Lewis: I fell from one punch, Joshua missed the series
Andrew Karlov
June 27, 2019, 6:24 a.m.

When Andy Ruiz Jr. sensationally knocked Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) out, fans compared this battle with the defeat of Lennox Lewis to Hasim Rahman. In both cases, the British were the favorites of the battles that eventually lost after losing the titles at the same time. Lennox Lewis ...

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Three possible dates of Joshua vs Ruiz rematch
Andrew Karlov
June 26, 2019, 8:55 p.m.

In just a few days we can find out the date of the rematch of Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) with Andy Ruiz Jr. (33-1, 22 KOs). Unofficial sources report that there are three possible dates for the second clash for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles.

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Shtyrkov and UFC terminate the contract
Andrew Karlov
June 26, 2019, 4:16 p.m.

Russian MMA fighter Ivan Shtyrkov will not debut in UFC. It became known that the parties have made a mutual decision to terminate the contract. The reason is a failed doping test. A pictogram of prohibited substance for a set of muscle mass was found in the sample of ...

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Ngannou wants to fight Jones at heavyweights
Andrew Karlov
June 26, 2019, 7:06 a.m.

Francis Ngannou wants to fight against Jon Jones. At the same time, Ngannou wants this fight to be in the heavyweight division.

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IOC: Boxing stays on the Olympics
Andrew Karlov
June 26, 2019, 4:23 a.m.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will organize the Olympic boxing tournament at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. Committee members unanimously voted to stop the rights of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), thereby depriving the AIBA right to organize the most important event in Olympic boxing.

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Dos Santos answers to Ngannou about black belt in BJJ
Andrew Karlov
June 25, 2019, 9:30 p.m.

In a recent interview Francis Ngannou doubted that his future rival, Junior Dos Santos holds a black belt in BJJ. Dos Santos did not keep silent and gave Ngannou an answer:

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Amir Khan's opponent is changed
Andrew Karlov
June 25, 2019, 6:12 p.m.

Former featherweight champion Billy Dib (45-5, 26 KOs) of Australia will be a new rival for Amir Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) on July 12 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Initially the British was going to meet Neeraj Goyat (11-3-2, 2 KOs), who was injured in a car accident and will ...

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Revenge for Khabilov: Taisumov wants to hurt Ferreira
Andrew Karlov
June 25, 2019, 3:26 p.m.

At UFC 242 Mairbek Taisumov will face Diego Ferreira. In advance of the fight Taisumov said that he wanted to avenge Ferreira for what he beat Rustam Khabilov.

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Briedis and Dorticos to fight for three belts?
Andrew Karlov
June 25, 2019, 11:03 a.m.

Three championship cruiserweight titles may be at stake in finale of the second season of World Boxing super Series between Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) and Yunier Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs). The bout will take place in November in Riga, Latvia.

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Krylov vs Teixeira on September 14 in Vancouver
Andrew Karlov
June 25, 2019, 9:13 a.m.

The card of UFC Fight Night 158, which will be held on September 14 in Vancouver, was enriched by a very interesting duel: Nikita Krylov will meet in the Octagon Glover Teixeira. For Krylov the upcoming fight will be his third since returning to UFC. In the first bout ...

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