Agit Kabayel is set to make his first defense of the WBC heavyweight title against unbeaten Nelson Hysa on Nov. 28 at Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena, in a DAZN headliner, sources close to the situation told Uncrowned. The venue can hold more than 50,000 spectators.
Kabayel (27-0, 19 KOs) became full champion in June after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his belts. In January, Kabayel defended the interim title against Damian Knyba and sold out the 12,000-capacity Rudolf Weber-Arena in a few days, giving co-promoters Queensberry and Goldstar confidence to stage a stadium event.
Hysa (25-0, 23 KOs), 42, stopped Thomas Narmo in two rounds in August and has a 19-fight knockout streak; the article says the streak came against low-level opposition. Hysa is expected to have strong support from Albanians in Germany, where more than 300,000 are thought to live. The article frames attendance as a test of whether Kabayel can bring heavyweight unification fights back to Germany in 2027.
