Ehsan Rouzbahani from Iran will fight Bulgarian boxer Spas Genov for the 81kg title in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) on September 18.

Iranian boxer will travel to Moscow, Russia on early Tuesday to take part at the competition.
Iran’s 2012 Olympic light heavyweight boxer qualified for the title bout as he won the championship in the inaugural stage.

Rouzbahani also previously won the ticket to 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Rio 2016 will be the first Olympic Games that allow pro boxers to compete. The only way pro boxers can qualify for the Olympic Games in 2016 is the APB competition, which is fully supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).