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The WBC world semi-final of welterweight (-66.678 kg) between Souleymane Cissokho (33 years old, 1.79m, 17 victories, including 9 before the limit, 0 defeats) and the Lithuanian Egidijus Kavaliauskas (36 years old, 1.75m, 24 v., including 19 before the deadline, 1 draw, 2 d.), scheduled for 7 December in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), is postponed. Wednesday evening during training in Paris, the Frenchman fractured a pastern in his right hand while crossing gloves with Amin Benchia (25 years old, W5, L1).
“It was the tenth and final round, there were ten seconds left, Cissokho says. I put a big right and I felt pain. I immediately understood that it was not good, that I had a fracture. » The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist immediately went to the emergency room of the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).
“Thank you all, I was admirably received, resumes Cissokho. An x-ray showed a fracture. I’m disgusted, I had done crazy preparation. I was so keen to do well. I’ve been in deep waters. What is positive is that our partners for organizing the fight have agreed to postpone the event. »
This Thursday afternoon, he must have a scan to confirm the injury. “I should get through this without surgery because the bone is not displaced. After the scan, a splint will be placed on me. In three weeks, I will have a new x-ray. » In the event of a (probable) victory over Kavaliauskas, Cissokho will face the WBC champion, the American Mario Barrios (29 years old, 1.83m, 29 wins, including 18 before the qualifier, 2 wins), former training partner of the Frenchman in Virgil Hunter’s room near San Francisco.