Skilled boxers David Nyika (R) and Hemi Ahio throughout a press convention and media alternative at TVNZ to announce their upcoming fights on the undercard of the rematch between George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney in Melbourne in October. Monday 12 September 2022. © Picture: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz
****@There was by no means a priority amongst David Nyika’s workforce to safe a brand new opponent in time to save lots of the present.
Duco Occasions, Nyika’s main promoter, have lined up Western Pennsylvania’s Tommy Karpency to face the unbeaten cruiserweight. Karpency replaces Blake Caparello, who was pulled after he examined constructive for elevated ranges of testosterone.
Nyika-Karpency will headline a Sept. 14 DAZN present from Viaduct Occasions Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.
“Securing such a high-quality opponent at quick discover is extremely tough so we’re delighted with this outcome,” Duco Occasions’ David Higgins said. “It says all the pieces it’s essential to learn about Tommy Karpency. He’s seen by each the sanctioning our bodies and our broadcast accomplice as – if something– a step up from Caparello.
“With that, in fact, comes a step up within the problem for David Nyika. The stakes have simply gone up considerably.”
Nyika (9-0, 8 knockouts) has stopped every of his final six opponents. The 2020 Olympian for New Zealand most just lately defeated unbeaten Michael Seitz on the Might 18 Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He nonetheless will get to headline his first DAZN present with the fast name to motion by his promotional workforce.
“That’s boxing,” shrugged Nyika. “My job is to take out whoever my promoters put in entrance of me . That’s what I’m going to do.
“Clearly I’ve an enormous quantity of respect for a man like Tommy who has been in with the most effective and nonetheless continues to carry out at an elite degree –nevertheless it’s my time now. Tommy Karpency is about to study that the exhausting method.”
Karpency (31-8-1, 19 KOs) is simply 2-2 in his final 4 begins. He earned a club-level win over Joe Jones on Aug. 10 in Warren, Ohio.
David Nyika’s subsequent steps on his street to a cruiserweight world title will now be even more durable.
Nyika’s promoters Duco Occasions and Joseph Parker Promotions have tabbed harmful American gatekeeper Tommy Karpency to take the place of Blake Caparello for the primary occasion of the Highway to the Title introduced by Manuka Physician at Auckland’s Viaduct Occasions Centre.
Such is the stature of Karpency – who has challenged for the IBO, WBO and WBC gentle heavyweight world titles throughout a stellar 18-year profession – that the bout has been swiftly sanctioned by the IBF and WBO and authorised by world broadcast large DAZN.
The IBF and WBO intercontinental cruiserweight belts will probably be on the road.
Karpency – who has confronted the likes of Adonis Stevenson (WBC gentle heavyweight title battle), Andrzej Fonfara (IBO gentle heavyweight title battle) and Nathan Cleverly (WBO gentle heavyweight title battle) – is primed and able to go having defeated Joe Jones simply final month.
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