The conventional (almost robotic) yet effective Russian made a splash in 2018 by dealing rare stoppage losses to Sergey "The Ghost" Khomitsky and Nadjib "Iron Djib" Mohammedi, both capable, tough, fringe world class longtime Euro scene mainstays. He will have a chance to now impress audiences in the lucrative American market when he makes his U.S. television debut, this Friday on Showtime co-headlining a ShoBox: The Next Generation card against once-beaten Toledo firefighter DeAndre Clifford "The Axeman" Ware. It should be Shishkin's fight to lose, boasting significant advantages in height & reach as well as pedigree. Ware is a trier, however, and will bring the hustle, facing his third consecutive unbeaten opponent: he came up short in a UD loss to Cem Kılıç last September, but then rebounded to score a minor upset over Ronald Ellis in February to claim several regional SMW titles. If he keeps the stoppage train rolling - especially with a dominant showing en route - then Shishkin will be on his way to securing big money fights on this side of the Atlantic. Shishkin vs. Mohammedi: This content is protected Shishkin vs. Khomitsky: This content is protected
Shohjahon "Descendant of Tamerlane" Ergashev takes on Abdiel "Mortero" Ramírez in the other half of the double-header, btw..
This will be a ShoBox triple-header (also featuring Shohjahon" Ergashev vs. Abdiel Ramírez & Arnold Khegai vs. Vladimir Tikhonov in the co-main events) starting at 10pm EST (9pm local time in Broken Arrow, OK). I'll have the RBR thread up at 9:30pm EST, unless there winds up being an undercard stream available somewhere to check out undefeated welterweight Jaron Ennis' step-up match against Bolivian journeyman Franklin Mamani..
