Wladimir Klitschko announces retirement from boxing
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 3, 2017, 3:52 a.m.

Former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has officially announced the completion of the 21-year-old boxing professional career. Thus, the scheduled rematch for November 11 in Las Vegas against Anthony Joshua will not take place.

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Lomachenko: I almost fell asleep watching Mikey Garcia!
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 2, 2017, 12:37 p.m.

WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko is set to defend his belt this weekend against Colombian Miguel Marriaga. Should he retain the title, the decorated amateur is already looking ahead to potential opponents, including Mikey Garcia who picked up a dominant decision win over Adrian Broner last weekend and is ...

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Kovalev's return scheduled for November 25
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 2, 2017, 10:31 a.m.

According to ESPN, former unified light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs), who lost his three belts by controversial decision to Andre Ward in November and then got knocked out in the eighth round of the immediate rematch on June 17, will be back in action to headline ...

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Kucher will be one of the Usyk sparring partners
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 2, 2017, 6:02 a.m.

Former European champion in the cruiserweight division Ukrainian Dmytro Kucher will be one of the sparring partners of the WBO champion Alexander Usyk in his preparation for a fight against former world champion Marco Huck on September 9 in Berlin.

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Camp Life: Vasyl Lomachenko. Episode 1
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 2, 2017, 3:13 a.m.

The premiere of Camp Life: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko shows the champ’s intense physical and mental preparations for his Aug. 5th showdown with Miguel Marriaga on ESPN.

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Kovalev's promoters do not believe in a positive result of protesting against Ward
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 1, 2017, 4:08 p.m.

Promoters of the former world champion Sergey Kovalev do not believe that the Nevada State Athletic Commission will satisfy their protest against the result of the fight against Andre Ward, said the head of Main Events Katie Duva.

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Garcia-Broner Peaked at 937K Viewers
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 1, 2017, 1:12 p.m.

Showtime drew its biggest audience for boxing of 2017 on Saturday night. Mikey Garcia's masterpiece unanimous decision against Adrien Broner in their junior welterweight fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, averaged 881,000 viewers and peaked at 937,000, according to Nielsen Media Research. It was the network's most watched ...

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Wu refuses to leave
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 1, 2017, 6:10 a.m.

President of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) Ching-Kuo Wu said that he is not going to leave his post and will continue to work from August 2, when the organization's headquarters in Lausanne will open. The building of the headquarters of AIBA was blocked by security officers, in connection ...

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Sirenko: I met Bashir in Usyk training camp
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 1, 2017, 3:51 a.m.

22-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight Vladislav Sirenko (3-0, 3 KOs) is working with experienced American trainer James Ali Bashir, who has been cooperating with Vladimir Klichko for a long time and he also led Alexander Usyk in his first 10 professional battles.

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Lomachenko: I was not impressed by Garcia’s victory over Broner
Andrew Karlov
July 31, 2017, 3:51 p.m.

WBO super featherweight champion Vasily Lomachenko said that the victory of Mikey Garcia over Adrien Brouner in the fight on July 29 in New York was not very impressive. Lomachenko met with representatives of the leading boxing media in Los Angeles on the eve of his fight on August 5 ...

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