Ekimov and Chadlioui make weight in Riga

Unbeaten Sergei Ekimov (16-0, 8 KOs) will face Spanish Mustafa Chadlioui, (8-1-1,6) for the vacant WBC International Silver light heavyweight title tomorrow July 31 in Riga, Latvia.

Minutes ago Ekimov scaled 79,400 with the co-challenger Chadlioui tipping the scales at 78,700

The supervisor for this titlefight will be Oksana Semenisina. The 3rd man in the ring will be David John Irving and the judges appointed by the WBC will be Predrag Aleksic, Olena Pobyvailo and Alexander Kalinkin

On the undercard undefeated heavyweight prospect Ruslan Fayfer and former interim WBA champion Dmitry Chudinov all against safe but competitive opponents.

The show will be shown live on Match-TV and is promoted by Empire Sport in association with current WBC Silver cruiserweight champion Mairis Breidis.