Arthur Beterbiev (12-0, 12 KOs) won an easy victory over Enrico Koelling (23-2, 6 KOs) via TKO in the 12th round in the main event of the evening in Fresno, California, and got the vacant IBF light heavyweight title. Beterbiev gradually increased his advantage, while Koelling tried to keep the pace slow. In the final round Koelling was twice on the floor. The time was 2:33.
Brooklyn heavyweight prospect Jarrell Miller (20-0-1, 18 KO) scored a TKO victory in the ninth round over Mariusz Wach (33-3, 17 KOs) from Poland as part of a boxing event in Uniondale, New York. Miller outboxed Wach, who, apparently, injured his right hand during the battle. In the ninth round the referee decided to intervene and stop the fight at 1:02.
Undefeated 2012 Olympian Jose Ramirez (21-0, 16 KOs) needed two rounds to break the resistance of the undefeated Mike Reed (23-1, 12 KOs). In the second round, Reed was on the floor, and the fight was stopped after a follow up barrage. The time was 1:43. Reed complained about the stoppage.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from the American Fresno, California, in the main event of which Arthur Beterbiyev (11-0, 11 KOs) and Enrico Kelling (23-1, 6 KOs) will challenge the vacant IBF light heavyweight title. In the second main event of the evening Jose Ramirez (20-0, 15 KO) will meet Mike Reed (23-0, 12 KO) in a 10-round fight between two unbeaten super lightweights.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from the American Uniondale, New York, in the main event of which Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KO) will meet Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KO). Also on this card the unbeaten Brooklyn heavyweight Jarrell Miller (19-0-1, 17 KO) will pass the test of Mariusz Wach (33-2, 17 KOs) from Poland, and Cletus Seldin (20-0, 16 KOs) will lead a 10-round bout in the super lightweight division against Roberto Ortiz (35-1-2, 26 KO).
A live broadcast of the boxing night from the British Newcastle, in the main event of which Liam Smith (25-1-1, 14 KOs) and Liam Williams (16-1-1, 11 KOs) will meet in a rematch and at the stake of this fight will be a position of the official challenge for the vacant light middleweight WBO title. Their first meeting in April this year ended with a controversial stop because of the strong cut of Williams eyelid and the victory of former champion Smith, who could not make the weight before the fight.
Alexander Povetkin of Russia is ready to fight the heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in 2018. "Should I fight till my 50s? When should I fight Joshua? When Joshua boxed Wladimir Klitschko, he missed a very heavy blow - he's certainly a tough guy, he has the strength. Even after the heavy punch, he regrouped and won the fight," Povetkin said.
Follow Jose Ramirez’s incredible journey from fieldworker to world-class fighter. He faces fellow unbeaten super lightweight Mike Reed at 10:30p ET Saturday, Nov. 11th on ESPN.
Ukrainian middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) will fight in January or February 2018. Sergiy is a mandatory challenger for the IBF belt, which belongs to Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), but the International Boxing Federation allowed Golovkin to delay with the mandatory title defense for the sake of rematch with Saul Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). Their first battle ended in a controversial draw.
An official weighing procedure took place on the eve of the boxing event in the American Uniondale, New York, in the main event of which, Daniel Jacobs begins his new campaign to the world titles with a fight against the undefeated Luis Arias. Jacobs and Arias without problems with the first attempt made the limit of middleweight. Jacobs was 159.6 pounds, Arias - 160 pounds.
