http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/sergiy_derevyanchenko/75672 Recent articles about Sergiy Derevyanchenko en-us Who has the best boxing team in the world? Well, we are about to find out in the 2013 World Series of Boxing (WSB) Team Finals. After 72 matches and 360 bouts, the WSB Team Finals will be contested across two days starting on Friday, May 10 at 8pm local time (14:00 GMT). The remaining ten bouts - potentially eleven in case of a draw after the first night - will be the most exciting the boxing world has seen since the London 2012 Olympic Games Finals. Our finalists will be the star studded Ukraine Otamans and local favorites Astana Arlans Kazakhstan. The teams have had very different seasons so far with the Arlans showing continual dominance and consistently good performances on their third bid to take the title. The Otamans meanwhile had a sluggish start to the season, holding back their main talent until the last possible minute but in so doing giving valuable experience to the squad's fringe players. That may be a factor in this week's ten man event. The event will be bro... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:14:48 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/wsb_team_finals_ukraine_vs_kazakhstan_begin_on_friday/13582514 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/wsb_team_finals_ukraine_vs_kazakhstan_begin_on_friday/13582514 WSB team finals: Ukraine vs. Kazakhstan begin on Friday http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/wsb_team_finals_ukraine_vs_kazakhstan_begin_on_friday/13582514 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png World Series of Boxing (WSB) would like to remind fans that it will hold its 2013 Team Finals on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 at 8:00pm, at the Saryarka Velodrome of Astana, Kazakhstan. This will conclude the third season of the World Series of Boxing, which is continuing to expand internationally into new countries and regions, while signing up many of the top amateur fighters from around the globe. With two of the best Franchises from this season, Ukraine Otamans and Astana Arlans Kazakhstan lining-up their top stars such as Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Oleksandr Usyk for the Otamans and Samat Bashenov, Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Ruslan Myrsatayev for the Arlans, the 2013 WSB Team Finals promises to be the best in WSB's three year history. The WSB hasn't really taken off in the U.S., although in local markets, fans caught on. However, around the rest of the world, it seems to be doing pretty big business. And anybody who watched the 2012 London Olympics will ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:44:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_finals_to_be_held_on_may_10_11_in_kazakhstan/13520312 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_finals_to_be_held_on_may_10_11_in_kazakhstan/13520312 World Series of Boxing finals to be held on May 10-11 in Kazakhstan http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/world_series_of_boxing_finals_to_be_held_on_may_10_11_in_kazakhstan/13520312 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Following the recent signing with the Argentinean Boxing Federation, the World Series of Boxing is delighted to have reached, on Monday June 25, 2012, an agreement with the Ukrainian Boxing Federation that elevates the number of WSB Franchises for the upcoming season to 14. The agreement was signed by Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President and WSB Board Chairman and Mr Vladimir Prodyvus, President of the FBU, the Ukrainian Boxing Federation. On this occasion, the WSB was introduced to the local media with the presence of newly crowned WSB Team Champion Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder assistant coach Sergiy Korchinskiy, Bantamweight Vitaliy Volkov (7-3) and two-time Middleweight WSB World Champion Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-0). "Ukraine is one of the World's true boxing powerhouses and we are absolutely thrilled to welcome their Franchise to the World Series of Boxing", stated Dr Wu. "I am convinced that this is only the very first step of the involvemen... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:55:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraine_to_get_world_series_of_boxing_franchise_for_upcoming_season/11095010 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraine_to_get_world_series_of_boxing_franchise_for_upcoming_season/11095010 Ukraine to get World Series of Boxing franchise for upcoming season http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ukraine_to_get_world_series_of_boxing_franchise_for_upcoming_season/11095010 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A sensational night of pugilistic action saw ten of the World Series of Boxing's best boxers take to the ring at the ExCeL London, the venue for the boxing event at the Olympic Games, for five adrenaline and power packed bouts as the WSB crowned five World Champions in the British capital. A packed arena welcomed the competition's top athletes who put on a real show to the delight of the crowds. Credit: World Series of Boxing In the opening Bantamweight contest it was top ranked 27-year-old Baku Fires Gairbek Germakhanov versus the up and coming Elias Emigdio from the Mexico City Guerreros. The Azeri seemed to settle into a good early rhythm with the clever use of the jab, showing his experience to dominate the early exchanges. The 20-year-old Mexican came back strong though, with several quality punches, to edge the first round. The orthodox Emigdio then went on the offensive in the second, buoyed by his early display, only to be thwarted by the savvy Germakhanov, who wa... Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:40:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_individual_champions_crowned_results_from_london/10978286 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_individual_champions_crowned_results_from_london/10978286 World Series of Boxing individual champions crowned: results from London http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/world_series_of_boxing_individual_champions_crowned_results_from_london/10978286 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png WSB boxers looking lean and mean as they step onto the scales It does not get any bigger than this, the top ranked boxers in each of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) weight categories taking to the scales to announce their arrival in London as they seek glory on the grandest stage of all. The ExCeL London, the venue for the boxing event at the Olympic Games, will be the arena in which these highly talented boxers battle it out for ultimate supremacy. This will really be the best of the best vying for a career defining World title. The Crowne Plaza London Docklands was once again the glamorous setting for the weigh-in as the competition's top fighters each took their turn getting weighed, looking all in top shape and ready to stake their claim to the much coveted WSB World Champion belts. Boxers of the highest quality are set to light up a night of adrenaline packed pugilistic action. Baku Fires' 21-year-old orthodox rising star Heybulla Mursalov could not contai... Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:44:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_individual_finals_weigh_in_fight_previews/10971044 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_individual_finals_weigh_in_fight_previews/10971044 World Series of Boxing individual finals weigh-in & fight previews http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/world_series_of_boxing_individual_finals_weigh_in_fight_previews/10971044 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The day that could shape the destiny of five boxers' careers is now only two weeks away. The Individual Championships at the ExCeL London on Saturday, June 9th, unites the best two fighters in each of the five weight categories during one night of action-packed boxing. With those prized belts at stake and the opportunity to become World Champions, expect the skill and technique on show to be of the highest quality as the boxers battle it for supremacy. It will be a night to remember at the venue for the upcoming Olympic Games boxing event. Ten boxers, six different nationalities and six different WSB teams represented as the best of the best take to the ring. A competition that has seen 73 matches and 365 bouts has now reached its climactic end. In the opening contest of the night, 27-year-old orthodox Azeri Bantamweight Gairberk Germakhanov will face the fast and unpredictable Mexican Elias Emigdio in what promises to be a truly electric fight. These two are extreme... Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:12 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_individual_champions_just_two_weeks_away_june_9_in_london/10871486 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_individual_champions_just_two_weeks_away_june_9_in_london/10871486 WSB individual champions just two weeks away, June 9 in London http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wsb_individual_champions_just_two_weeks_away_june_9_in_london/10871486 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A month now separates us from the big showdown between the top two ranked boxers in each of the World Series of Boxing's five weight categories as the competition returns once more to the ExCeL London for a night of top-class action. The venue for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games boxing event will this time host the WSB Individual Championships where ten fighters will battle it out in seven rounds of three minutes each to become World Champions. After the electric show put on by Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder for the Team Final, the WSB is delighted to this time present its best boxers all looking to create history and take home that career defining WSB belt. Fans will be sure to be treated to some world class boxing. Bantamweight Elias Emigdio was one of the leading lights for the Mexico City Guerreros during the regular season. The talented 20-year-old was irrepressible during his four fights as he won twice home and away to take sec... Wed, 09 May 2012 10:02:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/countdown_to_wsb_individual_championships_begins_event_held_in_london_in_june/10752932 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/countdown_to_wsb_individual_championships_begins_event_held_in_london_in_june/10752932 Countdown to WSB individual championships begins, event held in London in June http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/countdown_to_wsb_individual_championships_begins_event_held_in_london_in_june/10752932 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The pinnacle of the World Series of Boxing season saw Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder battling it out in a packed ExCeL arena in London for the 2011-2012 Team Final. Huge crowds had gathered in anticipation for the competition's debut on British soil as boxing fans came out in force to witness the best of Olympic fighters boxers taking to the ring for five sensational bouts. Bantamweights Vincenzo Picardi and Vladimir Nikitin kicked-off the action in spectacular style, with the crowd firmly behind them, the two diminutive fighters started off all guns blazing in the first round. 27-year-old Italian Picardi had the better of the opening exchanges as he connected with several classy combinations. It was more of the same in the second as the experienced Picardi pierced Nikitin's defences with some precise hooks. The Russian orthodox was then cut after his rival caught him with a thunderous uppercut but this seemed to spur Nikitin, who then thre... Wed, 02 May 2012 21:22:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 Milano Thunder win World Series of Boxing team championship http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Season reaches its climax as WSB Team Final is upon us We have reached the pinnacle of the World Series of Boxing season on Wednesday 2 May as Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder come face-to-face for the title decider at the ExCeL London. Both teams have come through a grueling campaign and now one victory separates them from ultimate glory. A capacity crowd is expected to witness the clash of the year between the two toughest and most gifted teams in the competition. Five bouts, two teams, it is winner takes all. Who will claim the WSB Team Champions Trophy? All that hard work, all those hours in the gym, and now the moment of reckoning has arrived. The pride of Russia versus the glamour of Italy as ten fighters take to the ring for five sensational bouts during one evening of adrenaline fuelled action. This world class match will see the cream of the crop battling it out for supremacy on the biggest stage of all. The drama is set to unfold as first... Tue, 01 May 2012 19:52:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 WSB team final preview: Finals showdown takes place on Wednesday http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With just two days to go now until the World Series of Boxing showpiece Team Final between Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder gets underway, both teams have arrived in London with their entourages for this season's title decider. The two strongest teams in the competition are now primed as they face-off this Wednesday 2 May for the WSB Team Champions Trophy at the ExCeL, the venue for this summer's London 2012 Olympic Games. This momentous match promises to serve up a classic as these two sensational teams go head-to head during one night of top-quality action. The glamor of the Italian outfit versus the steel of the Russian Franchise as the season reaches its climax. Ready and raring to go are ten boxers eager to make their mark and engrave their names in boxing folklore. History beckons for the team who comes out on top. The line-up is a mouth-watering one and is a follows: 54kg - Bantamweight Vladimir Nikitin (Dynamo Moscow) WSB Record: 3-... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:31:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_team_finals_matches_announced_multiple_olympic_medal_winners_competing/10689089 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_team_finals_matches_announced_multiple_olympic_medal_winners_competing/10689089 World Series of Boxing team finals matches announced: multiple Olympic medal winners competing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/world_series_of_boxing_team_finals_matches_announced_multiple_olympic_medal_winners_competing/10689089 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png After this Friday's action, there were only two teams left in the competition, with the penultimate round of matches before the season finale deciding who would battle it out for the coveted WSB Team trophy. Dynamo Moscow hosted Astana Arlans, looking to overturn a slender 3:2 deficit, and Baku Fires faced with the impossible against the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder, having lost 5:0 in the first leg. Dynamo Moscow vs. Astana Arlans It was the fourth and final instalment in the clash of the Eastern titans saga as Moscow reserved a hot reception for Astana in a winner takes all match at the Basket-Hall in the heart of the Russian capital. Delicately poised from the first leg, this was anyone's match and with so much at stake, there were some nerves to settle. Dynamo Moscow got off to a flyer as Anvar Yusunov ensured the Russian outfit drew level in the tie as the 25-year-old southpaw demonstrated just why he won a bronze medal at the AIBA World Boxing Champ... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:24:52 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/moscow_vs_milan_set_for_wsb_finals/10447325 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/moscow_vs_milan_set_for_wsb_finals/10447325 Moscow vs. Milan set for WSB finals http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/moscow_vs_milan_set_for_wsb_finals/10447325 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Friday sees the conclusion of the exciting World Series of Boxing semi-finals as Baku Fires do battle against Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder and Dynamo Moscow face Astana Arlans in the return legs. This promises to be two explosive fixtures with the teams going all out to claim a place for the Team Final on 2 May at the ExCeL in London. Baku Fires vs. Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder (aggregate score 0:5) No one had predicted such an emphatic scoreline for the Italian outfit when these two teams met in the first leg in Milan. It was an unforgettable night for the Thunder, but one surely to erase from memory for Baku, who had been so strong during the whole season but somehow seemed to come unstuck during this most crucial match. With the Azeri outfit having worked so hard to get to this point and with such an array of talent within their squad, many considered them favourites to go all the way. To readdress the balance from their first leg deficit, the home tea... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:50:27 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_semifinals_wrap_up_this_weekend/10430218 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/world_series_of_boxing_semifinals_wrap_up_this_weekend/10430218 World Series of Boxing Semifinals wrap up this weekend http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/world_series_of_boxing_semifinals_wrap_up_this_weekend/10430218 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Mumbai Fighters vs. Baku Fires quarter-final first leg this Friday Hold on to your seats, the quarterfinals have arrived. Friday will see the first leg of the much anticipated showdown between the popular Venky's Mumbai Fighters and the unbeaten Baku Fires. We learned last season that at this stage of the competition you just cannot predict what will happen. Although the visitors are the overwhelming favorites, Mumbai have come a long way in a short space of time and their starting line-up is in itself very impressive for this match. It promises to be very entertaining to watch. The winning machine that is Baku Fires stormed through the regular season by winning all ten matches. Topping Group B from the early stages, they never relinquished that position, becoming the only team in the WSB to go undefeated. The experience gained in their first season mixed to extraordinary perseverance has certainly added to this success. Under the careful guidance of Head Coach G... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:39:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_quarterfinals_mumbai_fighters_vs_baku_fires_on_friday/10189660 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_quarterfinals_mumbai_fighters_vs_baku_fires_on_friday/10189660 WSB Quarterfinals: Mumbai Fighters vs. Baku Fires on Friday http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wsb_quarterfinals_mumbai_fighters_vs_baku_fires_on_friday/10189660 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Exceptional weekend of high-octane boxing as Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder and Baku Fires set early WSB pace. The Italian outfit plunder their way past Astana Arlans then Baku make it two successive away victories after overcoming Paris United. Leipzig Leopards remain top of Group B after a scintillating display versus Istanbul Bosphorus while Beijing Dragons record first success of the campaign by triumphing over Mexico City Guerreros. Then in the final match, Los Angeles Matadors emphatically dispatch of Dynamo Moscow. Match of the week With so much high quality boxing throughout the weekend, this was a difficult choice. However after strong consideration, the honour goes to the Baku Fires who after overcoming the defending champions Paris United 3:2, have ensured they remain undefeated and now share top spot in Group B. It was the away team's 21-year-old Azamat Murtuzalyev who won the decisive bout as the southpaw expertly overwhelmed the much taller Geor... Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:20:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_crush_astana_arlans_in_world_series_of_boxing_action/8529340 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_crush_astana_arlans_in_world_series_of_boxing_action/8529340 Milano Thunder Crush Astana Arlans in World Series of Boxing Action http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/milano_thunder_crush_astana_arlans_in_world_series_of_boxing_action/8529340 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With just over a week to go before the World Series of Boxing (WSB) second season gets under way, the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder present their team to the world. After the successes in the individual finals of Clemente Russo in the Heavyweights and Sergiy Derevyanchenko in the Middleweights, the team has worked extremely hard to fine tune and strengthen a squad that last year already proved extremely competitive. The aim for the upcoming season is to dethrone Paris United and take the coveted team trophy. The team has significantly added to its already strong technical staff. Joining the technical director Francesco Damiani, the first coach Sergiy Korchinskiy are new Assistant Coach Gianfranco Rosi as well as the experienced Valerio Nati. Building for the 2011-2012 team began with the confirmation of eight boxers, including four Italians, Vittorio Parrinello, Vincenzo Picardi, Clemente Russo and Domenico Valentino, provided with the support of the Italian ... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:08:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 Meet the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder of the World Series of Boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png