On August 29, 2021, a 28-year-old Ivan Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Montana Love (15-0-1, 7 KOs) met in the ring.
Baranchyk came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 26 days. Love was on a 4-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Montana Love stopped Ivan Baranchyk via RTD in the 7th round. Love improves his record to 16-0-1 (8 KOs), while Baranchyk adds a loss to his record at 20-3.
On October 3, 2020, a 27-year-old Ivan Baranchyk (20-1, 13 KOs) and a 31-year-old American boxer Jose Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Baranchyk came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 28 days. Zepeda was on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 26 days.
Jose Zepeda stopped Ivan Baranchyk via KO in the 5th round. Zepeda improves his record to 33-2 (26 KOs), while Baranchyk adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On May 18, 2019, the 26-year-old IBF super-lightweight world champion, Ivan Baranchyk (19-0, 12 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Scottish boxer Josh Taylor (14-0, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Baranchyk came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Taylor was on a 14-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 15 days.
Josh Taylor defeated Ivan Baranchyk via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Taylor improves his record to 15-0, while Baranchyk adds a loss to his record at 19-1.