Ivan Golub: record, next fight and profile →
Ivan Golub comes from a school of boxing unlike many can imagine. The now Brooklyn based welterweight, who's career is guided by managerial company Split-T management and promoter Lou DiBella, is a product of the famed Ukrainian amateur setup that includes world champions Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk, Oleksander Gvozdyk, and stablemate Sergiy Dereyvanchenko.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Junior Fa looks to continue his ascension in the pro ranks. The 30-year old New Zealander plays stateside for the third straight time, as he faces 2004 U.S. Olympian Devin Vargas in a scheduled 10-round bout Friday evening at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
DiBella Entertainment's nationally acclaimed Broadway Boxing series hits Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT, on Friday, November 15. The 111th edition of Broadway Boxing will be live streamed exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. The event features two undefeated heavyweight contenders from New Zealand in separate bouts; Junior Fa and Hemi Ahio. Broadway Boxing is presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, Christos Steak House and Gagliardi Insurance.
Returning to the ring for the first time since competing for "The Contender", Ievgen "The Ukrainian Lion" Khytrov, 167.6 lbs., of Brooklyn, NY, moved up to the super middleweight division to face Gabriel Pham, 167.6 lbs., of Atlantic City, NJ, in the main event. Khytrov turned in a tremendous performance, pressuring his way inside the tall 6'3" frame of southpaw Pham for the entire fight.
On Thursday, August 1, DiBella Entertainment will return with the second edition of its Broadway Boxing Summer Series, titled "NIGHT OF THE CONTENDERS", from the Monroeville Convention Center, in Monroeville, PA. Two participants from the last season of "The Contender" tournament, Ievgen Khytrov and Eric Walker, will be co-featured in separate bouts. The event will be live streamed exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Broadway Boxing: NIGHT OF THE CONTENDERS is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Pinnacle Fighting Championships, and is presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, Christos Steak House and Gagliardi Insurance.
WBC USNBC welterweight champion Ivan Golub is primed for his return on August 1 in Pittsburgh, trainer Andre Rozier comments. Golub was part of Ukraine's standout amateur setup before heading stateside to turn professional, linking up with promoter Lou DiBella and veteran coach Rozier. The welterweight standout has amassed 16 wins with 12 coming inside the distance since his relocation to the United States and gave his assessment on his career so far.
In the main event, Ukrainian welterweight contender Ivan "The Volk" Golub, 146.6, of Brooklyn, NY, defended his WBC USNBC title for the first time against Manuel Alejandro Reyes, 147, of Los Angeles, CA, in a 10-round battle of southpaws. Golub focused early on the midsection, pounding away with hooks to Reyes' ribs. Reyes, who was pressing forward, made his presence felt in round two when he opened a cut above Golub's right eye with a stinging left hand.
Celebrating its 16th year, DiBella Entertainment's acclaimed Broadway Boxing series returns to Manhattan on Wednesday, April 10, at Sony Hall in Times Square. Ukrainian welterweight contender Ivan "The Volk" Golub (15-1, 12 KOs) will headline the event taking on Karim Mayfield (21-5-1, 11 KOs), in defense of his WBC USNBC title, scheduled for 10 rounds.
DiBella Entertainment will showcase three of their top contenders in televised or streamed action this Saturday, August 18, including undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko, super middleweight Demond Nicholson and welterweight Ivan Golub.
Julian Williams wasn’t overly impressive Friday night, but he did what he needed to do to begin moving past a devastating defeat. Williams was workmanlike for much of his junior middleweight match against Joshua Conley and eventually wore him down. Philadelphia’s Williams forced Conley to take a knee early in the seventh round, when Conley’s trainer threw in the towel to have their scheduled 10-round fight stopped in Toledo, Ohio.