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DUHAUPAS BACK IN ACTION

26/01/2016 - 11:18:57

First fight since losing to Wilder

By Per-Ake Persson

French heavyweight Johan Duhaupas (32-3) take on Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento (18-11) February 5 in Monaco. This is Duhaupas first fight since losing to WBC king Deontay Wilder in September of last year.

Nascimento comes in as a replacement for Russian Denis Bakhtov and is a known quantity in Europe after losses to the likes of Tyson Fury, Dereck Chisora, Carlos Takam and Dillian Whyte.

As for Denis Bakhtov he is on a two year suspension after a positive doping test.

Per-Åke Persson