Iran’s Rouzbahani to be in APB ring Sept. 18
Iranian pugilist Ehsan Rouzbahani will fight for the 81kg title in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) on September 18 and 19.
The venue of the fight has yet to be announced.
According to the International Boxing Association, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), Iran’s 2012 Olympic light heavyweight boxer qualified for the title bout as he won the championship in the inaugural stage.
Rouzbahani also won the ticket to 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Rio 2016 will be the first Olympic Games that allow pro boxers to compete. The only way pro boxers can qualify for the Olympic Games in 2016 is the APB competition, which is fully supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The qualification path to the Olympic Games will be through competing in the APB program from its launch in 2014 until the APB Olympic qualifying events in 2015.
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