Vargas to Defend against Negrete
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 25, 2017, 2:52 p.m.

Junior featherweight world titleholder Rey Vargas will defend against Oscar Negrete on Dec. 2 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Thursday. The fight will serve as the HBO-televised co-feature to junior middleweight titleholder Miguel Cotto’s defense against Sadam Ali in what ...

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Brant-Braehmer Final Presser
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 25, 2017, 12:48 p.m.

Super middleweights Rob Brant (22-0, 15 KOs) and Juergen Braehmer (48-3, 35 KOs) went head-to-head at the final press conference before their Ali Trophy quarter-final clash on Friday in Schwerin, Germany.

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Joshua: Americans all talking about U.K. fighters
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 25, 2017, 9:29 a.m.

Unified WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) worked out in front of approximately 1,400 fans on Wednesday at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, just three days before he squares off against Carlos Takam (35-3-1, 27 KOs) this Saturday. Joshua-Takam is the first of two consecutive heavyweight world ...

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Wilder vs Stiverne 2 Preview
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 25, 2017, 6:12 a.m.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) returns to the ring on November 4, 2017, live on Showtime from Barclays Center to defend his title against the man he first took it from: Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KOs).

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Shlemenko Proposes Musashi Five-Round Rematch
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 25, 2017, 3:40 a.m.

Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko suggested to the leaders of Bellator to hold a five-round rematch with the representative of the Netherlands Gegard Musashi, to whom the Russian lost via decision in the tournament in the US. Shlemenko wrote about this on his page in Instagram.

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Whyte: Wilder is a disgrace
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 24, 2017, 1:59 p.m.

WBC #3 heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte says he’s going to make life hell for Robert Helenius when they clash for the WBC silver title at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday night. Whyte wants to secure a showdown with WBC king Deontay Wilder in 2018 and knows that an impressive ...

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Kovalev Names a New Coach
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 24, 2017, 12:21 p.m.

Former world light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev will prepare under the guidance of coaches Alexander Sedov and Abror Tursunpulatov for his upcoming fight on November 25 in the United States against the Ukrainian Vyacheslav Shabranskyy. Kovalev reported about this on his Instagram page.

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Margules: Gassiev and Dorticos two best cruiserweights in the world
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 24, 2017, 5:11 a.m.

Leon Margules promoter of IBF world champion Murat Gassiev and WBA belt holder Yunier Dorticos think that there’s no favorite in their fight. Margules consider Gassiev and Dorticos as the two best representatives in the cruiserweights of the world.

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Berinchyk gets first title fight
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 24, 2017, 3:56 a.m.

Silver Olympic medalist of the Games in London Denys Berinchyk (7-0-0, 4 KOs) will hold his next fight against the Spanish boxer of Colombian origin Ignacio Mendoza (42-12-3, 26 KOs). This bout will be held on December 16 in Kiev, and WBO International lightweight title will be at stake.

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The Scariest People in Boxing. Showtime Promo
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 23, 2017, 3:23 p.m.

American television channel Showtime which will broadcast fights of the two best heavyweight champions on the planet nowadays within a week released a promotional video dedicated to the separate battles of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder on October 28 and November 4 respectively. It is possible that next year we ...

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