Sergiy Derevyanchenko of Ukraine commented on the defeat by split decision to Daniel Jacobs in the meeting for the vacant IBF belt. And Derevyanchenko expressed hope for a rematch.
Middleweight battle between Daniel Jacobs of US and Sergiy Derevyanchenko of Ukraine at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27. The fight ended via split decision victory of Jacobs who captured vacant IBF title.
In one of the main events of the evening in New Orleans, USA, the interim WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis (23-0, 19 KOs) scores a convincing and one-sided victory over former lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (33-2, 13 KOs) and proceeds into the semi-finals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), where he will meet Kiryl Relikh.
In one of the main events of the evening in New Orleans, in the battle for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title, Ivan Baranchyk (19-0, 12 KOs) stopped Anthony Yigit (21-1-1, 7 KOs) after the doctor recommended the referee to withdraw the latter after the seventh round due to a serious swelling near the left eye. Thus, Baranchyk passed to the semi-finals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series, where he will meet with the winner of Josh Taylor - Ryan Martin, who will meet in a week, on November 3, in Glasgow.
In the main event of the evening at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York, in the last boxing broadcast in the history of the HBO channel, Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-1, 10 KOs) of Ukraine in a hard confrontation lost by split decision to Daniel Jacobs (35 -2, 29 KO), thus losing the chance to become the owner of the IBF championship belt, which was at the stake in this fight.
John Ryder (27-4, 15 KO) scored a KO victory in the seventh round over the previously undefeated Andrey Sirotkin (15-1, 4 KO) and received the status of the official contender for the WBA super middleweight title in the main event at the Copper Box Arena in London.
In the main event of a boxing evening in Sofia, Bulgaria, Kubrat Pulev (26-1, 13 KO) scored a unanimous decision over Hughie Fury (21-2, 11 KO) in a battle of two former contenders for the championship belts. As a result of the fight, Pulev received the status of an official contender for the IBF title, which is currently owned by Anthony Joshua.
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from New York, in the main event of which Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko will fight for the vacant world middleweight title.
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from New Orleans, US in the main events of which the quarterfinals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) will take place in the super lightweight division. In the first pair, the title holder of the WBC interim belt Regis Prograis (22-0, 19 KOs) will meet Terry Flanagan (33-1, 13 KOs), in the second battle Ivan Baranchyk (18-0, 11 KOs) and Anthony Yigit (21 0-1, 7 KOs) will challenge the vacant IBF title.
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from Sofia, Bulgaria, in the main event of which heavyweights Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) and Huey Fury (21-1, 11 KOs) will challenge the title of official IBF title contender.