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. © Photograph: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz
There was by no means a priority amongst David Nyika’s staff to safe a brand new opponent in time to save lots of the present.
Duco Occasions, Nyika’s major promoter, have lined up Western Pennsylvania’s Tommy Karpency to face the unbeaten cruiserweight. Karpency replaces Blake Caparello, who was pulled after he examined optimistic 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 end result,” Duco Occasions’ David Higgins acknowledged. “It says every part you should find out about Tommy Karpency. He’s seen by each the sanctioning our bodies and our broadcast associate 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 Could 18 Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He nonetheless will get to headline his first DAZN present with the short name to motion by his promotional staff.
“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 very best 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 approach.”
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.
The perimeter contender unsuccessfully challenged then lineal/WBC champ Adonis Stevenson and then-unbeaten WBO titlist Nathan Cleverly. He additionally suffered knockout defeats to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk in non-title fights. Ramirez defeated Karpency in his first struggle at gentle heavyweight after he beforehand held the WBO tremendous middleweight title. Gvozdyk defeated the Midwestern southpaw in 2016, greater than two years earlier than his championship-winning knockout over Stevenson.
The struggle versus Nyika will mark the primary for Karpency in New Zealand. It’s simply his third exterior North America by greater than 18 professional years.
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