
The Beltline: WBA ‘Regular’ heavyweight title finds its spiritual home in Dubai
The Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai is the perfect location for a WBA "Regular" heavyweight title fight between Kubrat Pulev and Murat Gassiev, writes Elliot Worsell.
Elliot Worsell is a boxing writer whose byline first appeared in Boxing News magazine at the age of 17. He has, in the 20 years since, written for various publications, worked as press officer for two world heavyweight champions and won four first-place BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards. In addition to his boxing writing, Worsell has written about mixed martial arts for Fighters Only magazine and UFC.com, as well as worked as a publicist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also written two non-fiction books, one of which, “Dog Rounds,” was shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards in 2018.
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First fight attended: Audley Harrison vs. Mike Middleton, May 19, 2001. Covered, Howard Eastman vs. Hacine Cherifi, July 25, 2003

The Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai is the perfect location for a WBA "Regular" heavyweight title fight between Kubrat Pulev and Murat Gassiev, writes Elliot Worsell.

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