Italian cruiserweight Simone Federici is in New York for a bout against Australia's Blake Caparello this Friday at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington (Long Island). The 200-pound bout will feature two experienced fighters. Federici (20-2-1) hasn’t been defeated since a 2019 loss to respected Joel Tambwe Djeko. Since that setback, he has strung together six wins. Caparello (31-4-1) is 37 years old and spent most of his career as a light heavyweight. He lost a key domestic contest to Faris Chevalier in March 2021, then took some time off. He returned to the ring in June 2023 to defeat Uthit Punsen in Thailand.