Following his impressive win over Brian Mendoza in Las Vegas last month, Ukrainian boxing star Serhii Bohachuk, 24-1 (23 KOs), was welcomed by the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Mauricio Sulaiman and WBC Vice-President Alberto Leon for the presentation...
LAS VEGAS – Brian Mendoza took a late call to come in against Los Angeles-based Ukrainian Serhii Bohachuk less than two weeks ago after Bohachuk’s original foe, Sebastian Fundora, found himself in the main event against Tim Tszyu.
Brian Mendoza (22-3, 16 KOs) prides himself on staying in always shape. So when Saturday's PBC card was rejigged and Serhii Bohachuk (23-1, 23 KOs) was left without a dance partner, Mendoza was ready to field the call.
Sebastian Fundora knows that the stakes of Saturday's fight with Tim Tszyu include the crowning of "the new king at 154" pounds. But do they also include unlocking a space in the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his fight manager?
Terence Crawford will reportedly be allowed to retain his WBO welterweight title even as he moves up to junior middleweight, where he will be the mandatory challenger of the winner of Saturday’s fight between Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora.
Undefeated rising star Tim Tszyu will take on all-action contender Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora for Tszyu’s WBO title (pending approval), and the vacant WBC 154-pound world title, headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event available on Prime Vid...
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