The waiting has to come to an end and surely it has Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, is expected to fight Cuban Richard Abril on November 3 at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas,Nevada with Showtime televising the fight as a “special” Saturday night edition of ShoBox: The New Generation.
According to several reliable boxing sources and writers the two boxing camps have agreed on November 3 showdown for the vacant WBA lightweight title.
According boxing writer Scott Chris who writes for badlefthook.com stated.
It’s hard to tell, at least for me, what to expect of this fight right now.
Bogere (23-0, 15 KO) can be a pretty entertaining fighter to watch, but Abril (17-3-1, 8 KO) is an awkward technician with an ugly style capable of shutting down exciting fighters, as he proved in his April 14 robbery loss to Brandon Rios.
“You know my answer to people who have been doubting me in various boxing forums,” Bogere told Kawowo sports. “My moment is really coming soon and I will silence all the haters.”
The Las Vegas based is the North America Boxing Organisation lightweight champion and is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions he is seeking to become the sixth Ugandan world boxing champion after John “The Beast” Mugabi,Ayub Kalule,Cornelius Boza Edwards,Kassim”The Dream”Ouma and Jackson “Action”Asiku.