NEWS RELEASE – WORLD BOXING FEDERATION (WBF):
Power-punching Swiss prospect Mischa Nigg is set to fight for his first professional title, when he faces Georgian Ramazi Gogichashvili for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Middleweight title on Saturday May 30 at the Kulturzentrum Barensaal in Worb, Switzerland.
A psychology student and son of former female pro Christina Nigg, Mischa turned professional in April 2011 and surprisingly lost his second pro fight by majority decision when he was knocked down by Belorussian Dzmitry Altrokhau, who has proved to be a genuine prospect in his own right and today spots a 9-0 ledger.
Since then Nigg has won seven straight, and at 8-1 (7) he is reportedly ready for a big step up in competition against Gogichashvili, 17-5-2 (8), who, despite being seven years younger at twenty, is more experienced and has fought superior competition.
Nigg last fought this past April where he floored Bulgarian journeyman Zdarvko Nikolov three times to force a first-round stoppage, while Gogichahsvili is coming off a fifth round victory over fellow countryman George Abuladze in March.
The Nigg vs. Gogichashvili WBF International Super Middleweight title fight is scheduled for ten rounds as the headliner of a show promoted by Boxteam Thun Oberland in association with Boxing Kings. The undercard will feature several undefeated local prospects in interesting match-ups.
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World Boxing Federation (WBF) Clive Baum Media Director
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As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
