Ricards Bolotniks: record, next fight and profile →
Ricards Bolotniks is excited about the prospect of facing Serge Michel in the Golden Contract light heavyweight final – and feels he has already identified the German’s best weapon.
Riga, Latvia - Under the careful eye of none other than the reigning WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury, as well as a number of excited Latvian fans, local light heavyweight Ricards Bolotniks produced one of his finest ever performances by completely outboxing and outfighting a once-beaten Brit Hosea Burton.
Ricards Bolotniks has fired back at Hosea Burton ahead of their Golden Contract light heavyweight semi-final showdown – telling him to prepare for a ‘gladiatorial battle.’
Ricards Bolotniks admits that fighting in Latvia will give him a huge advantage ahead of his Golden Contract light heavyweight semi-final against Hosea Burton. Hometown hero Bolotniks (16-5-1, 7 KOs) welcomes Burton (25-1, 11 KOs) to Riga for their showdown on September 26, live on IFL TV, with a place in the final of the Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament at stake.
Hosea Burton isn’t letting his trip to Latvia deter him ahead of his Golden Contract semi-final with Ricards Bolotniks – insisting that his opponent may struggle to even get through round one. Burton (25-1, 11 KOs) heads to Riga to face Bolotniks (16-5-1, 7 KOs) on September 26, live on IFL TV, with a place in the final of the Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament at stake.
The upcoming Golden Contract details were revealed for the light heavyweight semi-finals. Hosea Burton, Liam Conroy, Ricards Bolotniks and Serge Michel are the four fighters remaining in the competition, with the two semi-finals set to take place on separate dates next month.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has announced that all events in March that fall under its jurisdiction have now been cancelled. Shows around the world have been pulled off the schedule at an alarming rate due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with the BBBoC officially following suit.
All of the 'Golden Contract' semifinalists now have a set date and location for their next ring adventure. The four remaining combatants for the light heavyweight batch of MTK Global's 'Golden Contract' tournament will next step foot in the ring on March 20 at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. As is the case with all brackets—including those at featherweight and junior welterweight—the actual matchups will come via live blind draw during fight week, with the shows airing live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and ESPN+ in the United States.
At the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, MTK Global held the light heavyweight version of their Golden Contract tournament. In a shocker, Ricards Bolotniks (16-5-1, 7 KOs) crushed that man who some felt was the tournament favorite, undefeated, Steven Ward (12-1), with a knockout in the first round.
More tickets are now available for the December 28 event at the award-winning State Farm Arena that is headlined by boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis taking on former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa in the first world title fight in Atlanta since 1998.