King Tug to fight for WBA Interim title

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Erdenejargal.E
e.erdenejargal@montsame.gov.mn
2021-06-24 14:36:19

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. IBO world featherweight champion, silver medalist of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games and 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championship State Honored boxer N.Tugstsogt will make his 14th appear in his professional boxing career on July 3 in Carson, CA, U.S.


He will step up to the boxing ring for the bout against Chris ‘Prime Time’ Colbert who currently holds WBA super featherweight interim champion title. Chris Colbert has a record of 0 loss in 15 fights of which he won 6 by knockout and he has successfully defended the title once so far. As for Tugstsogt Nyambayar, he has a record of 1 loss in 13 fights.


An interim championship is an alternate title that is awarded by the four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO), and in other combat sports such as kickboxing, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Occasionally, the champion of a particular weight division is temporarily unable to defend his championship because of medical, legal, or other reasons that are beyond the competitor's control.

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