At official weigh-in both IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight champion Peter Semo (18-1, 13 KO), Sweden-based native of Uganda and Ukrainian challenger for his belt Sergey Fedchenko (20-0, 9 KO) from Kharkiv easily won competiton with scales read more ...

In the main event, Khar’kov proud native Sergey Fedchenko (20-0, 9 KOs) is penciled to make a considerable leap up in class by taking on Sweden-based Ugandan Peter Semo in an IBF intercontinental light welterweight competition. Fedchenko, 27, will certainly find himself in deep waters against his most accomplished opponent to date. Semo (18-1, 13 KOs), 25, suffered his lone loss on points to Italian Giorgio Marinelli read more ...

Swedish-based Ugandan Peter Semo defends the IBF I/C jr welter title May 17 Kharkiv against undefeated Ukrainian Sergey Fedchenko. Also on the bill are heavyweight giant Alexander Ustinov and middleweight Avandil Khurtsidze. K 2 East promotes read more ...

Welterweight contender Irving Garcia and his camp arrived from Kiev Ukraine today with a look of disappointment following their controversial draw with undefeated Ukrainian Yuriy Nuzhnenko last Saturday. The bout was stopped after ten rounds of action, due to a cut suffered by Nuzhnenko, which was caused by an accidental headbutt earlier in the fight. One judge had Nuzhnenko winning by one point (96-95), while the other read more ...

In the first ever title fight in Ukrainian boxing history local hero Yuri Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13 KOs) failed to live up to expectations barely retaining his WBA interim welterweight belt via a technical draw with Puerto Rican import Irving Garcia (16-3-2, 8 KOs). The Nuzhnenko-Garcia showdown was a main event of another telling tournament arranged by K2 East Promotions at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Ukraine read more ...

In the first ever title fight in Ukrainian boxing history, which ended moments ago at Kiev Sports Palace, local hero Yuri Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13 KOs) failed to live up to expectations, barely retaining his WBA interim welterweight belt via a technical draw with Puerto Rican import Irving Garcia (16-3-2, 8 KOs). WBA #15 Garcia, a late sub for Mexican Cosme Rivera, applied a wise tactical approach by fighting Nuzhnenko behind the jab read more ...

After more than sixteen years since claiming its independence, the waiting is finally over for Ukraine. Recently created K2 East promotional group (K2 and former National Box Promotions mutual project) presents a historical event on Saturday, April 19, when unbeaten WBA interim welterweight beltholder Yuri Nuzhnenko will become the first fighter from Ukraine to put his regalia at stake in front of the home crowd in the first read more ...

Ukrainian-based Russian Baysangurov, WBC #8, IBF #8 and WBA #11, looked a little bit rusty in opening rounds trying to throw jabs rather than power punches. Oppositely, Dzuman did his best to affect champion with his most telling blows. In round two, challenger rocked Zaurbek with the strong uppercut only to be clocked by the same punch moments later. Baysangurov’s punches clearly became stiffer and more frequent down the stretch read more ...

K2 East Promotions (formerly National Boxing Promotions) will be back into action tonight (Sunday) in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, with its second large show of this boxing season. In the main event, European light middleweight titlist Zaurbek Baysangurov (17-0, 12 KOs) puts his belt at stake for the first time in an optional defense versus Ukrainian contender Roman Dzuman (23-4-1, 10 KOs) read more ...

It appears the WBA has given their welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs), until December to meet his mandatory, unbeaten Yuriy Nuzhnenko (27-0, 13 K0s). Nuzhnenko won the WBA's interim-welterweight title last December with a close points win over Frederic Klose in Cannes, France. Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, executive vice-president of the WBA, told Primera Hora that Cotto has permission from the sanctioning body read more ...