Sergey Kovalev has a new opponent for what would be his first fight in 2½ years. BoxingScene.com has learned that the former light heavyweight champion will battle undefeated Tervel Pulev in a 10-round cruiserweight fight set to headline a Triller Fight Club pay-per-view show May 14.
After a false start, a bout between Sergey Kovalev and Meng Fanlong is finally coming to fruition. The former light heavyweight champion Kovalev will meet the undefeated Fanlong in a 185-pound catchweight bout as a Triller Fight Club main event on May 14 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, sources informed of the deal told BoxingScene.com on Thursday.
Sergey Kovalev’s cruiserweight debut is almost set. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that representatives for Kovalev and Meng Fanlong have almost completed a deal for them to fight March 12 at an undetermined venue. Triller Fight Club will offer the Kovalev-Fanlong fight as a main event.
Miguel Angel Marrero rode a second half surge to produce a successful stateside debut. A battle of rebounding lightweights saw Marrero overcome a slow start to push past Mexicali’s Victor Betancourt Jr. via unanimous decision. Scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 95-94 in favor of Marrero in Friday’s Boxeo Telemundo main event from Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.
All participants did their job at the scale for the 2021 Boxeo Telemundo season finale. Victor Betancourt Jr. and Miguel Marrero are set for their ten-round regional lightweight title fight Friday evening at Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Mexicali’s Betancourt weighed 134 pounds, while Marrero—a native of Manati, Puerto Rico—weighed in right at the 135-pound divisional limit for his first career fight in a U.S. state.
World ranked light heavyweight Meng Fanlong (16-0, 10 KOs) returns to the ring October 29th. As his first fight under Garry Jonas’ Probox Promotions, Meng will face Panama’s Israel Duffus (20-6, 17 KOs) this Friday in Kissimmee, Florida.
Chinese light heavyweight standout Fanlong Meng has signed a long-term promotional pact with Probox Promotions headed up by Garry Jonas.
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), Deines will have to pull off a big upset.
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.
Former Olympian and #1 ranked IBF light heavyweight contender Meng Fanlong (16-0, 10 KOs) is now a promotional free agent after reaching a separation agreement with Roc Nation.