China s world featherweight champ set for ring return By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-06 08:57 Share CLOSE 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 schedul
China s world featherweight champ set for ring return By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-06 08:57 Share CLOSE 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 schedul