Kudratillo Abdukakhorov and Sergey Lipinets fight is possible for late July or early August

  IBF welterweight title challenger Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9 KOs) was set to face #3 Russian Sergey Lipinets (16-1, 12 KOs) for an Interim IBF welterweight belt as a final elimination on May 16 after the main belt holder Errol Spence had a single-car accident. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fight was also canceled. Nowadays the world of sports is coming to life. A number of boxing fight nights are going to be organized. Taking into account these factors, we asked Abdukakhorov about the possible dates of the fight with Lipinets...

"I talked to my coach Ilgar Aliyev. According to him, Top Rank officials said that our fight will be organized in late July or early August without fans. I am currently in Andijan. There are rumors that gyms specializing in martial arts will be allowed to train from June 15 in Uzbekistan. If so, we will go to Tashkent and begin training. In addition, flights to the United States have been started. After training in Tashkent for a while, we are expected to go to the U.S. That’s all I know so far. I think the date of the the fight will also be clear soon" said Abdukakhorov to Sports.uz

Errol Spence is likely to defend his WBC title against Danny Garsiya first, then must face the winner of Abdukakhorov and Lipinets fight.

Abdukakhorov, a 26-year-old fighter from Uzbekistan won his last fights over Keita Obara and Luis Collazo by decision.

The 30-year-old Lipinets (16-1, 12KO) lost his first title defense against Mikey Garsiya in 2018, then moved up to welterweight and beat Lamont Peterson last year.