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Ukrainian KO Artist Serhii Bohachuk Returns Home To Fight
With Compatriots
Like so many fellow brave Ukrainians, Serhii “El Flaco”
Bohachuk (20-1, 20 KOs) has returned home in defense of his
country fighting alongside his compatriots against the
Russian invasion, which has forced his withdrawal from a
scheduled March 25th showdown with Canadian super
welterweight Mikaël Zewski (35-2, 23 KOs).
Vidéotron Coliseum in Trois-Rivières, Canada, will host its
inaugural professional boxing event, starting at 7 p.m. ET,
which is presented by Mise-O-Jeu, co-promoted by a Groupe
Yvon Michel (GYM) with Probellum, and in collaboration with
Deacon Sports and Entertainment Ltd.
Bohachuk joins other Ukrainian fighters who have joined the
fight such as retired former world heavyweight champions
Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, as well as reigning World
unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and 3-time,
3-division World title-holder Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Zewski, a former IBF North American and WBO NABO
welterweight champion, is fighting at super welterweight for
only the second time. His new opponent in the 10-round main
event for the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight
Championship is former world title challenger Carlos “Chema”
Ocampo Manriquez (32-1, 20 KOs), of Mexico, whose lone pro
loss was in 2018 to IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol
Spence, Jr.
“We applaud Bohachuk’s courage to return home and fight with
his countrymen in a real war,” GYM president Yvon Michel
said. “Our hearts and prayers are with him and all
Ukrainians who we wish for peace. Mikael is still in a very
tough fight against Manriquez, the WBO’s No. 8-rated super
welterweight.
“GYM is excited to co-promote this stacked card with our
partner, Probellum, in our boxing series. Not only do we
have some of the best Canadian boxers in action, but we are
also thrilled to have three Olympians fighting in separate
bouts, Arthur Biyarslanov, Joseph Ward, and Herbert Carvalho
Sousa.”
In the 10-round co-featured event, undefeated super
lightweight Biyarslanov (9-0, 7 KOs) takes on Roberto
Verdugo (10-3-1, 4 KOs), of Mexico. Fighting out of Toronto,
Biyarslanov represented Canada in the 2016 Olympic Games.
Verdugo is unbeaten in his last 6 fights with 5 wins and 1
draw.
Undefeated Irish super lightweight prospect Joseph “Mighty”
Ward (6-1, 3 KOs) is scheduled to fight an opponent to named
in a 4-round match. Ward is a 3-time European amateur
champion, in addition to representing Ireland in the 2016
Olympics.
Highly decorated Brazilian middleweight Herbert Caravalho
Sousa will make his pro debut in a 4-rounder vs. TBA. The
23-year-old Sousa was a gold medal winner at the 2020
Olympics and 2019 World Championships.
Former Canadian National amateur champion Sebastien Bouchard
(19-2, 8 KOs) meets Ricardo
“Riky” Lara (22-9, 10 KOs), of Mexico, in an intriguing
10-round bout. The popular Bouchard has been victorious in
10 of his last 11 fights.
Canadian welterweight Marie-Pier Houle (5-0-1, 2 KOs),
returning to the ring quickly off her recent triumph (Feb.
24) over Yamilia Esther Reynoso by way of a 6-round
decision, to face former World kickboxing champion Valentina
Keri (5-5, 0 KOs), of Serbia, in a 6-round fight.
Also fighting on the undercard is Canadian heavyweight
Alexis (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Canedo (4-1, 2 KOs) in
a 6-round clash; pro-debuting Canadian super lightweight
Spencer Wilcox vs. TBA, and Petar Gavrilovic (1-0, 0 KOs)
vs. Greg Weeks (3-1, 3 KOs) in a pair of 4-round
confrontations.
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