### Clue: Record holder going to fight in independent island state (8)
### Answer: DJIBOUTI 
 ### Explanation: Definition: state
 DJ(abbrev. for "disc jockey", one who announces and plays music records, and hence could be called a record holder) **plus**(going to) { BOUT(a fight/a boxing or wrestling match) **contained in**(in) [I(abbrev. for "independent"/not belonging to any political party) + I(abbrev. for "island") ] }