Topuria to Holloway: "I'll be the first to put out your lights."
Dmitriy Kel
April 16, 2024, 6:38 a.m.

UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria has left a formidable message for former titleholder Max Holloway.

Last weekend at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Holloway scored a spectacular knockout victory over former interim division champion above Justin Gaethje.

"Congratulations on your performance, Max. I respect your history and ...

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"It's important". Beterbiev revealed whether he plans to knockout Bivol
Dmitriy Kel
April 16, 2024, 6:11 a.m.

WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev spoke about the upcoming fight with WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol.

Yesterday, April 15, at a press conference in London, it was announced that the fight for the title of absolute champion in the category up to 79.4 kg will ...

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Queensberry-Matchroom "5 on 5". Full card of the evening
Andrew Karlov
April 16, 2024, 5:55 a.m.

On June 1 in Saudi Arabia, Deontay Wilder will face Zhang Zhilei in a heavyweight bout on the undercard of Queensberry-Matchroom's "5 on 5" evening, with Artur Beterbiev facing Dmitry Bivol in the main event. Wilder is representing Eddie Hearn, while Zhang is representing ...

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Bivol - on the fight with Beterbiev: "I just believe that nobody can beat me"
Dmitriy Kel
April 16, 2024, 5:34 a.m.

WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol commented on the announcement of a unification bout with WBC, WBO and IBF belt holder Artur Beterbiev.

"Of course, I'm happy. It's just that when I signed my first contract and became a professional boxer, I had a goal to become an absolute ...

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Zhilei: "In a fight with Wilder, I won't take a step backwards."
Andrew Karlov
April 16, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

"At some point I lost my love for boxing and my passion for training," admitted Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs), who will face Zhang Zhilei (26-2-1, 21 KOs) in a fight for his future.

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Usik's manager reacted to the announcement of Beterbiev - Bivol fight
Dmitriy Kel
April 16, 2024, 5:01 a.m.

The manager of star Ukrainian super featherweight Oleksandr Usyk Egis Klimas shared his thoughts on the announcement of the bout for the title of absolute world champion in light heavyweight all between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

"It's always the right moment for a good fight. I believe ...

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Dubois and Hrgovic recalled sparring together
Andrew Karlov
April 16, 2024, 4:53 a.m.

Despite the fact that the fight between Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) and Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) will not ultimately have a championship belt at stake, the stakes are very high in this encounter. The sides will end up playing for the IBF heavyweight title as the ...

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Tishchenko caught doping
Andrew Karlov
April 16, 2024, 4:40 a.m.

The presence of banned doping substances was found in the body of Evgeny Tishchenko (12-1, 7 KOs) after his fight with Leon Hart (22-5-1, 13 KOs). As a result, the result of the December fight for the WBA bantamweight belt, which took place in Dubai, was canceled.

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Arum is looking for opponents for Anderson
Andrew Karlov
April 16, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Bob Arum was very disappointed with Saturday's fight between Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) and Riad Merhi (32-3, 26 KOs). The American won on points, but the Belgian avoided open confrontation the entire fight and spoiled the spectacle with his defensive attitude.

The Top Rank executive published ...

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Beterbiev - Bivol: Gvozdik's prediction after the official announcement of the fight
Dmitriy Kel
April 16, 2024, 4 a.m.

Former world light-heavyweight champion Alexander Gvozdik expressed confidence that WBC, WBO and IBF belt holder Artur Beterbiev will beat WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol.

Yesterday, April 15, it was officially confirmed that the boxers will meet on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

"I would bet on Beterbiev. ...

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