By: Almir Teslic
According to my sources, Ievgen Khytrov, the fierce hitting
former World Amateur Boxing Championships Gold Medalist, known as “The
Ukrainian Lion” is set to return September 26th in Dallas, with an
opponent to be announced shortly.
The young Ukrainian isn’t taking any breaks as another fight
is in the process of being finalized on November 7th or November 21st
against a fellow prospect. The November fight could have major implications for
both prospects as it is being reported that the fight could possibly be shown
live on ShoBox. Fox Sports One is another possibility and it would mark Ievgen
Khytrov’s second straight appearance on the network.
Ievgen Khytrov is coming off a devastating knockout
performance against Willie Fortune, a boxer whose only professional loss prior to
August 8th was against highly regarded Middleweight Tureano
Johnson. The quality of opposition for Khytrov has been outstanding thus far
for a boxer with only five professional fights. He seems to be on the fast track
and a large part of that is due to his promoter- Iron Mike Productions, who’ve
made it clear they want their fighters to be challenged, early and often.
Over the years ShoBox has been a wonderful platform for
rising young prospects to showcase and develop their skills. The experience
gained on the network by young fighters has proven many times to successfully transfer over to
higher-profile fights on bigger stages. Fox Sports One has been putting on
tremendous cards themselves in recent times, most recently the August 8th
card put on by Iron Mike Productions. The August card left fans craving more
and the great Mike Tyson himself has made it clear he is ready to continuously
put on fantastic cards and matchmaking equivalent to what we saw earlier this
month.
I will be able to officially announce the opponent, venue
and network of Ievgen Khytrov’s possible fight in November within the following
week. Stay tuned.
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