by Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten light heavyweight Vyacheslav Shabranskyy will fight fellow unbeaten Paul Parker on June 30, Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz told Boxingscene.com on Tuesday morning.
The 10 round cruiserweight bout will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Penn., and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Deportes, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
Shabranskyy (13-0, 11 KOs) is originally from the Ukraine, but resides in the Los Angeles area. In his last bout on March 12, Shabranskyy stopped Fabiano Pena after the fifth round in San Antonio, Tex.
Shabranskyy fights under the Golden Boy Promotions banner.
“I am excited to be fighting as the main event for the Golden Boy Live on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes,” said Shabranskyy, who has stopped his last four opponents in a row. “This will be my first headlining event and I am ready to entertain and prove to all the fans in Philadelphia that I am worthy of my (WBC United States USNBC light heavyweight) title and am a serious contender in the light heavyweight division.”
Parker (7-0, 4 KOs) has not fought since August 22, when he stopped once-beaten Brian Holstein in the first round. The 30-year-old Parker resides in Toledo, Ohio, but has fought across the country.
Also on the Golden Boy Live telecast, light heavyweight D’Mitrius Ballard (9-0, 8 KOs) will fight Josue Ovando (13-6-1, 10 KOs) and lightweight Lamont Roach (7-0, 3 KOs) will fight Christian Santibanez (3-4, 2 KOs). Both bout will be scheduled for six rounds.
Damon Allen (6-0) of Philadelphia and Kevin Rivers (11-0) will fight in separate six round bouts.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing