The World Boxing Council has agreed to sanction July 13th’s 12 round bout between former Jr Lightweight champion Amir Khan 33-5 (20 Ko’s) and former world featherweight champion Billy Dib 45-5 (26 Ko’s) for their vacant International welterweight belt.. The Australian Dib was announced as Khans opponent only yesterday following the withdrawal of original scheduled opponent Neeraj Goyat 11-3-2 (2 Ko’s) after it was revealed that the 27 year old Indian was involved in a serious automobile accident..
The Original fight between Khan and Goyat would have been the first time that an Indian fighter and a Pakistani fighter had met in a professional boxing match, coercing the WBC to commission a unique one-off pearl championship belt to commemorate the historic bout.. Unfortunately with the withdrawal of Goyat, President Mauricio Sulaiman has withdrawn the Pearl strap and alternatively given his blessing for the vacant WBC International title to be up for grabs.. Both fighters are former double world champions, and the late replacement makes for a more substantial contest than the original..
The Event and full undercard will take place at The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Promoted by Bill Dosanjh in association with Super Boxing league.
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