Petr Petrov 138 3/4 lbs – Ivan Baranchyk 140 lbs

Published by Shawn C.

DEADWOOD, S.D. (March 8, 2018) – Weights for tomorrow night’s co-feature
bout that will pit former two-time world title challenger Petr Petrov
against undefeated Ivan Baranchyk in an IBF Junior Welterweight Elimination
bout that will be part of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION, on SHOWTIME at 10
p.m. ET/PT from Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, South Dakota.

*Ivan Baranchyk vs. Petr Petrov – 12-Round IBF Junior Welterweight Title
Eliminator*
Baranchyk: 140 pounds
Petrov: 138 ¾ pounds

*Referee: Mark Nelson; Judges: Benoit Roussel (CAN), George Hill (USA),
Pasquale Procopio (CAN)*

*FINAL QUOTES:*

*PETR PETROV*
“My training has been good. The late notice should not affect me, I am
always in the gym and always in good shape. I trained in Spain for six
weeks before coming here, so I am 100% ready for this fight. It was an easy
decision to take this fight.

“I am always staying in the gym and always ready for a fight. The 11 month
layoff was not by design, I was always preparing for a fight that fell
through for one reason or another

“I was not familiar with Baranchyk, but I have learned that he is an
aggressive fighter that will come forward. My counter-punching and my
angles will be very important in this fight. I am going to stand toe-to-toe
with him.

“I know that he is the younger, bigger fighter and I am taking this fight
on short notice, but none of that matters. The only thing that matters is
what happens in the ring tomorrow night, and I am confident that I will
win.”

*IVAN BARANCHYK*
“I like my new trainer (Pedro Diaz) a lot. It’s a completely different
style and level of work that I’ve never tried before. I watched a lot of
video of him and I really liked the work that I saw he did with Miguel
Cotto.

“I feel as ready as I’ve ever felt. I feel good. The training has been more
focused on my technique. I feel like I’m coming into this fight in great
shape. I’ve tried to stay disciplined in training. My trainer always says
you win the fight in the gym.

“I think that I’m a strong fighter, but in boxing you have to be smart too.
I have been working on my intelligence in the ring and how to manage my
energy. In the past, I have wasted more energy than I’ve needed to.

“My opponent doesn’t matter, the late change won’t affect me. I am ready to
fight whoever they put in front of me. My game plan is the same, I am going
to come out strong, aggressive, intelligent and win the fight. Petrov is a
good fighter but this is a good matchup for me.

“I think it’s going to be a tough fight. Petrov is a good fighter with a
lot of experience who has had a good career. But I have a long future ahead
of me, too.

“Tomorrow night I’m going to show a lot of improvement in the technical
aspect of my fighting. I feel that I have a very strong future in this
sport and I want to be a world champion one day. Petrov is just another
step for me.”

The Baranchyk (16-0, 10 KOs) vs. Petrov (38-5-2, 19 KOs) bout is promoted
by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Fight Promotions Inc., Holden
Productions & Banner Promotions.