Pinchuk\u2019s father told him at the age of seven that he could try boxing. At first, Pinchuk really did not like the sport.<\/p>\n
I was like a little chubby kid. Next thing I knew he\u2019s sending me to a gym and I had to be disciplined. Everyone was making fun of me, and I didn\u2019t like to do any exercise at all,\u201d<\/strong> Pinchuk recalled.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBut his father kept on encouraging him to stick it out. And so he did. He left Ukraine five years ago to begin his boxing career in the US. Now, he is known by the nickname “Demolition Man.”<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, Pinchuk has been able to talk to his parents almost daily. His father is younger than 60, so the Ukrainian military might need him to join the fight, the newspaper said. So, he remains in the nation. Pinchuk\u2019s mother will not leave Ukraine without her husband.<\/p>\n
Match Up<\/h2>\n
Pinchuk is 25-years-old and stands 6-feet, 3-inches tall. He has a 14-2-1 record of wins, losses, and draws, and has eight knockouts.<\/p>\n
This opponent, Federici, has an 18-2-1 record. He, too, has eight knockouts.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s action represents the first time since Sept. 2017 that professional boxing will be at Rivers Casino. It is presented by Star Boxing.\u00a0The two headline a seven-fight card presented by Star Boxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ukraine native Lyubomyr Pinchuk will enter the ring at New York\u2019s Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady on Saturday. He will go up against Simone Federici of Italy for the WBC Continental Americas and NABA Gold Cruiserweight title. Pinchuk’s father and mother still live in Lviv, Ukraine, near the Polish border. The region has experienced some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":208639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Rivers Casino Match Features Ukrainian Born Boxer: Demolition Man\u00a0<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n