Reboot!"Monster" Xu Can is coming back!
This week, Xu's M23 team announced that Xu Can will return to action on December 31 in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province, against Indian fighter Assad Asif Kahan, who will make his first comeback in 14 months, and will move away from the familiar 126-pound featherweight division to the 130-pound super-featherweight division for a 10-round ranking bout.
Xu's last bout was in October last year, when he lost 1-2 on aggregate against Mexican boxing star Brandon Bennetez. In the duel with Bennetez, Xu Can showed his unyielding side, and he fought fiercely with his opponent with a broken eye socket and a nosebleed, but unfortunately this defeat seriously affected Xu Can's next plan.
For more than a year, fans could barely find a trace of Xu Can, and apart from occasionally updating his social media accounts, he seemed to devote his energy to work outside of boxing, such as participating in a reality show.
In March this year, when the author reported on the super-flyweight star Lu Bin in Yongkang, Zhejiang, I met Xu Can, who had just obtained a marriage certificate with his lover at that time, and seemed to be in good shape, and enthusiastically took a photo with the author, except for a more robust physique, there was no other change.
Now, Xu Can has his own family and has also opened a boxing gym, so many people speculate whether he will retire after repeated setbacks in the ring and then show his strength in a new field.
In the past year or so, boxing fans and ** have been inquiring about Xu Can's news, and a friend of the author in the United States also specifically asked - does Xu Can box?He said that Xu Can's Instagram account has not been updated for too long, and he wonders if he has quit boxing
Just when the outside world was talking about it, Xu Can announced the news of his comeback, and in the ** released, Xu Can told everyone in a resolute tone:"I, the boxer Xu Can, am backOn the last day of the year, restart!”
Xu Can had a brilliant career - January to November 2019, during which he defeated Jesuss Rojas to become the WBA featherweight champion, and then defended his title twice, including in the clash with Manny Robles III, Xu Can fought for 1,562 punches in 12 rounds, setting the highest punching record in his division to date, so he was given a new nickname - "Boxing Gatling".
In 2020, due to the impact of the "pandemic", Xu Can missed the whole year's competition, after which he lost the title to Englishman Leigh Wood in July 2021. Xu Can was away from the field for 15 months before losing to Bennetz in the last game, and now he has been away from the game for about the same time - 14 months, so how is Xu Can's form?Can it be reinvigorated?This is the answer that everyone wants to know.
Xu Can is now 29 years old, and will celebrate his 30th birthday in March next year, and he needs to face a series of problems when he is in his prime, but Xu Can's attitude is very clear, he told ** that he has no idea of retiring, and has always wanted to return to the boxing ring he loves, proving that "Gatling in Boxing" has not cooled!
Kahan, 30, a bearded and sparse-looking guy who fought Xu Can, is now an Indian national champion and has previously won the IBO Oriental Title. Interestingly, Cahan, like Xu Can, also went from 126 pounds to 130 pounds this time.
Kahan lost his first professional bout to a Chinese fighter named Ma Wuling before being knocked out against two-time World Title challenger and Thailand's Saricha Tayan. After losing to Tayan, Kahan was not knocked down again, and he also hit the WBC International Featherweight Championship title during the period, so the strength and experience of this fighter are still very outstanding, and it is a big test for Xu Can, who has been absent from the battle for a long time.
Since Xu Can is already in his prime, how much is left in the small level where speed, reaction, and endurance are extremely strict?After moving up to 130 pounds this time, will Xu Can's attack power be weakened?Did the previous two defeats take a toll on the body?A series of questions need to be answered on December 31, I wish Xu Canqi a victory, Chinese professional boxing needs you!