Experienced Ukrainian heavyweight veteran Andriy Rudenko (34-5, 20 KOs) will replace injured German Michael Wallisch (22-5, 15 KOs) in the fight against hard-hitting Ukrainian prospect Vladyslav Sirenko (18-0, 15 KOs). It should be good step up for Sirenko since Rudenko is tough and durable, he was never knocked down by the punch to the head and was there with some hard-hitters like Povetkin, Zhang, Kabayel (who dropped him once with a body punch) and Browne. Rudenko also beat tough Ukrainian journeyman Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko far easier than Sirenko did, so he will probably become Sirenko's hardest test in his pro career so far. Good fight. I think it's better, less-predictable fight than Sienko vs Wallisch or Gassiev vs Rudenko fights were
I was wondering for how long Sirenko remain a prospect. Time to step up to contention, Rudenko isn’t a bad start.
Dovbyshchenko is hard as nails and has a great chin, as far as I know only Zhan Kossobutskiy has dropped him and he still went the distance. He was probably robbed vs Zakhozhyi. A good fight, I'd love to see the winner face someone like Kossobutskiy.
No, even Kossobutskiy didn't knock him down. Dovbyshchenko still hasn't been dropped in his pro career. I'd honestly prefer to see him against Makhmudov. Wach is shot to pieces and is just standing statue these days. But he has name and good-loking record, so a win over him would look better "on paper" for Makhmudov.While in reality Dovbyshcenko would give him more troubles and last longer than Wach
Thanks, apparently I got something mixed up. Some of those Eastern European journeyman are better than some the guys who hold certain happy meal titles... I don't know if Dovbyshchenko would be the right fight for Makhmudov, Makmudov vs Rudenko on the other hand would be a good measuring stock.
