A boxing world title will be on the line in Kyiv as Chechen Zaurbek Baysangurov faces off against Columbia’s Richard Gutierrez for the vacant IBO light-middleweight belt.
Baysangurov, 25, is coming off the back of a convincing three-round win over Portugal’s Eugenio Monteiro on the undercard of Vitali Klitschko’s bout with Shannon Briggs in Germany in October.
In his first world title fight, Baysangurov comes up against veteran Columbian Gutierrez, 32. Baysangurov holds a record of 24 victories and only one defeat, while Gutierrez has 26 wins, four losses and one draw.
The fights are organized by K2 Promotions, a firm set up by Ukraine’s world heavyweight champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. The event will take place in the Ice Arena at the Terminal Brovary shopping and entertainment center. As well as the main bout, it features undercards packed with Ukrainian fighting talent.
Saturday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m., Terminal Mall, Brovary, 316 Kyivska St., 200-1317. Tickets: Hr 50-300
