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Beterbiev, Deines Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev went face to face with top contender Adam Deines, before they collide on Saturday, March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow — will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (and simulcast on ESPN+) at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev will make a title defense against top contender Adam Deines — Saturday, March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow — will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (and simulcast on ESPN+) at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has not fought since October 2019. If Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn’s crystal ball proves to be accurate, Bivol (17-0, 11 KOs) will considerably make up for inactivity in 2021. The promoter plans on pitting Bivol against the WBA’s No. 8 ranked fighter in Craig “Spider” Richards (14-1-1 9 KOs) in an appetizer, followed by a palatable clas
Light heavyweight contender Callum Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs), 35-years-old, revealed on Thursday that he signed a long-term promotional agreement with Frank Warren. For the last few years, Johnson was working with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom - but behind the scenes there was an internal promotional rift that created a situation where Johnson was benched.
Maxim Vlasov realizes fans and media might not think he can beat Joe Smith Jr. The veteran light heavyweight contender even surmised Smith is thinking too much about a future fight with Artur Beterbiev, the unbeaten IBF/WBC 175-pound champion. Handicappers have established Smith as slightly more than a 3-1 favorite over Vlasov, but the 34-year-old Russian warned that he is more than capable of upsetting Smith in a 12-round, 175-pound title fight that must be rescheduled because Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19.
If Joe Smith Jr. and Artur Beterbiev win their upcoming light heavyweight title fights, Bob Arum hopes to match them later this year. Assuming fans can attend by the time a Smith-Beterbiev bout is scheduled, Arum thinks they could even sell out Madison Square Garden in New York.
The wait is over. WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will fight top contender Adam Deines in a special Russian homecoming Saturday, March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow.
Russian light heavyweight titleholder Artur Beterbiev probably wants to get a fight under his belt in the pandemic era before he even starts countenancing future unification bouts, but for his co-trainer, the big picture remains clear: targeting the other (for now) remaining threat in the 175-pound division.
Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev, who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of 2020, announced that he was returning to training. Beterbiev, the WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion of the world, said he had contracted the coronavirus on December 29.
Having already lost nearly two years of his career due to inactivity and contract disputes, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez isn’t interested in wasting any more time. The unbeaten former super middleweight titlist enjoyed a celebrated return two weeks ago, fighting for the first time since last April in scoring a 10th round knockout of Alfonso Lopez. Their bout topped an independently promoted Pay-Per-View event which was carried live by Fite TV, under Ramirez’s own Zurdo Promotions banner.