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WBO cruiserweight titlist Aleksandr Usyk makes his second outing in America (and on HBO) this Saturday night from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, when he faces Michael Hunter. Back on December 17th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Usyk was able to subdue Thabiso Mchunu in nine rounds but early on heard the boo's and catcalls from the restless audience.
By Thomas Gerbasi - When he’s not punching someone in the face, Aleksandr Usyk can usually be found with a smile on his face, a joke coming out of his mouth, magic tricks, or maybe even a song bellowing out to the world. In the process, it’s made the WBO cruiserweight champion pretty popular these days. “I'm alread...
OXON HILL, MD - The VASYL LOMACHENKO - JASON "El Canito" SOSA junior lightweight world championship event has become an embarrassment of Ukrainian riches with the addition of two title fights. Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight world champion and Olympic gold medalist OLEKSANDR USYK and NABF light heavyweight champion and Olympic bronze medalist OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK will be defending their titles against MIKE HUNTER and YUNIESKYI GONZALEZ, respectively, in all-action co-main event battles, Saturday, April 8, at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. The Lomachenko, Usyk and Gvozdyk championship Ukrainian tripleheader will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nev. - In tonight's ShoBox main event, unbeaten cruiserweights Andrew Tabiti (12-0) and Keith Tapia (17-0) will face each other in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds or less. The rest of the televised quadruple header is rounded out by another undefeated cruiserweight battle between Michael Hunter (11-0) and Isiah Thomas (15-0), super middlweights Ronald Gavril (15-1) and Juan Novoa (26-6-1) and welterweights Sanjarbek Rakhmanov (4-0) and Alfonso Olvera (7-2).