A conflict between former 154-lb world champions Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk is being negotiated for the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk II on December twenty first on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A Battle Price Watching
Madrimov vs. Bohachuk had been mentioned beforehand as a chance for the Fury-Usyk 2 card, and now it appears to be like prefer it may occur. That will be an impressive struggle that might enliven the cardboard on PPV.
“I’m knowledgeable {that a} struggle between Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk is being negotiated for December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, inside the Fury-Usyk 2 card,” reviews Fernando Sabatini on X.
If the Madrimov-Bohachuk struggle occurs, it must be an action-packed contest with many energy punches. Madrimov, 29, could have realized his lesson from his current loss to Terence Crawford that he’s obtained to let his fingers go and struggle aggressively all through.
He averted his typical preventing type by selecting to field Crawford, which performed into the Nebraska native’s fingers. You by no means field a boxer. Madrimov had hoped to get a rematch with Crawford, and there was zero probability of that occuring. Crawford was completely satisfied along with his slender choice win and is now holding out for a Canelo Alvarez payday. That doesn’t look good both.
If Bohacuk is one of the best Madrimov can get, he should be happy. Madrimov mentioned he wished to struggle for a world title instantly in opposition to one of many champions at 154, however they’re all tied up proper now.
Bohachuk’s Vindication
Former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) misplaced a extremely questionable 12-round majority choice to Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August tenth on the Michelob Extremely Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Many boxing followers felt that Bohachuk, 29, ought to have gained, provided that he’d knocked Vergil Jr. down twice, landed the more durable pictures, and pushed the struggle within the late levels.
Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) is coming off an in depth 12-round unanimous choice loss to Terence Crawford on August third in a Riyadh Season occasion on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
It was an in depth sufficient struggle for it to go both means, however the judges gave it to Crawford primarily based on him being the aggressor within the closing three rounds, 10 by means of 12.
Once more, Madrimov veered away from his typical type by boxing the older, weaker 36-year-old Crawford slightly than utilizing his youth and energy benefit to go for the knockout.
