2023-05-25 12:47:47
The European leap for Samuel Molina (25-2-0, 11KO) has arrived. The boxer from Malaga will travel to France to contest the EBU super lightweight championship on June 10 against local boxer Franck Petitjean (23-6-3, 6 KO). The meeting takes place after being named official challenger and after champion Enock Poulsen relinquished the crown through injury, unable to defend the title. The Dane explained to the media The extra sheet that has been “sick for weeks” and that he has been “unable to prepare for the fight at the highest level”. So things, the winner of this fight will have Poulsen himself as a rivaltaken into consideration by the EBU itself for said ailment.
The pupil of “Saga Heredia” was proclaimed champion of Spain last December defeating the points to Jon Fernandez (24-3-0, 21 KOs)and made his first and successful defense of his national super lightweight title ante Rikar Urrutia (6-2-0, 0 KOs) in it WiZink Center from Madridin the spectacular evening organized by Kerman Lejarraga.
Molina and the European, a long relationship
On the eve of the evening in the capital last April, The man from Malaga was already warning that his next stop as a boxer was to play a European tournament, and begin to dream of a World Cup. The opportunity comes before a Petitjean who has already competed for European gold, and who He has been a three-time French champion in the division and a two-time European Union champion. Ahead of Molina were boxers of the stature of sandor martin o Dalton Smithwho have refused to dispute the title. It is now the man from Malaga, who is not used to rejecting a fight, even on short notice, who is going for the European gold.
Own Spanish Professional Boxing Committee reported the combat through a press release for the national public: “The operation has been carried out quickly and in the greatest secrecy so that everything culminated properly. It all started last Thursday when the current champion’s team, the Danish Enock Poulsen, announced to the EBU that this fighter was injured and, therefore, could not defend the belt on the scheduled date, June 10, once the French promoter Europrom had won the auction.”
The former champion, Poulsen, He was proclaimed king of the EBU in April after beating Petitjean precisely in a close fight that the Dane won by unanimous decision. The rematch was imminent and was immediately ordered by the agency. But, in an act of sportsmanship, Poulsen has ended up giving up the title and now it is Molina and Petitjean who are in charge of deliberating who will be the next EBU super lightweight champion. The Dane will continue to pay attention to who will be the next champion so that, after the fight, he can once again compete for the championship.
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