Following the success of last month’s huge event, another action-packed MTK Fight Night will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan next week.

The event will take place on Wednesday 23 September, and will be broadcast live on IFL TV, as some of Kazakhstan’s best stars return to the ring.

Unbeaten Nurtas Azhbenov (9-0, 4 KOs) returns as he takes on Arkadi Harutyunyan (4-11, 1 KO), while Talgat Shayken (1-0) looks to build on his impressive professional debut by taking on hard-hitting Bakhrom Payazov (22-13, 15 KOs).

A WBC and WBA Asia cruiserweight title fight takes place as knockout artist Yedil Kozhamberdiyev (9-2, 9 KOs) faces Mukhitdin Rajapbayev (12-7-1, 8 KOs), and Ray Seitzhanov (3-0) meets Berikbay Nurymbetov (5-1, 1 KO).

Elsewhere on the bill, Rakhat Seitzhan (1-0, 1 KO) meets Shavkat Halilov (7-2, 1 KO), and Zhansaya Rakhymberdi (1-0) also competes.

The show will also see the launch of the MTK Kazakhstan Golden Contract tournament, featuring eight talented fighters in both the super-welterweight and super-featherweight divisions.

Vyacheslav Salibayev, Assylbek Tastulek, Torgynbek Amirov, Nurbolat Bekbauov, Zamanbek Danabekov, Nurdos Zhumak, Nursultan Issakhan and Alimzhan Tursunov are the boxers in the super-featherweight line-up, while Miras Zhenissov, Daryn Imakhanov, Yerasyl Akranbek, Abylaikhan Bitimov, Nurbol Sultanbay, Zhanbolat Akimkul, Adilet Dameshov and Miras Yertanov are the super-welterweights.