Dzmitry Asanau will look to start 2026 with a career-best win when he boxes Claudio Daneff in the chief support preceding The Ring's No. 4-rated light heavyweight contender Albert Ramirez, headlining a Feb. 5 card against Lerrone Richards in a WBA inte...
Rising lightweight contender Dzmitry Asanau will look to produce a career-best display after it was today announced he'll return against Claudio Daneff on February 5. Their 10-round contest will feature as the chief support bout preceding Albert Ramirez-Lerrone Richards at Montreal Casino, Canada in the first Eye of the Tiger show of 2026. Ramirez (22-0, 19 KOs), The Ring's No. 4-rated light heavyweight, will defend his WBA interim title against Britain's Richards (19-1, 4 KOs) six months after winning it with a seventh-round stoppage of Richards' compatriot Jerome Pampellone in Benghazi, Libya. WBC's No. 4-rated contender Asanau (11-0, 5 KOs) will make his fifth appearance in 18 months and has been steadily improving in a busy 135-pound division. Daneff (24-4-1, 11 KOs) built up a solid resume in South America and is riding a three-fight win streak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_36e5IdNow Meanwhile, hard charging Mehmet Unal (14-0, 12 KOs) will meet fellow unbeaten hopeful Altin Zogaj (17-0, 9 KOs) in another 10-round contest, this time between light heavyweights. Thomas Chabot (11-1, 8 KOs) is dropping to featherweight after a career-first defeat last time and will face Dominic Babineau (13-2-1, 11 KOs) in another scheduled 10-rounder. 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Wyatt Sanford (5-0, 2 KOs) will start his year against Alexis Gabriel Camejo (10-5-2, 1 KO) in a scheduled six-round bout at a 137-pound catchweight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0bNHcNZ5po Touted junior lightweight Erik Israyelyan (4-0, 2 KOs) will step up to the six-round distance for the first time, facing France's Anthony Deloffre (9-4-1). Rounding out the card, Keven Beausejour (1-0, 1 KO) and Petr Strnad (4-3-2, 2 KOs) meet in a four-round light heavyweight bout.
