Perennial heavyweight fringe contender Otto Wallin will take on Ukraine’s Vladyslav Sirenko on July 26 over 10 rounds as part of Zuffa Boxing 09 which is headlined by Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchins in separate bouts.
From Sweden and 35 years old, Wallin has lost to Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora but does hold a 2023 victory over current WBA heavyweight beltholder, Murat Gassiev. His record reads 28-3 (16 KOs).
Sirenko, 31, isn’t nearly as experienced at the highest level. He last fought in July last year, losing a 10-round unanimous decision to Solomon Dacres on the Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois II undercard that saw his record drop to 22-1 (19 KOs).
Another heavyweight bout added to the card will see the 8-0 (8 KOs) Romanian Mihai Nistor, who beat Joshua in the amateur ranks, take on Kashaun Davis, 11-0 (11 KOs), over eight rounds.
The card, which takes place at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, in full:
Edgar Berlanga vs. Steven Nelson, 10 rounds, super middleweight
Richardson Hitchins vs. Ricardo Salas, 12 rounds, welterweight
Jalil Hackett vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko, 10 rounds
Otto Wallin vs. Vladyslav Sirenko, 10 rounds, heavyweight
Arnold Gonzalez vs. Emiliano Moreno, 8 rounds, welterweight
Kashaun Davis vs. Mihai Nistor, 8 rounds, heavyweight
Troy Nash vs. Ethan Perez, 8 rounds, featherweight
Dominique Francis vs. Andres Sosa, 8 rounds, junior lightweight
