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Fans and the media are skeptical about three-belt light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s claim that his surgically right knee is healthy going into his fight against WBA light welterweight champion Dmitry Bivol on Saturday. (Photo credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry Promotions) During the media workout on Wednesday,…

Shakur Stevenson says he wants to learn how to use the wrist exercises that light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev uses for his training. IBF, WBC, and WBO 175-lb champion Beterbiev (20, 20 KOs) do pushups where he bends his wrists. It looks difficult to do…

WBO 154-lb mandatory Terence Crawford has agreed to step aside to allow WBO/WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora to face #1 ranked Errol Spence Jr. next in a voluntary defense in early 2025 in Texas. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will fight the winner of that…

As fight fans may have read, Britain’s Lawrence Okolie has vacated the WBC bridgerweight belt as he has made it clear he will now campaign as a heavyweight. “The Sauce,” as Okolie is known, dumped the belt he won in a single round of action,…

Jermall Charlo vs. Demetrius Andrade is possible for the chief support for the Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr. December 14th card on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Premier Boxing Champions has yet to confirm the Charlo-Andrade fight…

As fight fans are aware, a very good, some might say tough-to-pick heavyweight match-up between Martin Bakole and Agit Kabayel has been ordered, and the fight is now likely for December. However, as good a fight as this one is, we could have seen a…

The full card has been announced for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 21st. Of course, the fascinating return fight between heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk and former champ Tyson Fury will headline the card. And, in truth, this fight would have sold itself, as there is…

Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela vs. Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz 2 rematch is in the works for the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on January 25th in Las Vegas. Fans’ reaction to seeing a rematch between WBA light welterweight champion Rayo Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) and…

Trainer Greg Hackett says Artur Beterbiev will be “too vicious” for Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night, and will get to him or the knockout by the tenth or eleventh round in Riyadh. He thinks Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) will get off to an early lead,…