Promoter Kathy Duva said that Cuban Sullivan Barrera is considered as one of the possible rivals for Sergey Kovalev for the late 2017.
Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko took a pause between fights and tried himself in the role of an SUV pilot. Wladimir pondering over the decision to hold a rematch with the WBA, IBF and IBO World Champion Anthony Joshua, tried himself in another sport.
Odessa kickboxer Tsotne Rogava was fighting against the German Vladimir Tok. The fight ended in the third round, when a Georgian origin athlete sent a rival in knockout with a knee kick jump. The German's nose was gushing with blood. As it turned out, his nose was broken during the attack. "Beautiful knockout!", - commented the fans.
Former middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor has been arrested after allegedly biting a woman's arm and face and threatening to kill her. Police in the Little Rock suburb of Maumelle say Taylor was arrested at his home at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. He was later released. Court records do not show that charges have been filed.
Egis Klimas, manager of WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk, shared his opinion about the participation of the Ukrainian in the World boxing super series, the prospect of uniting all four titles in the hands of one boxer, as well as the motives for choosing Marco Huck for the quarterfinals.
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko continues his preparations for the August 5 fight in Los Angeles with former title challenger Miguel Marriaga. In an interview with well-known blogger Elie Seckbach, Vasyl said that he was ready to give $500,000 from his fee to the one who would beat him.
Russian Alexander Povetkin entered the list of "clean" boxers in a report of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the Association for Voluntary Doping Testing (VADA), according to the official website of the WBC. According to the report, the doping tests of the 37-year-old Povetkin, who were taken under the Clean Box program in 2017, turned out to be negative.
Welterweight Robert Guerrero, who won world titles in two weight classes and fought some of the biggest names in boxing during his 16-year professional career, announced his retirement from the ring on Monday.
Egis Klimas, WBO champion Vasyl Lomachenko manager, and WBA world champion at 122-pounds Guillermo Rigondeaux continue tweeting each other about the possible fight.
If he can't avenge his loss to Jeff Horn, Manny Pacquiao needs to retire immediately and that's not us saying it, it's his hall of fame trainer Freddy Roach who says Pacman "got old overnight."
