International Boxing Federation have ordered the undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) to face the mandatory challenger Michael Eifert (13-1) of Germany. IBF told the teams to begin negotiations for the fight. The mandatory fight could delay the rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Beterbiev. Eifert won the eliminator fight against former world champion […]
Russia’s Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0) shocked Australia’s star fighter Tim Tszyu (24-2), dropping him four times and stopping him in round three. Tszyu was seen as big favorite against IBF World super-welterweight champion Murtazaliev on the main fight of event held in Orlando on Saturday night. But Murtazaliev surprised him. IBF champion dropped Tszyu three times […]
Cuba’s William Scull (23-0) is the new IBF World super-middleweight champion. Scull on Saturday night in Brandenburg, Germany defeated Russia’s Vladimir Shishkin (16-1) via unanimous decision. The boxer from AGON Sports survived last round scare and managed to get the vacant IBF title. All three judges saw him as winner (116:113, 116:112 and 115:113). Scull […]
Tulani Mbenge (21-2) of South-Africa is the new IBO World welterweight champion. Mbenge on Saturday night in Copper Box Arena in UK defeated local favorite Michael McKinson via unanimous decision. All three judges saw Mbenge as clear winner. One scored the fight 117:111 and two others scored 116:112, all in favor of South-African. In the […]
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (5-0) defended his WBA World bridgerweight title. Magomedov defeated on Thursday night in Ufa, Rusia dhe challenger from Germany, Leon Harth (22-6-1) via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 120:108 in favor of Gadzhimagomedov. The fight was held in IBA Champions Night. Lightweight Albert Batyrgaziev (11-0 as a ‘pro’, retained the […]
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena (30-3, 14 KOs) have invited former WBC world title holder in heavyweight Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) to come down and face him in bridgerweight for a world title. Lerena was upgraded to full titleholder in bridgerweight in WBC. And he would like to fight Wilder. “I’d be more then happy […]
Japan’s star Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) defended in impressive fashion his WBC World bantamweight title. On Monday night in “Ariake Arena”, Nakatani stopped Tasana Salapat (76-2) of Thailand in round six. For Nakatani was third fight in bantamweight division. He won world titles in flyweight and super-flyweight. While Nakatani continued to impressive, his countryman […]
Rafael Espinoza (25-0m 21 KOs) is set to defend his WBO World featherweight title on December 7 in Phoenix against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez (14-2), “ESPN” reports. It will be a rematch between the fighters, after Espinoza beat Ramirez on December last year via majority decision and took his title. WBO ordered a rematch. Also on […]
Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-2) won his first world title, upsetting on Sunday in Tokyo, Takouma Inoue (20-2) in the fight for WBA World bantamweight title. The younger brother of “Monster”, Naoya Inoue, Takouma was defending the title that he won on April last year. It was the second title defense but still didn’t go according to […]
Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) became undisputed light-heavyweight champion after defeating his countryman Dmitrii Bivol (23-1) on Saturday night in Riyad, Saudi Arabia via majority decision. After 12 spectacular rounds judges saw Beterbiev as winner. Two of the judges scored the fight (115:113 and 116:112) in favor of Beterbiev and one of them scored as […]
