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Fiodor
Czerkaszyn & Vito Mielnicki Jr. Highlight Davis vs. Garcia
Showtime PPV Countdown Show April 22
Rising contender Fiodor Czerkaszyn and sensational prospect
Vito Mielnicki Jr. will compete in separate bouts that
highlight the SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN SHOW on Saturday, April
22 leading up to the much-anticipated Gervonta Davis vs.
Ryan Garcia pay-per-view event taking place at T-Mobile
Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing
Champions.
The unbeaten middleweight Czerkaszyn will take on Mexico’s
Elias Espadas in a 10-round showdown, while the impressive
super welterweight prospect Mielnicki, Jr., faces Mexico’s
Jose Charles in a 10-round bout streamed live on the
SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing®
Facebook page beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
The show will be hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live
digital talk show co-host and SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION®
analyst Brian Campbell, who will be accompanied by a pair of
special guests. Sports broadcaster Kate Abdo, who covers
UEFA Champions League for CBS Sports and is a former PBC
studio host, and Ariel Helwani, renowned combat sports
journalist and SHOWTIME Basketball podcast host, will both
join Campbell in what should be a memorable night of
streaming.
These fights lead into a four-fight pay-per-view telecast
beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT headlined by undefeated
rivals Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia in a
12-round showdown.
The event is promoted by GTD Promotions, TGB Promotions and
Golden Boy Promotions and the telecast is produced by
SHOWTIME PPV.
The 27-year-old Czerkaszyn (21-0, 13 KOs) made a successful
stateside debut in August 2022, stopping Gilbert Venegas,
Jr., in the fourth-round. He followed that up in his most
recent outing, as he won a dominant 10-round unanimous
decision over veteran power-puncher Nathaniel Gallimore last
November on SHOWTIME. Originally from Ukraine and a citizen
of Warsaw, Poland, Czerkaszyn turned pro in 2015 and now
owns four 10-round unanimous decisions on his record, hardly
losing a round throughout the contests. The 32-year-old
Espadas (22-5, 15 KOs) had a five-fight winning streak
snapped in his last fight, as he dropped an August 2022
contest to unbeaten prospect Xander Zayas. A native of
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Espadas has fought professionally
since 2012 and has also challenged Olympic® Bronze Medalist
Yamaguchi Falcao.
Representing Roseland, N.J., Mielnicki (14-1, 9 KOs) returns
to the ring for the second time this year after stopping
Omar Rosales in four rounds in January. The 20-year-old
picked up three wins in 2022, earning unanimous decisions
over Dan Karpency and Limberth Ponce, plus a stoppage of
Jimmy Williams. Mielnicki first turned heads during his
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 Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico,
Charles (20-3-1, 12 KOs) will look to start a new winning
streak after his four-bout run was halted by former world
champion Austin Trout in December 2022. The 29-year-old will
be fighting in the U.S. for the third consecutive outing
when he steps into the ring on April 22.
The non-televised undercard lineup will feature unbeaten
lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield (13-0, 10 KOs) dueling
Mexico’s Valentin Leon Jr. (23-1-2, 19 KOs) in a fight
scheduled for 10-rounds, plus heavyweight prospect Tristan
Kalkreuth (9-1, 7 KOs) in a six-round matchup.
Rounding out the card is middleweight prospect Lorenzo
Simpson (12-0, 7 KOs) in a six-round bout against Iowa’s
Pachino Hill (8-1-1, 6 KOs), super welterweight prospect
Jalil “Major” Hackett (5-0, 4 KOs) battling Jason Phillips
(3-3-2) in a four-round fight and bantamweight prospect
Cuttino Oliver (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round attraction facing
Mexico’s Roberto Cantu Pena (3-2, 3 KOs).
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