Eduard Troyanovsky: record, next fight and profile →
According to influential Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov, his protégé Eduard Troyanovkisy (17-0, 14 KOs) will challenge WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril on March 15 in Moscow, Russia. The show will be promoted by Hryunov’s companion Andrey Ryabinskiy, who has recently created his own promotional brand, announced as “World of Boxing”.
Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia - Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (57-8, 40KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf (17-4-1, 8KOs) of France to acquire Germany's version of the World Boxing Union cruiserweight title.. The fight had a "Winner Takes All" contractual stipulation - where the winner received all of the purse money. The scores were 120:108, 120:107, 118:111.
World Boxing Association #4 rated lightweight Eduard Troyanovskiy (16-0, 13KOs), who got his 16th win last Friday in Barnaul, Russia, could be fighting for a world championship belt in his next fight. According to his manager Vlad Hryunov, Richar Abril or Yuriorkis Gamboa could be the next opponent of the 33-year old Russian contender. Abril is a WBA's full world champion, while Gamboa holds interim WBA title.
Notorious Russian manager/promoter Vladimir Hryunov assisted local promoter Petr Rubtsov in staging a big night of boxing in Barnaul, the capital of Altay, a remote Russian region near the Chinese border. The nominal fight of the night was a twelve-rounder between local favorite and Russian light middleweight champion Pavel Mamontov and Kazakh veteran Kanat Kartenbayev.
Crocus City Hall, Moscow - WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18KOs) destroyed previously undefeated Andrzej Wawrzyk (27-1, 13KOs) in three rounds. After an slow first round, Povetkin opened up in the second with a hard right hand to drop Wawrzyk hard. Wawrzyk beat the count and took punishment until the bell. In the third Povetkin dropped Wawrzyk two more times with hard lefts and rights to force the stoppage. Wawrzyk was cut, bloody and hurt when the referee saved him from further punishment.
A heated battle between two ethnic Armenians ended in favour of the more experienced welterweight Musheg Sukiasyan (2-1), who edged pro debutant Sevak Bagdasaryan (now 0-1) over four rounds with a majority decision. No scores were announced, but BoxingScene had it 39-37 - for Sukiasyan.