February 14th-European Super Featherweight title fight

Courtesy of The13thRound

There may not be much in terms of Asian action this weekend but there are bouts that will have an effect on the Asian fight scene.

The most notable of those fights takes place in France as European Super Featherweight champion Devis Boschiero (34-1-1, 16) battles the unbeaten Frenchman Romain Jacob (20-0, 7) in a hugely important contest.

On paper this is a major bout for European fans. For use however it has a knock on effect.

Boschiero, of Italy, is best known to us for running Takahiro Ao incredibly close in a WBC world title fight back in November 2011. Since then Boschiero has remained a major title contender. He won the European title just 2 bouts after the loss to Ao and has since defended it 3 times against decent competition.

The defenses of the European title by Boschiero have seen him acquiring very high rankings with all 4 major title bodies. He is currently WBC #1, WBO #2, IBF and WBA #3, this means that he is able to take is pick of champions to fight and could be eyeing up fights with Takashi Uchiyama or Takashi Miura.

With those rankings of Boschiero's being put at risk Jacob will know that he has a lot to gain from a victory here and whilst his own WBO #15 is on the line it's a very good gamble from his side of things, especially when you consider he'll be the home fighter.

Unbeaten in 20 professional contests since turning to the paid ranks in 2008 Jacob will know that this is the toughest test of his career. He'll also know that a victory will set him up to be with a few fights of a world title fight and he'll also claim the European title.

It may not be an Asian fight but we are hugely interested in this bout.

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