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There is a quote often attributed to Leonardo Davinci that reads “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” This feels like apt wisdom when it comes to analyzing Dmitry Bivol, whose approach in the ring is unpretentious and fundamentally adherent, but at the same time one of the sport’s most puzzling riddles for his opponents.  On Saturday

Universum had a full house (12,000 spectators) at the Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen last night (Nov 5) but unfortunately most came to watch two fights between famous influencers and Youtubers. In real boxing, heavyweights Zhan Khossobutskiy (19-0) and Mourad Aliev (6-0) both won easily against overmatched opponents. Khossobutskiy stopped Hussein Muhamed (17-1) in the

Abu Dhabi – In a mandatory fight for the WBA light heavyweight title, Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) retained his championship with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111. Bivol was coming off a big shocker, as

Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA “super” belt at light heavyweight against mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez, who lost for the first time in 45 pro fights thanks to his superb ring generalship and masterful defensive skills. Ramirez successfully forced a fast pace by averaging 73.2 punches per round to Bivol’s 53.6, but Bivol won by keeping

Dmitry Bivol defends his WBA Light-Heavyweight World Title against Mandatory Challenger Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday November 5, live to subscribers worldwide on DAZN (excluding South Korea and MENA). (photos by Mark Robinson) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< Bivol is coming off a huge

Errol Spence Jr. hasn’t revealed who he will fight next now that his showdown with Terence Crawford has been, at the very least, pushed into 2023. Crawford suggested during his Instagram Live session Tuesday night that Spence will fight longtime rival Keith Thurman. Spence repeatedly has said in recent years that he won’t fight Thurman,

In front of another sold-out Hollywood Fight Nights crowd in Los Angeles, CA, ‘King’ Callum Walsh and Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk scored impressive knockout victories in the feature fights on the Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions event, broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass. The 21-year-old fast-rising star Walsh, improved to 5-0 with four knockouts, stopping Delen

Unbeaten WBA “Regular” Super Middleweight Champion and Minneapolis fan-favorite David Morrell Jr. and undefeated mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly went face-to-face before they put their unbeaten records on the line live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, November 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Esther Lin) The card also features

Dmitry Bivol and members of his team couldn’t help but laugh. They think it’s ridiculous that Gilberto Ramirez even suggested Bivol ducked him, especially since the unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion embraced a showdown with the icon considered boxing’s best pound-for-pound prior to Bivol’s victory over him. Bivol addressed Ramirez’s claim during a preview of

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Gilberto Ramirez is looking to accomplish for his Mexican countrymen what Canelo Alvarez couldn’t do – beat Dmitry Bivol. Ramirez will get the opportunity he’s been clamoring for Nov. 5 when he challenges Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight title at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on DAZN. The 31-year-old

IBF # 2 junior middleweight Jack Culcay (31-4) will take on Italian Damiano Falcinelli (15-1) in the headliner of AGON Sports show at the AGON Arena in Berlin on November 12. This is what is called a stay busy fight for Culcay. In the co-feature heavyweight Granit Shala (12-0) meets Venezuelan Jose Luis Garcia (9-3)

After openly struggling with making the 147-pound weight limit, Danny Garcia sought greener pastures. Ultimately, the Philadelphia native would do just that, as he opted to move on from the welterweight division and embark on a new journey as a full-fledged junior middleweight. In his first fight at 154-pounds, Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) squared off

Ukrainian Super-Middleweight Contender Serhii ‘El Flacco’ Bohachuk, (20-1, 20 KOs), will make his long-awaited return to the ring against veteran southpaw Aaron Coley, (16-4-1, 7 KO’s), of Patterson, CA in a scheduled ten-round clash for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Title on Thursday, November 3 at The Quiet Cannon/ Montebello Country Club and broadcast live

IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is fully focused on securing a fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury before the month of March. Fury is slated to face Derek Chisora in a voluntary defense on December 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk saw action in August, when he picked up another twelve round

Eddie Hearn wants the public to give Conor Benn the benefit of the doubt. The head of Matchroom Boxing has been insisting adamantly that his embattled welterweight charge should be given a fair trial before any judgement is made about Benn’s moral compass. Last month, it was revealed, three days out from his scheduled 157-pound

German heavyweight Agit Kabayel, as already reported by BoxingScenecom, will headline a SES promoted show in Bochum on January 28. It should be noted that Kabayel is also a mandatory challenger for the vacant EBU title along with former stablemate Peter Kadiru as co-challenger. The EBU has set November 17 as the deadline for purse

The Pay-Per-View undercard has been announced for ‘Battle of the Best’ headlined by the highly anticipated WBC Super Lightweight Championship between #1 Ranked Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda (35-2, 27 KOs) and #2 Ranked Regis ‘Rougarou’ Prograis (27-1, 23 KO’s), set for Saturday, November 26 and emanating from ‘The War Grounds’, Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson,

Junto Nakatani passed a stiff test in his first official fight as a junior bantamweight contender. The unbeaten southpaw turned away a determined Francisco ‘Chihuas’ Rodriguez to claim a ten-round, unanimous decision win in their battle of former titlists. Scores of 99-90, 98-91 and 97-92 landed in favor of Nakatani in their non-title fight Tuesday