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Mer! Undefeated Brawler Ievgen Khytrov Meets
Middleweight Contender Paul Mendez in Co-Main Event
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Mashantucket, CT (Juni 27, 2016) – Rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) kommer att ta på förre världsmästaren Är “Kung” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) i 10-round main event av Premier Boxning Champions på ESPN & ESPN på Torsdag, Juli 21 från Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, CT.
Televised täckning börjar på 8 p.m. OCH/5 p.m. PT and features a middleweight showdown between hard-hitting Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Kos) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 Kos) i 10-rundor handlings.
“I’m excited about this opportunity to headline against an experienced former champion,” said Derevyanchenko. “Soliman has accomplished a lot, but right now he is standing in the way of me being a world champion. You will see the best version of me on July 21 and I will show why I am a dangerous fighter in this division.”
“This is a crossroads fight so I am leaving nothing to chance and will do every bit of training needed to win this fight,” said Soliman. “We are both fighting for world title position and I know Sergiy will fight hard for this win. This all makes it a great contest.”
Biljetter för live-event, vilket främjas av DiBella Entertainment, är prissatta på $150, $75 och $45 exklusive tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter och är på rea. Biljetter finns på www.ticketmaster.com och www.foxwoods.com eller genom att besöka Foxwoods’ Box Office. Så här laddar du genom telefonsamtal Ticketmaster på (800) 745-3000. “På Juli 21, PBC on ESPN will feature two Ukrainian amateur prodigies and former Olympians who are now tearing through the middleweight division,” sade Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “Sergiy Derevyanchenko, just eight fights into his pro career, will meet the experienced former champion Sam Soliman in a world title eliminator. The explosive Ievgen Khytrov, known as the ‘Ukranian Lion’, will open the telecast facing contender Paul Mendez in the toughest test of his career.”
“Foxwoods Resort Casino continues to offer the most compelling nationally-televised boxing events, featuring the very best fighters in the world,” nämnda Felix Rappaport, President & CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino. “For nearly 25 år, Foxwoods has been considered the ‘Fight Capital of the Northeast,’ and our Summer Boxing Series will only build upon that fact. In true Foxwoods fashion, boxing fans can expect non-stop action and excitement from the moment the bell rings.”
A highly decorated amateur who represented his native Ukraine in the 2008 OS, Derevyanchenko now lives and trains in Brooklyn. The unbeaten 30-year-old defeated a slew of experienced contenders in 2015 with wins over Elvin Ayala, Alan Campa, Vladine Biosse and a thrilling third-round stoppage of Jessie Nicklow. Han började 2016 by stopping Mike Guy in March and will look to keep that momentum going on Juli 21.
An experienced fighter who was once a kickboxing champion, Soliman won his middleweight world title in 2014 when he defeated Felix Sturm in Germany. Representing Melbourne, Australien, Soliman owns a victory over former world champion Sakio Bika in addition to triumphs over veterans Enrique Ornelas, Les Sherrington, Giovanni Lorenzo and Sean Sulivan.
Another Olympian who represented his native Ukraine, Khytrov vann också ett Amatuer-världsmästerskap innan han blev proffs 2013. Sedan dess, 27-åringen har dominerat på väg att stoppa utmanarna Josh Luteran och Nick Brinson förutom tidigare obesegrade krigare Maurice Louishomme och Aaron Coley. Tränar nu från Brooklyn, his last outing saw him dominate Kenneth McNeil in his first 10-round bout.
Fighting out of Delano, Calif., Mendez is undefeated in his last 15 bouts including four victories in 2015. En pro sedan 2009, the 27-year-old will be making his east coast debut on Juli 21 after stopping Andrik Saralegui in August and defeating veteran David Alonso Lopez.
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