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LOS ANGELES (Junio 16, 2025) - Often avoided Russian super middleweight Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov (13-0, 6 KOs) will headline “LA Friday Night Fights”, presented by Paco Presents and Golden Boy Promotions, against David “Dynamite” Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs) this week in Long Beach, California. Khamukov faces Stevens, who was a standout amateur boxer out of Pennsylvania, en el evento principal a 10 asaltos. “LA Friday Night Fights” will be streamed live this Friday on DAZN from Thunder Studios. A promotional free agent who now resides in Woodland Hills (TAL COMO), Khamukov had 350 partidos de aficionados, represented Russia in the 2016 Juegos Olímpicos, and he was the only Russian to qualify for the same Olympics in two weights classes (middleweight and light heavyweight). Capturó medallas de oro en el 2015 European Championships and 2016 Russian National Championships. Khamukov, 33, is excited to be fighting again, never mind headlining, because he has had a difficult time securing fights prior to recently signing a managerial contract with 3 Gestión de puntos (3 Primer ministro). Khamukov’s last fight was 13 Hace meses, when he knocked out Esau Herrera de la Cruz (21-16-1) en la tercera ronda. “It was a real challenge, tanto física como mentalmente,” Khamukov spoke about his absence from the ring. “As they say, the darkest night is followed by the brightest dawn. That time away helped me reset, reflect, and come back even stronger. Sometimes those moments are necessary to build true resilience. You have to ask fighters why they have avoided me. I’ve always been ready to fight but they weren’t. Maybe the risk just didn’t justify the reward? Fear of losing can be a powerful force. Let them run, I’m not chasing anyone. I’m focused on my own path. “It’s a huge honor and a big responsibility to be headlining this Friday night in Long Beach. A main event, worthy opponent, and a team that’s worked incredibly hard to get us here. Now it’s time to do what I do best: step into the ring and prove myself. Fighting on DAZN is a launchpad to a whole new level. Millions of eyes, a bigger stage and new doors that could open for me after a strong performance. One thing will stay the same: moving forward with dignity and respect for the sport, my opponent and myself.” In his most recent fight last November in Las Vegas, the 24-year-old Stevens lost a 12-round split decision to Bektemir Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KOs). Stevens’ most impressive performance to date was an 8-round stoppage of then 14-0 Sean Hemphill in 2023. “My opponent is a strong, luchador experimentado, sin lugar a dudas,” Khamukov said. “I respect that, but I didn’t just start boxing yesterday, cualquiera de los dos. I’ve prepared thoroughly – physically, mentalmente, tactically. The rest will be shown in the ring. Yo no hablo mucho, Hago, and that’s what professionalism is about. “The biggest change in training camp has been volume. We’ve increased endurance work and focused on managing pace and energy. At my core, I’m still the same…. agresivo, technical, and hungry for victory. Khamukov is the latest member of 3 Point Management’ (3 Primer ministro) stable of gifted boxers including WBA & WBO Cruiserweight World Champion/Ring Magazine No. 1 rated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs), former WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion/WBC No. 3 rated Oleksandr “Nails” Gvozdyk (20-2, 16 KOs), world super flyweight title challenger/WBO No. 1 rated John “Scrappy” Ramirez (14-1, 9 KOs), AMB #6 rated super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulgham (14-1, 12 KOs), former WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs) and German junior welterweight Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (7-0, 3 KOs). INFORMACIÓN: Sitio web: www.3pointmanagement.com /PetrKhamukov Instagram: @3pointmgmt @PetrKhamukov |
