Yoka-Bakole fight rescheduled for March 14
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 8, 2022, 1:19 p.m.

Originally scheduled for January 15, a promising heavyweight bout between Tony Yokoi (11-0, 9 KOs) and Martin Bakole (17-1, 13 KOs) rescheduled for March 14. The fight was canceled due to new restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic in France.

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Thurman: 'If Barrios had invested in a body shot, I might have been on the floor'
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 8, 2022, 11:03 a.m.

Keith Thurman after his victory by unanimous decision over Mario Barrios admitted last Saturday that Barrios' left hook to the body hurt him in the eighth round. The former WBA/WBC welterweight world champion explained that he has also missed stronger body shots in his career, but suspects that ...

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Hrgovic got an opponent in an IBF eliminator
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 8, 2022, 9:02 a.m.

Zhang Zhilei (20-0-1, 18 KOs) officially agreed to participate in the IBF heavyweight qualifying match. In the next fight, the boxer from China will face Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs).

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Pirog: "I'm interested in Usyk as a phenomenon in boxing"
Dmitriy Kel
Feb. 8, 2022, 7:10 a.m.

Former world middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog told why he follows the career of the holder of the WBA WBO and IBF titles in the heavyweight division Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs).

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Derek Chisora ​​could face Luis Ortiz?
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 8, 2022, 4:07 a.m.

Eddie Hearn reveals he is in talks for a heavyweight bout between Luis Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) and Derek Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs). Earlier, Hearn stated that Chisora ​​could very well get a fight with former world champion Deontay Wilder and that he could win this fight if ...

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White's team confirmed receipt of the contract
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 7, 2022, 4:08 p.m.

Eddie Hearn confirmed that Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) received a contract to fight with Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs). The head of Matchroom Boxing said that for some time he was not associated with White by any official contract, but helps him with the formalities associated with ...

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Former world champion Easter shot in robbery
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 7, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Former IBF Lightweight Champion Robert Easter Jr. received three gunshot wounds Sunday night during a robbery in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to doctors, Easter has a good chance of surviving after this incident. The boxer was shot when he tried to run away from a group of attackers who stole ...

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Paul: 'Mayweather didn't pay me to fight'
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 7, 2022, 10:09 a.m.

Logan Paul stated that he was offered a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.. The fight was supposed to take place in Dubai, but Paul is not interested in such a confrontation, as he says that he still has not received the full fee for last year's performance.

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Warren: 'We're sorting out the final details of Fury-White'
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 7, 2022, 7:03 a.m.

Frank Warren announced that the final details of the organization of the fight for the WBC heavyweight title between Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs). The fight should take place on April 23 in London or Cardiff.

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Fury: Joshua Usyk looked like Muhammad Ali
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 7, 2022, 5:03 a.m.

Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) in an interview with Max Kellerman for ESPN spoke about his competitors on the way to the title of king of heavyweights - Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) and Alexander Usik (19-0, 13). KO) and, one can easily guess, did not give ...

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