Bad Blood
Agit Kabayel makes the first defence of his WBC world heavyweight title against unbeaten Nelson Hysa — 52 wins and 42 knockouts between them, and not a single loss.
The rivalry boiled over at ringside in London in August, after Hysa's win over Thomas Narmo — so Queensberry billed the night "Bad Blood". Live on DAZN pay-per-view; the full undercard will be announced by Queensberry.
Nelson Hysa — The Albanian Eagle
Born 6 September 1984 in Shkodër, where he still lives.
Record: 25 wins, 0 losses — 23 of them by knockout.
Titles: WBO European (2024), IBO International (2024) and WBO Global, defended in London in August 2026 against Thomas Narmo.
Turned professional in May 2022 in Tirana. Trainer: Artur Koci.
Photos: Queensberry Promotions
Agit Kabayel — WBC World Champion
Born 23 September 1992 in Leverkusen, based in Bochum.
Record: 27 wins, 0 losses — 19 by knockout.
Beat Derek Chisora for the European title in 2017, then stopped Arslanbek Makhmudov (2023), Frank Sánchez (2024) and Zhilei Zhang (2025) to win the WBC interim title. Upgraded to full WBC world champion in June 2026. Trainer: Ulli Wegner.
Photos: Queensberry Promotions
Tale of the tape
Kabayel · Hysa
Record: 27-0 (19 KO) · 25-0 (23 KO)
Age on fight night: 34 · 42
Height: 191 cm (6′3″) · 196 cm (6′5″)
Reach: 203 cm (80″) · 201 cm (79″)
Stance: orthodox · orthodox
Home: Bochum, Germany · Shkodër, Albania
Pro debut: 2011 · 2022
28 Nëntori — on Independence Day
Fight night falls on 28 November — Dita e Pavarësisë, the day Albania declared its independence in Vlorë in 1912. 114 years later, a fighter from Shkodër challenges for the heavyweight championship of the world.
Kuq e zi in Düsseldorf.
The venue — Merkur Spiel-Arena
Düsseldorf's stadium with a retractable roof: up to 54,600 seats for football and 66,500 for concerts. On 28 November 2015 — exactly eleven years before this fight — Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko here for the world heavyweight titles.
Getting there: Stadtbahn U78 from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof to the last stop, Merkur Spiel-Arena/Messe Nord (about 20 minutes).
Photos: Peter Weihs (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Liv Lovisa (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
