By Dmitry Mikhalchuk and Alexey Sukachev / Photo: Waldemar Gorlushko
The stage is set for the first fight card in Ukraine this year, as boxers of K2 Promotions are back to the capital of the suffering republic. Taking the spotlight is 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Olexander Usyk (6-0, 6 KOs), who continues his education by taking on determined Russian challenger and WBO #15 rated Andrey Knyazev (11-1, 6 KOs) in a fight of not only sportive but also political ambitions. WBO #3 rated cruiserweight Usyk will put his WBO I/C title at risk against the Russian. The bout is set for ten rounds and will take place at the Kiev palace of Sports.
Both fighters were presented tonight at the weigh-in. Usyk hit the scale at 198.2 pounds, while his counterpart was exactly a pound heavier at 199.2.
Other weights:
Max Bursak 169.8 vs. Chris Herrmann 166.4 - 8 rounds
Oleg Malinovskiy 127.9 vs. Oszkar Fiko 130.7 - 8 rounds
Mishiko Beselia 143.3 vs. Anzor Gamgebeli ??? (to be weighed-in later) - 8 rounds
Khasan Baysangurov 156.5 vs. Nikoloz Gviniashvili 155.6 - 8 rounds
Hussein Baysangurov 148.3 vs. Lazslo Fazekas 149.4 - 6 rounds
Sergey Radchenko 198.2 vs. Roman Mirzoev 198.7 - 4 rounds
Petr Ivanov 165.9 vs. Sergey Shevchuk 166.4 - 4 rounds
Aram Faniyan 141 vs. Evgueny Kondratenko 141 - 4 rounds
