Dmitry Bivol: record, next fight and profile →
Artur Beterbiev kept things predictably simple when he was asked to describe Dmitry Bivol in three words. “He’s a boxer. A good boxer. And he’s my challenge,” the WBC,WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion told Queensberry.
Top Rank boss Bob Arum has described the upcoming undisputed light heavyweight championship between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol as a battle between 'legends'.
Believe him or not, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez maintains that his career vision is more of an event-by-event analysis rather than a grand plan extending years into the future.
Barring someone else scoring a shocking upset, the race for Fighter of the Year may be Oleksandr Usyk’s to win or lose.
If I only had $20 for every time a boxing trainer, manager or figure would end their endorsement of a fighter with the back-up caveat, “Ask Brad Goodman what he thinks…”
Skye Nicolson and Raven Chapman aren’t the first pro women boxers to compete in Saudi Arabia — that was Ramla Ali’s knockout of Crystal Garcia Nova in 2022 — but Nicolson’s upcoming bout with Chapman will be the first-ever women’s title fight in the kingdom.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is confident that he could beat David Benavidez – and that his former conqueror could, too.
When featherweight Angelo Leo ended proceedings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 10 with a one-punch knockout win over Luis Alberto Lopez, the devastating result was described by many as a KO of the Year contender.
When Joshua Buatsi sat back and surveyed the light heavyweight landscape after besting Dan Azeez in February, the picture couldn’t have looked much better. But you know what they say about best-laid plans.
The criticism has been relentless, but WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman expects it to subside now that David Benavidez has accepted the opportunity to perform as a light heavyweight.