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Former WBA, IBF cruiserweight world champion Murat Gassiev has indicated that he will make a big career decision in April, with respect to his future weight class. Gassiev will either remain in the cruiserweight ranks or head up to the heavyweight division.
According to a report in the Montreal Journal, former world champion Lucian Bute is expected to announce his retirement from boxing.The Quebecer of Romanian descent (32-5, 25 KOs) has been out of the ring for over two years. The last time Bute saw action was back on February 24, 2017.
It was revealed on Monday that Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and undefeated Artur Beterbiev, the IBF world light heavyweight champion, have reached an agreement confirming the end of their promotional contract. The agreement puts an end to all of legal proceedings between GYM and Beterbiev.
Former WBO light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez will return to the ring on June 28 at the Videotron Center in Canada, according to The Montreal Journal. The fight would be the first for Alvarez, since losing a twelve round unanimous decision and his world title in a rematch Sergey Kovalev in February in Texas. Before the second Alvarez-Kovalev fight, promoter Yvon Michel and Alvarez's manager, Stéphane Lépine, had agreed that the next fight of their pugilist would take place on June 15 in Quebec City.
Earlier this year, light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez signed a very lucrative co-promotional contract with Top Rank - which spanned two years with his contests being carried by ESPN and their supporting platforms.
Earlier this month, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) expressed his interest in a potential unification with Sergey Kovalev, who recently reclaimed the WBO world title with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Eleider Alvarez. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs), who last August was knocked out by Alvarez in seven rounds, is now back in the mix with the very best at 175.
Former champion Alexander Povetkin could very well become the next opponent of cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, who holds the WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF cruiserweight belts, is heading up to heavyweight - likely on May 18th in Chicago.
World title challenger Andrzej Fonfara (30-5, 18 KOs) has unexpectedly announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 31. Having said that, Fonfara is not going to fight Edwin Rodriguez in a scheduled bout on March 9th. The contest was part of a FOX televised event with Shawn Porter defending his WBC welterweight title against Yordenis Ugas in the headline bout.
IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) was a very interested party last Saturday night, as he watched Sergey Kovalev reclaim the WBO world title with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Eleider Alvarez.
The defeat suffered by Eleider Alvarez at the hands of Sergey Kovalev last Saturday night in Texas took everyone by surprise and in retrospect, it is probably the result of overconfidence on behalf of the Montrealer's team. Alvarez lost by unanimous decision and lost his WBO light heavyweight belt in a rematch where he was quietly beaten by his opponent's strategy.