WBC International Title- Road to Glory: Mourad Aliev vs Ali Kiydin

On Saturday night at the Friedrich-Ebert Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Mourad Aliev (6-0, 4KO’s) will face Ali Kiydin (16-1, 15KO’s), in a highly anticipated heavyweight bout between two promising prospects in the region.

The 27-year-old Mourad, born in Moscow but a French national, is a talented left-hander, winning a silver medal at the 2019 European Games and an Olympian. The 31-year-old Ali, from Frankfurt, is a considerable puncher and also has a strong amateur record that includes a fight against Joe Joyce.

This fight will be for the vacant World Boxing Council International Silver heavyweight title.

The International title was born in 1986, an innovative idea promoted by the president for life of the organization, Don José Sulaimán, who approved and appointed Antonio Sciarra as president of the International Committee. A very special date that marked a new opportunity for boxers who yearn to be recognized, aiming to win the absolute world championship of the World Boxing Council.

In the history of heavyweight, there have been WBC International champions who later fulfilled the dream of becoming world champions: Anthony Joshua, Aleksander Povetkin, John Ruiz, David Tua, Wladimir Klitschko, Bermane Stiverne, Oleg Maskaev, Juan Carlos Gomez, Manuel Charr, among others.

The WBC International title has been the international window for those who possibly today would not be at the peak of success if it were not for this important step.