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Undefeated Jordanian Lightweight Prospect Bader Samreen
New Headliner Against Jose Paez Gonzalez
Due to a training camp injury suffered by Moussa Gholam,
undefeated Jordanian lightweight prospect Bader “The Master”
Samreen (8-0, 7 KOs) has been elevated to the 10-round main
event for this Saturday’s launch of the Rising Stars Arabia
(RSA) series, the first of its kind in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region.
Samreen will face veteran Mexican fighter Jose “Cuate” Paez
Gonzales (16-2-2, 12 KOs) in the milestone event, promoted
by AAM Seddiqi Sports and sponsored by the Department of
Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), steaming
live on DAZN from Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arena. It is
sanctioned by the Middle East Professional Boxing
Commission.
The first professional boxer from Jordan, Samreen embodies
the spirit of the new RSA series, which will be a
game-changer in the Arab boxing world, providing a platform
to showcase the best of Arab boxing talent to international
and regional audiences. The gifted Jordanian boxer captured
a bronze medal at the prestigious 2018 AIBA Youth World
Championships as an amateur. When he turned pro in 2021, he
moved to Dubai because Jordan didn’t have proper boxing
facilities for professionals.
Samreen gained invaluable exposure in the boxing world
fighting on the undercard of two major pay-per-view events
held in Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua II, and
Jake Paul-Tommy Fury.
Gonzales has a 10-1-2 record in his last 13 fights.
The 10-round co-featured event, UAE super flyweight prospect
Sultan Al Nuaimi (9-0, 6 KOs) meets Jemsi Kibazange (18-6-3,
5KOs), of Tanzania. Al Nuaimi, known for his speed and
agility, is a hometown favorite in UAE, where he is one of
only a few professional boxers in addition to being an
amateur champion there.
Undefeated cruiserweight force Mohammed “The Destroyer”
Bekdash (25-0, 22 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of
his native Syria, has been added to the card in an
eight-round bout versus Musa “Hitman” Ntege (8-4,, 6 KOs),
of Uganda. The hard-hitting Bekdash is riding a 13-fight
knockout streak dating back to 2015.
Another Jordanian boxer, Bishara Sabbar (6-0-0, 4KOs), is
matched against India’s Mohd Azahar (8-5-1, 7KOs) in an
eight-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC)
Youth World super featherweight title.
Also fighting on the undercard are a pair of Egyptian
Olympians, welterweight Marwan Mohamad Madboly (2-0, 1 KOs)
and heavyweight Youssef Karrar (1-0, 0 KOs, fighting in six
and four-round matches, respectively, against South African
Sheldon Schultz (4-4, 4 KOs), and pro-debuting Muhammad
Muzeei, of Uganda.
Unbeaten welterweight Rohit Choudhary (4-0-2, KOs), of
India, is matched against Iran’s pro-debuting Benyamin
Moradzadeh in a six-rounder, while Bahrain featherweight
Yousuf Ali (2-0, 0 KOs) faces Semugenyi Alex (0-1), of
Uganda, in a four-round contest.
AAM Seddiqi Sports has been promoting and managing fighters
in the region for 10 years and it has a growing stable of
more than 30 gifted regional and global talents. Its events
include five world title shows that have been broadcasted
globally on ESPN, Sky Sports, and other major networks.
DCT Abu Dhabi is responsible for promoting, protecting, and
progressing the emirate by driving the strategic and
sustainable growth of Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism
sectors. As part of its mandate, the department is
responsible for promoting regional and global sporting
events in the emirate.
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