12 Jul 2024

Kiwi boxer Andrei Mikhailovich faces big test on Sunday

From Checkpoint, 5:28 pm on 12 July 2024

From a Russian orphanage to a shot at a world title, Andrei Mikhailovich has a chance to create history this weekend. The Kiwi boxer will take on Kazakstan's Janibek Alimkhanuly for the unified IBF and WBO world title in Las Vegas on Sunday. Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.

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