Povetkin vs Hammer to be WBO eliminator?
Oct. 19, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

The fight between Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin and Christian Hammer of Germany can have the status of eliminator for the WBO title and which now holds New Zealander Joseph Parker. This informed the CEO of RCC Boxing Promotions, the organizer of the fight, Alexei Titov.

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Wilder vs Joshua May Happen in Summer 2018
Oct. 19, 2017, 3:42 a.m.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said that the winner of the Deontey Wilder vs Dillian White fight could box next summer with the WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).

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Gassiev and Wlodarczyk in open training sessions (video)
Oct. 18, 2017, 3:39 p.m.

IBF cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev and former world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk held open trainings on the eve of their fight on October 21 in Newark, New Jersey. Gassiev's fight against Wlodarczyk will also be a quarterfinal of the World boxing super series, and the winner will meet WBA champion Yunier ...

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Saunders, Lemieux begin hype, shoot from lip
Oct. 18, 2017, 12:10 p.m.

A day after their middleweight world title fight was signed Billy Joe Saunders and David Lemieux began what will surely be a war of words before they step between the ropes.

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Anthony Joshua’s obsession with ‘finding different routes to beating everybody’
Oct. 18, 2017, 8:12 a.m.

The faces change but the target remains the same. Anthony Joshua, less than 24 hours after learning of his change of opponent, remains tunnel-visioned in his pursuit of a "legacy" that extends far beyond his well-earned reputation as a knockout artist, writes James Dielhenn.

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Lucas Brown to face the unbeaten Sergey Kuzmin in Moscow
Oct. 18, 2017, 4:12 a.m.

Former WBA belt holder Lucas Brown (25-0, 22 KOs) will meet promising unbeaten Russian Sergey Kuzmin (11-0, 8 KOs) in a ten-round fight for the WBA Intercontinental heavyweight title. 38-year-old Brown is known to Russian fans for his fight in Grozny last year against former world champion Ruslan Chagaev, whom ...

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Gassiev: I am just a typical Russian guy
Oct. 17, 2017, 2:08 p.m.

The film crew of the World boxing super series on the eve of the fight of the IBF cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev against former world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on October 21 in Newark, New Jersey, released a series of traditional short promo clips in which they show future opponents and ...

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WBSS Final in the cruiserweights to be held in Saudi Arabia
Oct. 17, 2017, 12:13 p.m.

The World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight Final will be held in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia in May 2018 following an agreement signed in London between World Boxing Super Series organiser and owner Comosa AG and The General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia. The date and venue for the Final will ...

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Team Sauerland reaches exclusive three-year deal with SPORT 1
Oct. 17, 2017, 10:14 a.m.

Longtime leading German promoter Team Sauerland, which has been looking for a new long-term television partner, now has one, reaching an exclusive three-year deal with German free-to-air sports giant SPORT1, the company announced Tuesday.

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Joshua will face Takam
Oct. 17, 2017, 3:08 a.m.

The third number of the IBF rating Carlos Takam will become the new opponent of world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua after his former rival Kubrat Pulev was forced to give up the fight because of a right shoulder injury. According to the event organizers, the contract for a duel with ...

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