EARLY RESULTS FROM BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (EDWARDS – YAFAI)

Troy Jones won a 10-round unanimous decision over Michael Stephenson in a light heavyweight bout.

Jones, 173.4 lbs of Birmingham, ENG won by scores of 98-91 twice and 97-93 and is now 12-0. Stephenson, 173.25 lbs of Northampton, ENG is 9-3.

Aaron Bowen stopped James Todd in round five of their six-round middleweight bout.

In round five, Bowen unleashed a wicked flurry of about 15 punches that was culminated by a left to the body that put Todd down for the 10-count at 1:46.

Bowen, 162.1 lbs of Coventry, ENG is 4-0 with three knockouts. Todd, 163 lbs of Swansea, WAL is 4-4-2.

Ibraheem Sulaimaan stopped veteran Marvin Solano in round two of their six-round lightweight bout.

In round two, Sulaimaan landed a left the body that put Solano down on his knees for the 10-count at 2:54

Sulaimaan, 131.5 lbs of Birmingham, ENG is now 6-0 with four knockouts. Solano, 133.5 lbs of Managua, NIC is 24-21.

Taylor Bevan made a successful pro debut with a second round stoppage of Greg O’Neil in a six-round super middleweight fight.

In round two, Bevan dropped O’Neil with a perfect right uppercut. Bevan then dropped O’Neil with a perfect 1-2 in the corner. O’Neil got to his feet, but the fight was stopped at 2:40.

Bevan, 177 lbs of Cardiff, WAL is 1-0 with one knockout. O’Neil,167.6 lbs of Horden, ENG is 7-9-1.

Former world champion Callum Smith opened up the show with a fifth round stoppage over Carlos Galvan in an eight-round light heavyweight bout.

In round four, Smith dropped Galvan with a left hook to the head.

In round five, Smith dropped Galvan with a left to the body. Smith finished Galvan off when he landed a combination ob the ropes that put Galvan down again and the fight was stopped as the towel came in from Galvan’s corner at 1:19.

Smith, 179.5 lbs of Liverpool, ENG is now 30-2 with 22 knockouts. Galvan, 175.4 lbs of Colombia is 20-15-2.




SUPER WELTERWEIGHT KNOCKOUT ARTIST SERHII ‘EL FLACO’ BOHACHUK RETURNS TO BATTLE TOMORROW NIGHT!

Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019) Fast-Rising Super-Welterweight Star, Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk, (16-0, 16 KOs), of Vinitza, Ukraine, returns to battle Tomorrow Night, December 13 against heavy-handed Colombian Carlos ‘El Guerrero’ Galvan, (17-9-1, 16 KOs’) at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA in a scheduled eight-round bout. Bohachuk and Galvan have an outstanding combined 93% knockout victory percentage.

The event, headlined by the welterweight showdown between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Brad Solomon is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.

Trained by the renowned Abel Sanchez in Big Bear Lake, CA and promoted by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions, the 24-year-old Bohachuk, known for crowd pleasing performances, looks to capitalize on an already outstanding 2019 campaign in which he has compiled four knockout victories all taking place at the popular ‘Hollywood Fight Nights’ events at the AVALON Nightclub.

Stated Sanchez, “Coming off of the October 27th win over Tyrone Brunson, training camp continued in preparation for this opportunity on this Golden Boy Promotions, Fantasy Springs event. Serhii has had very good sparring on and off the mountain, the weight has been easy to maintain because Serhii stayed in the gym training. Sparring and conditioning has been more intense; having the stellar record means he has to work that much harder to stay unbeaten.”

“Serhii is one of the most active and exciting, fastest rising stars in the sport,” said Loeffler. “We look forward to another spectacular performance tomorrow night and seeing if he can keep his perfect knockout streak alive.”

Most recently Bohachuk stopped veteran Tyrone Brunson in the fourth round on October 27, 2019 earning the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. Other knockout victims this year included former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez and battle-tested veterans Cleotis Pendarvis and Fernando Marin. He is currently world ranked #14 by the WBC.

The 28-year-old Galvan hits the ring against Bohachuk following a sixth-round knockout of Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio on November 18, 2019 in Tolu, Colombia. Over the course of his nine years as a professional Galvan has faced numerous world champions and top undefeated contenders including Caleb Plant, Willie Monroe Jr., Immanuwel Aleem, Javontae Starks and Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Advance tickets for the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino event may be purchased online HERE. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.