Bakary Samake and Ermal Hadribeaj finally meet this Saturday in Oberhausen, Germany, after their planned April fight was canceled and rescheduled. The unbeaten super welterweights will clash in a WBC final eliminator, with Samake entering at 19-0 and Hadribeaj at 22-0-1. At the official weigh-in, Samake came in at 69.2 kg, while Hadribeaj weighed 69.3 kg.
Samake has built his reputation as one of the brightest young French prospects, bringing speed, aggression and punching power into the biggest fight of his career so far. The WBC Silver super welterweight champion has 11 knockouts from 19 wins and now has a chance to move closer to a world title shot.
Hadribeaj brings experience, discipline and toughness into the opposite corner. The unbeaten Albanian, who has 8 knockouts from 22 wins and one draw, has already claimed the WBC International super welterweight title and now gets the opportunity to prove he belongs near the top of the division.
The bout was originally expected to take place in Paris, but after the event fell through, the eliminator was put back out and Ahmet Öner won the purse bid with an offer of $339,817. That is why the fight now lands at the Willy-Jürissen-Halle in Oberhausen, giving German boxing a strong international matchup on Saturday night.
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