{"id":48646,"date":"2021-03-23T11:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/mchunu-defiende-titulo-plata-wbc-en-rusia\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T18:58:56","slug":"the-rock-cruises-to-russia-for-wbc-silver-defence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/the-rock-cruises-to-russia-for-wbc-silver-defence-2\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Rock” cruises to Russia for WBC Silver defence\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Rock” cruises to Russia for WBC Silver defence\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

South African Thabiso \u201cThe Rock\u201d Mchunu (22-5-0, 13 Ko`s), Silver Cruiserweight Champion of the World Boxing Council, will face Russian Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27 at the RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the Silver title at stake, the fight will be eliminatory to have the right to challenge the champion Ilunga Makabu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mchunu, who won the WBC Silver title by defeating Denis Lebedev of Russia and is ranked number 1 on the body’s ratings, has fought quality rivals such as Eddie Chambers, Olanrewaju Duradola, Ilunga Makabu, Oleksandr Usyk and Thomas Oosthuizen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tishchenko, undefeated as a professional in 8 fights, has extensive experience as an amateur fighter. He won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2015 and 2017 European Championships. In addition to being a boxer, he has a degree in physical education and works as a policeman in St. Petersburg.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The Rock” cruises to Russia for WBC Silver defence\u00a0 South African Thabiso \u201cThe Rock\u201d Mchunu (22-5-0, 13 Ko`s), Silver Cruiserweight Champion of the World Boxing Council, [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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