Leon Margules promoter of IBF world champion Murat Gassiev and WBA belt holder Yunier Dorticos think that there’s no favorite in their fight. Margules consider Gassiev and Dorticos as the two best representatives in the cruiserweights of the world.
Silver Olympic medalist of the Games in London Denys Berinchyk (7-0-0, 4 KOs) will hold his next fight against the Spanish boxer of Colombian origin Ignacio Mendoza (42-12-3, 26 KOs). This bout will be held on December 16 in Kiev, and WBO International lightweight title will be at stake.
American television channel Showtime which will broadcast fights of the two best heavyweight champions on the planet nowadays within a week released a promotional video dedicated to the separate battles of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder on October 28 and November 4 respectively. It is possible that next year we will see a unification battle between the two "scariest people in boxing".
The world leader in the boxing broadcasting American HBO TV channel presented to its spectators a half-minute promo of former world middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) and undefeated Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KO) on November 11 in Uniondale, New York.
Sergei Lapin the coach of Polish cruiserweight Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (53-4-1, 37 KOs) believes that the peak form of his boxer had already passed and did not rule out that the Pole would soon finish his career. Wlodarczyk lost to IBF champion Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) in the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Super Series this weekend.
Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) continues preparations for his second fight this year. On the boxing event on October 28 in the Millennium stadium in Cardiff the WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion will fight with Carlos Takam (35-3-1, 27 KOs). Takam replaced the mandatory IBF challenger Kubrat Pulyov (25-1, 13 KOs), who was injured.
Former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) says he still has a motivation in boxing, but noted that he intends to devote his time to other interests outside the sport.
2012 golden Olympic champion Ryota Murata (13-1, 10 KO) took revenge over former world champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (36-3, 21 KOs) gaining stoppage victory when the Frenchman refused to continue after the seventh round. This May also in Japan Murata lost to N'Jiikam via controversial split decision.
Unbeaten Alberto Machado (19-0, 16 KO) scored a KO victory in the eighth round over Jezreel Corrales (22-2, 8 KOs) and won vacant WBA "regular" title in the super featherweight division in the main event of the evening at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. At the stake of this meeting the title was only for Machado, as Corrales lost his belt on the scales the day before the fight, showing 4 pounds over the limit.
WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev does not give a great chance to his compatriot, IBF champion Murat Gassiev to reach the finals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS). October 21 Gassiev figured out Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in three rounds and went to the semifinals, where he will meet with the WBA champion Yunier Dorticos.
