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Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol spoke about the weight of history at the grand arrivals for their undisputed light-heavyweight title fight. The Russians fight on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in an occasion that will define their decorated careers. They fight…

The super middleweight Giovanni De Carolis has announced his retirement at the age of 40. Italy’s De Carolis (33-11-1) turned professional in 2007. In 2015 he lost a close, controversial decision to Vincent Feigenbutz, then the WBA interim champion, but he beat him in a…

On this day (October 8) two years ago Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jnr were supposed to fight each other at The O2 Arena in London. To try to imagine this now, one can’t help but think a venue like that, which holds just shy…

Dmitry Bivol doesn’t believe the aging and oft-injured Artur Beterbiev has lost a step.  Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) will finally find out Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia when he faces Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) for the undisputed light heavyweight title. “I feel amazing…

The WBO has called for negotiations between unified middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly and Hamzah Sheeraz to begin. The two teams have 15 days, until October 23, to reach an agreement, or the fight will be sent to a purse bid, according to a…

Nick Ball has been instructed by his promoter Frank Warren to recover from the most demanding year of his career before considering their next move. On Saturday at Liverpool’s M&S Arena the 27 year old stopped Ronny Rios in 10 rounds to make the first…

Undefeated two-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford took to X to respond to recent call-outs from two-division titleholder Teofimo Lopez, escalating tensions between the two fighters. Typically reserved on social media, Crawford challenged Lopez to face his last opponent, Israil Madrimov, as a prerequisite for a…

Staying healthy during the height of his career has been a painful process for Artur Beterbiev, but the three-belt light heavyweight champion is promising that he is repaired and prepared for his undisputed title fight against Dmitry Bivol on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.  The…

Referee Thomas Taylor, from Newport Beach, California, will handle the light-heavyweight championship superfight between the unified champion Artur Beterbiev and the WBA beltholder Dmitry Bivol on October 12 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taylor recently officiated Erislandy Lara’s victory over Danny…