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Berinchyk and Davis lock horns in New York (Picture Credit score: Mikey Williams, High Rank) Madison Sq. Backyard in New York hosts world championship boxing this Friday night, as Denys Berinchyk makes a primary defence of his WBO light-weight title in opposition to gifted prospect, Keyshawn Davis.
High Rank promote Berinchyk vs Davis, and you’ll see the motion reside on Sky Sports activities within the UK, and ESPN+ within the USA.
Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) has solely fought 3 times because the finish of 2021, however has made steps up every time, culminating in his world title win. The Ukrainian outscored Yvan Mendy on the finish of 2022 to take the European title, and defended in a transparent factors win in opposition to Anthony Yigit in Poland in August 2023.
Berynchyk would then contest the vacant WBO light-weight title final Might in opposition to the formidable Emanuel Navarrete, and he carried out impressively, taking the belt with a cut up determination win.
Berinchyk scored a superb win over Navarrete Picture Credit score: Sky Sports activities
Virginia-based Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) might be subsequent up for Berinchyk, with the Matchroom-promoted ‘Businessman’ additionally taking gradual steps up in his most up-to-date outings. 2024 noticed Davis combat 3 times, starting with a sixth spherical stoppage of former world champion Jose Pedraza in February, which was adopted by a large factors win in opposition to Miguel Madueno in July.
Davis rounded off the yr in November, dropping Gustavo Lemos 3 times on the best way to an outstanding second spherical win.
Davis destroyed Lemos final day trip Picture Credit score: Mikey Williams/High Rank
Prediction: Davis has by no means been the championship distance, however seems to be an actual expertise, and I favour him to get the job completed clearly right here on the scorecards.
Denys Berinchyk and Keyshawn Davis trade phrases throughout their first face-off of combat week.
Jared Anderson returns
Heavyweight hope Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs) makes his comeback after struggling a primary profession loss final day trip. ‘The Real Big Baby’ was halted in 5 by Martin Bakole final August, and his return is a mild one, the place he needs to be an early winner in opposition to Sweden-based Greek, Marios Kollias (12-3-1, 10 KOs).
Bakole proved far an excessive amount of for Anderson (Picture Credit score: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)Xayas steps up in opposition to Spomer
Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) banked two ten spherical wins in 2024, and the Puerto Rican tremendous welterweight can come out a factors winner once more in his assembly with fellow unbeaten, Slawa Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs).
Additional undercard preview
At welterweight, Rohan Polanco (14-0, 9 KOs) can get the job completed early in opposition to Jean Carlos Torres (22-1, 17 KOs), and at middleweight, Vito Mielnicki Jr (20-1, 12 KOs) might have the space to get the nod in opposition to the unbeaten Connor Coyle (21-0, 9 KOs) of Northern Eire.
Polanco continues his development in direction of a title shot (Picture Credit score: Mikey Williams, High Rank)
In eight rounders, Cleveland light-weight Abdullah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) stays at eight spherical stage, and he ought to be capable of halt Manuel Jaimes (16-2-1, 11 KOs), who took Rolando Romero ten rounds in his final combat. Welterweight Delante Johnson (14-0, 6 KOs) needs to be a factors victor in opposition to Quashawn Toler (17-3, 12 KOs).
In six spherical motion, Nico Ali Walsh (10-1, 5 KOs) can win on the playing cards in opposition to Juan Carlos Guerra Jr (5-1-1, 2 KOs) of their middleweight assembly.
At four-round stage, Keon Davis (1-0, 0 KOs) can take a primary inside schedule win in opposition to Ira Johnson (3-2, 2 KOs) at welterweight, and at tremendous flyweight, debutant Juanma Lopez De Jesus ought to outscore Bryan Santiago (1-1-1, 0 KOs
