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Sergiy Derevyanchenko & Vito Mielnicki Jr. Highlight
Garcia vs. Benavidez Undercard Action On July 30
Top middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko will battle
Joshua Conley in a 10-round bout, while exciting rising
prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. takes on Jimmy Williams in an
eight-round welterweight duel, in undercard action on
Saturday, July 30 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a
Premier Boxing Champions event.
The event is topped by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
tripleheader headlined by two-division world champion and
Brooklyn fan-favorite Danny “Swift” Garcia making his super
welterweight debut against exciting contender Jose Benavidez
Jr. in a 12-round showdown.
The tripleheader begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will also
see Polish star and Brooklyn’s all-action Adam Kownacki
returning to the ring to take on Turkish Olympian Ali Eren
Demirezen in a 10-round heavyweight attraction, while
unbeaten rising star Gary Antuanne Russell faces former
two-division champion Rances Barthelemy in a 10-round
showdown to kick off the telecast.
The undercard lineup will also feature former unified super
welterweight champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams (27-3-1, 16
KOs) returning in a 10-round middleweight attraction, plus
highly touted Philadelphia native Atif Oberlton (5-0, 5 KOs)
competes in a six-round light heavyweight attraction, while
unbeaten Brooklyn-native Junior Younan (16-0-1, 10 KOs)
enters the ring for eight rounds of super middleweight
action.
Rounding out the card is unbeaten welterweight Leshawn
Rodriguez (13-0, 10 KOs) facing fellow unbeaten and Bronx
native Ismael Villarreal (11-0, 7 KOs), super featherweight
Ricky Lopez (21-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round fight,
unbeaten prospect Breeon Carothers (2-0, 2 KOs) in a
four-round lightweight duel and undefeated super
bantamweight prospect Miguel Roman (1-0) stepping in for a
four-round super bantamweight bout.
A 2008 Olympian for his native Ukraine, Derevyanchenko
(13-4, 10 KOs), will seek another opportunity at a
middleweight world title. Known as “The Technician” and now
training out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko is long established
as a top middleweight contender, having faced the likes of
Jermall Charlo, Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin. He owns
victories over contenders including Tureano Johnson, Jack
Culcay and Sam Soliman. His most recent fight was a majority
decision loss to Carlos Adames last December.
Fighting out of San Bernardino, Calif., Conley (17-3-1, 11
KOs) has faced top contenders and champions at 154 and 160
pounds in challenging the likes of Julian Williams and
Carlos Adames in a career that dates back to 2011. The
30-year-old has won three-straight bouts heading into July
30, including most recently besting veteran power-puncher
Curtis Stevens via unanimous decision in March.
The 20-year-old Mielnicki (11-1, 7 KOs) made it three
consecutive triumphs in April, as he won a dominating
unanimous decision over Dan Karpency. The popular Roseland,
N.J., native will return to the northeast on July 30 to make
his Barclays Center debut. Mielnicki began turning heads
during an exceptional amateur career where he compiled a
147-22 record and was named the Most Outstanding Boxer of
the 2011 Junior National Golden Gloves, amongst many
accolades before turning pro.
Fighting out of New Haven, Connecticut, Williams (18-8-2, 6
KOs) will return to fight at Barclays Center for the
second-straight bout after dropping a decision to Luis Arias
in May. The 35-year-old owns a victory over former world
champion Yuri Foreman and has also defeated a recent
opponent of Mielnicki, in Nicholas DeLomba. Williams has
also challenged notable names including Abel Ramos and
Brandun Lee in a career that dates back to 2013.
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