Stade Lavallois boxer Jordy Weiss will be fighting his third fight in eleven months. It will be on Saturday October 29, 2022, once again at Espace Mayenne. For his thirtieth professional fight, El Gitano will face Meriton Karaxha. This 30-year-old Albanian who lives in Belgium totals 29 victories in 38 fights. He is a powerful boxer according to Jordy Weiss: “he is a very brave boxer who fights with heart. he is nicknamed Mister TNT so it’s a fight that promises to be explosive!“. And the Laval resident warns: “he is a rather pretentious boy. He has already announced that he will beat me on my land, inflict my first defeat on me. He is super confident and took this fight easily. If he thinks of bringing the belt back to his country, I want to keep it in France. The fight is won in the ring, not on social networks!“.
Two wins away from a world title
Unlike the fight on June 17, there will be a belt to win at the end of this fight on October 29. An IBO intercontinental belt, i.e. a world semi-final since the winner of this match can then claim to fight for the IBO world title. An incredible prospect for Jordy Weiss: “it is a prestigious federation with great champions like Anthony Joshua (British), Canelo Alvarez (Mexican), Gennady Golovkin (Kazakh). So, I find it hard to believe that I have come to this. I am now at the gates of a world championship. I give myself the means to win this intercontinental belt to then try to obtain that of world champion. With my previous fights, I’m on a good streak, I’m confident, I’m calm and I know physically I’ll be ready to complete ten rounds.“
Like last year, Jordy Weiss will return to train in England for three weeks in September in order to best prepare for this important deadline.