Serhii Bohachuk couldn’t secure the chance to avenge his most recent defeat, but he will get another opportunity to beat the only other opponent who has defeated him as a professional.
TKO announced Tuesday that a rematch between
Bohachuk and
Brandon Adams will be part of
the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford undercard September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Bohachuk-Adams rematch, which will be contested at a contracted catch weight of 156 pounds, will be streamed on YouTube, along with five other bouts.
The Alvarez-Crawford fight and the main undercard bouts will be streamed by Netflix, to a subscriber base that exceeds 300 million.
Ukraine’s Bohachuk (26-2, 24 KOs) led Adams comfortably on all three scorecards when he was drilled with a left hook that abruptly ended their scheduled 10-rounder early four years ago in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Bohachuk’s head snapped back and he went down with 26 seconds to go in the eighth round. A disoriented Bohachuk beat referee Ramon Pena’s count, but he stumbled which led to the stoppage in March 2021.
Adams (25-4, 16 KOs), of Whittier, California, had trailed by scores of 69-63, 68-64 and 68-64.
Bohachuk, 30, has won eight of his nine fights since that defeat.
His only loss during that stretch was a “Fight of the Year” candidate in which he dropped knockout artist
Vergil Ortiz Jr. twice. Ortiz, of Grand Prairie, Texas, recovered from each quickly and beat Bohachuk by majority decision in August 2024 in Las Vegas.
Bohachuk’s handlers have tried to put together a rematch with Ortiz, but it hasn’t happened. Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) is instead expected to defend his WBC interim 154-pound crown against
Erickson Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) on October 18.
Adams, 36, has been a lot less active than Bohachuk since they fought.
He’ll end a 9½-month layoff when he boxes Bohachuk again. Adams lost his last bout to Greek prospect
Andreas Katzourakis (16-0, 11 KOs), who won their 10-rounder by split decision last November 22 in Atlanta.
Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. He can be reached on X @idecboxing