By defeating Ryan Rozicki on points Friday, Oscar Rivas (28-1, 19 KOs) became the first-ever WBC champion in the briefer weight class. Under WBC rules, the Colombian must now make two mandatory title defenses. The first candidate to fight Rivas is Russian Evgeny Romanov (16-0, 11 KOs).
Unbeaten Russian Evgeny Romanov (16-0, 11 KOs) defeated his compatriot Dmitry Kudryashov (24-4, 23 KOs) by unanimous decision in the main event of the evening in Khimki, Russia, as part of the debut event from the new promotional organization Gazfight of the famous rap artist Vasily "Basta" Vakulenko. The scores were 120-108 and twice 119-109. Romanov got the vacant WBC silver title, as well as become a contender for a world title in the new bridgerweight category.
On Friday, in Khimki near Moscow, a fight for the WBC silver belt in the bridgerweight will take place. Dmitry Kudryashov (24-3, 23 KOs) faces Evgeny Romanov (15-0, 11 KOs). Kudryashov and Romanov are currently ranked third and fourth respectively in the World Boxing Council's new division rankings, and it is highly likely that the winner of this fight will compete for the title later this year.
On Saturday evening in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Evgeny Tishchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) and Evgeny Romanov (15-0, 11 KOs) replenished their professional records.