Maxi Hughes will get another shot to move within title contention. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are in place for England’s Hughes to face Mexico’s William Zepeda in an IBF lightweight title eliminator. The bout was formally ordered by the sanctioning body, though it is believed that a deal is nearly in place for March. Hughes has informed UK media ...
From Videotron Centre in Quebec, Canada - In the main event, WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev will defend his crown against former world champion Callum Smith. >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs), who resides in Montreal, is boxing’s only current world champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio. He has made seven title defenses since ...
This one was supposed to be in the bag months ago. A jaw ailment was the latest injury delay for a light heavyweight destroyer whose fragility is at odds with the destruction Artur Beterbiev has delivered in the ring. Opponents have had to grow accustomed to waiting for what ultimately has been a perfect run of early finishes. In 2015, ...
One of the domestic rivals Callum Smith defeated during his WBA super middleweight championship reign senses Smith is about to pull off an upset Saturday night. John Ryder told talkSPORT.com during an interview highlighted on its website Tuesday that he believes Smith will knock off favored Russian knockout artist Artur Beterbiev in their light heavyweight title fight. The Montreal-based Beterbiev ...
Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson will meet at the site where each suffered their most recent defeat. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are underway for Valdez-Wilson to take place on March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The two sides are in advanced talks to reach a deal for a junior lightweight clash that would air live on ...
The WBA appears to be back in the mandatory business. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that reigning junior bantamweight titlist Kazuto Ioka was ordered to next defend his title versus number-one ranked contender John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez. The two sides were instructed on Friday to enter negotiations to reach terms within the next 30 days to avoid a purse bid hearing. “Please consider ...
Callum Smith watched with piqued, personal interest when countryman Callum Johnson challenged Artur Beterbiev for the unbeaten Russian’s IBF light heavyweight title five years ago. Johnson and Smith trained together, including numerous sparring sessions, before Beterbiev beat Johnson by fourth-round knockout at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. They were both trained by Joe Gallagher at that time in England and Smith ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackles topics such as fighter styles, Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns, transgender boxers, controversy with referee Tony Weeks, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith, and more. What’s up Bread? I hope all is well and I’ll get right to it: Which active fighters would you say are the most ...
Artur Beterbiev’s 92-year-old promoter understandably thinks that the unbeaten light heavyweight champion can continue competing at boxing’s elite level for several years. The Russian-born, Quebec-based Beterbiev will turn 39 on January 21. He has been beset by various injuries in recent years as well, but Bob Arum anticipates Beterbiev becoming boxing’s first fully unified 175-pound champion of the four-belt era ...
The victory lap never quite came for Jason Moloney, who had to contend with a busted hand suffered during his WBO bantamweight title win. In that spirit, the primary goal for this weekend is an injury-free win in his first title defense. That coupled with his first career fight in Canada could make for a more festive post-fight atmosphere. “Geez, ...