Evgeny Romanov: record, next fight and profile →
The lightly-regarded bridgerweight class will soon be able to boast four 'world' champions - even though only two out of the four sanctioning bodies recognize it as a legitimate division - because on Saturday Russians Evengy Romanov, 19-1 (12 KOs) and Georgiy Yunovidov, 10-1 (6 KOs), meet for the WBA interim title in Ekaterinburg
Russian super middleweight contender Pavel Silyagin, 15-0-1 (7 KOs), meets undefeated Argentinian Pablo "Pacman" Corzo, 23-0 (20 KOs), on July 5 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on a show promoted by German Titov's RCC Boxing Promotions.
Ekaterinburg - In a monumental upset and one of the most bizarre fights in recent memory, lightly-regarded Chinese import Zhaoxin Zhang came from almost being knocked out cold to a knockout victory of his own in a matter of seconds. With a come-from-behind stoppage of previously undefeated Russian heavyweight Evgeny Romanov came a shot at the WBA bridgerweight title, owned by Romanov's compatriot and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Evgeny Tishchenko.
Tomorrow, February 10th, RCC Boxing Promotions, arguably the most resilient Russian promotional company in recent years, led by indomitable German Titov, will host one of the biggest boxing events in Russia since the beginning of the Ukrainian war. Fourteen fights constitute the card of the event, five of them being ten-rounders, and the main event is scheduled for twelve rounds. There will be no major or minor title bouts, but several international encounters will draw solid attention.
Ekaterinburg - Rising Russian middleweight Vadim Tukov, 29, destroyed South African and African Boxing Union champion John Bopape (14-9, 13 KOs) in four one-sided rounds.
In an uneasy time for the world, with two neighboring nations on the battlefield, German Titov of the RCC Boxing Promotions continues to work in a “business-as-usual” style, trying to stage solid pugilistic cards in his Ural citadels. Limitations are present and well-felt, but Titov manages to stage solid cards even during days of sorrow and despair.
Ekaterinburg - In a two-way action-packed encounter, flamboyant Russian light heavyweight Vasily Voytsekhovsky (11-0, 6 KOs) stayed undefeated against dangerous and upset-minded fringe contender Dilmurod Satybadiev, scoring a split decision over eight hard-fought rounds.
World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman recently discussed why his organization is not barring their light heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev, from moving forward with a planned summer unification with WBO champion Joe Smith at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Beterbiev also holds the IBF's world title.
Today’s scheduled World Boxing Council (WBC) purse bid has been avoided as Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) announces an agreement has been reached with Titov Promotions, which promotes undefeated mandatory challenger Evgeny Romanov (16-0, 11 KOs), of Russia, for WBC Bridgerweight World Champion Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas’ first title defense.
Last Friday in Montreal, Oscar Rivas finally became a world champion when he picked up the WBC's bridgerweight title with a tough unanimous decision win over Ryan Rozicki.