IBF World Champion Hernandez faces mandatory Alekseev on November 2

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Alekseev himself is highly motivated to dethrone the defending IBF-titlist. “This will be the most important fight of my career to date,” assures the 32-year-old challenger. “Everything works the way it should be in training and I promise that I will take this chance and beat Hernandez!”

Tickets for the big fight night on November 23 in Bamberg, Germany can be purchased at www.eventim.de andwww.boxen.com.