Duran Memorial, the wait grows. Rudan danger for Cristofori

Seven fights, seven victories, all seven by knockout within the third round. This is the curriculum of Mate Rudan, opponent of Nicholas Christofori Saturday evening at the Palasport, for the boxing marathon that will start at 18pm with 5 amateur matches and 2 professional matches, an hour break and at 21pm the second part with 3 amateur matches and four professional matches. The Ferrara middleweight saw his previous rival, Brusa, cancelled, unavailable due to an injury for which Maximilian Duran, unable to find a solution in any other way, accepted a tremendously dangerous boxer. After all, the Continental title of the Universal Boxing Organization and the 24th Memorial Carlos Duran did not allow for hesitation. Fresh from yet another success before the limit achieved in Canada against the undefeated home favourite John Michael Bianco, the boxer from Sebenico will come to Ferrara to obtain another laurel.

It goes without saying that Cristofori will not be able to allow himself even the slightest distraction or there will be serious trouble. Rudan, who is already an amateur of recognized fame both in the Croatian national team and in the World Series tournament, is slightly taller than Cristofori, has power especially in the right, but also with the left he is no joke and loves aggressive boxing. The Ferrarese has technique, unpredictability, lightning reflexes and great mobility. He will have to use these qualities to the last drop to defuse the bombs that Rudan will throw at him from the very first moment. Tomorrow at 12 in the Arengo room in the Town Hall the ritual press conference, open to anyone who wants to attend. Sometimes, from the words and looks of the protagonists you can intuit many things and the uncertainty of all the fights scheduled, first of all obviously the explosive Cristofori-Rudan, will certainly find confirmation of this. From Nicholas Love, undefeated super lightweight well known to the people of Ferrara, is expected not only to conquer the Ubo International against the equally undefeated Sicilian Diego Cravagno, but also a tangible sign of his continuous improvements that could quickly take him very high.

The usual emotions should be guaranteed by the superlight Padanian Momo Nasri, an athlete of high spectacularity, opposed to the experienced Argentine Sergio Escobar while the young Italian super middleweight of Dominican origin Yohan Acosta will try to exalt against Semyon Martinuc the qualities for which he is considered a great hope for our boxing.

This is the lineup of the 24th Duran Memorial. 18pm: Omelchuk (P: Padana)-Mercandoro; Casolari (P. Padana)-Babin; Suljic (P. Padana)-Sayed; Giori (P. Padana)-Kuci; Mosiello (P. Padana)-Bonanno- Prof: Solaro-Yanez; Braga-Cantos- 21pm: Acosta-Martiniuc; Nazakat (P. Padana)-Kostenko; Nasri-Escobar; Ba (P. Padana)-Mazzoli; Amore Cravagno-Valdevit (P. Padana)-Piterea; Cristofori-Rudan.

Gualtiero Becchetti