Former Anthony Joshua opponent Ivan Dychko looking for 12th KO in Buenos Aires
Ivan Dychko takes his 100% KO record to Argentina this week as the giant Kazak returns to the ring.
The hammer-fisted Ivan Dychko (11-0, 11KO) will be looking to secure a 12th knockout from as many pro fights in Buenos Aires on Thursday (June 23) when he locks horns with local favourite Kevin Espindola (7-3, 2KO).
The 10 round heavyweight clash takes place on the WBA’s KO Drugs Boxing Festival and will see 6’9” Dychko fight for the first time under the Probellum banner, having signed with the global promoters earlier this year.
Dychko, a former sparring partner of Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wider, says that once he has dealt with Espindola, he will only be looking for “big fights”.
Dychko, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, said: “I am ready for big fights and very soon, I will be ready to fight the world champions in the heavyweight division.
“I had a great amateur career and now I have picked up a lot of KOs in the pros. Everybody knows I have good technical ability, but my 11 knockouts show that I punch very hard.
“I know my heavyweight rivals are watching me.”
The 31-year-old Kazakh, who trains in Florida, had his last fight in December 2021 when he knocked out 42-bout veteran Aleksandr Ustinov in the first round, taking just 160 seconds to force his corner to throw in the towell, in what was his second successive contest in Kazakhstan. His previous nine bouts had been held in America.
Managed by Ziya Aliyev of Boxing Star, Dycho secured a bronze medal in London 2012, then again in Rio 2016, both times eliminated by Brits, Anthony Joshua and Joe Joyce, respectively. He holds wins in the amateurs over natable names, Zhilei Zhang, Filip Hrgovich and Magomedrasul Majidov.
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