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Dmitry Bivol’s filed a protest with the four governing bodies, hoping to get a rematch ordered with Artur Beterbiev after losing to him by a 12-round majority decision last Saturday night on October 12th at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bivol’s team argues…

Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) has a tough fight ahead of him against IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) this Saturday, October 19th at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Tszyu hopes to become a two-time world champion at 154 after…

Former heavyweight king Riddick Bowe says the time comes for all fighters, as it did for himself, when, quite simply, they no longer want to get hit. Bowe, in an interview with Pro Boxing Fans, said that, in his opinion, this time has arrived for…

In a pair of rematches, WBO Featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza defends against two-time Olympic Cuban gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez, and WBO 130-lb champ Emanuel Navarrete faces Oscar Valdez on December 7th in a Top Rank-promoted show at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The diamond…

When it comes to boxing rankings, who do you go by and whom do you trust? Maybe the Ring Magazine rankings are the ones for you. Right now, the folks at “The Bible of Boxing” have put out their new pound-for-pound rankings, their new top-10.…

Will British heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua fight again early next year? There has been plenty of talk about the possibility of the two big punchers colliding in an immediate rematch, this after Dubois caused the sensation by knocking AJ out at Wembley last…

Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. predicts that his son, WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez will knockout WBA ‘regular’ champ David Morrell in the eighth round when they meet on January 25th next year. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and the Cuban Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs)…

Trainer Robert Garcia is confident Dmitry Bivol can win the rematch with Artur Beterbiev if he finishes strong on the last three rounds from the 10th through 12th. Garcia thinks that Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) deserved the win last Saturday night in their undisputed light…

Artur Beterbiev, the new undisputed light heavyweight champion, and his conquered opponent, Dmitry Bivol, have surged past superstar Canelo Alvarez in Ring Magazine’s updated pound-for-pound list. Ring Magazine’s decision to place Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) ahead of Canelo is questionable because he lost his fight…