The Cuban Boxeo Federation signed an agreement with the German promoter Agon Sports & Events GmbH CO KG, which will be responsible for the representation of several fighters in Professional fighting.
The confirmation From this link it was given to the sports portal Hit The head of that agency, Alberto Puig de la Barca, a few hours after the expected duel of the supermedian weight between the Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and the Cuban William Scull, one of the main figures of the German company portfolio, was announced .
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According to the Federative, the Pact with Agon Sports would be focused on promoting the participation of fighters who make up the tamers of Cuba in professional billboards on and off the island.
In that sense, one of the proposals on the table includes the organization in Varadero of a Cuba program against the rest of the world.
After more than six decades of absence the boxers under the protection of the Cuban Federation resumed from 2022 the participation in professional circuits, by the hand of the Mexican company Golden Ring Promotions, chaired by Gerardo Zaldívar.
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With the support of the Azteca company, several of the main Cuban fighters successfully ventured into rented pugilism, but without starring lawsuits against renowned figures in the circuit.
However, in recent times, participation in the billboards organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) prevailed, endowed with substantially higher awards.
The scull connection
When at the beginning of this year the governing entity of boxing on the island opened the doors of the tamers of Cuba to the Cuban fighters who decided to venture on their own in professionalism, one of the first names mentioned was that of William Scull.
Puig de la Barca himself said that the 32 -year -old fighter, in those days in the country of vacation after winning the world strip of the International Boxing Federation (FIB), could be the first to take advantage of the novel opportunity.
Even the manager came to say that Scull was interested in defending his girdle in Havana, something that could be realized on May 4, facing again and by mandatory mandate of the FIB to Russian Vladimir Shishkin.
Although the same boxer clarified shortly after he was not considering joining the tamers, the latest events underpin the criterion that his conversations with the Cuban boxing dome have promoted the union of this with the company that promotes him.
The alive of Duel of Sculll next May will take place, but with a turn in the script after the “cinnamon” Álvarez finally decided to face it with the aim of snatching the Cuban the girdle that previously belonged to him, and that he left free after refusing to a duel to defend it.
The Azteca is considered one of the best professional boxers, and currently holds the belts of its weight corresponding to the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Organization.
In this way, Scull will expose his undefeated in 23 fights – he won nine per Ko – in which he has considered “the fight of his life”, not only for the economic stock market.
The expected event will be held on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is part of the four fights that the Mexican has agreed with the promoter Riyadh Season. The next will be in September against the American Terence Crawford, and the remaining ones will be held in the Arab nation next year.
