A live broadcast of the boxing evening from the Japanese Yokohama, in the main event of which WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) will defend his title against Italian Emanuele Blandamura (27-2, 5 KOs). In the US, where at this time there will be a Sunday morning, the fight will be broadcasted by ESPN2 and it will begin at 8 am ET.
Russian Alexander Povetkin shared his opinion on the transition from professional boxing to MMA.
British heavyweight David Price says he is going to continue his professional boxing career, despite the last crushing defeat by the hands of Russian Alexander Povetkin on March 31 in Cardiff, Wales.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his readiness to enter the ring in the battle for the world title already tomorrow.
22-year-old middleweight Fedir Cherkashyn (8-0, 5 KOs) of Ukraine signed a promotional contract with the Polish organization KnockOut Promotions and in the next fight will enter the ring on May 12 in Polish Walcz. Since last September Cherkashyn trained in Warsaw in the gym of the famous Polish coach Fedor Lapin.
According to Tom Leffler, the promoter of middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, his boxer on May 5 may fight against Vanes Martirosyan. This meeting will be held in Carson, California, at the StubHub Center arena and will be broadcasted by HBO.
The finale of World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) in the cruiserweight division between WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk and WBA and IBF title holder Murat Gassiev will be postponed for the summer. This is reported by the official page of the organizers on Twitter.
Tyson Fury had his first fight in 2.5 years planned. The return of Tyson will take place on June 9 in Manchester. The opponent of the former heavyweight champion has not been determined yet. In his last fight in November 2015 Fury scored a sensational upset over Wladimir Klitschko.
Russian Denis Lebedev says he began preparing for the fight for the title of the champion of World Boxing Association (WBA).
The finale of World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) between Russian Murat Gassiev and Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in Russia is possible if Saudi Arabia does not undertake its commitments. This was stated by Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev.