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The Punch Boxing Promotions, a newly created but steadily rising promotional outfit led by Muscovite Armenian Aram Davtyan, is a power to be reckoned with on the Moscow fight scene.
There are certain reasons to fight for. Punch Boxing Promotions, a relatively new face in the pugilistic business, led by Aram Davtyan, found its specific ground (and reason) to fight for. They tell us fighters should fight for the future. And it’s exactly how their series is named – “Fight for the Future”. There have already been several installments in Moscow the last year, and this past Saturday (October 8) tradition continued at old famous “Krilya Sovetov” arena, a hotbed of Muscovite boxing.
Situated not far from the Third Ring Road of Moscow, YotaSpace nightclub and concert hall welcomed a rare type of event yesterday – prizefighting. Promoted by Aram Davtyan and his Punch Boxing Promotions, and bannered “Fight for the Future”, this tourney – as all of Davtyan’s installments – featured the best of local Armenian fight scene. It has also once again indicated that ethnic Armenians are getting more and more involved into the Russian fight scene
IBF #1 rated heavyweight Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) did what he should by stopping overmatched and out-of-shape Kertson Manswell (24-12, 18 KOs) in four one-sided rounds. Glazkov's win crowned a night of boxing in Krasnodar, southern Russia, which was also a celebration of the tenth anniversary of Kirill Pchelnikov's PUSHKA Promotions.
Johan Duhaupas heads back to France with the biggest win of his career, pulling off a considerable upset in scoring a 10-round decision over Manuel Charr. Scores were 95-95 even and matching scores of 98-93 in favor of Duhaupas (32-2, 20KOs), who was coming off of a points loss to unbeaten Erkan Teper less than a month ago.
The undercard is coming together for the April 10th card in Moscow, Russia - where WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (26-2, 20KOs) will defend his world title against mandatory challenger Youri Kayembre Kalenga (21-2, 14KOs). For the vacant International Boxing Organization world super lightweight title, Eduard Troyanovsky (20-0, 17KOs) will face Aik Shakhnazaryan (15-1, 6KOs). Cruiserweight Dmitry Kudryashov (16-0, 16KOs) goes against veteran Francisco Palacios (23-2, 14KOs) in a clash for the WBA International cruiserweight title.
Broomfield, Colo.--Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios look to break their tie as they meet for the third time. The friendly rivals collide at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, just outside of Alvarado's hometown of Thornton, Colorado. Their bout headlines a televised doubleheader later this evening on the 2015 season premiere of HBO's Boxing After Dark (Saturday, HBO 9:45 p.m. ET). Also on the telecast, unbeaten super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez takes on Maxim Vlasov. All bouts not on the telecast will stream live on TopRank.tv.
Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios collide for the third time, with each owning a win over the other. The pair of former titlists meet Saturday evening at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, airing live on HBO. In the televised co-feature, unbeaten super middleweight contender Gilberto Ramirez faces his toughest test to date (on paper), as he squares off with Maxim Vlasov in a scheduled 10-round bout.
Four promising fighters from different promotional teams but all heading from former Soviet republics are expected to land on the undercard of an anticipated rubber match between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado, which is expected by many to be another chapter in a masterpiece of savagery, written by this dynamic duo. Rios vs. Alvarado III takes place in Bloomfield, Colorado, on January 24.
WBO #12 rated Russia light welterweight Aik “Humanoid” Shakhnazaryan (15-0, 6 KOs) is full of new ambitions following a banner year in 2014 (which included wins over tough hombres Alisher Rakhimov and Felix Lora). The 21-year old fighter will soon relocate himself to the United States, together with his famed trainer Victor Petrochenko for further development overseas. Nikolay Baklanov, a vice-president of Pushka Promotions, is also interested in securing Shakhnazaryan some fights in the U.S. Petrochenko is most known for being a head coach of Dmitry Pirog, when the latter was in his prime.