WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s annual title defense looks to feature an unexpected challenger. Mauricio Sulaiman tells Behind the Gloves that he’s ordered Russell to face former super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas, who’s moved up in weight and exercised his right to be named mandatory challenger. Sulaiman claims “negotiation has begun.” Vargas (34-0, 22
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As Sergey Kovalev attempts to clear his name, Bektemir Melikuziev is now left without a fight. The planned crossroads showdown between the two is longer in the works, with the entire Jan. 30 show now canceled as confirmed by Golden Boy Promotions on Friday. The event was due to take place at Fantasy Spring Casino
Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode We were never supposed to be here in the first place, yet, here we are. After scoring a come from behind knockout victory against Dillian Whyte, Alexander Povetkin will look to prove that his upset win wasn’t a fluke. Promoter Eddie Hearn has officially announced that on March 6th,
8:58 AM ET The level of inactivity in boxing was a little higher than usual in 2020. Due to COVID-19, several of the sport’s top fighters are in the midst of unusually long layoffs. Manny Pacquiao hasn’t fought since July 2019, and Deontay Wilder took his first loss in February just before the pandemic took
News Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury will take place in May or June, says Eddie Hearn as he outlines all the obstacles still standing in the way EDDIE HEARN believes the deal that will bring Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury together in May or June will be finalised within the next four weeks. Once the contracts between
News Andy Chubb/England Boxing Young Mark Dickinson, a top middleweight, is setting out to make an impression as a pro MARK DICKINSON announced this week that he would turn professional. The middleweight has not won a major international medal. He was too young to box at a senior Commonwealth Games, he didn’t appear in the
WBC champion Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs)and IBF titlist James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) fought to a 12-round majority draw in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 10,128 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bout was scored 114-112 (DeGale) and 113-113 twice, and the only clear winner was the sport of
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In addition to ordering former super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez to face serial domestic abuser Marcus Browne for their interim light heavyweight title, the WBC decreed that flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez and women’s featherweight champion Jelena Mrdjenovich face mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo and interim champion Amanda Serrano, respectively. All parties have until February
DALLAS—There isn’t much left for Devin Haney to do other than put his title up for grabs and accept the best challenge to come his way. The unbeaten 22-year old remains on the hunt for a planned April ring return, despite having two assigned mandatory contenders. Plans call for the WBC to order a title
Bob Arum: “Tyson Fury Has Said To Me That Not Today, Not Tomorrow And Not Ever Will He Fight Wilder After What Wilder Said To Him” Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former WBC heavyweight belt holder Deontay Wilder is still working behind the scenes as he attempts to get Tyson Fury into the ring
Boxers • Issue • Premium George Storr talks to Zuhayar Al Qahtani, a fat guy stuck in a healthy guy’s body When and why you started boxing:I started when I was 10. When I was younger I used to get bullied quite a lot. My older brother used to teach me at home and then
Keith Thurman must know he’s been out of the limelight for too long because he’s coming back by talking up a storm. During another part of Thurman’s live stream on Instagram, Thurman goes off on Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for offering far less than he would consider for a bout against Terence Crawford. Check
Bob Arum, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, explains that his fighter has explicitly vowed to never face Deontay Wilder for a third time. In February 2020, Fury dropped and stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw
Keith Thurman On Danny Garcia: “He’s Been Struggling Ever Since He Hit 147, Let’s Be Real” Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point in time, Danny Garcia simply couldn’t be beaten. No matter who was placed in front of the Philadelphia born fighter, he found a way to leave the ring with his
5:25 PM ET Unified light heavyweight world titlist Artur Beterbiev’s title defense against Adam Deines has been rescheduled for March 20, most likely in Russia, according to the WBC. Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), of Russia, who also owns the IBF title, was scheduled to face Meng Fanlong in March 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced
The first super middleweight world champion of Mexican decent, undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (41-0, 27 KOs) is all in for a potential World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim light heavyweight World title fight against 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (23-1, 16 KOs). The WBC ordered Ramirez vs. Browne this past Monday because reigning WBC light heavyweight
Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Sean Crose Credit Dan Rafael for this one. Sergey Kovalev, the former light heavyweight powerhouse, has tested positive for synthetic testosterone, via VADA, the most reliable anti-doping agency in the world. This comes as bad news for those who were anticipating the fighter known as “Krusher” facing off against rising bruiser