Evgeny Shvedenko: record, next fight and profile →
German Faecher Sports, headed by Christian Titze and Wolfgang Fahrer, have reached an agreement for an IBF eliminator at super middleweight between former IBF champ Caleb Truax (31-5-2) and Evgeny Shvedenko (15-0). Date and site will be announced later but the fight will go ahead in Germany during October, reports boxen1.com.
Dmitry Salita has retained the promotional rights to determine the next mandatory challenger to the IBF super middleweight title. The former title contender and current promoter was the highest bidder for the IBF-ordered title eliminator between unbeaten contenders Evgeny Shvedenko and Vladimir Shishkin. Salita Promotions—Shishkin’s promoter—submitted a bid of $355,000 during a purse bid hearing conducted Tuesday afternoon from IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey.
A purse bid for the IBF super middleweight eliminator between #3 ranked Evgeny Shvedenko and #8 ranked Vladimir Shishkin has been scheduled for June 15, according to a letter sent out by the sanctioning body earlier today.
Unbeaten Hungarian super welterweight and former amateur star Balazs Bacskai (14-0) defends the WBO Intercontinental title against Mexican Alejandro Davila (22-2-2) on May 28 in Budapest on a New School Promotion.
Caleb Plant is free and clear to enter a voluntary title defense for his next fight although steps are already in place to determine his next mandatory challenger. Fächer Sport Management GmbH claimed promotional rights to the IBF super middleweight title elimination bout between Evgeny Shvedenko and Aidos Yerbossynuly. The Germany-based outfit—who represents Shvedenko—submitted a winning offer of $301,588 during a purse bid hearing held Thursday afternoon, both onsite and via Zoom conference call as conducted from IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey.
Russia-born, Germany-based super middleweight Evgeny Shvedenko is more used to fight abroad than in his native land. However, he has never disappointed his countrymen either. On Monday night, Shvedenko scored one of his finest wins, while fighting in St. Petersburg, Russia, by outpointing hard-hitter Artur Osipov for a vacant WBC International super middleweight title.