Russia’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov and China’s Zhaoxin Zhang will fight for the vacant WBA bridgerweight championship on Friday, July 12th in Serpukhov, Russia. The title went vacant after former champion Evgeny Tishchenko tested positive for banned substances. Gadzhimagomedov is a Tokyo (2021) Olympic silver medalist in the 201-pound divisions. He turned pro in 2021 and has measured himself against much more experienced opponents with relatively easy victories over all.  Zhang is looking to make another splash in Russia after knocking out Evgeny Romanov on February 10th in a big way. That important away win earned him a starting opportunity and now he wants to repeat the dose in Orleans.  Gadzhimagomedov comes in with 3 career wins, 2 of them by knockout, while Zhang has 12 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and 7 knockouts.