Oleksandr Usyk has arrived in Britain, just a few days away from his battle with Tony Bellew for all the world cruiserweight titles in Manchester. Usyk and his team went to the UK ahead of time - on November 4. On his Facebook page, the Ukrainian champion posted a photo with his entourage - in front of the airport building.
EPIX channel has built a special training center in Los Angeles for the reincarnation Season 5 of the reality show “The Contender”, which is due to end on November 9 at 10p ET / 7p PT. Broadcast LIVE from the FORUM in Los Angeles. In the finale Brandon Adams will face Shane Mosley Jr. Ever wonder what your dream gym or training center would look like? The people at EPIX did and we helped bring it to life.
Undisputed cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk arrived in the UK, where on November 10 he will fight the local boxer Tony Bellew. The fight will take place in Manchester at the Manchester Arena. All Ukrainian belts will be at stake - WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO. As of Friday, more than 20,000 tickets have already been sold, which is 95 percent of the arena's capacity.
Italian boxer Christian Dagio died in Thailand a few days after being knocked out by his rival in a fight. In October, the 49-year-old boxer was defeated by the representative of Thailand, Don Paruang, in the 12th round fight, which was held in Rangsit. In the last round, the Italian received several powerful punches, the referee stopped the fight. Doctors assisted the unconscious Dagio out of the ring, after which he was sent to the hospital. The boxer spent several days in a coma due to a severe brain injury, and then died.
Former WBC junior welterweight champion Viktor Postol of Ukraine successfully returned after the defeat to Josh Taylor in June. Postol returned to the ring on the undercard of the World Boxing Super Series quarterfinals, where he is listed as a substitute, and defeated his opponent from Turkey, Ciara Ozgul. Referee gave the victory to Postol 99:91.
Undefeated legendary Floyd Mayweather announced his return to the ring. The famous athlete will fight against the MMA fighter and kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa of Japan at Rizin 14 tournament on December 31 in Saitama, Japan. This was announced at a special press conference on Monday. At the same time, the organizers did not specify the rules for Nasukawa vs Mayweather fight. Rizin is a Japanese promotional mixed martial arts organization.
Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 31 KO) scored technical knockout victory in the ninth round over Miguel Roman (60-13, 47 KO) at the gala in El Paso and defended his WBC super featherweight title. 32-year-old Roman was on canvas three times before the duel was stopped. An experienced Mexican twice was counted in the sixth and once in the ninth rounds.
Josh Taylor (14-0, 12 KOs) defeated by technical knockout in the seventh round previously undefeated Ryan Martin (22-1, 12 KOs) in Glasgow, Scotland and was promoted to the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series.
Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 31 KOs) defeated Miguel Roman (60-13, 47 KOs) by technical knockout in the ninth round in the main event in El Paso, Texas, and defended his WBC super lightweight title. The 32-year-old Roman was three times on the floor before the fight was stopped. An experienced Mexican twice fell in the sixth and once in the ninth rounds.
One of the world top light heavyweights Sullivan Barrera (22-2, 14 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Sean Monaghan (29-2, 17 KOs) in the main event of the evening in Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn. After ten rounds the judges scored it 98-92 and twice 99-91 in favor of the Cuban. Thus, the 36-year-old Barrera successfully returned to the ring after his defeat to Dmitry Bivol.
