Whyte vs Brown on March 24 in London
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2018, 11:43 a.m.

On March 24 in London at the O2 arena Dillian Whyte and Lucas Brown will have a 12-round bout with silver WBC title at stake, owned by the British. Whyte is the official contender for the title, which belongs to Deontay Wilder, and in case of defeat ...

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Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander met at a press conference (photo)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2018, 10:32 a.m.

Two former world welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander met for the first time on Wednesday at a press conference in El Paso, Texas, to discuss their fight, which will take place on the Premier Boxing Champions at FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, February 17, at ...

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Derevianchenko to fight in New York on January 20
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2018, 8:16 a.m.

January 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr.'s fight against Lamont Peterson 30-year-old Ukrainian middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs), who is fighting from Brooklyn, New York, will have his next fight. Derevyanchenko's opponent has not been determined yet. In his ...

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Alvarez refused to fight Gvozdyk
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 11, 2018, 6:10 a.m.

The team of light heavyweight Eleider Alvarez refused to participate in the promotional bids for the fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk, previously appointed for this Friday at WBC headquarters. Alvarez and Gvozdyk were about to fight for the vacant interim title and full-fledged champion Adonis Stevenson was to ...

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Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir on April 21 in Rosemont
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2018, 4:49 p.m.

Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko on April 21 will meet former UFC champion Frank Mir of US at 2018 Grand Prix for the Bellator heavyweight belt. The fight is scheduled for April 21 in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Khyzhniak: I do not consider professional boxing now
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2018, 3:38 p.m.

Ukrainian amateur boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak, who competes in 75 kg weight category and won the world championship gold in 2017, in an interview to Sport Express said that at the moment he is completely focused on the prospects of the Olympics 2020 and does not consider transition to pros.

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Mytrofanov invites fans to his fight on January 13
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2018, 10:06 a.m.

Ukrainian middleweight Dmytro Mytrofanov on January 13 in Northlake, Illinois, near Chicago, will have a 8-round bout against American Marcus Willis (17-4-2, 4 KOs). The upcoming fight become the main event of the boxing evening from Natex Boxing Promotion, and it will be the second fight in Mytrofanov's ...

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Teams Gvozdyk and Alvarez cannot agree on terms
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 10, 2018, 8:37 a.m.

As reported by WBC, representatives of Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Eleider Alvarez can not yet agree on their fight and for the upcoming Friday, January 12, purse bids are appointed. Gvozdyk promoter is Top Rank, the affairs of Alvarez are engaged by promoter Yvon Michel and manager Al Haymon.

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Tony Yoka returns on April 7 in Paris
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2018, 1:49 p.m.

25-year-old Tony Yoka (3-0, 3 KOs), who won the Olympic gold medal in heavyweight in 2016, his fourth duel in the pros will have on April 7 in Paris. This was reported by the promoter of the Frenchman Richard Schafer from Ringstar Sports. In the 8-round fight, Yoka will ...

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A new portion of sparring partners for Usyk: Masternak and Chamberlain
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 9, 2018, 9:01 a.m.

WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk continues preparations for his fight on January 27 in Riga against WBC title holder Mairis Briedis and started the final stage of sparring sessions that takes place near Kiev at the Olympic base in Koncha Zaspa.

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