Vladimir Mironchikov of Serbia claimed victory in the final match of IBA.Pro 4 in Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to continue the strong start to his professional career.

The 2021 World bronze medallist faced Colombian Wilmer Baron in the light heavyweight division over eight rounds, aiming for his fifth win and maintaining his undefeated streak. In the only match to end by stoppage on the night, Mironchikov would win before the start of the third round due to an injury to Baron. Mironchikov was looking the better of the two fighters in the opening two rounds, as he looked to warm into the fight, but would have been sad to take the victory in such manner as Baron‘s team had to withdraw the Colombian, who heard the verdict while ice was applied to his shoulder. Mironchikov remains undefeated and will be hoping for more time to impress in his next bout.

Cuban Lenar Perez claimed the IBA Pro cruiserweight World title after 10 rounds against seasoned veteran Aleksei Egorov of Russia. Perez was a menacing foe for Egorov, having won all 14 of his professional fights by knockout. Egorov had plenty of experience over 10 rounds, five times before this match, which would become his sixth occasion where he had gone this distance. For Egorov, he continuously came after the Cuban, but the difference would be found in the clean punches, with Perez landing the vast majority of these.

Serbia’s Sara Ćirković recorded a popular victory with home fans, beating France’s Romane Moulai to become the women’s bantamweight IBA Pro World Champion. The 20-year-old had a fierce fight with the visiting Moulai, who had a 5-0 record coming to Banja Luka. On her professional debut, Ćirković traded blows with the French boxer who had several highlights. Moulai will feel unlucky not to have won with the judges, but in a highly competitive match, little separated the pair.

Serbia’s Rastko Simic put in an impressive display on his professional debut, beating Murad Allahverdiyev of Azerbaijan in the light heavyweight division. It was a strong effort from Simic, who came against the Olympic quarterfinalist, but never looked lucky or out of his depth. Instead, he was the boxer in control on his way to victory.

Three-time World champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist Sofiane Oumiha of France came out on top after a colossal 10 rounds with Mexico’s Edivaldo Ortega on his return to the professional circuit. Oumiha last fought professionally in December 2023, but had not lost a step, taking his record to 9-0. Ortega was not an easy opponent and was tough to break through, but ultimately the Frenchman was in control during the contest. Oumiha’s natural stance on the front foot put him at an advantage from the first round.

Jovan Nikolic took his professional record to 5-0, as the Serbian defeated Shokhobzhon Shukurov of Tajikistan over four rounds. It was a decisive win for the Serbian favourite, who ended Shukurov’s three-match winning streak.

Serbia’s Almir Memic won a super middleweight contest with Davron Bozorov of Moldova over four rounds. It was a professional debut to remember for Memic who had his arm raised, winning unanimously with the judges, with a good performance throughout. A draw was called between Serbian Omer Ametovic and Baregham Harutyunyan of Armenia in their flyweight fight. Harutyunyan looked strong throughout, but the verdict was mixed with the judges – who saw an equal fight between the Armenian and the home boxer.

The opening contest saw a win for Alexey Shendrik of Serbia, who defeated Artem Pugach of Russia over six rounds. Shendrik was victorious on his professional debut thanks to great ring management and a managed strategy. Pugach was unable to narrow the gap, giving Shendrik the win at welterweight.

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