In the main event of the evening in Fresno WBO #2, WBA #4, WBC #5 welterweight Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a difficult battle scored a unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Abreu. The scores were: 97-93, 97-93, 96-94. Kavaliauskas was cut on both eyes. Kavaliauskas defended his NABF title.
At the show UFC 226 in Las Vegas in the main event the owner of the title in the light heavyweight division Daniel Cormier knocked out the heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the first round.
Ukrainian Olympic silver medalist Denys Berinchyk (9-0, 6 KOs) expects to fight fro the title fight before the end of the contract with K2 Promotion. Berinchyk hopes that his championship fight will be within next 2 years.
A live broadcast of the evening of boxing from Fresno, USA, in the main event of which the owner of NABF welterweight minor title Lithuanian Egidijus Kavaliauskas will defend his title in a 10-round fight against Juan Carlos Abreu in a broadcast on the American television channel ESPN. At the same evening, the former heavyweight title challenger Andy Ruiz Jr. will face the highly experienced Kevin Johnson of US.
Beibut Shumenov (18-2, 12 KOs) scored a victory over Hezni Altunkaya (30-2, 17 KOs) after the Turkish boxer's team refused to continue the fight after the ninth round in the main event of the boxing evening in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The live broadcast of the boxing tournament from Astana, Kazakhstan, in the main event of which the former world champion in two weight categories Beibut Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs) will challenge the vacant WBA cruiserweight title with the Turk Hizni Altunkaya (30-1, 17 KOs).
Russian Murat Gassiyev says that he understands the importance of the upcoming finale of the World Boxing Super Series with the Ukrainian Alexander Usyk, but approaches this fight as well as the rest. The fight between the IBF and WBA cruiserweight champion Gassiev and the WBO and WBC titlist Usyk is scheduled for July 21 in Moscow.
Bout between WBC super lightweight champion José Ramírez and Danny O'Connor will not take place because of the hospitalization of the latter due to the severe dehydration before the weigh-in. Now the main event of the evening at the Saves Mart Center arena in Fresno, USA, will be the 10-round battle of Egidijus Kavaliauskas against Juan Carlos Abreu, and on the undercard Andy Vincez will meet Frank De Alba. The fights will be broadcasted by ESPN.
The WBC and WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) in his camp in Kiev spars with British prospect Jordan Thompson (9-0, 7 KOs) on the eve of the World Boxing Super Series finale against the WBA and IBF title holder Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs).
World Heavyweight Champion by three versions Anthony Joshua his next fight will have on September 22 at Wembley Stadium arena in London against the mandatory challenger for one of his titles Alexander Povetkin. According to the promoter Eddie Hearn, he will officially announce about next Joshua’s fight and the start of ticket sales next week.
