Wanderlei Silva’s boxing conflict with retired boxer Acelino Freitas shall be an exhibition match, MMA Combating has confirmed.
Silva was initially booked in opposition to longtime rival Vitor Belfort for an official boxing match in the principle occasion of Spaten Struggle Night time 2 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 27, however “The Phenom” was compelled off the cardboard after struggling two concussions in coaching.
Brazil’s Nationwide Boxing Council will name it “particular battle” and may have three judges ringside to declare a winner.
The previous PRIDE champion was chopping right down to 205 kilos for the Belfort match, however now wants to come back beneath the 95kg restrict (209.4 kilos) to face the skilled pugilist in an eight, two-minute rounds. Freitas needs to be outweighed by almost 50 kilos, as he plans on coming into the ring at 73kg (160.9 kilos).
Freitas is a former WBO and WBA tremendous featherweight champion and two-time WBO light-weight champion who retired with a professional report of 41-2 and 34 knockouts.
“Popó”, who turns 50 this week, has been lively within the ring by dominating Brazilian influencers in exhibition matches over the previous few years, and is at the moment scheduled to face influencer Diego Alemão on Nov. 1. The spotlight of Freitas’ exhibition run was a 85-second knockout over MMA veteran Jose Landi-Jons in 2022.
This occasion will mark beverage firm Spaten’s second try in battle selling. Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen headlined the primary card in June 2024 in a lackluster boxing exhibition.
Spaten Struggle Night time 2 will function official boxing matches, as Beatriz Ferreira defends her IBF world light-weight title versus Maira Moneo and Hebert Conceição places the Brazilian tremendous middleweight belt on the road reverse Yamaguchi Falcão.
