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Serhii Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) looked powerful as he defeated Ishmael Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) by sixth-round TKO in a WBC junior middleweight eliminator last Saturday night in Riyadh.
Bohachuk's power display
The fight was stopped after the sixth round by referee Hector Afu after Davis' corner called for the contest to be stopped. With the heavy punches Bohachuk had thrown at him in the fifth and sixth rounds, Davis wasn't going to make it to the seventh without being knocked out. The official stoppage time was 3:00 on the sixth round.
Over the course of four rounds, the fight was competitive at times, with Ishmael having brief moments but mostly landing royal blows from Bohachuk. The fifth and sixth games were one-sided, with Ukraine's Bohachuk hitting Davies from mid and close range.
Bohachuk vs. Davis Punch Stats
– Ishmael Davis: 65 of 223 shooting for 29.1%
– Serhii Bohachuk: 135 of 414 for 32.6%
Most of Bohachuk's punches in the fight were power punches, which explains why he quickly wore Davis down for a stoppage in the sixth round. Bohachuk landed 108 power punches and 27 punches out of the 414 he landed in the fight. He had excellent accuracy on his power shots, landing 41.1% of them. That's a high number for a fighter with Bohachuk's power.
Davis surpassed
Surprisingly, Davies thought he could fight Serhii on the inside. what a mistake Bohachuk's jabs resembled those thrown by light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev. They don't look powerful, but they do deal damage. It was interesting that Davis didn't try to adapt by walking away, but it probably wouldn't have mattered.
Davis' promoter, Eddie Hearn, looked grim in the crowd after seeing him dropped by a left hook from Bohachuk in the second round. Ishmael, 29, fought well in the first round, landing a looping right hand that momentarily backed up former WBC interim 154lb champion Bohachuk.
Davis nailed Bohachuk with a nice right hand in the fourth round, but it wasn't enough to put him away. Serhii continued to press him, hitting him hard and not allowing him to take a breath between attacks.
Davis' movement wasn't enough to stop Bohachuk from cutting off the ring and continuing to pound him with GGG-style chopping power shots. The punches weren't thrown with great velocity, but man, were they wearing Ishmael down.
Bohachuk is now the WBC mandatory for 154-lb champion Sebastian 'The Towering Inferno' Fundora. He won't be getting a title shot anytime soon, unfortunately. Fundora will defend against Errol Spence next, and he may choose to fight someone else after that in a money fight, such as Terence Crawford.
An interesting fight I would like to see is against Bohachuk Jaron “Boots” Ennis. However, given Boots' decision to stay at welterweight to try and unify the division, he will likely turn down a dangerous fight against Bohachuk, no matter how much money Turki Alalshikh offers him. It would be fun to see how Ennis would trade power shots against Bohachuk.
With Jaron's porous defense, Bohachuk would have a field day against him, landing at will and easier than against Davis. Boots is promoted by Hearn. He would probably balk at the idea of Ennis fighting Bohachuk, knowing it wouldn't end well for him.
