Prograis vs Postol in Deadwood, South Dakota
Jan. 30, 2018, 5:23 p.m.

Regis Prograis's fight (20-0, 17 KOs) against Viktor Postol (29-1, 12 KOs) for the vacant title of interim WBC super lightweight champion, scheduled for March 9, will take place in a rather unusual place - in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA, in the arena of one of the local casinos. The ...

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Teslenko signed a contract with Lou DiBella
Jan. 30, 2018, 5:19 p.m.

Unbeaten 25-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight Alexander Teslenko (11-0, 9 KOs) signed a promotional contract with Lou DiBella. Teslenko will fight under the banners of the new company on February 7 in New York. Teslenko's opponent in the 8-round battle will be an American Keenan Hickman (6-2-1, 2 KOs). Before that, the ...

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Klitschko, Lomachenko and other VIPs at Riga arena (photo)
Jan. 30, 2018, 11 a.m.

Last Saturday in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) got the majority decision win over Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs) at the Riga Arena. Thus, the Ukrainian defended his WBO title in the cruiserweight division, added WBC belt, and became the ...

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Prograis prepares for Postol (video)
Jan. 30, 2018, 5:30 a.m.

The unbeaten American prospect Regis Prograis (20-0, 17 KOs) is continuing physical training for the fight against former world champion Viktor Postol (29-1, 12 KOs), scheduled for March 9 in Miami, USA. At the stake of the meeting there will be the title of interim super lightweight WBC ...

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Usyk arrives in Ukraine as a hero (photo + video)
Jan. 29, 2018, 4:55 a.m.

The first finalist of the World Boxing Super Series and the owner of two titles in the cruiserweight division Oleksandr Usyk arrived in Ukraine after Saturday's fight in Riga, in which he beat by majority decision the previously undefeated local Mairis Briedis.

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Photos: Usyk vs Briedis
Jan. 28, 2018, 4:39 a.m.

Oleksandr Usyk got his WBO title in Poland, then defended it three times, twice in the USA and once in Germany, and added WBC title, also on the road, in Latvia in a fight against undefeated Mairis Briedis.

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Usyk vs Briedis. Highlights
Jan. 27, 2018, 11:03 p.m.

On January 27 in Riga, Latvia, the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semi-final fight took place in the cruiserweight division. WBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk beat Mairis Briedis by majority decision, which allowed the Ukrainian to take the WBC title and reach the final of the Super Series.

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Usyk - Briedis. CompuBox Stats
Jan. 27, 2018, 6:51 p.m.

In an extremely entertaining fight Oleksandr Usyk landed and threw more blows than his opponent, Mairis Briedis. At the same time, Briedis threw out 144 power punches more and landed slightly more than Usyk. Alexander worked much more actively with his jab, landing 91 punches out of 550 ...

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Usyk beats Briedis via majority decision
Jan. 27, 2018, 6:14 p.m.

In the main event of the evening in Riga, Latvia, Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) in a very tough and spectacular battle got a majority decision victory over the previously undefeated local Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs) and added to his the WBO champion title WBC belt. The ...

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Wladimir Klitschko arrives at Riga arena to support Usyk
Jan. 27, 2018, 4:01 p.m.

Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko arrived at the Riga arena, where the bout of two undefeated world champions in the cruiserweight division, Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis, will take place tonight. The meeting of Usyk and Briedis will be the first unification battle in the cruiserweights for ...

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