Sergiy Derevyanchenko Says He’s the “Toughest Test” for Jermall Charlo
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Sergiy Derevyanchenko is confident of his chances this Saturday against Jermall Charlo for the WBC middleweight belt.
Set for September 26, Sergiy Derevyanchenko will take on the WBC middleweight champion, Jermall Charlo, as a part of the Showtime PPV event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. And it seems like Derevyanchenko is ready to give it all.
Derevyanchenko said, “I’ll definitely be his toughest test at middleweight. Jermall has never faced anyone like me. I’ll apply more pressure than he’s used to. He’s also never faced anyone with my footwork. I’ll fight more on the inside than his previous opponents.”
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Derevyanchenko boasts a professional record of 13-2, with 10 of those victories coming via knockouts. The two losses he faced were both title shots. The most recent one came against Gennady Golovkin last October. And his first title defeat was a split decision versus Daniel Jacobs in 2018.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko predicts the result
Comparing his upcoming title fight to the last two, he said, “Golovkin is a very different fighter than Charlo, but Jacobs is similar stylistically, so that’s something I’ll be used to. This training camp has been very similar to camps for my previous fights though.
“We just brought in different sparring partners for this one. We’re using fighters who can show us what Charlo will bring to the ring.
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“We’re making necessary adjustments based off all our experience and developing a game plan specifically for Charlo. The sparring partners have been giving me great work and I’m absolutely ready for September 26.”
Speaking about his training and build-up to this fight, Sergiy Derevyanchenko said:
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“I’ll be very focused in the early rounds against Charlo, we’re not dwelling on the past,. We always have an eye looking forward. I’ll try to get the win faster against Charlo, so we’ll be applying more pressure early.”
He added, “Those first-round knockdowns were just brief moments in those fights. I quickly moved on, put them behind me, and fought my way back into it. I told myself that I may have lost the first round, but I just had to be better in the remaining rounds.”
Confidence is key, and Derevyanchenko seems to have it in abundance. He ended the interview by saying:
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“I’m not solely focused on the fight going one certain way, we just have our game plan and we’ll see what happens in the ring. If I can knock him out, I’ll be ready to go for it. But if it goes 12 rounds, I have all of the skills to win a decision.”
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