Mykal Fox: Bohachuk Messed Up By Picking Me
- Matthew Brown
- 17 minutes ago
- 3 min read
05/16/2025
Former welterweight title contender Mykal Fox doesn’t view Saturday night as just another fight. To him, it’s an ambush in disguise.
Fox (24-4, 5 KOs), known for his lanky frame, defensive guile, and willingness to fight anyone, steps into a new chapter of his career in the main event of Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions’ card at Commerce Casino in California. Live on UFC Fight Pass, Fox will face dangerous junior middleweight contender Serhii Bohachuk at a catchweight of 157 pounds — and he’s coming in with a chip on his shoulder and bad intentions.
“In all honesty, they’re probably looking at me as some type of measuring tune-up type of deal [for Sebastian Fundora],” Fox told Brunch Boxing in an exclusive interview. “I’m coming to mess up all of their plans.”
Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) has built a reputation as a wrecking ball in the 154-pound division, a high-pressure fighter with heavy hands and an intimidating aura. His first defeat came against Brandon Adams in 2021, a hiccup he’s since rebounded from with six straight wins, and a controversial majority decision loss to Vergil Ortiz.
But Fox isn’t buying the hype or the fear factor.
“He’s a good fighter. He’s avoided. If he’s avoided, it’s for a reason, but you know I don’t shy away from challenges. It’s nothing to it really.”
The fight may not have title implications on paper, but Fox sees it as a gateway, a direct path back to world contention. For the 6’4” southpaw, it’s his reentry into boxing’s elite class after years of frustrating setbacks and promotional limbo. After briefly falling out of the spotlight, Fox teamed up with Jeter Promotions. He focused on staying active, and kept pushing forward.
“It’s a big opportunity. He [Bohachuk] puts me in conversations about world titles or eliminators. I want another opportunity at a world title. I gotta go through Bohachuk to get it.”
That isn’t the popular storyline, though. Vegas has stacked the odds heavily against Fox, listing Bohachuk as a towering -2400 favorite, with Fox sitting at +810. But Fox isn’t discouraged. He’s ready to upset the apple cart.
“Look, I’m not one for following scripts, so I’m about to act up. This is a big opportunity for me because everybody knows who Bohachuk is. He’s avoided. He’s this. He’s that. He’s a monster.
People talk about ‘Oh, you might die, blah, blah, blah.’ I’m like, man, get off his nuts. We’ve seen monsters before. We’re not scared of monsters, bro. I’m on my way to his adopted hometown, and I’m not coming to lay down. He gotta bring everything. He gotta bring his shit, or he gonna lose his position.”
Fox refuses to see himself as the B-side, despite what the odds and headlines say. Bohachuk isn’t some invincible force, he’s just another man.
“He’s not a machine. He’s not a monster. He’s a man like I’m a man. And he can be beat. He’s been beaten, I’ve been beaten. We’re on the same playing field.”
If Fox wants to pull off the upset, he knows it’ll take a near-perfect performance. But he’s confident in the work he’s done, and in his ability to dictate the pace — not just react to it.
“There’s gonna be moments where I’m gonna have to meet him in the middle, probably sit down with him. There’s gonna be moments where I’m gonna be moving, and trying to set things up. But whatever is going to happen, on a perfect night, is going to be happening on my terms. It’s not gonna be because of what Bohachuk is forcing me to do.”
Mykal Fox didn’t come to Commerce to be anyone’s measuring stick. He came to shatter expectations. And maybe, just maybe, take a boogeyman’s spot in the process.
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