Gvozdyk: Gassiev did not have a chance, fight with Usyk was one sided
Andrew Karlov
July 24, 2018, 7:11 a.m.

WBC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion Alexander Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) said that Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) forced him to worry only in the early rounds of the fight against Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs).

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Gassiev’s coach: We really need Usyk rematch
Andrew Karlov
July 23, 2018, 7:04 a.m.

Abel Sanchez, the coach of the Russian Murat Gassiev, made it clear that in the future he expects to see the second fight of his ward with the Ukrainian Alexander Usyk. In the finale of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) Usyk beat Gassiev with a devastating decision and became ...

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Gvozdyk: The fight against Stevenson should be on November 3
Andrew Karlov
July 23, 2018, 5:44 a.m.

WBC interim champion Alexander Gvozdyk during a live broadcast on the Inter TV channel before the fight between Alexander Usyk and Murat Gassiev said that his fight against the owner of the full title Adonis Stevenson should be held on November 3 in Quebec City, Canada.

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Lomachenko: The fight against Pacquiao is real
Andrew Karlov
July 23, 2018, 3:51 a.m.

Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko shared the latest news about his return to the ring after the injury, about his possible opponents, as well as about a fight against Manny Pacquiao, who a week ago scored a stoppage victory over Lucas Matthysse and expressed a desire to fight against the Ukrainian.

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Smith brutally finishes Shogun (video)
Andrew Karlov
July 23, 2018, 1:57 a.m.

In the main event of UFC Fight Night 134 in Hamburg the light heavyweights Anthony Smith brutally finished Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on the second minute of their fight.

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Gustafsson withdraws from the UFC 227
Andrew Karlov
July 22, 2018, 11:11 p.m.

Top Swedish light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson will not be able to fight at the UFC 227 tournament, scheduled for August 4 in Los Angeles. A few days ago his opponent Volkan Ozdemir also dropped out because of the nose fracture, so the participation of the Swede was under a big ...

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UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs Smith. Where to watch live
Andrew Karlov
July 22, 2018, 5:42 a.m.

Today, on July 22 Hamburg will host the evening of mixed martial arts UFC Fight Night 134, in the main event of which the live legend of light heavyweight division Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will meet Anthony Smith. The second most important event will also take place in the light heavyweights, ...

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Gassiev: Today was Alexander's Day
Andrew Karlov
July 21, 2018, 7:49 p.m.

Former cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) commented in the ring on his first career defeat at the hands of Alexander Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) in their final fight within the World Boxing Super Series with four champion belts at stake.

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Usyk vs Gassiev. CompuBox Stats
Andrew Karlov
July 21, 2018, 7:45 p.m.

According to statistics of CompuBox, Alexander Usyk averaged 21/78 punches per round while Murat Gassiev was reduced to 8/26. Usyk landed a fight high 47 of 117 in the last round.

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Usyk calls Bellew out after WBSS finale
Andrew Karlov
July 21, 2018, 7:11 p.m.

New undisputed cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk commented in the ring on his convincing victory on the points over Murat Gassiev, that brought him the Muhammad Ali Trophy and the historical four titles in his weight category.

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