Boxing Results: Bohachuk TKOs Davis in WBC Eliminator

Serhii Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) looked powerful and determined Saturday night, destroying Ishmael Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) by sixth-round TKO in a WBC Junior Middleweight title eliminator at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia,

Davis’ trainer took him out after the sixth round as he had taken a lot of hard punches from Bohachuk five and six. It was no longer competitive at that point, and Davis was soaking up big shots.

Bohachuk’s relentless assault

Former interim WBC 154-pound champion Bohachuk was coming off a controversial decision over Vergil Ortiz Jr. last August, but tonight he was like a shark, attacking his opponent, Davis, with power punches.

Late in the second round, Bohachuk nailed Davis with a short left hook to the head that flattened him. Luckily for the 29-year-old Davis, the defeat came in the final seconds of the round as he would not have been able to escape had it come earlier.

The way Bohachuk chased Matchroom-promoted Ishmael Davis around the ring was Golovkin’s. In fact, he was like a little GGG as he put constant pressure on Davis, hitting him hard with punches on the inside and not allowing him to escape for a moment.

In an interview, Davis said he felt Bohachuk was vulnerable inside and thought he could use him to fight up close. He tried tonight and it was a disaster.

Bohachuk was originally supposed to face former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov, but he pulled out due to illness.

On the way to Fundora

It’s a shame he didn’t stick around because that would have been much more interesting to watch than tonight’s mismatch. Ishmael Davis is a national level wrestler from the United Kingdom. He had only fought a world-class fighter once, losing to Josh Kelly last September.

With the win, Bohachuk is now mandatory for WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Sebastian Fundora. Depending on whether the World Boxing Council enforces it, he will likely get a shot against him in 2026.