The boxing evening with the participation of the Ukrainian champion will take place on February 14 in New York.
The promotional company Top Rank announced all the undercard fights of the boxing evening, in the main event of which Ukrainian Denis Berinchyk will defend the WBO lightweight belt against American Keyshawn Davis.
In particular, American heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson will return to the ring after an unexpected defeat by Martin Bakole, who has already even threatened to “knock out” Oleksandr Usyk. His opponent will be Greek Marios Kollias.
Viewers will also see a fight between Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali; the opponent will be announced later.
Other undercard fights will feature:
- Xander Zayas (Puerto Rico) vs. Slava Shpomer (Germany)
- Rohan Polanco (Dominican Republic) vs. Jean Carlos Torres (Puerto Rico)
- Vito Melnicki (USA) vs. Connor Coyle (Ireland)
- Abdullah Mason (USA) vs. Manuel Jaimes (USA)
- Delante Johnson (USA) vs. Kaushon Thorler (USA)
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The boxing evening with Berinchyk's participation will take place on February 14 in New York (USA) at the legendary Madison Square Garden arena.
For Denis, this will be the first defense of the WBO lightweight title, which he won in May 2024, defeating the Mexican by split decision Emanuel Navarrete.
The 36-year-old Berinchyk has 19 wins (9 by knockout) in 19 professional fights. He is a silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.
The 25-year-old Keyshawn has 12 wins (8 by knockout) and no losses. He is a silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and holds the WBO Intercontinental lightweight belt.