Artem Suslenkov will take on Artur Mann in a heavyweight headline bout scheduled for 10 rounds in Friday’s IBA.PRO 16 at the Nadezhda Sports Palace in Serpukhov, Russia.
The event will be streamed on the IBA Boxing YouTube page.
Suslenkov, 13-0 (8 KOs), is a 30-year-old from Volgograd, Russia, who most recently stopped Croatia’s Agron Smakici in five rounds last October. With a win, Suslenkov – ranked No. 13 in the division by the WBA – can continue building momentum and begin positioning himself for a shot at a world title in the not-too-distant future.
Mann, 23-5 (14 KOs), is a 35-year-old Kazakhstan-born German and former cruiserweight. In his final fight at 200lbs, he was stopped by Sergey Kovalev in Kovalev’s April 2025 swan song. Mann has since blown out Gregory Garcia in a first-round knockout this past February.
In the co-main event, Russia’s Yuri Osipov, 5-0 (4 KOs), will take on Britain’s Michael King (8-4-1, 6 KOs), in a middleweight bout scheduled for six rounds.
Additionally, Russia’s 16-2-1 (5 KOs) Nikita Miroshnichenko – a sparring partner for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – will face countryman Alexander Khokhlov, 4-1-1 (1 KO), in a scheduled eight-rounder at welterweight; Russia’s Mikhail Grigoryan, 8-0 (2 KOs), will meet the Philippines’ Joe Santisima, 26-9 (22 KOs), in a 10-round lightweight battle; Serpukhov’s Sergey Kalchugin 5-0 (3 KOs) will compete in his farewell bout in front of his hometown crowd; and Danila Belevitin – another Serpukhov fighter and a bronze medalist at the 2026 Russian Cup – will also appear.
