The fight was a WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator bout. On 28 July 2007, Ibragimov faced Ray Austin in a 12-round IBF heavyweight title eliminator. On 21 May 2016 Carlos Takam fought Joseph Parker in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator. ESPN was advised that Stiverne would fight Breazeale on the undercard in a title eliminator. This was also a WBC lightweight eliminator. Salido rebounded with a win over Rogers Mtagwa in an IBF eliminator. He voluntarily relinquished the IBO title prior to fighting in an IBF eliminator. The fight was also set to be an IBF eliminator. The win also set up a future WBO eliminator with bout with Hughie Fury. The bout was also a WBO title eliminator and shown live on BoxNation. He only managed to play one match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator. Some air enters the tower above drift eliminator level, passing through heat exchangers. Initially, Mikhalkin was in talks with contender Marcus Browne for a final eliminator. Atlaspheres, The Wall, Powerball, Hang Tough, Duel and The Eliminator were also played. The fight was to still take place but without being an eliminator.