By Dave Lahr: Powerful but limited welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (18-0, 14 KO’s) will be fighting Jackson Osei Bonsu (30-2, 23 KO’s) in a 12 round World Boxing Council welterweight Elimination bout in Istanbul, Turkey. Aydin, 25, will be fighting in front of a home crowd in Turkey, and will be facing a tough test in the equally powerful Bonsu. Ranked #2 in the WBC, a win over Bonsu will put Aydin as the mandatory challenger for WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto.
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Bute vs. Andrade Next; Aydin-Bonsu on July 11th – News
By Jason Kim: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be reportedly defending his International Boxing Federation title against number #1 ranked challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) according to Hot News.ro. The fight won’t be taking place in Bute’s adopted country of Canada, and that Golden Boy apparently has the rights to show the fight, the article states.