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Split-T Management Fighters Tyshawn Denson and Devon Young Advance in WBC Grand Prix Tournament

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NEW YORK (April 23, 2025)--Split-T Management fighters Tyshawn Denson and Devon Young were impressive in advancing to the second round of the WBC Grand Prox Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Denson won a six-round unanimous decision over Enoh Tettey Tettah of Ghana in their featherweight bout.

The 21-year-old Denson demonstrated supreme boxing ability and easily outpoint Tettah. Denson was one of the most impressive fighters in the opening phase of the 32-man tourney. Denson won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55.

With the win, Denson raised his undefeated record to 5-0. Tetteh is now 12-2.

"It was amazing. My first six-rounder. I was able to box and was able to push the pace. It was a good time. It is what I do best. It's going to be hard to beat me and I am looking forward to it. This makes me hungrier. This is a great opportunity. and it gave me exposure to some new fans," said Denson.

Denson, who is known as "The Candy Man", was an eight-time National Amateur champion and trained by his father James. Besides boxing, the Akron, Ohio native is a full-time college student.

Young took out previously undefeated Pavlo Yuskiv in the second round.

The 27-year-old Young scored a knockdown in round one and continued the assault for the fight to be stopped just 11 seconds into round two after dropping Yuskiv with a series of right hands.

Young of Aiken, South Carolina is now 8-0 with seven knockouts. Yuskiv suffers his defeat and now is 6-1.

"I felt that I am the best heavyweight in the world going into the tournament. He was a great fighter, but I can do it all. I was just on a different level. It is a great experience. I have been overseas, I know I can do my thing and shine. One performance doesn't make you too big. I have to go back to the drawing board and still get better with each fight and I will not be satisfied until they hold my hand up after the championship fight," said Young.

"The Destroyer", who is promoted by King's Promotions, won numerous national titles including the Olympic Trials. He was the last man to defeat Olympic Silver medal winner and current undefeated heavyweight contender Richard Torrez. He is trained by his uncle, former pro fighter Terry Cade.

Kudos to HE Turki Alalshikh, Sela, Mauricio Sulaiman and the WBC for taking on a World Cup sized task. Organizing and staging a successful tournament featuring 128 participants is no small feat. They all deserve credit for, once again, helping the sport of boxing take another big step forward. Much thanks to them and all of the young boxers who trained so very hard for the WBC Grand Prix.




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