Kanat Islam’s opponent for May 8 fight announced

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The next fight of the Kazakh boxer Kanat Islam is scheduled for May 8 in Miami, the U.S. His opponent has been announced today, Kazinform learnt from Islam's official account in VKontakte.

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According to his Manager Zhuldyz Erik, Islam will fight vs Columbian middleweight fighter Juan De Angel. 28-year-old Juan de Angel has had 22 professional fights (18-3-1), 17Kos. His nickname is La Amenaza.

In turn, Islam has held 20 fights all of which ended with his victory. 17 of them finished with knockouts. The boxer fights in a super welterweight category and holds the titles of WBA Fedelain and WBA FideCaribe champions.