LOS ANGELES – Rudy Hernandez has quietly created a case for Trainer of the Year award consideration, and he’ll have the opportunity to further prove his point on Oct. 14 when his charges Junto Nakatani and Anthony Olascuaga defend their titles in Jap...
It’s clear there’s no trust existing in Devin Haney toward Ryan Garcia, so the Haney camp request that Garcia enroll in Olympic-style drug testing just more than six months before a possible rematch should be seen as a precursor of what it’ll take fo...
Twelve years ago, when Takuma Inoue and Seiya Tsutsumi were promising 16-year-old amateur boxers, Inoue defeated Tsutsumi in the semifinal of a national tournament. With decidedly higher stakes Sunday in the main event of a four-title-fight card at A...
Following a lengthy reign across two title tenures at 108 pounds, Kenshiro Teraji could no longer make the weight at age 32 and moved up to flyweight Sunday in the co-feature to Takuma Inoue vs. Seiya Tsutsumi at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. “The Am...
It’s not easy to score a third-round knockout that also qualifies as a come-from-behind knockout, but that’s what Shokichi Iwata did in the first of the four alphabet title fights — among seven such fights across a two-day festival — Sunday from Aria...
Artur Beterbiev became the undisputed light heavyweight champion, defeating WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol to claim all four major titles in the division. The historic bout marked the first time all four belts were unified in the light heavyweight divi...
O’Shaquie Foster feels like he didn’t deserve to lose his WBC world title to Robson Conceicao in July, a split decision defeat that was derided and decried by many afterward as a robbery. That doesn’t mean he’ll approach their rematch the same way...
They say if you come for the King, you better not miss. Dmitry Bivol fought as well as he ever has, but he fell agonisingly short in his bid to claim light-heavyweight domination against “King” Artur Beterbiev...
Chris Eubank Jnr has hailed the impact of new trainer Jonathan Banks for his victory over Kamil Szeremeta on Saturday. British star Eubank made sure his long-awaited return to the ring was successful, sending Szeremeta to the canvas four times en...
Former junior middleweight titleholder Raul Marquez, now a prominent boxing analyst, believes light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol could emerge as the world’s top fighter after his 175lbs undisputed bout against three-belt champion Artur Beterbiev...
We can only hope that Saturday’s undisputed light-heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will wind up on a similar list years from now. But, included here, are some of the great 175lbs match-ups from...
In this week’s can’t miss mailbag, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards weighs up this weekend’s big fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, discusses how geography might affect a fighter, answers more questions on Ryan Garcia and he ponders Danny Garc...
When attempting to predict the outcome of the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol showdown, which takes place on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, two things quickly become clear: I am beyond excited and I don’t know – just like nobody possibly can at this st...
Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke couldn’t be separated at the conclusion, in March, of 12 of the hardest-fought rounds of 2024. Their fight for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles was scored 115-112 in Clarke’s favour, 114-113 to...
If you blinked, you might have missed middleweight Kamil Szeremeta’s comments this week, but don’t worry—you didn’t miss much. Don’t let his personality fool you, though. He could prove to be a tougher test for Chris Eubank Jr. than most expect.
Respect must be given, not just for his success in bare knuckle boxing, but for the fact that Austin Trout is still learning, still seeking knowledge and still wanting to be the best in the world at an age when most have called it a day.
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How Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol became the two best light heavyweights is the same way they will seek to become the one true king of the 175-pound weight class when they share the ring Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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