One-armed MMA fighter Nick Newell will not debut at UFC
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 8, 2018, 2:12 p.m.

The American fighter Nick Newell, whose left arm is amputated to the elbow, will not be able to make his debut at the UFC tournament, as reported by the head of the fight promotion, Dana White.

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Andrew Karlov
Aug. 8, 2018, 12:43 p.m.

Real Deal Sports and Entertainment and Lee Baxter Promotions in association with Louisville Top Knotch and the World Boxing Council, are proud to announce the undercard of the semi-final round of The Jose Sulaiman WBC World Invitational Tournament which will take place at Toronto's famed lakeside amphitheater, Budweiser Stage on ...

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Saunders and Andrade to fight on October 20
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 8, 2018, 7:07 a.m.

On October 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) will meet the official contender for his title Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs) in the main event at the evening of professional boxing. This was reported by Eddie Hearn the promoter of Andrade.

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Duva: Bivol is the future of the light heavyweights
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 8, 2018, 3:16 a.m.

Kathy Duva, the head of the promotion company Main Events, told that a variant of the fight between WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Eleider Alvarez of Colombia and WBA belt holder Dmitry Bivol on December 8 in the United States is being worked out.

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Kovalev wants to take rematch with Alvarez
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 7, 2018, 4:38 p.m.

Former world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev announced that he does not intend to retire yet and will seek rematch with Eleider Alvarez. Kovalev lost his WBO title on August 4 in Atlantic City. After the battle, Kovalev noted that "it may be time to hang up gloves", and in ...

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Lomachenko took first place in the ranking of the best boxers in the world
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 7, 2018, noon

Two Ukrainians were included in the list of the top 10 boxers in the world according to the Association of Journalists of America, writing about boxing (BWAA).

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WBO President: Kovalev can beat any light heavyweight
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 7, 2018, 10:41 a.m.

WBO president Francisco Varcarcel expressed the opinion that the Russian Sergey Kovalev is able to once again become a world champion. Kovalev lost to the Columbian Eleider Alvarez on Saturday night in the US in the seventh round and lost his WBO light heavyweight title.

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Derevyannchenko continues camp for Jacobs fight
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 7, 2018, 8:06 a.m.

Ukrainian middleweight Sergey Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs) continues preparations for the fight for the vacant IBF belt against the American Daniel Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs). In his Instagram Derevyanchenko shared a video, where he works on a heavy bag:

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Kovalev’s promoter advises him to hire a new coach
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 7, 2018, 6:18 a.m.

Kathy Duva, promoter of former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) believes that her fighter should hire a new coach who will train him for further battles.

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Usyk vs Bellew on November 10 in Liverpool?
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 6, 2018, 4:35 p.m.

According to the British promoter Eddie Hearn, the bout between the undisputed cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) and former world champion in the same weight category Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) can land on 10 November in Liverpool. Negotiations about this meeting began immediately after the victory of ...

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