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Former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk predicts a knockout victory over his replacement, Ishmael Davis, in their 12-round undercard fight this Saturday, December 21. The fight will be live on DAZN PPV on the undercard Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Davis (13-1, 6 KOs) just lost to Josh Kelly on September 21 and was reportedly a fighter Turki Alalshikh was excited about despite his recent loss.
An unequal confrontation
Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) says he beat Kelly in the amateur tournament. Even if he didn’t, Bohachuk’s fight with Ismael appears to be a bad matchup. Davis, 29, is a national/lower fringe level wrestler.
It’s a shame that a better fighter wasn’t found to replace Bohachuk because Davis isn’t good enough to make this fight interesting. He showed no power and looked poor in his loss to Josh Kelly. He made Kelly look like a power puncher in that fight, and he’s not.
Ishmael Davis’ Recent Opponents
– Josh Kelly: defeat in MD 12
-Troy Williamson
-Ewan Mackenzie
– Lesther Espino
– Dustin Amman
– Gabor Gorbics
Ishmael Davis is quite old to fight opponents at this level, but his fight against Josh Kelly showed that he is not good enough to beat world-class opponents.
Although Kelly is high in the rankings, he should be in the bottom 14 or 15 spots. Kelly’s sixth-round knockout loss to David Avanesyan in 2021 and 10-round draw against Ray Robinson in 2019 showed his level or lack thereof.
Bohachuk lost a controversial 12-round majority decision to Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August 10 in a fight that left a black eye on the sport. He shouldn’t have lost, but the Las Vegas judges gave it to the popular fighter.
Vergil Jr. went down twice in the fight and was forced to run from the eighth round due to the punishment he had received. Ortiz Jr. was arguably saved from an 11th round knockout when the action was stopped to repair a glove. He was injured at the timeout.
“Ishmael Davis is smart, strong and has good conditions. It’s here and in good shape. He looks big and strong,” Serhii Bohachuk told CajaNación about his substitute opponent, Ishmael Davis, whom he will fight this Saturday, December 21 in Riyadh.
“I saw him now in the restaurant. He’s a good guy. He smiled. I saw his fight (with Josh Kelly). It presses, it moves, it can change its position from left to right. He is an interesting boxer. It’s a good experience for me and a good fight for my career,” Bohachuk said about his fight against Ishmael Davis.
“Of course I can stop (Davis). I’m ready for Madrimov. Of course I can stop it. I can talk in the fight. I’ll show you in the fight.”
Bohachuk will partner Ishmael Davis and knock him out on Saturday night. Davis only goes the distance in this fight if he runs, which he likely will do throughout the entire contest. He doesn’t have the power to take on Bohachuk and will be taken down quickly if he tries.
Bohachuk chooses Usyk over Fury
“Usyk wins by decision or KO. “If Fury is ready for this fight, Usyk can win by decision,” Bohachuk said. “If Fury is not ready for this fight, Usyk will knock him out in the later rounds, maybe nine or eleven rounds,” Bohachuk said, giving his prediction on the main event fight between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
“I don’t think he lost the fight with Vergil (Ortiz), and I think Madrimov wants to fight Vergil in the next fight. I’m ready for Madrimov. When he beats Vergil, I’ll be ready for him. “He is a good boxer, he is strong and it is an interesting fight for me,” Bohachuk said.
