Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. Z.Safarov / The Azerbaijani professional boxer, Ali Ismayilov, instead of taking part in the planned rating fight with the Belgian boxer, Ismayl Abdulla; he will defend the WBO-Latino belt.
The boxer stated that the task is a priority and he intends to defend his title. "Boxers from South America, particularly from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and other countries may be my rival in the fight. In any case the rival will be determined a month before the fight," Ismayilov said.
Ismayilov has stressed that six years have passed since he won the WBO-Latino's belt, therefore new opponents may throw down a challenge.