A son of a former world heavyweight champion will look to continue his father’s legacy after putting pen to paper on a new promotional deal.
The heavyweight division has been home to a number of major stars over the years, with boxing legends such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis all claiming world honours.
Out of those four, only Lewis was able to retire having defeated every man he ever faced, but he did have to avenge two defeats, one of them coming against Hasim Rahman in 2001.
Rahman knocked out Lewis inside five rounds to win the WBC and IBF heavyweight belts, before ending his career with a final record of 50 wins from 62 fights.
His son Hasim Rahman Jr then followed in his father’s footsteps, having had 17 professional fights to date, whilst also once being set to take on Jake Paul, but it will now be the turn of Sharif Rahman to try and take that spotlight after joining BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing.
Sharif Rahman is unbeaten in his professional career, winning all nine of his bouts, and he is looking forward to testing his skills in a new environment.
“I’ve carried this family name my whole career and I’ve never lost. Bare knuckle is a new test, no gloves, no excuses, just pure skill and heart, and I’m bringing my undefeated record to BKB to prove I belong among the best in the trigon.”
Rahman joins the likes of Victor Ortiz, JoJo Diaz and Lee Selby who have recently joined forces with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing.
