Top Rated Contender Derevyanchenko Faces WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo this Saturday, Septembra 26 Headlining Part One of CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER, PREHLIADKA PPV® Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
NEW YORK – Septembra 21, 2020 – Top contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko believes that his combination of skills and experience will make him the toughest challenge that WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo has faced in his career, as they near their showdown this Saturday, Septembra 26 headlining part one of CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER, a SHOWTIME PPV event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
“I’ll definitely be his toughest test at middleweight,"Povedal Derevyanchenko. “Jermall has never faced anyone like me. I’ll apply more pressure than he’s used to. He’s also never faced anyone with my footwork. Budem bojovať zvnútra viac ako jeho doterajší súperi. “
Derevyanchenko sports a 13-2 profesionálny záznam s 10 priechodky, po rozsiahlej amatérskej kariére, ktorá zahŕňala aj zastupovanie jeho rodnej Ukrajiny na 2008 Olympiády ako súčasť jeho 390-20 celková účtovná kniha. Pre nakoľko 2014, Derevjančenkove skúsenosti s amatérmi mu pomohli, keď sa v platených radoch vyšplhal na strednú váhu.
"Moje amatérske skúsenosti mi veľmi pomohli.","Povedal Derevyanchenko. „K profesionálom som prišiel s oveľa väčšími skúsenosťami v ringu ako väčšina ostatných bojovníkov a bola to veľká časť toho, čo som dosiahol. Verím, že všetky tieto skúsenosti mi pomôžu v sobotu zvíťaziť a vziať si Charlov opasok. “
Tridsaťštyriročný mladík teraz žije v Brooklyne a vyhnúť sa negatívnym dopadom pandémie na tréning pracoval so svojím hlavným trénerom Andreom Rozierom v ich súkromnej telocvični v New Jersey.. Septembra 26 bude tretím bojom Derevyanchenka o svetový titul, potom, čo vlani v októbri prehral úzke rozhodnutie s Gennadijom Golovkinom a nerozhodne proti Daniel Jacobs v roku 2018. Každý z jeho predchádzajúcich bojov o titul priniesol rôzne skúsenosti, ktoré si môže vziať do boja s Charlom, na základe podobností a rozdielov medzi súpermi.
"Golovkin je veľmi odlišný bojovník ako Charlo.", ale Jacobs je podobný štylisticky, takže na to budem zvyknutý,"Povedal Derevyanchenko. "Tento výcvikový tábor bol však veľmi podobný táborom pre moje predchádzajúce boje.". We just brought in different sparring partners for this one. We’re using fighters who can show us what Charlo will bring to the ring.
“We’re making necessary adjustments based off all our experience and developing a game plan specifically for Charlo. The sparring partners have been giving me great work and I’m absolutely ready for September 26.”
In both of his title opportunities, Derevyanchenko has suffered a knockdown in the first round, only to battle back and nearly win the fight. Despite the similar script, Derevyanchenko is not focusing on those opening round mistakes as he prepares for Charlo.
“I’ll be very focused in the early rounds against Charlo, we’re not dwelling on the past,"Povedal Derevyanchenko. “We always have an eye looking forward. I’ll try to get the win faster against Charlo, so we’ll be applying more pressure early.
“Those first round knockdowns were just brief moments in those fights. I quickly moved on, put them behind me and fought my way back into it. I told myself that I may have lost the first round, but I just had to be better in the remaining rounds.”
With fight week here and the bulk of the hard training behind him, Derevyanchenko is prepared for the challenge Charlo presents, no matter how the fight goes or which strategy Charlo enters the ring with.
“I’m not solely focused on the fight going one certain way, we just have our game plan and we’ll see what happens in the ring,"Povedal Derevyanchenko. “If I can knock him out, I’ll be ready to go for it. But if it goes 12 kolesá, I have all of the skills to win a decision.”
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