Makabu-Papin WBC purse bid postponed

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The purse bid for the fight between World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and challenger Aleksei Papin has been postponed until May 11. Makabu (28-2, 25 Ko’s) is coming off defending his title for the first time, knocking out Olanrewaju Durodola in the seventh round last December in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Papin (13-1-0, 12 Ko’s) is coming from knocking out Ruslan Fayfer last August in Kazan, Russia, earning a chance for a rematch against Makabu.