What started off as Facebook banter between heavyweights Amir Mansour (22-2-1) and Travis Kauffman (31-1-0) has materialized into an actual fight. FightHype.com was recently contacted by Mansour, who informed us that a clash between himself and Kauffman was a go for February 25 on the undercard of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's title defense against Andrzej Wawrzyyk in Birmingham, Alabama.
The two fighters engaged in some heated exchanges via social media, which led to Mansour telling Kauffman to man up and take the fight in a recent FightHype interview. Kaufmann obliged and the two are set to square off in what's shaping up to be an all heavyweight card. Mansour is looking to rebound from a January 2016 loss to former Olympian Dominic Breazeale [RTD 5] in what would be his only fight of the year, while Kauffman is looking to keep the momentum going following a 2nd round TKO win over Josh Gormley in his lone 2016 appearance back in September.
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