Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
Ntau! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
Brooklyn (Lub ob hlis ntuj 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder thiab Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 3 los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko txojkev Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick hnub thiab Kyrone Davis.
A 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 Kos) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12th round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 Kos) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 Kos) sawv cev cov U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 Kos) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 Kos) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos) in an eight-round fight, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) thiab Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 Kos) in a six-round welterweight bout.
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top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell battling nyuaj-los tsoo Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
