NEW YORK — He’s an unknown Ukrainian capable of uttering only a few words of English. He has a complicated fighting style and amateur success that forces opponents to veer sharply from the prospect of fighting him. And he doesn’t sell tickets.



So how the hell did Sergiy Derevyanchenko land a Saturday night title shot at hallowed Madison Square Garden against former long-reigning middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin?



“Yes, boxing’s crazy — and I like this sport and this business,” Derevyanchenko told reporters Wednesday while reliving some of the events that brought him here.



The 33-year-old Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs) will collect at least $5 million in purse money for the DAZN-streamed bout, and if he can upset Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs), the Ukrainian becomes “an eight-figure fighter, and won’t step in the ring unless he makes $10 million, regardless of who he fights next,” said Derevyanchenko...