Agit Kabayel is the new interim world champion of the WBC association. The German heavyweight hope of hopping spoke up with personal words from his fans after his co-victory against the Chinese Zhang Zhoei at the weekend.
“So dear ones, I hope you are fine. At this point I wanted to thank you all for the loyal support,” said Agit Kabayel on Instagram.
The 32-year-old spoke of “an indescribable week” that he had experienced around his fight against Zhang Zhoei in Riad.
Kabayel had won in Saudi Arabia against the dreaded knockouter in the sixth round and thus crowned the interim world champion of the World Association WBC. It was the 26th victory in the 26th professional fight for the “Leberking” from the Ruhrpott.
“We brought German boxes back on the map”
“You were supporting all the time, I am very grateful for you. We brought German boxes back on the map. We brought Kurdistan to the map, the whole Kurdish community, the whole German community. I’m really Very, very grateful for this, “said Kabayel in the direction of his fans.
“The trip continues,” added the German boxing star. It is currently still unclear which opponent Kabayel will meet in his next fight. On paper, the Bochumer is a compulsory challenger of superstar Oleksandr USYK. However, it is open whether a duel will really come about promptly.
Box expert Bernd Bönte Malte recently in an exclusive interview with sport.de The scenario of a mega fight in Germany with ex-champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Kabayel first has to be patient. The interim world champion was still in the Saudi Arabian medina on Tuesday. “I think I will be back in Germany in the next few days. I’m looking forward to you all,” said Kabayel.