Ukrainian heavyweight Sirenko to face former world champion – Date revealed
Ukrainian heavyweight Vladyslav Sirenko (photo: instagram.com/vladsirenkoboxing)
Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Vladyslav Sirenko will face former IBF world champion Charles Martin of the United States in his next fight. The bout is scheduled for December 4 in Saudi Arabia, according to The Ring.
Where and when the fight will take place
The bout will take place in Riyadh as part of the Zuffa Boxing 14 event.
The main event of the evening will be an IBF middleweight title defense. Undefeated Irishman Aaron McKenna (21-0, 10 KOs) will face Jevgenijs Aleksejevs (20-0, 10 KOs).
The exact start time of Sirenko's fight against Martin has not yet been announced.
What is known about the fighters
The 31-year-old Sirenko has 23 wins in professional boxing, 20 of them by knockout, and one loss.
The Ukrainian's previous fight took place in July 2026 against Sweden's Otto Wallin. Sirenko knocked out his opponent in the 10th round, bouncing back from his loss to Britain's Solomon Dacres a year earlier.
His upcoming opponent, 40-year-old Charles Martin, has 30 wins (27 by knockout), five losses and one draw.
In 2016, the American won the vacant IBF world heavyweight title by defeating Ukraine's Vyacheslav Glazkov. However, Martin lost the belt in his very next fight, suffering a stoppage defeat to Anthony Joshua.
The American last stepped into the ring in February 2026, when he lost to Nigeria's Efe Ajagba via a fourth-round technical knockout.
