight category, has already impressed the boxing fans with his knock-out win against Bangkok Elephants in Mumbai on February 3, 2012.
Arlans are ranked third in the points table of Group A with 19 points followed by Venky’s Mumbai Fighters with 14 points.
The line-up for the match is follows:
Astana Arlans vs Venky’s Mumbai Fighters
Bantamweight
Mirzhan Rakhimzhanov (2009 Continental Championship – Quarterfinal, 2010 National Championship – Silver, 2009 National Championship – Gold)
vs
Ivan Ilnytskyy
Lightweight
Samat Bashenov (2010 President's Cup – Bronze, 2010 Continental Championship – Quarterfinal, 2008 King's Cup – Bronze, 2011 National Championship – Bronze)
vs
Charly Suarez (2011 President's Cup – Silver, 2008 President's Cup – Quarterfinal)
Middleweight
Rustam Svayev (2011 Continental Championship – Silver, 2010 President's Cup – Bronze, 2009 World Championship – Quarterfinal, 2011 National Championship – Gold)
vs
Konstantin Snigour (2010 Continental Championship – Quarterfinal)
Light Heavyweight
Abdelhafid Benchabla (2011 WSB World Championship – Gold, 2009 Continental Championship – Gold, 2008 Olympic Games – Quarterfinal)
vs
Rahul Kumar (2010 National Championship – Bronze, 2009 National Championship – Quarterfinal)
Heavyweight
Chouaib Bouloudinats (2011 All African Games – Gold, 2011 Continental Championship – Silver, 2011 World Championship – Quarterfinal)
vs
Mihail Muntean (2008 World Cup – Bronze)
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