Khytrov-Mendez in July 21 ESPN co-feature

Unbeaten middleweight Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KOs) faces Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 KOs) in the co-featured bout on ESPN & ESPN Deportes Thursday, July 21 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. The bout will be a ten-rounder. Khytrov, a fearsome power puncher, is rated WBC #5 and is rated in the top 15 of all four major sanctioning bodies.

As previously announced, the main event features rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) against former world champion Sam “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) in an IBF eliminator.