The grandson of Muhammad Ali will fight: the undercard of Berinchyk’s championship fight has been announced

09 January 2025, 18:41 | Sports 
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Promotional company Top Rank has announced all the undercard fights of the boxing evening, in the main event of which Ukrainian Denis Berinchyk will defend the WBO lightweight belt against American Keyshawn Davis. In particular, American heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson will return to the ring after an unexpected defeat from Martin Bakole, who has even threatened to “knock out” Oleksandr Usik. His opponent will be the Greek Marios Kollias. Viewers will also see the fight of Nico Ali Walsh - the grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali - the opponent will be announced later. Other undercard fights will feature: Xander Zayas (Puerto Rico) – Slava Spomer (Germany) Rohan Polanco (Dominican Republic) – Jean Carlos Torres (Puerto Rico) Vito Mielnicki (USA) – Connor Coyle (Ireland) Abdullah Mason (USA). For Denis, this will be the first defense of the WBO lightweight title, which he won in May 2024, defeating Mexican Emanuel Navarrete by split decision.. The 36-year-old Berinchyk’s track record includes 19 victories (9 by knockout) in 19 fights in the professional ring.. He is a silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. 25-year-old Keyshawn has 12 wins (8 by knockout) and no defeats. He is a silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and holds the WBO Intercontinental lightweight belt..

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