Michel Soro-Hassan Mwakinyo headline in Ivory Coast June 10
Former world title challenger Michel Soro will face Hassan Mwakinyo in a 12-round middleweight on June 10.
The event dubbed "Dream 1" will be promoted by Dream Promotions and Arnaud Sevin and will take place at the Parc Des Expositions, Abidjan, Ivory Coast live on Canal+ as part of an initiative to develop boxing further in Africa.
Soro (38-4-2, 27 KOs) a perennial contender at 154 pounds, previously fought for the WBO title against Zaurbek Baysangurov but lost a 12-round unanimous decision back in 2012. He gave future WBO ruler Brian Castano a scare narrowly losing a 12-round split decision in July 2017.
More recently, he shared the ring with Israel Madrimov (L TKO 9/TD 3). He controversially lost to Magomed Kurbanov (SD 12) in Russia in May 2023 but the 38-year-old has claimed three wins up at middleweight.
Mwakinyo (25-3, 18 KOs) came to the fore when he upset Sam Eggington (TKO 2) in England in September 2018. After several wins he was despatched by Liam Smith (TKO 4) in September 2022.
The 31-year-old has since won five fights in his native Tanzania.
The undercard will feature former European super middleweight titleholder Kevin Lele Sadjo (28-1, 25 KOs) taking on Richard Mtangi (17-1-1, 13 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout.
Sadjo, 36, is from Cameroon but lives in France is a former European champion, who dropped but lost when he stepped up to face Diego Pacheco (UD 12) on December 13, though has won twice since.
Meanwhile, current European junior middleweight titlist Milan Prat (29-1, 23 KOs) will face unbeaten Tanzanian Amiri Matumla (11-0, 5 KOs)
