Balgarianovinite.com Cuban-born Bulgarian boxer Javier Ibanez is stepping into the ring on the night of Saturday to Sunday in a bid to win his first professional boxing title. He will face Yermi Peralta Jimenez of the Dominican Republic at a boxing gala in the Dominican town of Puerto Plata. The two will contest the Latino Featherweight title of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the Bulgarian Boxing Federation reported.
The bout is the main event of the evening and is scheduled for 10 rounds. It is due to begin at around 00:00 hrs local time (07:00 hrs Bulgarian time) on Sunday, July 5.
For Ibanez, bronze medallist at the 2024 Summer Olympics, this will be his second professional contest. A month and a half ago, he knocked out Anderson Lopez in the fifth round at a boxing gala in San Sebastian el Grande, Mexico. His opponent tonight, Peralta Jimenez, brings considerable professional experience, having compiled a record of 15 wins, two defeats and two draws from 19 fights.
The bout represents an excellent opportunity for Ibanez to take another step up the international professional rankings. In addition, as permitted under the rules, it will provide him with valuable competitive preparation ahead of the European Championships in Sofia from September 15 to 26. For a place in Bulgaria’s team at the championships, to be held at Asics Arena, Ibanez will compete with the other leading Bulgarian boxer in the 55 kg division, Yasen Radev. Cuban-born Bulgarian Boxer Javier Ibanez Targets First Professional Title 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-04 13:36:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law