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Russian cruiserweight puncher Dmitry Kudryashov will not make his mixed martial arts debut as planned, this coming weekend, due to injury. He plans to recover from an injury and make his MMA debut before the end of this year, according to information from his promoter, World of Boxing.
WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-0, 14 KOs) of Ukraine will face the toughest opponent of his pro career, when on October 18th he collides in a unification with amateur rival, IBF champion Artur Beterbiev (14-0, 14 KOs) of Russia.
Russian cruiserweight puncher Dmitry Kudryashov says his debut in mixed martial arts (MMA) will likely take place on a card taking place on October 12 in Moscow. He cautions that in general his in-ring career will be connected with boxing.
After most people counted him out, Canadian star Jean Pascal is now back in the mix of the light heavyweight division. This past Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Pascal dropped undefeated Marcus Browne three times to win an eight round technical decision - which allowed him to capture the WBA interim-title.
Family and friends of Dawid Kostecki do not believe the former fighter committed suicide in a Warsaw prison on August 2nd. Prison officials claim Kostecki committed suicide by hanging with the use of bed sheets. Kostecki's name was well known in Poland, but he received international attention back in 2012, when a scheduled fight against Roy Jones Jr. was scheduled to take place in Poland - and then canceled at the last minute.
WBA light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol is still waiting for an opponent, and hopes to fight again before the year is out. Bivol is glad that a light heavyweight unification bout will finally come down, because IBF champion Artur Beterbiev and WBC champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk will clash in the fall.
Middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko does not expect to face Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in a championship fight. The IBF recently ordered Canelo to make a mandatory defense against Derevyanchenko.
The team behind Russian boxer Denis Lebedev have been unable to reach an agreement with Arsen Goulamirian, according to promotional company World of Boxing. Earlier in June, the World Boxing Association (WBA) announced that the winner of the WBA (Super) belt in the cruiserweight division, Lebedev, had agreed to have a mandatory fight with the WBA's "regular" champion of the weight class, Goulamirian.
Light heavyweight contender Maxim Vlasov of Russia will continue the rebuilding process on July 20th at Central Square in Gelendzhik, when he faces veteran Isaac Chilemba, who is no stranger to fighting in Eastern Europe.
Former world champion Juergen Braehmer of Germany returned to the floorboards on Saturday, securing a knockout victory in the second round against German-born Kosmet, Edi Kadrija, in the main event of a card held at the Sport and Congress Center in Schwerin, Germany.