Serhii Bohachuk 153.1 vs. Ishmael Davis 153.6 – Weigh-In Results

Former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk weighed in at 153.1 pounds, while his replacement opponent, Ishmael Davis, weighed in at 153.6 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in for their 12-round co-main event this Saturday, Dec. 21 at the Kingdom Sand in Riyadh, live on DAZN.

British national level fighter Davis (13-1, 6 KOs) is fighting at world level for the second time after closing in on junior middleweight contender Josh Kelly in their previous fight on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London.

Ishmael is not the ideal opponent, but according to promoter Eddie Hearn, Turki Alalshikh is enthusiastic about him; Therefore, Davis, 29, is being used as a replacement opponent for Bohachuk instead of a top 15 contender.

Weights:

Serhii Bohachuk 153.1
Ishmael Davis: 153.6

“This is a man who fights in slow motion. It’s very dangerous. He doesn’t have the fastest feet, but he’s very good with his timing and how to close that range,” commentator Sergio Mora told DAZN Boxing, talking about Serhii Bohachuk.

“He has great power and always looks for knockouts. But that power is not behind speed. It is behind time. This is a dangerous Ukrainian in ‘Flaco’, and I’m telling you that right now. “This fight will not go to the end.”

“Ishmael Davis comes into this fight with last notice. It was supposed to be Israil Madrimov,” Ade Oladipo said of Davis coming into this fight as a replacement opponent after Madriimov withdrew due to an illness complaint.

All weights:

Oleksandr Usyk 226 vs. Tyson Fury 281
Serhii Bohachuk 153.1 vs. Ishmael Davis 153.6
Moisés Itauma 249.1 vs. Demsey McKean 251.1
Johnny Fisher 241.1 vs. David Allen 257.6
Peter McGrail 129.8 vs. Lee McGregor 125.9
Isaac Lowe 125.1 vs Rhys Edwards 129.1
Daniel Lapin 174.9 vs. Dylan Colin 173.1

Bohachuk and Ishmael will fight in an eliminator for the WBC junior middleweight title. The winner will be eligible for Sebastián Fundora’s belt and will have the opportunity to become world champion. For Davis, it would be a Cinderella story if he defeats Bohachuk and then defeats Fundora to become world champion. It’s not likely to happen, but it would be an amazing story.