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By Thomas Gerbasi - The smile was a familiar one. It was the kind of ear to ear grin that you see on the face of someone who looks at the green grass of Yankee Stadium for the first time. And for Ukraine’s Ievgen Khytrov, being at Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the recent Paulie Malignaggi-Zab Judah card wasn’t just a night out, but hopefully a forecast for things to come.
“I really enjoyed it,” said Khytrov through translator Max Alperovich. “It was my first time that I was present for a professional event. I only saw it on TV previously. It was very enjoyable and I can’t wait to do it myself.”
Barclays Center may have to wait, but when it comes to the pro game, the 2011 world amateur champion and 2012 Olympian will be getting down to business at Webster Hall in New York City with a debut bout against Christian Nava. It’s one of the most highly anticipated debuts in a while, one undoubtedly aided by the emergence of middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, and when you consider that as an amateur Khytrov was lauded for his heavy hands and aggressive attack, the bar has been set pretty high for the 25-year-old native of Kryvyi Rih. [Click Here To Read More]
“I really enjoyed it,” said Khytrov through translator Max Alperovich. “It was my first time that I was present for a professional event. I only saw it on TV previously. It was very enjoyable and I can’t wait to do it myself.”
Barclays Center may have to wait, but when it comes to the pro game, the 2011 world amateur champion and 2012 Olympian will be getting down to business at Webster Hall in New York City with a debut bout against Christian Nava. It’s one of the most highly anticipated debuts in a while, one undoubtedly aided by the emergence of middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, and when you consider that as an amateur Khytrov was lauded for his heavy hands and aggressive attack, the bar has been set pretty high for the 25-year-old native of Kryvyi Rih. [Click Here To Read More]
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