SES coach Dirk Dzemski has prepared his protégé, light heavyweight contender Adam Deines, for the biggest challenge of his life. In order to win on Saturday night in Moscow against the undefeated world champion Artur Beterbiev (15-0-0 (15 KOs), Deine...
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Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev, who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of 2020, announced that he was returning to training. Beterbiev, the WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion of the world, said he had contracted the coronavirus on December 29...
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Meng Fanlong’s handlers expect that his shot at Artur Beterbiev’s IBF light heavyweight title has been postponed, not canceled. The unbeaten Chinese contender is the IBF’s mandatory challenger for Beterbiev’s belt. They were scheduled to meet March 2...
As impressive as Artur Beterbiev was on his way to obliterating Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Meng Fanlong noticed flaws in the Russian knockout artist that night. China’s Fanlong watched from a ringside seat October 18 in Philadelphia, where the hard-hitting B...
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By Keith Idec - Meng Fanlong figured he would weigh in today for the biggest fight of his life. The unbeaten Chinese challenger was supposed to test himself against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday night at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. They we...
Artur Beterbiev’s matchup against Fanlong Meng on March 28 in Quebec City was canceled because of the coronavirus global pandemic. Considering the close proximity on the calendar in which the fight was stalled, Beterbiev could not escape the camp-rel...
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Veteran trainer Marc Ramsay saw several of his fighters lose their upcoming dates, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Both IBF, WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beteriev and heavyweight contender Oscar Rivas were scheduled to fight on March...
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The Artur Beterbiev-Meng Fanlong fight was still on for March 28 as of Friday afternoon. BoxingScene.com has been informed by multiple sources, though, that co-promoters Top Rank Inc. and Yvon Michel are seeking a site outside of Canada to stage thei...
China’s Meng Fanlong (16-0, 10 KOs) will fight IBF & WBC light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), March 28th at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, Canada. Beterbiev vs. Meng is presented by Top Rank in association with Groupe Yv...
WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev, boxing’s reigning knockout king, will look to make it a Sweet 16 north of the border. Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), the sport’s only current world champion with a 100 percent KO rate, will defend...
Dino Duva has a message for those who’ve dismissed Artur Beterbiev-Meng Fanlong as just another mismatch mandated by a sanctioning organization. The Chinese contender’s longtime promoter believes Beterbiev is in for a very difficult fight March 28 in...
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With the coronavirus epidemic in China, some observers feared that Chinese mandatory challenger Meng Fanlong would not be able to face WBC, IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev on the scheduled date of March 28 at the Videotron Center...
