Johnny Fisher – Picture by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Johnny Fisher celebrates his seventh spherical win
Johnny Fisher will now headline his second straight present.
Matchroom Boxing confirmed the reshuffled lineup for its Sept. 28 DAZN card. The occasion may also change places as Fisher will face Andrii Rudenko in a heavyweight bout at Copper Field Area in London’s Hackney Wick area.
A brand new headliner was wanted Dalton Smith (16-0, 12 knockouts) withdrew from his bout versus Jon Fernandez (26-3, 22 KOs) attributable to damage. The present was attributable to happen at Utilita Area in Smith’s hometown of Sheffield, England. The situation was additionally supreme for Denaby Fundamental’s Terri Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs), who challenges WBO 135-pound titlist Rhiannon Dixon (10-0, 1 KO).
On the very least, Dixon-Harper retains its struggle date after being rescheduled twice.
Nonetheless, it’s now Fisher who serves because the native draw. The rising heavyweight from close by Romford helped dub the world as “Copper BOSH” following his final look. Fisher (12-0, 11 KOs) tore by means of Alen Babic in simply 36 seconds in his first profession headliner. He picked up his seventh consecutive knockout within the course of.
“The Copper BOSH Area goes to be leaping once more on September 28,” stated Fisher. “We will at all times depend on The Bull Military to takeover East London as I take the following step in my profession. Andriy Rudenko shall be my hardest take a look at do date. Confirmed to be a warrior on the elite stage, he’ll take a look at my mettle. I’m prepared.”
The upcoming conflict versus Rudenko (36-7, 22 KOs) will mark the third of the yr for the 25-year-old bruiser.
Ukraine’s Rudenko has misplaced two of his final 4 begins, each inside six rounds. He was stopped within the fifth spherical by then-unbeaten Jared Anderson final Aug. 26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He returned house to Ukraine for a confidence-restoring win final Oct. 28 in Lviv.
The stability of the undercard stays intact. Liverpool’s Peter McGrail (9-0. 5 KOs) faces Brad Foster (15-3-2, 5 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round junior featherweight bout.
