Month: January 2021

According to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, nearly all negotiation points to stage an heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been agreed, with Hearn saying the fight is a done deal although still formally unsigned. “The deal is done, really — without being signed. The financial elements of the deal are done. We’re
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Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Sean Crose Former light heavyweight kingpin Sergey Kovalev’s fall from on high continues. Once one of the most rightfully feared fighters in the sport, the 37 year old has dealt with crushing defeats, and legal problems over the past several years. Now the fighter known as “Krusher” is seeing his January
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2:28 PM ET One of boxing’s top events in early 2021 is officially canceled. The Jan. 30 bout between former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and Bek Melikuziev has been nixed after Kovalev failed a drug test because of banned substances, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday. 2 Related Kovalev was informed earlier this week
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The Jan. 30 fight between Sergey Kovalev and Bektemir Melikuziev has officially been canceled, which is probably news you expected after it was reported that Kovalev failed a drug test for synthetic testosterone. “Upon learning of Kovalev’s adverse finding, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) determined that they must cancel the event,” Golden Boy Promotions
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On November 14, 2020, Eros Correa scored a hard-fought majority decision victory over Henry Arredondo in their eight-round super bantamweight bout. This fight was broadcast live on FS1 from Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series. FIGHT RECAP: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-11-14-20 #PBConFS1 #ArredondoCorrea #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
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WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s annual title defense looks to feature an unexpected challenger. Mauricio Sulaiman tells Behind the Gloves that he’s ordered Russell to face former super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas, who’s moved up in weight and exercised his right to be named mandatory challenger. Sulaiman claims “negotiation has begun.” Vargas (34-0, 22
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In addition to ordering former super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez to face serial domestic abuser Marcus Browne for their interim light heavyweight title, the WBC decreed that flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez and women’s featherweight champion Jelena Mrdjenovich face mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo and interim champion Amanda Serrano, respectively. All parties have until February
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Takuma Inoue (14-1, 3 KOs) of Japan, the younger brother of WBA, IBF bantamweight champion Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue, bounced back from his first career defeat.  (photos by Naoki Fukuda) On Thursday, he picked up the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight belt with a nine round technical decision win over his compatriot Keita Kurihara (15-6,
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5:25 PM ET Unified light heavyweight world titlist Artur Beterbiev’s title defense against Adam Deines has been rescheduled for March 20, most likely in Russia, according to the WBC. Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), of Russia, who also owns the IBF title, was scheduled to face Meng Fanlong in March 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced
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