Towering 6′ 9″ Kazakhstani heavyweight Ivan Dychko will return to the ring this Friday, يوليو 6, at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, فلوريدا.

 

 

 

Dychko, the two-time Olympic super-heavyweight bronze medallist (6-0, 6 كوس), will face long-time heavyweight gate keeper Maurice “Mo Bettah” Harris (26-21-3, 11 كوس) of East Orange, نيو جيرسي, in an eight-round showdown on Heavyweight Factory Boxing’s “Hometown Throwdown” event.

 

 

 

في الحدث الرئيسي 10 جولة, undefeated Miami-based welterweight Harold “King” Calderon (16-0, 10 كوس) takes on John David “Pretty Boy” Martinez (10-0, 8 كوس) in a crosstown battle. In the 10-round super lightweight co-main event, undefeated 19-year-old WBO-NABO Youth Super Lightweight Champion Logan “The Korican Kid” Yoon (11-0, 10 كوس) of Honolulu will face Colombian veteran Luis E. الزهور (24-9, 20 كوس).

 

Tickets for “Hometown Throwdown” cost $60, $100, $150, $250 و $500 VIP. Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com.

 

 

 

“My training went well,” said Dychko. “It’s sometimes hard to find sparring partners at a level that will benefit me, ولكن أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة. أنا في حالة جيدة جدا. My fights last one, اثنان, sometimes three rounds. I’ve never been tested over the distance. I hope some of these veterans can give me some rounds and let me test myself against them and maybe teach me a few things.”

 

 

 

The power-punching Dychko, who medalled at the 2012 و 2016 Summer Olympics and went 181-18 كهاو, is on the fast-track to join his former rivals at the top of the professional side of the sport.

 

 

 

“I’m happy with my progress. I’m in the building stage right now, so everything is fine. I’m waiting to join all my former amateur rivals at the top of the division,"هو قال. “I want to be unified champion of the world and fight the best. أنتوني جوشوا, Deontay Wilder and some of the guys I already fought as an amateur, I would like to see them again. I think it will take me about another year and then I’ll be ready for the best in the world. One more year to get used to the professional part of the sport.”

 

 

 

Expected special guests that evening include Heavyweight Factory regulars, former heavyweight champions Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield. في ليلة المعركة, the action starts at 7:15 عصرا. Doors open one hour prior to start time. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & يقع الكازينو في 1 Seminole Way في هوليوود, فلوريدا.