ROLLY LAMBERT FOGOUM HEADLINES AGAINST BIG
By Carlos Costa
Boxing continues at a thrilling pace in Dubai, featuring world-ranked fighters in a hot WBA Asia triple-header set for Saturday, August 26, at the luxurious Le Meridian Hotel & Convention Centre in the City of Gold, Dubai, U.A.E.
In the show’s main event, Dubai-based IBF world-ranked African Lion Rolly Lambert Fogoum (16-1-1, 12 KO’s), from Bafoussam, Cameroon, battles big and strong former world-title challenger Zhang Zhao Xin (10-2-1, 6 KO’s) of Chengdu in spicy Sichuan, China, for the vacant WBA ASIA Cruiserweight (90.71 kilos) Title, as well as a place in the world-rankings.
The war is the golden opportunity for the well-trained Middle Kingdom Warrior Zhang Zhao Xing to bounce back intio the green winning column after his failed world title attemps against then champion Ryad Merhy (31-2, 26 KO’s), one year ago in Brussels.
But the mission against Rolly Lambert Fogoum will not be easy.
Will Zhang be able to conquer victory in his impending war against a complicated, hard-swinging enemy as Fogoum?
Rolly Lambert Fogoum has been scoring win after win, reaching a 14-fight winning streak, while claiming important WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF African, Asian and International straps, while getting ranked as world’s # 12 by the IBF.
His winning streak, the 34-year-old Fogoum wants to extend. Will he get the job done?
Interesting as well as unusual, in addition to being a world-ranked cruiserweight boxer, Rolly Lambert Fogoum, is also a published writer and a poet.
His first book, with the beautiful title of Light your Inner Spark for Days of Grace, is a heartfelt collection of inspiring, motivational and educational poems, beautifully written in a rhythmic style.
Lambert’s book of poems, available on Amazon.com, celebrates life’s glorious beauty despite difficulties and misfortunes, inviting readers to keep on living with faith to achieve of dreams of better days.
For the inspiring, yet tough Rolly Lambert Fogoum, the sky is the limit in his quest for dominance in the 200-pound division.
The collision of Rolly Lambert Fogoum versus Big Zhang Zhao Xing promises to be an exciting action war, with Chinese fans hoping that the taller Zhang (1.90 m), will outbox and out-smart the heavy-handed Fogoum (1.80 m) from a distance.
For many, Rolly Lambert Fogoum is arguably the most dangerous fighter Zhang Zhao Xin has ever battled. How will it be on fight night?
The exciting show is promoted by Dubai’s Star Color Promotions in association with China star promoter Liu Gang, Filipino Brico Santig of Highland Boxing, Alessio “Alex” Bisuti of Dubai’s Vic Boxing, and Euang “Terry” Laosuwanwat of The Fighter Thailand.
The author, boxing writer Carlos Costa, can be reached at carlos@philboxing.com and whatsapp +639184538152.
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