I think Paulie will get a fair shake over there. I've seen a few Ukrainian fight cards and I haven't seen any bad decisions to visiting fighters. The one and only robbery (if you want to call it that) was when Ukrainian Stanyslav Kashtanov fought Karoly Balzsay...most people thought Kashtanov beat Balzsay but the judges saw it differently.
Freddie Roach trains Kashtanov and here's what he said:
"I think Senchenko's boxing ability will enable him to out-score Paulie to win a decision. Paulie is very game. He'll bring the fight and make it exciting. Going to the Ukraine is not like going into hostile territory. The promoter (Yuri Ruban, Union Boxing) over there is very fair. One time I had a fighter from there - I thought he won - but he lost a decision at home. There will be neutral judges and the winner will be the real winner."
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