Majid
(3-0, 3 KOs) was originally scheduled to take on
Jonathan Simamora on Ringstar Management´s huge
“Roar Of Singapore” bill, but promoter Scott
Patrick O´Farrell has decided to make a switch
to what will be an even tougher foe.
“Simamora
was increasingly difficult to communicate with,
and I didn’t want to take the risk of him not
showing up for the event”, says O´Farrell. “So I
spoke with Rafi’s manager, Arvind Lalwani, to
ask if I could bring in a new opponent, much
more skilled and higher ranked than Simamora.”
In comes
former two-time UBO World title-challenger
Plaisakda Boonmalert (39-25, 33 KOs) from
Thailand, who, with sixty-four professional
bouts and thirty-three of his thirty-nine
victories coming by knockout, is a significant
step up in competition.
“Arvind
is confident in Rafi’s ability, and so am I, so
therefore we are able to make this very exciting
test for him, explains O´Farrell. “He will have
to be at his best, and if he is not it could go
wrong for him. But this is the kind of fights we
want to make for the fans.”
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The
Majid vs. Boonmalert UBO Asia-Pacific Super
Middleweight title fight is one of four UBO
title fights on what will be the biggest event
in Singapore boxing-history.
The card is headlined by a
fight for the vacant
UBO World Light
Heavyweight title between Ryan “The Real Deal”
Ford (9-0) of Canada and New Zealand´s Sam “The
Terror” Rapira (15-3).
In the
semi-main event, UBO Asia-Pacific champion
“Miracle” Mirage Khan, AKA Muhammad Meeraj,
(7-1) from Malaysia will take on Australian
underachiever Jake Gathercole (4-6-1) for the
vacant UBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight
crown.
Finally,
Benjamin Kelleher (2-0-1) from New Zealand
squares off with Satria Antasena (10-8) of
Indonesia for the vacant UBO Asia-Pacific
Cruiserweight title.
Tickets
are available at
http://theroarofsingapore.peatix.com
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