IBF orders mandatory title fight

Russia’s Murtazaliev, 23-0 (17 KOs) is promoted by Main Events and managed by Egis Klimas. Lubin, 27-2 (19 KOs) is represented in talks by Julian Levitt of ProBox TV. The former title challenger from the greater Orlando, Florida area previously fought under the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) banner since its 2015 inception.