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According to promoter Alexander Krasyuk of K2 Promotions, everything is still on track for IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his titles against Liverpool star Tony Bellew on November 10 in London.
Former world cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) of Russia is dealing with a left shoulder injury, according to the boxer's co-promoter, Leon Margules. The injury may require the necessity to travel to Germany for surgery.
It appears that former WBA, IBF cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev will hold his next fight against Turkish boxer Hizni Altunkaya, according to a report by Ring Polska . BoxingScene.com previously reported that Lebedev will return to the ring in Chelyabinsk on September 7.
The quarterfinal match of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), at the bantamweight limit, will see WBO world champion Zolani Tete go up against Olympian Mikhail "Misha"Aloyan in Yekaterinburg on October 13.
This past Saturday night in Uniondale, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets made his welterweight debut and won a ten round decision over Erik Bone.
On Monday, Russian cruiserweight Murat Gassiev arrived back to his homeland in North Ossetia, and at the Vladikavkaz airport he was met by more than 2 thousand residents of the republic, as well as a delegation from South Ossetia.
Russian slugger Murat Gassiev is gearing up for the highly anticipated showdown with Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine. Gassiev vs. Usyk will crown the first four belt world champion at cruiserweight - with the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO world titles at stake. Also, the winner will become the overall winner of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) cruiserweight tournament.
The General Secretary of Russian Boxing Federation, Umar Kremlev, announced at a press conference that the highly anticipated fight between Russia's Murat Gassiev and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk will take place on July 21 in Moscow at the Olympic Stadium.
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin of Russia is expecting to fight WBA, IBO, WBO, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for the world titles in the fall. Povetkin is the mandatory challenger under the World Boxing Association. A few weeks ago, the WBA ordered the two sides to negotiate and gave the teams 30 days to negotiate.
The venue for the final fight of the World Super Series of Boxing (WBSS), in the cruiserweight division, will be determined by the date of May 20th. The Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev told journalists that a final decision will be coming down within the next two weeks.