One middleweight and light-heavyweight world champion Reinier de Ridder has significant pressure on his shoulders as he prepares for the main event of One 159: De Ridder v Bigdash on July 22 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
In the headliner, the Dutchman will put his middleweight strap on the line for the second time this year when he faces former divisional king Vitaly Bigdash of Russia, and he’ll be looking to keep his unbeaten run alive.
De Ridder holds a perfect 15-0 record, and he finished off Kiamrian “Brazen” Abbasov via a third-round submission in February to retain the middleweight belt for the first time.
However, Bigdash will be hungry to reclaim the gold he once…