Artur Beterbiev’s next fight may not have undisputed glory on the line, but it’ll be quite the lucrative endeavor. Top Rank officially defeated Matchroom Boxing for control of Beterbiev’s mandatory title defense against Callum Johnson, edging out Eddie Hearn and co $2,115,000 to $2,100,000. 10% will be set aside for the winner. WBC regulations generally
Month: May 2023
RICHARD Riakporhe is closing on his first world title shot. The British cruiserweight recently put pen to paper on a contract extension to remain with Boxxer and Sky Sports. In return the 33-year-old could face the winner of Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith who fight on May 27 or Frenchman Arsen Goulamirian. Unbeaten in 16
On Tuesday, it was revealed that undefeated cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe had extended his promotional agreement with Boxxer and Sky Sports. According to Boxxer CEO Ben Shalom, the undefeated boxer is now in line for some big opportunities. One of them, is a potential world title showdown against WBA world champion Arsen Goulamirian. And, Riakporhe is
Undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “The Mexican Monster†Benavidez retained his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title with a bruising unanimous decision victory over former world champion Caleb Plant in the SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
OLEKSANDR Gvozdyk has heaped praise on Dmitry Bivol for taking his career to a new level. The 32-year-old created one of the biggest boxing stories of 2022 when he defeated Canelo Alvarez on points. Bivol went on to comfortably beat Gilberto Ramirez in November rounding off a memorable year for the Russian. Gvozdyk 18-1 (14)
Floyd Mayweather has been the most famous name in boxing for the entirety of the new millennium, even after his retirement from professional competition. We often hear about his triumphs over Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Ricky Hatton. But it’s not every day that the average boxing fan reminisces
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the date and the next opponent of Arslanbek Makhmudov have been finalized. The current NABA and NABF heavyweight titleholder will face undefeated Nigerian boxer Raphael Akpejiori on July 1st in the co-feature of Top Rank’s card, which features Jared Anderson against Zhan Kossobutskiy. The event, which takes place at the
Posted on 05/02/2023 By: Sean Crose Top heavyweight Deontay Wilder has found himself in a bit of trouble. He was arrested Tuesday morning in Los Angeles for possession of a concealed firearm. The former WBC champion was reportedly pulled over for having an obstructed view of his license plate and for having illegally tinted windows.
2:14 PM ET Former heavyweight boxing world champion Deontay Wilder was arrested early Tuesday in Los Angeles for possession of a concealed weapon. The Los Angeles Police Department announced that Wilder, 37, was taken into custody at 1:15 a.m. local time Tuesday morning. He was released on a bond of $35,000 approximately five hours later.
TOP Rank have won the purse bids to stage Artur Beterbiev’s next fight. The world light-heavyweight champion will face WBC mandatory challenger Callum Smith in the next defence of his titles. Beterbiev’s promoters outbid Smith’s backers Matchroom by $15,000 dollars with a winning bid of $2.115m. Eddie Hearn had hoped to stage the fight in
While many boxing fans have been keeping their fingers crossed for an undisputed light heavyweight title unification between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, the stakes won’t be quite as high as anticipated after WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman stated that Bivol isn’t eligible to win their world title. The WBC have initiated ongoing sanctions against Russian
According to a report by TMZ, former WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles following a routine traffic stop. Law enforcement sources told the media outlet that Wilder was pulled over in Hollywood at around 1:15 AM after LAPD officers claimed his Rolls-Royce’s windows were illegally tinted and his license plate
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Regis Prograis status as a free agent could be coming to an end. Today (Tuesday) a report online suggested that the super-lightweight will sign a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn. Boxing News reached out to Hearn for a comment, but the promoter denied securing his signature. BN does understand, however, that talks are ongoing about
Oscar De La Hoya just recently caught up with some reporters to give his take on where Ryan Garcia goes from here, following his stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis. De La Hoya reasons that Garcia is still, and will continue to be, a star in the sport of boxing and believes a potential rematch could
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew believes David Haye would have gotten the better of Tyson Fury – had their fight actually happened in 2013. The two rivals were scheduled to fight – with Haye withdrawing from two planned dates with injuries. Haye would end up having shoulder surgery and remained out of the ring until
Posted on 05/01/2023 By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia may not have done poorly when he battled Gervonta Davis in a superfight two weekend’s ago, but he ended up losing via knockout thanks to a perfectly placed liver shot from Davis. Such things tend to have repercussions. It wasn’t surprising, then, when news broke on Monday