Volkovs vs. Luis

Jevgenijs Aleksejevs vs. Damiano Falcinelli:
Aleksejevs wins by MD.

Christian Fabian Luis vs. Milans Volkovs:
Volkovs wins by UD.

Up to 8,000 fans are expected at Arena Riga this Saturday as KOK 128 takes center stage, streaming live on DAZN and Fight+. While KOK is a mixed combat sports promotion, DAZN will air only the boxing portion of the card, which features two IBF title fights as the main attraction of the evening.

In the main event of the DAZN broadcast, Latvian cruiserweight Milans Volkovs (11-4-2, 6 KOs) looks to rebound from a controversial defeat in Italy against Christian Fabian Luis (13-4, 8 KOs). Luis is ranked significantly higher on BoxRec and has already spent ten days in Riga preparing for what Michailew described as a “50:50 fight.”

Another Latvian, undefeated middleweight Jevgenijs Aleksejevs (19-0, 10 KOs), will defend his IBF European title. Aleksejevs won the belt in his last outing with a hard-fought decision over Poland’s Przemyslaw Zysk, overcoming preparation issues to secure the victory. He now meets Italy’s Damiano Falcinelli (17-2-2, 7 KOs), who previously appeared on two AGON events in Germany and pushed Jack Culcay in a competitive bout. Falcinelli arrives in Riga riding the momentum of a national title win.

Also featured is Estonian prospect Joosep Palm (2-0, 0 KOs), who impressed in Munich in December with his technical skills. Trained by Vyacheslav Senchenko, Palm now faces Italy’s Fabio Cascone (4-12, 1 KO).

Fight card:

▪️Christian Fabian Luis vs. Milans Volkovs, 10 rounds, for the vacant IBF International cruiserweight title ▪️Jevgenijs Aleksejevs vs. Damiano Falcinelli, 10 rounds, for the IBF European middleweight title
▪️Joosep Palm vs. Fabio Cascone, 4 rounds, welterweight