The President of the Malta Boxing Commission (MBC), former Olympian Alexander Zammit, right, made the historic announcement that the MBC are to sanction the inaugural professional boxing event in Malta.

The Micallef Promotions event, which will take place in October, will be co-headlined by WIBA World title and WBF Inter-Continental title bouts. Supporting the main events will be an eight bout undercard that will include at least four contests featuring Maltese boxers.

On making the announcement Zammit said, “This is a truly historic moment for Boxing and for Malta. This will be the first time that a professional boxing event has been sanctioned in the Maltese Islands.”

He added: “It is just a few months that the Malta Boxing Commission has existed, as a legally recognised professional boxing sanctioning organisation, and we are proud that this historic event will be taking place within our first year.

“We had made it clear that we wanted such an event to be a special occasion and with both the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association coming on board with title fights, it will definitely be.”

Zammit also said that the MBC was very hopeful that, should a budget be available, a European title will also feature on the show. To this end the Malta Boxing Commission vice-president Gianluca Di Caro will shortly be making approaches to potential sponsors.

The MBC is also pleased that the event will involve four Maltese boxers, two who are licensed by the British Boxing Board of Control and two Malta Boxing Commission licensed boxers, who will both be making their professional debuts at the event.

Full details of the event, including venue, participants and, of course, the date of the event, will be made within the next fortnight.