Sakio Bika vs. Luke Sharp - the return of the Scorpion.

Bika has a 10-rounder versus TBA inked for October, so he is probably just using this WBC trinket for a ratings boost and not planning to defend it. He may or may not be gunning for Dirrell; time will tell.

 

Sharp is a 12.5/1 underdog.

 

There will be a legal stream for this. Follow @ben_damon (Fox Sports Aus employee) for deets.

 

9-0 Maltese prospect Haithem Laamouz on the undercard, looking to add the Aussie lightweight belt to his collection (already holds the Oriental & Pacific title). Nice technique and seems to be an explosive hitter despite the mere 33% KO rate so far.

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I'm digging his style.

 

Just me, or with his bird-of-prey-like stance and stalking/counterpunching motif he should totally adopt the nickname "The Maltese Falcon"? Pretty sure that's never been used in the context of the sport.

Granted there have been precious few boxers from Malta. He's already their current active #3 p4p/#6 all-time per Boxrec.

 

Watch the replay stream here:

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What did we think of Laamouz? Peach of a hook.

 

TBA ended up being Geard Ajetovic; Bika won by UD12 despite having 2 points deducted for low blows.