Heavyweight Willy Kyakonye to step up vs. Wilmer Vasquez
Heavyweight Willy Kyakonye to step up vs. Wilmer Vasquez
Source: WBF
13/05/2025
Source: WBF
13/05/2025
Undefeated 6'6" heavyweight Willy Kyakonye will take on Venezuela's Wilmer Vasquez on May 17th. The potentially explosive affair headlines a card in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Uganda-born but now fighting our of the Netherlands, Kyakonye is 10-0 with 9 KOs.. He fought three times last year, but Vasquez is a step up for him. In Vasquez, 13-3-2 with 8 Kos, he is facing his most dangerous opponent to date, and a man who travels to his opponents backyard full of confidence. Vasquez last boxed in July of 2024, where he scored a split decision over 12-0 Mexican Ubaldo Ilagor Resendiz in Caracas, and he is now aiming to continue that momentum. Kyakonye has a significant advantage in punching power and fighting on home soil, but Vasquez has by far faced and defeated the better opposition and will not be intimidated by what the home boxer brings.