LONDON, UK (December 3, 2024) – Adam Azim is ready to take it to another level as he faces former world champion Sergey Lipinets for the IBO World Super Lightweight Championship on Saturday, February 1st at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, presented by BOXXER, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA. 

Azim (12-0, 9 KOs) returns to the ring following an emphatic stoppage win over Ohara Davies on October 19th at the Copper Box Arena. The undefeated 22-year-old looked at his best as he dictated the action and dominated Davies from the opening bell, dropping the Londoner in the fifth-round before ending the fight in spectacular fashion in the eighth. 

Having previously won and defended the European Title in record-time with victories over Franck Petitjean and Enock Poulsen, Azim steps up to world level as he aims to prove he is ready to take on the best in the division. 

Lipinets (18-3, 13 KOs) is the former IBF World Super Lightweight Champion. The Kazakhstan-born fighter captured the IBF belt with a unanimous points win over Akihiro Kondo at the Brooklyn Center in November 2017. 

The 35-year-old has since established himself as one of the top contenders in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions with notable victories over former world champions Lamont Peterson and Omar Figueroa Jr. 

Lipinets’ latest bout was a ‘Fight Of The Year’ contender against Azim’s countryman and former gym mate Robbie Davies Jr. Lipinets scored a unanimous points win over the British boxer in a ten-round thriller, showcasing his power by sending Davies Jr to the canvas once in the fifth round and twice in the eighth.