Alexander Dimitrenko: record, next fight and profile →
Former two-division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia will battle hard-hitting veteran Adrian Granados in a 12-round welterweight bout that will headline the live prime time event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 20 from Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) in Carson, California.
German heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko, 41-4, returns to action on September 8 on the Fritz Sdunek Memorial show in Zinnowitz (Germany) against an opponent is to be announced. Dimitrenko just fought in Atlantic City, where he was stopped in the ninth against Bryant Jennings on August 18.
ESPN’s boxing doubleheader Saturday night drew better ratings than each of the three previous Top Rank cards televised live on the network this summer. Nielsen Media Research ratings released Tuesday revealed an average audience of 686,000 watched ESPN’s two-bout broadcast from Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the main event, heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings got up from a fourth-round knockdown to drop Alexander Dimitrenko three times on his way to a ninth-round, technical-knockout victory.
Jennings, Dimitrenko Fights Photos Gallery - Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings’ climb up the heavyweight ladder continued, as the Philadelphia native got up off the deck to knock out Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko to win the vacant IBF International and NABO heavyweight titles in front of 2,543 fans at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation Hall. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings’ climb up the heavyweight ladder continued, as the Philadelphia native got up off the deck to knock out Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko to win the vacant IBF International and NABO heavyweight titles in front of 2,543 fans at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation Hall.
ATLANTIC CITY – Bryant Jennings was well on his way to emphatically knocking out Alexander Dimitrenko on Saturday night. The heavyweight contender from Philadelphia dropped Dimitrenko for the third time when he cracked Dimitrenko with a right uppercut that knocked him down during the ninth round. Before Jennings could cleanly finish off his huge Russian opponent, referee Alan Huggins stopped their scheduled 12-round fight at Ocean Casino Resort.
Bryant Jennings Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Boxing is being featured for the first time at the recently opened Ocean Resort Casino (formerly Revel), which is located steps from the Atlantic City boardwalk. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Jennings, Dimitrenko Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Boxing is being featured for the first time at the recently opened Ocean Resort Casino (formerly Revel), which is located steps from the Atlantic City boardwalk. Heavyweights will take center stage on Saturday evening when Philadelphia's Bryant "B.Y." Jennings faces Alexander "Sascha" Dimitrenko in the 12-round heavyweight main event
So in the opinion of heavyweight Bryant Jennings - who faces Alexander Dimitrenko this Saturday night as the headliner on ESPN from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey - which heavyweight does he fancy as the best in the world, currently?
Jennings, Dimitrenko Photos Gallery - Boxing is being featured for the first time at the recently opened Ocean Resort Casino (formerly Revel), which is located steps from the Atlantic City boardwalk. (photos by Mikey Williams)