Sergey Vyacheslavovich Derevyanchenko vs. Jack Robert Culcay-Keth

To determine the IBF mandatory contender at middleweight. Derevyanchenko is currently ranked 3rd and Culcay is 2nd, with the number one spot vacant.

 

The epitome of Euro level, in both the colloquial sense (to give you a sense of his relative ability vis-a-vis world class) and in terms of his style...although he's originally Ecuadorian.

 

Exactly. Sometimes I use that colloquialism and people jump down my throat as though I were insulting the fighter (or the entire continent of Europe). Like, no, you fucking dumb asses, continental level (for which that has become the most recognizable byword as just a figure of speech) is by definition below world level, but signficantly higher than domestic and exponentially higher than area level. Calling someone that means they would be in the running to compete for a Euro title but would probably never belong in nor do well in a world title fight...which makes them better than like 90% of fighters on the planet and isn't an insult whatsoever.

 

Derry's gonna have a field day.

 

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