Carnation returns this coming Saturday

Alexander Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) said thirteen months ago that he should return to the ring soon. Before the fight with Bivol, Canelo hired him as a sparring partner, and rumors about the return of the Ukrainian got a more real basis. So far, Alexander himself has not spoken much about the details of his return.

Gvozdyk was one of the members of the successful Ukrainian national team along with Oleksandr Usyk and Vasily Lomachenko. He was the world light heavyweight champion, ended the career of Adonis Stevenson, but in the unification of the two belts in October 2019, although he fought well, he lost ahead of schedule to Artur Beterbiev in the tenth round. At the time the fight was stopped, according to the judges, the Ukrainian was leading two judges on the cards.

According to the latest information, Gvozdyk will return to the ring this coming Saturday, February 11 at a boxing event in Pomona, California. His opponent in the 6-round fight will be veteran Jorge Daniel Miranda (58-21, 22 KOs).

“After sparring with Gilberto Ramirez, I was preparing to return, but my fight was constantly postponed. That's why I'm happy to get into the ring at all. I wanted to immediately return with a 10-round fight, but it turned out that potential rivals require a very large fee for this. The collection and preparation dragged on, and I just wanted to finish this training with a fight. I've been training for over half a year now. In the fight with Miranda, I will shed the rust and try to get the rounds I need, ”said Gvozdyk, in the corner of which should be coach Marco Contreras.