Welterweight Ivan Golub returns to the ring tomorrow night as he takes on Eric Walker in a ten-round bout at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. At Monday's weigh-in, Golub weighed 146.2 pounds, while Walker was 147. The bout will be part of a Trillaverz card. For the main event, former WBO 140-pound champion Chris Algieri (24-3 with 9KOs) will face off with fellow New Yorker Mikkel Les Pierre (22-2-1, 10 KOs) over ten rounds at a catchweight. Algieri weighed in at 142.8, while LesPierre weighed in at the agreed-upon 144-pound limit. 

 

As for the co-feature, Golub, who is managed by Split-T Management, has a record of 19-1 with 15 knockouts. The 32 year-old native of Brooklyn, NY via the Ukraine is a seven year-veteran, who has wins over Kirk Huff (3-0), Tyson Harrison (2-0), Kendal Mena (20-2), Juan Rodriguez (12-3), Marlon Aguas (9-0), James Stevenson (23-2), Janer Gonzalez (19-2-1) and his last bout when he Ivan took out Luis Eduardo Florez in six-round on February 20th in Orlando.

 

Walker of Plaquemine, Louisiana has a record of 20-3 with nine knockouts. Walker, 38, is a eight-year veteran who has compiled quality wins over John Jackson (21-3) and John Thompson (19-3). 

In his last bout, Walker dropped a decision to Israil Madimov on August 15, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.