China's world featherweight champ set for ring return
By SUN XIAOCHEN |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-07-06 08:57
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Xu Can (left) will defend his WBA world featherweight title against Britain's Leigh Wood in London on Aug 1. [Photo/China Daily]
After 20-month hiatus, China's world featherweight champ set for ring return in London
Watch out! "The Monster" is back on the hunt.
After going without a competitive fight for over 20 months due to the pandemic, China's reigning world featherweight champion Xu Can has confirmed his long-awaited return on Aug 1, when he squares off against British challenger Leigh Wood in London.
Xu's Beijing-based agency Max Power Promotions announced the deal on Monday, with British champ Wood the opponent in Xu's third defense of the World Boxing Association's 126-pound belt. Mooted bouts against other contenders were repeatedly scuppered by pandemic-enforced quarantine and scheduling issues.