Zhan Kossobutskiy (title holder)  will defend his WBC International Heavyweight title against Hussein Muhamed (challenger) next November 5th in Oberhausen (Germany). The show will be staged by Universum.

 

 

previously fought:

Zhan Kossobutskiy (Kazakhstan) stopped Johann Duhaupas (France) last May 21st in Hamburg (Germany) to win the vacant WBC International Heavyweight title.   Former World title challenger Duhaupas decided that enough was enough at the beginning of round six as his left eye was completely closed.

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Former champions in this division

Martin Bakole Ilunga,   Congo

Filip Hrgovic,   Croatia

A fight for the vacant belt took place in Moscow (Russia) on 27th November 2017 between Sergey Kuzmin and Amir Mansour.   The fight was stopped in round three due to an accidental clash of heads which caused severe cuts on both fighters’ eyebrows.   The title remained vacant*

Dillian WHYTE,  Jamaica

Anthony Joshua, U K

Aleksander Povetkin, Russia

Tony Thompson, USA

Chris Arreola, USA

Seth Mitchell, USA

Johnathon Banks, USA

Mariusz Wach, Poland

BERMANE  STIVERNE, Canada

ODLANIER SOLIS, Cuba

FRANCESCO DAMIANI, Italy

JIMMY THUNDER, New Zealand

HERBIE HIDE, Nigeria

JAMES OYEBOLA, Nigeria

JOHN RUIZ, Puerto Rico

DAVID TUA, West Samoa

IKE CHARLES IGBEABUCHI, Nigeria

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO, Ukraine

ROSS PURITTY, USA

DIMITRY DENIS BAKHTOV, Kazakhstan

OLEG MASKAEV, Kazakhstan

SINAN  SAMIL  SAM, Turkey

OLIVER  Mccall, USA

JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ, Cuba