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…
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will meet for the four belts at Light Heavyweight for the undisputed championship tonight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This fight will determine who is for real as the #1 guy in the 175-lb division.
The Beterbiev…
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Masamichi Yabuki is now the sole champion at 108 Japanese finisher Masamichi Yabuki is now a two-time light flyweight champion after stopping IBF titlist Sivenathi Nontshinga this morning in Aichi, Japan.
Despite their respective track records, Yabuki (17-4,…
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…
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Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol in this weekend’s big main event! Artur Beterbiev will face Dmitry Bivol in a long-anticipated light heavyweight showdown for the undisputed world championship today in Saudi…
Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev will fight tonight for the undisputed light heavyweight championship at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight is seen as the boxer vs. the puncher, but it’s really two boxer-punchers going at it to determine who the top…
Artur Beterbiev comes into this Saturday’s fight against Dmitry Bivol without ever having fought in a big-stage mega-fight during his 11-year pro career. Bivol has a big advantage over Beterbiev, having fought the Face of Boxing, Canelo Alvarez, in May 2022 in Las Vegas in…
Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, sees the victory already being in the bag for the WBA light heavyweight champion against Artur Beterbiev this Saturday night in Riyadh. Hearn feels Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) will 100% outbox IBF, WBC, and WBO 175-lb champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20…
Since its inception, Riyadh Season has provided fight fans with entertaining 50/50 fights, and on Saturday night, October 12th, Riyadh Season presents the ultimate 50/50 contest, as WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will face WBC, WBO, IBF champion Artur Beterbiev.
At times, it seemed as…