Stiverne replaces Ortiz in title bout vs. Wilder
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 5, 2017, 9:35 a.m.

Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder will still defend his belt on Nov. 4, but it won't be a much-anticipated fight against dangerous puncher Luis "King Kong" Ortiz as planned.

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Vitali Klitschko: I thought about becoming the president of Ukraine
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 5, 2017, 6:27 a.m.

Emeritus WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko said that he thought about becoming the president of Ukraine, but believes that he still has a lot to do in the role of the mayor of Kiev.

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Bashir: Usyk doesn’t need to change anything to beat Briedis
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 5, 2017, 3:09 a.m.

Former trainer of WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (13-0, 11 KO's) James Ali Bashir believes that the form in which the WBC belt holder Mairis Briedies (23-0, 18 KOs) was in his last fight is not enough to defeat the Ukrainian boxer.

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Postol may face Prograis
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 4, 2017, 4:03 p.m.

Undefeated American super-lightweight Regis Prograis (20-0, 17 KOs) may become the next opponent of former world champion Victor Postol (29-1, 12 KOs). Postol and Prograis attended the annual World Boxing Council (WBC) congress, which is taking place these days in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they unofficially announced their fight. The teams ...

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Former world boxing champion Forman called out Segal the actor
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 4, 2017, 10:49 a.m.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion legendary George Forman called out the American actor Stephen Segal. Forman stated this on his page in Twitter. "Steven Seagal, I challenge you One on one, I use boxing you can use whatever. 10 rounds in Vegas," Forman, 68, wrote.

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Yildirim’s promoter made a scandal at a press conference (video)
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 4, 2017, 8:03 a.m.

The final press conference of Chris Yubank Jr. and his opponent in a fight on October 7 in Stuttgart Avni Yildirim ended in a scandal when the promoter of the Turkish boxer Ahmet Oner first made a verbal skirmish with one of the British team members, then started to call ...

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Lomachenko and Rigondeaux will gather a full house in Madison Square Garden
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 4, 2017, 5:45 a.m.

The fight of WBO super featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) and Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-0, 11 KOs) will bring together the full hall. As the promoter Bob Arum said in an interview there are less than 100 tickets left for the Theater of Madison Square Garden in New ...

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Ronaldo can start a boxing career in 10 years
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 4, 2017, 3:40 a.m.

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo said that in 10 years he could start a boxing career following the example of former Manchester United colleague Rio Ferdinand. Portuguese striker told this to Ferdinand himself in an interview.

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Floyd Mayweather showed where he spent money for McGregor fight
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 3, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Former P4P king Floyd Mayweather boasted of the cars he bought after a fight with UFC champion Conor MacGregor. Mayweather spent about four million dollars on the new machine. Mayweather earned more than 300 million for the fight with MacGregor.

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Tszyu: I like Lomachenko and the way he fights, but I would have beaten him
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 3, 2017, 11:03 a.m.

Former world super lightweight champion Kostya Tszyu told in an interview to Es News that he is looking forward to the fight of WBO champion in the super featherweight division of Vasily Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) versus Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-0, 11 KOs), noting, that he would not mind coming ...

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