For the 30-year-old Rigters it will be his first fight since he lost in the battle for the world title in the heavyweight of Rico Verhoeven in December. The Belgian Ben Saddik lost twice to Verhoeven in a fight for the world title.
Ben Saddik sentenced to forty months in prison
Ben Saddik was sentenced on appeal last month to forty months in prison, half of which were conditional. The Court of Appeal in Antwerp found it proven that he has laundered more than 1,230,000 euros with his brother and a third person. It is not known when Ben Saddik should serve his prison sentence.