Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk suffered slim defeats one week aside.
They now flip to show different in hopes of a return to the win column.
A terrific junior middleweight matchup will function the co-feature to the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury heavyweight championship rematch. Each bouts will happen on Dec. 21 at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Madrimov-Bohachuk was confirmed on Tuesday by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Basic Leisure Authority.
“Earlier than the 2 giants collide in Fury v Usyk Reignited, the undercard is ready to gentle up the ring,” Alalshikh said. “With among the greatest names in boxing moving into the ring, these matchups will set the stage for an unforgettable night time.”
Uzbekistan’s Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 knockouts) is rated No. 2 at 154 by The Ring. Ukraine’s Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) is The Ring’s No. 6-rated junior middleweight. Each boxers prepare in California.
The bout will come just a little greater than 4 months after their most up-to-date bouts.
Madrimov dropped a slim determination to Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) to finish his WBA junior middleweight title reign. Their bout topped the Aug. 3 Riyadh Season present at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
The occasion marked the U.S. debut of the Riyadh Season collection headed by Alalshikh. Madrimov received his title on the March 8 ‘Knockout Chaos’ card in Riyadh, when he stopped unbeaten Magomed Kurbanov (25-1, 13 KOs) within the fifth spherical.
That win got here after an elevent-month layoff whereas awaiting his overdue title shot. Madrimov will now struggle for the third time in 2024, all on Riyadh Season occasions.
Bohachuk got here up simply quick in his Battle of the Yr-worthy slugfest versus Vergil Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs) in Las Vegas. Their Aug. 10 battle noticed Ortiz survive two knockdowns to win a choice in his first profession distance struggle.
It was the second straight struggle to go to the scorecards for Bohachuk after his first 24 all resulted in knockout. He outpointed Brian Mendoza on March 30 in Las Vegas. The win earned Bohachuk the interim WBC 154-pound title, which he misplaced to Ortiz.
Like Madrimov, Bohachuk will even enter his third struggle of the 12 months.
Additionally confirmed for the undercard:
- Romford, London’s Johnny Fisher (12-0, 11 KOs) faces pale veteran David Allen (23-6-2, 18 KOs) in an all-UK heavyweight battle;
- England’s Moses Itauma (10-0, 8 KOs) meets Australia’s Demsey McKean (22-1, 14 KOs) in a heavyweight bout scheduled for ten or twelve rounds;
- Unbeaten southpaw Dennis ‘The Menace’ McCann (16-0-1, 8 KOs) collides with Peter McGrail (10-1, 6 KOs) at junior featherweight;
- Fury stablemate Isaac ‘To Bums’ Lowe (25-2-3, 8 KOs) and Lee McGregor (14-1-1, 11 KOs) sq. off in a battle of British featherweights
Headlining the present, Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) makes an attempt the third protection of his RING heavyweight championship versus Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs). Their bout comes seven months after Usyk’s slim win over Fury of their Could 18 thriller to completely unify all of the heavyweight titles.
The primary true undisputed heavyweight championship since 1999 noticed Ukraine’s Usyk hold all of the belts intact for barely a month. He vacated the IBF belt, which noticed Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) upgraded from interim titlist in time to face and defeat Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) on Sept. 21 in London.
Usyk nonetheless holds The Ring championship in addition to the WBA, WBC and WBO belts. He claimed the WBC title in his win over Fury, who held that strap since Feb. 2020. The hulking Brit twice held The Ring championship and briefly held the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in one other lifetime.
