Boxing Results: Bohachuk TKOs Davis In WBC Eliminator

Serhii Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) looked powerful and determined Saturday night, destroying Ishmael Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) by technical knockout in a WBC Junior middleweight title eliminator at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arabia,

Davis’ trainer pulled him out after the sixth round as he took very hard punches from Bohachuk five and six. It was no longer competitive at that point, and Davis was soaking up big shots.

Bohachuk’s relentless assault

Former WBC interim 154-lb champion Bohachuk earned a controversial decision against Vergil Ortiz Jr. last August. taken, but tonight he was like a shark attacking his opponent, Davis, with power shots.

Late in round two, Bohachuk nailed Davis with a short left hook to the head that knocked him down. Fortunately for Davis, 29, the takedown came in the final seconds of the round because he could not have escaped if it had happened earlier.

The way Bohachuk stalked Matchroom promoted Ishmael Davis around the ring was Golovkin-esque. Indeed, he was like a little GGG in that he put constant pressure on Davis, hitting him hard with punches on the inside and not allowing him to escape for a moment.

Davis said in an interview that he felt Bohachuk was vulnerable on the inside and thought he could capitalize on him fighting up close. He tried it tonight, and it was a disaster.

Bohachuk was initially supposed to face former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov, but he withdrew due to illness.

On track for Fundora

It’s a shame he didn’t stick with it because it would have been much more interesting to watch than tonight’s mismatch. Ishmael Davis is a domestic fighter from the United Kingdom. He has only fought a world class fighter once, losing to Josh Kelly last September.

With the win, Bohachuk is now mandatory for WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora. Depending on whether the World Boxing Council enforces it, he will likely get a title shot against him in 2026.