Badr Hari is returning sooner than anyone realized. This is the good news, the bad news is that he will be facing Zabit Samedov again.

His foot isn’t broken, and despite a dismal performance against Zabit Samedov, he will be facing him again. While, of course, I’m personally happy to see Badr Hari in the ring instead of in prison, his opponent is a boring and odd choice.

Comparing Badr’s struggle with Zabit, to his complete domination of of Zabit the first time they fought, shows Badr’s lack of preparation. I believe it was Badr’s lack of training that was a difference, not Zabit Samedov magically improving.

Jail takes a toll on fighters. Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson were never the same after serving jail time. I believe it saps something out of a fighter’s spirit and takes a mysterious mental toll on a fighter. While Badr Hari only spent a brief time in jail, his next fight against Samedov will be a measuring stick for how well he does in the future.

Badr Hari’s foot is not broken, as reported by Liverkick.com in a recent article. In fact Badr may return as soon as May, as his foot is only sprained and not broken.

While his trial remains up in the air, there seems to be more and more reports that he may only receive light jail time, if any at all.

If Badr Hari does indeed return in May, let’s hope that he faces a lower-level opponent, so he doesn’t get almost knocked out like he did against Zabit Samedov.

Badrrrrrr Hariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Well he’s back ladies and gentlemen. Despite all his fans being happy that The Golden Boy is back, I bet Zabit Samedov is thinking “Oh no, not this guy again.” Haha

Enjoy the video below. And for those of you looking for where you can view the fight, read through the comments section, and I’m sure you’ll find some answers!

Badr Hari is supposedly fighting Zabit Samedov March 15th, this Friday, but no one seems excited about it. Having been out of action for so long, one would think that there would be plenty of fanfare for Badr’s return, yet you could hear a pin drop.

I attribute this to two things. First, people don’t really believe that Badr is truly returning with the legal mess that he is in. Second, people have lost faith in him and he has lost fans during his legal trials. I understand, it’s hard to keep loving somebody who keeps letting you down.

I won’t believe Badr is returning to the ring until I see it. And even if he does win, who knows if he’ll even be able to compete for the rest of the tournament.