Uzbekistan’s Azizbek Abdugofurov (11-0, 4 KOs) will make the first defense of the World Boxing Council’s Super Middleweight silver title on November 18 in Pasay City, Philippines.

His opponent will be Wuzhati Nuerlang (11-1, 9 KOs) originally from China. The fight will be part of the greatly anticipated  “Asia Summit and the WBC Women’s Convention” that will take place from November 16 to 20.

Abdugofurov comes from winning the WBC Middle Silver belt  in May,  by defeating the experienced former Russian world champion Dmitrii Chudinov.

For his part, Nuerlang comes from knocking out Filipino, Bordin Peepueh in two rounds.