Buglioni’s showdown against the undefeated Russian headlines a spectacular fight card that features British star Billy Joe Saunders, plus FOUR more big titles on the line with Ovill McKenzie, Mitchell Smith, Lewis Pettitt and Lee Markham all in championship action.
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Hard-hitting Enfield ace Buglioni has knocked out 12 of his 18 opponents and will look to use his firepower to take him to his dream of lifting the WBA crown. He was involved in a thrilling fight against Lee Markham last month at the SSE Arena with the judges unable to separate them and scoring it a draw. The pair were scheduled to meet again until this life-changing opportunity came along for Buglioni.
Chudinov, from Serpukhov, Moscow, pulled off a huge upset when he dethroned German legend Felix Sturm in his backyard last month with a split decision victory to take the title. Chudinov has a perfect record of 13-0 with ten stoppages and eight of those coming inside three rounds. The Russian Hitman has fought in his homeland, America, Dominican Republic and Germany and making his first defence in England holds no worries for him.
Cudinov’s brother recently Dmitry came to London in February to defend his title against Interim WBA World Middleweight Champion Chris Eubank Jnr and was beaten by the Brighton man. Now Fedor is looking to exact some revenge in London for his brother and leave with his world title.
Chief-support on the card features the long-awaited return of world-champion-in-waiting Billy Joe Saunders as he has one final fight before his mandatory WBO World title fight against Andy Lee on September 5th. The Hatfield star last defeated arch rival Chris Eubank Jnr in November and is straining at the leash to get back in the ring.
Big-punching super-featherweight talent Mitchell Smith, from Harrow Weald, returns to action following his fifth round knockout of Cristian Palma last month when he claimed the Vacant WBO Intercontinental title. Mitchell makes the first defence of the title as he aims to continue on his stellar career progression towards world title honours.
Two-time British and three-time Commonwealth Champion Ovill McKenzie is in the best form of his career as he looks to get his own dream shot at a world title. The sledge-hammer punching Jamaican, based in Derby, makes the second defence of his Commonwealth Cruiserweight title following his hard-fought victory over Matty Askin in March.
Aiming to break into the WBO world rankings is all-action Erith super-bantamweight Lewis Pettitt when he contests for the Vacant WBO European crown. Pettitt is developing into a formidable force in the 122lb division and is closing on domestic rivals Carl Frampton, Scott Quigg and Kid Galahad.
Also on the undercard, a thrilling domestic showdown will see unbeaten light-middleweights Gary Corcoran from Wembley and Liverpool’s Joe Selkirk put their records on the line as they look to move forward in their careers.
Popular Chingford prospect Boy Jones Jnr. continues to build his career as he develops into an exciting talent with two wins, one draw, and one stoppage.
