The former Wba Mw champion Daniel Jacobs entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-2-0 (29 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He lost to Gennady Golovkin last year (Golovkin vs Jacobs) but then he has beat Luis Arias (Daniel Jacobs vs Luis Arias) and Maciej Sulecki (Daniel Jacobs vs Maciej Sulecki).
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Sergiy Derevyanchenko, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (10 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Kemahl Russell (Derevyanchenko vs Russell), Tureano Johnson (Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs Tureano Johnson) and Dashon Johnson. Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko is valid for the vacant IBF World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 43, year 2018
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 43: (Mon-Sun) from October 22, 2018 to October 28, 2018. Boxing Fight of the Week: Daniel Jacobs vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko Boxing Knockout of the Week: Alberto Machado vs Yuandale Evans Mma Fight of … Read more