William Scull-Vladimir Shishkin: Agreement Reached for IBF Title Fight, Fund Bid Canceled
Boxing: KUC Box-Promotion & Agon Boxing, Falkensee, 07.10.2023 William Scull (CUB) – Cristian Fabian Rios (ARG) © Torsten Helmke
William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin have reached goals for the IBF super middleweight title fight.
AGON Sports and Salita Promotions confirmed that A ring that the agreement was made before the hearing of the money request scheduled for Tuesday. The session has been canceled as a result, although no date or venue for the competition has yet been ordered.
Scull is represented by AGON Sports. Shishkin is signed to Salita Promotions.
The winner will claim the IBF belt recently dropped by RING with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez who is the 168-pound joint champion (61-2-2, 39 knockouts). Scull was the IBF challenger, but Alvarez chose to face WBA-bound Edgar Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs). Their fight will take place on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
With that earlier announcement came the call for Scull and Shishkin to enter into negotiations. Their fight was officially ordered on July 29, and therefore due to go to a fund bid hearing on August 15. Both sides asked for a five-day extension, which was enough time to find a common ground.
Scull (22-0, 9 KOs) became the mandatory challenger after a July 2022 points win over Evgeny Shvedenko. The title decider between the undefeated competitors saw Scull—a Berlin-based Cuban exporter—win by unanimous decision.
This 31-year-old player has only three fights. The latest was an eight-round victory over Sean Hemphill on May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight took place in the untelevised basement of Alvarez-Munguia.
Alvarez-Scull was ordered by the IBF after nine days. A fund bid hearing was ordered but Alvarez's side repeatedly delayed the process. The session was completely canceled when Alvarez and TGB Promotions alleged that a deal had been reached.
That request no longer held water if they failed to provide the necessary evidence to the IBF. Alvarez instead declared his RING, WBC, WBA and WBO titles against Berlanga.
Shishkin (16-0, 10 KOs) has been the best fighter available. His side agreed to commit to war and negotiations with him.
The unbeaten Russian striker has been on the hunt for more than 18 months. He defeated former title contender Jose Uzcategui to clinch the Dec. 2022.
Only two fights followed Shishkin, most recently a March 24 win over Mike Guy in Detroit.
Shishkin rated No. 5 of 168 is A ring. Scull just moved right into the No. 10 spot.
Jake Donovan is the senior writer for The Ring.
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