Mahmudov will meet with Akpegiori

Rafael Accegiori (14-0, 13 KOs) will eventually fight a heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (15-0, 14 KOs) in Canada on December 16. The powerful 197-centimeter Makhmudov stopped Mariusz Wach in February last year, and seven months later he defeated Carlos Takam on points.

Akpegiori is 6 cm taller than the Russian and so far has been known primarily as a sparring partner, including Deontay Wilder and Oleksandr Usyk.