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Lightweight world titleholder Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs), of Toledo, Ohio, is due to make his second defense this summer against Russia's Denis Shafikov (38-2-1, 20 KOs), a former two-time title challenger and Easter's mandatory challenger. The fight was scheduled to go to a purse bid on Tuesday but the IBF granted a one-week postponement until April 4. The sides could still make a deal before the promotional rights are auctioned off. Easter won a vacant title by hard-fought split decision over Richard Commey in September and outpointed Luis Cruz in his first defense on Feb. 10. Shafikov won a split decision against Commey in December in a title eliminator to earn the title shot.
Lightweight world titleholder Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs), of Toledo, Ohio, is due to make his second defense this summer against Russia's Denis Shafikov (38-2-1, 20 KOs), a former two-time title challenger and Easter's mandatory challenger. The fight was scheduled to go to a purse bid on Tuesday but the IBF granted a one-week postponement until April 4. The sides could still make a deal before the promotional rights are auctioned off. Easter won a vacant title by hard-fought split decision over Richard Commey in September and outpointed Luis Cruz in his first defense on Feb. 10. Shafikov won a split decision against Commey in December in a title eliminator to earn the title shot.
