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Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in an upcoming boxing event. Besides the main event, the Joshua vs. Usyk fight card also has several other title bouts. One such clash is the IBF international welterweight title bout between Maxim Prodan and Florian Marku.

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Prodan and Marku will box in a 10-round IBF international welterweight title match at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Ahead of this exciting title clash, let’s look at both fighters and find out everything you need to know about them.

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Maxim Prodan vs. Florian Marku – Physical attributes

Prodan is a 28-year-old current IBF international welterweight champion. He stands tall at 5-foot-8-inches and has a reach of 68 inches. Moreover, he officially weighed in at 146 lbs for his title defense against Marku. His record going into this fight stands at 19-0-1, with a knockout ratio of over 78%.

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Meanwhile, Marku is also 28-year-old and stands tall at 5-foot-8½-inches. There is, however, no information available regarding his reach. The ‘Albanian King’ officially weighed in at 147 lbs for his title clash against Prodan. He will step inside the squared circle with an undefeated record of 8-0-1, with a 75% knockout ratio.

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Other facts about Prodan and Marku

Prodan was born in Novoselytsia, Ukraine, and he currently resides in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. Besides that, there is no further information available about Prodan’s personal life.

Meanwhile, Marku was born in Lushnje, Albania, and he currently resides in London, United Kingdom. Furthermore, there is no information available about Marku’s personal life either.

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Regardless, the pair have an impressive professional resume, with both fighters being undefeated going into this bout. Fans will witness one of the two suffering their first-ever professional loss, which just makes this bout even more exciting. 

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What do you make of this intriguing IBF international welterweight title bout? Can Maxim Prodan successfully defend his title against Florian Marku?

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Arman Khan is a UFC author for EssentiallySports. He began following combat sports when Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor competed in 'The Money Fight' in 2017. 'The Notorious' attracted Arman to the UFC, and he became an ardent fan of professional fighting as he could draw parallels with the action from his combat sports experience and break down techniques such as striking and striking defense lucidly for the casual fans. Besides writing MMA articles, Arman is a part of the organization's web stories team and is responsible for delivering engaging UFC and Boxing web stories. Arman is a black belt athlete who specializes in Shotokan Karate and has taken part in school, state, and national level tournaments and has won a State Gold and National Bronze. When he is not writing or preparing for tournaments, he binge watches combat-centric films or indulges himself in creative activities such as Photography or Filmmaking.

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