Baranchyk looking for ninth straight KO

Unbeaten junior welterweight Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk (12-0, 11 KOs) returns for the third straight time to the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, on Friday night. And he will be looking for this fourth straight knockout over an unbeaten fighter when he takes on Zhimin Wang (7-0, 3 KOs) in a Showtime-televised ten-rounder. The bout will be for the USBA 140lb title (and a world ranking).

Buffalo Run Casino fight fans previously saw Baranchyk destroy unbeaten Nicholas Givhan in 21 seconds, then demolish another unbeaten fighter in Eliseo Cruz Sesma in less than three rounds. “The fans here fell in love with Ivan,” said Promoter Tony Holden, who has promoted fights for more than 25 years. “He’s got a great style that can win over a crowd that may not have known much about him and that’s exactly what he did in his last two fights.”

In August, Holden signed Baranchyk to a co-promotional agreement, working in association with DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc. Friday’s event is already sold out.