JOHANNESBURG — Brandon ‘Bad Boy’ Cook is on the world stage once again, going big game hunting in South Africa October 26th.
Ontario fan favourite Brandon ‘Bad Boy’ Cook (26-2, 18 KO, WBO #12) will take his talents on the road on October 26th, when he will face undefeated South African challenger Shervantaigh Koopman (14-0, 9 KO) for the WBA Inter-Continental Super Welterweight Championship.
Cook previously held the belt in 2015, initially winning it against Gogi Knezevic and defending it five months later against Rafael Sosa Pintos.
“Bad Boy’s on a roll, with six straight wins since the Munguia fight,” said United Promotions president Tyler Buxton, who has represented Cook since his professional debut. “He has a chance to put himself in position for another World Title fight with a win over Koopman.”
The clash with Koopman will take place at the Emperor’s Place in Johannesburg, as the feature attraction on a Golden Gloves Promotions fight card.
October 26th will be Cook’s first fight outside of Canada since his 2018 World Title challenge against Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas; he also previously battled Kanat Islam in his home country of Kazakhstan.
Cook, of course, is no stranger to engineering a road win: Canadian boxing fans remember his stunning knockout of Steven Butler at the Bell Centre in Montreal in 2017.
BRANDON COOK
The 38-year-old Ajax, Ont. product has electrified Ontario arenas for over a decade, and now aims to climb the mountain for one more shot at a World Title…Enters on a six-fight win streak, which includes five knockouts — the most recent an evisceration of former Mexican Champion Luis Vidales in December…Will be fighting for the first time in 2024, after going 3-0 in 2023.
SHERVANTAIGH KOOPMAN
The 30-year-old South African will be fighting in familiar surroundings on October 26th, his 10th consecutive fight at the Emperor’s Palace…Is the reigning South African, African and IBO Inter-Continental Champion at 154 lbs…Won a hard-fought contest against Wendy Toussaint in his only fight of 2024, back in June.
UNITED BOXING PROMOTIONS
Featuring the province’s best fighters in world-class venues, Tyler Buxton’s United Boxing Promotions has a two-decade track record as Ontario’s premier boxing company. United’s roster includes a reigning WBA World Champion, four reigning IBO continental champions and a former WBO World Title Challenger.
