Undefeated lightweight Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, will feature on a triple header boxing show on HBO come November 24 when he goes for the vacant WBA lightweight title against Cuban Richard Abril.
The fight show that is being promoted by Golden Boy Promotions will also feature a interim WBC Welterweight title fight between Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero and the other title fight will see Puerto Rican Carlos Quintana taking on Keith Thurman for the WBO/NABO light middleweight title.
Bogere comes up against an ackward fighter when he goes for the vacant World Boxing Association lightweight. A win for him will place him in Uganda’s boxing record history as the sixth world champion following the same foot steps of boxing greats John “The Beast” Mugabi,Ayub Kalule,Cornelius Boza Edwards,Kassim “The Dream” Ouma and Jackson “Action”Asiku.
Kawowo sports in earlier wrote that the fight will feature on ShowTime, but the organisers have now shifted the event to Home Box Office and will be held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario,California.
The Las Vegas based Ugandan fighter will have to be caustious against an opponent who is an awkward technician with an ugly style to shut down exciting fighters he recently lost controversially to hot-shot Brandon Rios.
Bogere’s last three fights have not gone beyond round four and has won his last six fights in impressive fashion he goes into the title fight with a record of (23-0,15 KO) while his opponent is(17-3-1,8 KO).