Derevyanchenko Stops Soliman in 2

Derevyanchenko stops Soliman in 2 Sergiy Dearevyanchenko stopped former world champion Sam Soliman in round two of their IBF middleweight elimination bout at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. Derevyanchenko dropped Soliman in round one from a counter right. Soliman was sent to the canvas again in round two when he leaped into a left hand. Seconds later, it was a devastating left hook that caught Soliman in the head and sent Soliman to the canvas. Soliman tried to get up but stumbled down to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:41. Derevyanchenko, 159 lbs of Brooklyn is 9-0 with 7 knockouts. Soliman, 159 lbs of Melbourne, AUS is now 44-14. Ievgen Khytrov remained perfect by battering Paul Mendez until the bout was stopped in round nine of their scheduled 10-round middleweight bout. Khytrov landed vicious body and head shots throughout the contest until the bout was halted at 1:20 of round nine. Khytowv, 159 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 14-0 with 12 knockouts. Mendez, 160 lbs of Dealno, CA is 19-3-2. Mykey Williams win a 4-round unanimous decision over Issac Johnson in a welterweight bout. Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Williams, 142 lbs of East Hartford, CT and is now 3-0. Johnson, 143 lbs of Colorado Springs, CO is now 2-4. Alantez Fox stopped Paul Valenzuela Jr. after round six of their scheduled 8 round middleweight bout. Fix, 162 lbs of Forestvill, MD is now 20-0-1 with 9 knockouts. Valenzuela, 164 lbs of Mexico is now 17-4. Christopher David Fogg made a successful pro debut by stopping Jeff Anderson in round one of their scheduled four round middleweight bout. Fogg dominated by landing some flush shots with Anderson’s hands down and the bout was stopped 84 seconds into the first frame. Fogg is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Anderson is 0-2. Ivan Golub stopped Ernesto Ortiz in round two of their six round welterweight bout. In round two Golub dropped Ortiz with a straight left. The fight was stopped upon Ortiz getting to his feet at 2:49. Golub, 149 lbs of Brooklyn is 12-0 with 10 knockouts. Ortiz, 148 lbs of Mexico is 10-4. SERGIY DEREVYANCHENKO “I looked into his eyes after I knocked him down the first time and I knew he would continue coming forward. I wasn’t going to drop my guard. I didn’t even feel that punch on my glove because it was so clean to the chin. But I felt the last knockdown. “I warmed up more than once and that broke my rhythm. In the ring I had to get my rhythm. “Soliman came out nervous and not very coordinated, but that’s the way he usually fights. That’s his style. “I’m going to keep moving forward. I can’t sit and wait. We will assess the situation and move from here.” SAM SOLIMAN “I’m doing well. I didn’t get to warm up, just a couple of minutes, but that’s no excuse. He did his job. That’s never happened before to me. “He’s a good boxer who did what he had to do. I can’t take anything away from him. “After every fight, fighters have to decide what to do next. I have a lot outside of boxing that makes me happy, and it takes the sting out of tonight.” IEVGEN KHYTROV “I love to fight and battle and go toe-to-toe. I executed the game plan. My defense was much better and I’ve worked hard on my defense. This was my best fight because that guy stood and fought, he didn’t run. “I wasn’t surprised that Mendez took so many punches because I didn’t throw every punch hard, I mixed it up, but did throw some hard punches. “I want a couple more fights then I want to fight for the world title. That’s what I’ve worked so hard to do. I’m not going to dodge anybody. I want to fight Gennady Golovkin and take his belts.”.

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