Only a few days remain before it's Tyson Fury's time again and the Gypsy King will show up at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to take on his old opponent Derek Chisora for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship. The undercard will feature another heavyweight bout in which WBA champion Daniel Dubois will defend his title for the first time against South African challenger Kevin Lerena.
Also this evening there will be an intriguing confrontation for the title of EBU European champion in lightweight between a very experienced Frenchman Ivan Mendy (47-5-1, 22 KOs) and an undefeated Ukrainian Denis Berinchik (16-0, 9 KOs).
Frank Warren and Queensberry, in collaboration with K2 Promotions, were able to provide Berinchyk with a platform to restart his career amid the ongoing massive Russian invasion of his homeland.
“In March, I had to stop boxing and join a team of volunteers who helped our troops and people in hot spots,” Berinchyk said. - We were in many places very close to the front. Returning to the gym after all this was not so easy, but I understood that the Ukrainians needed victories, so I could not miss the opportunity to raise the Ukrainian flag in the European ring.”
For his part, Mendy hopes that Berinchyk will come to give him a fight and he will not be disappointed in his previous big fights.
“I have five losses on points,” Mendy said. - Three of my opponents participated in the battles for the titles of world champions. Campbell, Postol and Tutley. These three boxers beat me on points, at home, and only because the whole fight was running from me around the ring.
