Monthly Archives: October 2024

With Artur Beterbiev claiming the undisputed light-heavyweight championship with victory over Dmitry Bivol, unbeaten WBC interim champion David Benavidez officially stands as mandatory challenger, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed to BoxingScene Tuesday. The issue – as it was while Benavidez waited three years as…

Former two-belt champion Murodjon ’s legal team is positioning for a battle as an October 29 IBF purse-bid process looms over the next fight for Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight and four-division champion, Naoya Inoue. As the World Boxing Association’s mandatory challenger to Inoue, 28-0 (25…

The Japan Boxing Commission has banned John Riel Casimero for coming in overweight ahead of his first-round knockout win of Saul Sanchez on Sunday (October 13). They fought in Yokohama, Japan, and Sanchez was beaten after 2:41 of the first round. As a…

Open bidding for the next bout of “The Monster?” The IBF on Tuesday ordered an October 29 purse bid for undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue’s mandatory defense against Australia’s Sam Goodman, with the sanctioning body reporting “an agreement could not be reached.” Japan’s…