Ibragimovs take act to Vegas

Heavyweight cousins in action June 24

14/06/2005

Ibragimovs take act to Vegas

EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Sultan Ibragimov and Timur Ibragimov will appear in separate bouts on the “Guilty Fight Night” card presented by Guilty Boxing in association with Nafta Moskva and Coors Light Friday on June 24, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The Ibragimovs, who are cousins, face a pair of big hitters.  Sultan goes against Jimmy Joseph, 15-3-1, of Trinidad and Tobago in a twelve rounder while Timur is matched up with Rogerio Lobo of Brazil in a ten-round bout. The 30-year-old Sultan, originally from Russia, has a record of 16-0 with 14 knockouts while Timur Ibragimov, also 30 years old and from Uzbekistan, has a mark of 18-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Both Ibragimovs are managed by Boris Grimberg, trained by “Panama” Lewis and represented in the United States by Sampson Lewkowicz.  Lobo, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, picked up a win over the weekend to improve to 35-12 with 30 knockouts.  The show will be telecast live in Moscow, Russia.