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Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, feels that IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s 12-round majority decision win over WBA champ Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) was controversial on Saturday night in Riyadh. Hearn was a rematch because he didn’t see how Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) could…

Unified IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) came on strong in the second half of the contest to defeat WBA belt-holder Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) by a 12-round majority decision to become the undisputed champion on Saturday night at the Kingdom…

Heavyweight contender Fabio Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KOs) jumped on Frazer Clarke (8-1-1, 6 KOs) immediately, hurting him with a crushing right hand and then blasting him to the canvas with two tremendous right hands to score a quick first-round knockout in their rematch on Saturday…

By Amy A Kaplan - 10/12/2024 - Comments Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev are ready to settle their “differences” with fists like proper gentlemen today… if by gentlemen, you mean one guy who’s a KO machine and another who’s more into turning every fight into a…

Light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) fight tonight for the undisputed 175-lb championship at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The match is seen as a true 50-50 contest, and it is almost impossible to pick…

If you are a fight fan who takes a keen interest in the betting odds that are available on a big fight, you may find it interesting that a draw at the end of tonight’s huge and hugely important light-heavyweight clash between unbeaten champions Artur…

Former heavyweight king Larry Holmes faced a young Mike Tyson when he himself was an “old man” (the age of 38 was considered advanced for a boxer back in the 1980s), and he paid the price, Holmes being quite brutally taken down in the fourth…

When we fight fans think of an underrated great, or, perhaps, an underappreciated great, one or two light-heavyweight names crop up, or maybe more. For me, a certain “Ice” cold fighter, as in cold yet quite beautifully skilled, as well as willing to fight the…

Heavyweight Derek Chisora thinks WBA 175-lb champion Dmitry Bivol will “run away” tonight to avoid the power shots from Artur Beterbiev in Riyadh. Chisora thinks that he’ll start running once Bivol recognizes that he lacks the power to match Beterbiev, but he’ll still win. The…