Gvozdyk vs. Baker Set as Crawford-Indongo Co-Feature on ESPN

[Ruthless-RKO]

BS.com has been advised by multiple sources that 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Oleksandr Gvozdyk (13-0) will face Craig Baker (17-1) on August 19th on ESPN.

The fight will be the co-feature bout in chief support of the Terence Crawford-Julius Indongo main event that takes place in Lincoln, Nebraska, about an hour from Crawford's hometown of Omaha. The fight will be the second event televised by ESPN as part of their new pact with Top Rank.

Gvozdyk, who is ranked in the top six of all four major sanctioning bodies, last fought in April when he stopped Yuniesky Gonzalez in three rounds. Baker last fought in June, 2016 when he stopped Steve Lovett in 8 rounds. His lone loss came at the hands of Edwin Rodriguez in 2015.

Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Matchroom Boxing, tickets to the Crawford vs. Indongo world championship event go on sale This Saturday, July 15, at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT. Priced at $128, $78, $53, and $28, tickets can be purchased online via www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena main ticket office, located in the south lobby, Monday -Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. CT.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Freaking Boxing, with all of ESPN's platforms they're going to let an undercard consisting of Shakur Stevenson, Jennings, Whyte & Walters go untelevised. Not that any of them will be facing world beaters but if you're seriously looking to get big into Boxing they are name fighters people could get to know.

[Tanzio]

While I would prefer that they show every single one of those undercard fights, I look forward to seeing Gvozdyk operate. Love his style, skills and gifts. I find him to be one of the most promising prospects in all of boxing, and one of the most entertaining to watch.