Sillakh-Despaigne collide March 4

Undefeated light heavyweight Ismayl “The Black Russian” Sillakh (14-0, 12 KOs) is scheduled to face fellow unbeaten Yordanis Despaigne (8-0, 4 KOs) in an attractive March 4 clash on ESPN2. Both Sillakh and Despaigne were amateur boxing stars. As an unpaid competitor, Sillakh won the U17 world championships in 2001, and took silver in the 2005 and 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships while Cuba’s Despaigne won a world amateur championships bronze medal.

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