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Top middleweight prospect Ievgen Khytrov added to Saturday's Showtime card


A good fight card got even better Tuesday when rising unbeaten middleweight prospect Ievgen Khytrov from Ukraine was added to Saturday's already loaded Showtime lineup featuring headliner Julian "J-Rock" Williams against Italy's Marcello Matano in an IBF 154-pound eliminator.

The fights will take place at the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The televised portion will begin at 10 p.m. ET.

Khytrov (12-0, 11 KOs), a knockout artist who fought in the London Olympics for Ukraine, won an Amateur World Championship before turning pro in 2013. He trains out of Brooklyn, N.Y. His fight, a 10-round bout, is not expected to be included in the televised portion. McNeil, 25, from Birmingham, Ala., comes in on a six-bout winning streak. He is 9-1 with six KOs.

Also featured on the Showtime telecast is fast-rising middleweight contender Antoine Douglas (19-0-1, 13 KOs) against Avtandil Khurtsidze (31-2-2, 20 KOs) and 154-pound contender Tony Harrison (22-1, 18 KOs) from Detroit battling former title challenger Fernando Guerrero (28-3, 20 KOs).

(Khytrov photo by Rose Cohe, Showtime)