Promotional organization Top Rank terminated the contract with Esquivoy Falcao (30-1, 20 KOs), who lost on points in early July Vincenzo Gualtieri for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
Middleweight Vincenzo Gualtieri (21-0-1, 7 KOs) in his native Wuppertal, Germany, defeated the Brazilian Olympic silver medalist Esquive Falcao (30-1, 20 KOs) and won the vacant IBF middleweight title previously held by Gennady "GGG" Golovkin. The score of judges' notes is 117-109 and twice 116-110.
Esquiva Falcao (30-0, 20 KOs) and Vincenzo Gualtieri (20-0-1, 7 KOs) will fight for the vacant IBF middleweight title previously held by Gennady Golovkin.
On March 14, a tender will be held to select the organizer of the fight for the vacant IBF world middleweight title between Michael Zerafa (31-4-1, 19 KOs) and Esquivoy Falcao (30-0, 20 KOs). Previously, this belt belonged to Gennady Golovkin.
Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) left the IBF middleweight title vacant. Boxer from Kazakhstan refused to cross gloves with Esquivoy Falcao (30-0, 20 KOs), the official contender for the belt of the International Boxing Federation.