28 Sep 2022, Bangkok: Indian Boxer Shiva Thakran, will fight Adli Hafidz of Malaysia for the 10 Round WBC Asian Super Middleweight Title at Spaceplus Club Bangkok later today.
Since turning professional in 2016, Indian Boxer Shiva (15-3, 7 KOs) has had a good run in the nascent Indian pro boxing circuit. Widely, regarded to be more of a technical boxer rather than being a hard hitter, Shiva, can certainly claim to be amongst the senior most Indian Professional Boxers in the country.
His previous 3 losses, date back to 2017 ( 2 UD’s and 1 KO), and were against strong and much more superior opponents away from home in Australia, Hongkong and Tanzania.
The covid induced lockdowns and restrictions have had an effect on Shiva, as he had to sit out and watch while his peers in the global circuit have gained considerable experience in the past 3 years.
Shiva Vs Adli Hafidz
This fight has been 3 months in the making and Shiva is moving up 2 weight divisions from his usual Super Welterweight to Super Middle for this contest.
Managed by CSM Promotions and mentored by top ranked Indian middleweight boxer Brijesh Meena, Shiva trains with Dharamvir Singh at the House of Warriors Boxing Club.
His opponent, Adli Hafidz, aged 25, from Malaysia, is unbeaten in his previous 10 fights and is also a former South East Asian Games medallist in the amateurs.
Hafidz, can claim to have faced stiffer opposition in the South East Asian Pro Boxing circuit owing to a much more older and developed ecosystem being present in those countries.
He, currently holds 3 titles, the latest being the Universal Boxing Organization’s Intercontinental Middleweight Title that he won after defeating Malaysian boxer Robert Kopa in October last year. In March of 2019, Hafidz, surprised a lot of people by coming off the floor to stop Bambang Rusiadi in five rounds to win a WBC regional title.
Who Else is Fighting
The bout will serve as the co-feature to a WBO Youth World Title contest featuring Pakistan’s Golden Boy Usman Wazeer V (8-0, 5 KO’s). Wazeer, is recognized by many as Pakistan’s most popular boxer since Amir Khan with a large exciting fan-base in the Islamic Republic.
The event is being promoted by Highland Boxing at the plush SpacePlus Night Club, RCA Plaza in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand.
