Usyk protege opens the show in Riyadh today

Source: WBA

18/05/2024

Usyk protege opens the show in Riyadh today

Today (Saturday), Ukrainian Daniel Lapin and Mozambique's Octavio Pudivitr will fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a light heavyweight bout.  It will be one of the preliminary bouts of the Ring Of Fire card, which features Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and British Tyson Fury for all the heavyweight titles. The tall and lanky Lapin, 6'5" and age 26 years, comes into this bout on behalf of Usyk-17 Promotions. He is a slight favorite based on his punching power and longer reach. Lapin is undefeated in 9 fights, the last three of which he won by knockout.  Pudivitr, who fights out of Portugal, will have to work hard for the win. With a smaller stature (just under six feet) and 36 years old, he'll be in his second fight outside his home Portugal. He was unlucky in his first international outing, losing a unanimous decision to his opponent in Germany almost a year ago. It was his only setback in 10 fights.