Promoter Eddie Hearn says it’ll be up to Turki Alalshikh to decide who Dmitry Bivol will fight next following his 12-round majority decision win over undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There has been talk of a trilogy match between Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) and Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) … Read more
Shakur Stevenson immediately called out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis following his ninth-round TKO win over his easy replacement opponent, Josh Padley, in Riyadh. Tank wasn’t impressed His reaction to Shakur calling him out on X was, “LOL.” Shakur’s stock dropped. It really wasn’t the type of performance that would vault him into a fight against the … Read more
Martin Bakole reportedly weighed in at 310 lbs for his fight tonight against WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The weight will obviously make him a little slower than the 284 lbs he came into his previous fight against Jared Anderson last August, but it won’t affect … Read more
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) believes his fight against Israil Madrimov has an excellent chance to “Steal the show” tonight in their 12-round bout for Vergil’s WBC interim junior middleweight title in Riyadh. It’s seen as a 50-50 match by many fans. If Vergil Jr. goes to war with ‘Little GGG’ Madrimov tonight, he … Read more
Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) finally tasted defeat for the first time, losing his undisputed light heavyweight championship to Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) in their rematch on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh Bivol, 34, used his superior hand speed, combination punching, and movement to box his way to a decision. Beterbiev … Read more
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) scored a ninth-round TKO of fringe contender Josh Padley (15-1, 4 KOs) on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Padley was down three times in the ninth round from body shots before his corner threw in the towel. It was a good decision … Read more
Martin Bakole (21-2, 16 KOs) looked like a physical mess on Saturday night, winding up easy prey for WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) in a second technical knockout in their chief support bout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. What did I just witness? Bakole looked like he belonged … Read more
Callum Smith (31-2, 22 KOs) put on a beautiful body-punching clinic to defeat previously unbeaten WBO interim light heavyweight champion Joshua Buatsi (19-1, 13 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Smith, 6’3″, was unloading on Buatsi with powerful shots to … Read more
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) overcame a slow start to rally in the second half to defeat Israil Madrimov (10-2-1, 7 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Turki Alalshikh’s card on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Credit: Mark Robinson) Madrimov outboxed Vergil Jr. in … Read more
Undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will meet Dmitry Bivol tonight in the 12-round main event in a loaded card on DAZN PPV in Riyadh. The undercard has undergone some changes in the last week, but it’s been held together with two quick replacements. WBO interim Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) is facing his replacement … Read more