One of the most highly anticipated professional debuts in Canadian boxing history will finally occur on December 15. The best Canadian amateur boxer of his generation, Arthur “The Chechen Wolf” Biyarslanov, will finally step into a professional ring for the first time as part of a stacked “Risky Business” card ...
UFC plans to hold one or two tournaments in Russia in 2019. This was said by the vice-president of the UFC Andrei Gromkovsky. “We talked about one or two tournaments in 2019, while we stick to this plan,” said Gromkovsky.
The 2019 Men's World Boxing Championship will be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It was reported by the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation.
MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko began training in Stary Oskol, Russia for the final bout of Bellator Grand Prix against Ryan Bader of US. Coach Peter Theiss joined the team of Fedor. Emelianenko vs Bader is scheduled for January 26 in Los Angeles.
WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk hopes that Adonis Stevenson’s condition will improve soon.
Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko held another fight as a pro. In Quebec, 26-year-old Teslenko met 41-year-old Brazilian Edson César Antonio (40-8-1). The Ukrainian won by technical knockout in the third round.
The lack of boxing in the program of the Olympic Games can only be useful for professional athletes. This opinion was expressed to journalists by former world champion legendary Roy Jones Jr.
MMA veteran Sergey Kharitonov of Russia will fight the American Matt Mitrione on February 15 at the Bellator tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut. 38-year-old fighter reported this on his Instagram.
Yvon Michel the promoter of former light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson spoke about the state of his fighter. After the defeat to Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Stevenson was hospitalized and put into a medical induced coma to reduce swelling from cerebral haemorrhage.
Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KO) knocked out Jason Welborn (24-6, 7 KO) in the fourth round in the battle preceding the fight of the evening in Los Angeles. Hurd defended super welterweight IBF and WBA titles.
