10 Greatest Hits: The best performances of Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol
Matt Christie analyses the best wins produced by unbeaten light heavyweights Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol ahead of their fight this Saturday (October 12)
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Campillo: Kovalev Can Beat Ward, Beterbiev a Bigger Puncher
As BoxingScene.com reported on Friday, former light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo announced his retirement from the sport. Campillo made that important decision after suffering back to back knockout defeats, last year, to rising contenders Artur Beterbiev and Marcus Browne.
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Gabriel Campillo Explains Decision To Retire From Boxing
Following two successive early knockout defeats in a row and after months of consideration, Spain’s Gabriel Campillo (25-8-1, 12 KOs) has decided to retire from the sport of boxing. Having achieved success as the WBA light heavyweight champion along with a successful defence of that belt, Gabriel at one time was considered one of the best fighters in the division. The general consensus was that he was also on the end of some disgraceful judging, not least in his rematch with Beibut Shumenov and in his IBF title challenge to Tavoris Cloud. Speaking to BoxingScene.com, Campillo reflected back on the key moments of his career in his usual affable and well-spoken manner.
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Charlo Steamrolls Bundrage To Snatch 154 Lb. Crown
It's been 18 months since Jermall Charlo was first promised a title shot. Once that moment finally arrived, the twin boxer from Houston took out all of his frustration on Cornelius Bundrage, scoring four knockdowns en route to a 3rd round knockout Saturday afternoon at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Bundrage hit the deck in every round, including two knockdowns in round four. The final trip to the canvas was enough to convince the referee to stop the contest. The official time was 2:33 of round four.
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Photos/Weights: Charlo-Bundrage, Quillin-Zerafa, More
Jermall Charlo gets his long-awaited shot at a super welterweight title, and does so against Cornelius Bundrage, who managed to jump him in line and claim his second title in the process. Both fighters weighed 153 lbs. for their 12-round bout, which takes place Saturday afternoon at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. NBC will air live as part of the ongoing Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series.
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Browne-Campillo, Centeno-Maciec Set For PBC Card
MASHANTUCKET, CT - Undefeated light heavyweight rising star "Sir" Marcus Browne (15-0, 11 KOs) will take on former world champion Gabriel Campillo (25-7-1, 12 KOs) while undefeated middleweight Hugo "The Boss" Centeno (22-0, 12 KOs) battles Poland's Lukas Maciec (22-2-1, 5 KOs) as part of the featured undercard bouts on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC event on Saturday, September 12 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
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Beterbiev-Campillo: BoxingScene.com Staff Predictions
Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions series hits CBS, with Saturday’s edition featuring a pair of light heavyweight bouts. In the headliner at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Adonis Stevenson defends his World lineal championship versus Sakio Bika. Opening the telecast, rising unbeaten contender Artur Beterbiev squares off versus former titlist Gabriel Campillo in a dangerous crossroads bout for both fighters. Beterbiev (7-0, 7KOs) has been aggressively matched since turning pro less than two years ago. The two-time Olympian for his native Russia has since relocated to Canada, where all of his pro fights have taken place to date. None have yet to go beyond the 4th round, including a two-round stoppage of former titlist Tavoris Cloud last September, in a scheduled 12-round regional title fight. His last ring appearance was the closest anyone has come to knocking off any of the new penny shine. Beterbiev found himself on the canvas early in his bout with fellow unbeaten light heavyweight Jeff Page Jr., but quickly recovered and reminded his opponent and the boxing public of what makes him special, rallying for a 2nd round knockout last December. The well-traveled Campillo (25-6-1, 12KOs) enjoyed a stretch as boxing’s sympathetic cause, known for his knack of landing on the wrong end of debatable decisions. One such controversially scored affair ended his light heavyweight title reign, as he was blatantly robbed in his Jan. ’10 rematch with Beibut Shumenov in Las Vegas. It happened again in back-to-back fights, when he was held to a draw with Karo Murat – 2½ years after dropping a debatable decision and with both fights taking place on the road in Germany – and then dropped a horribly scored 12-round affair to then-titlist Cloud in Feb. ’12. The latter setback resonated with the Spanish southpaw, though a far more convincing loss would follow in his next bout nearly one year later. Campillo was expected to serve as a litmus test for a then-sparsely known rising light heavyweight named Sergei Kovalev, but instead ran into a buzzsaw as he was violently stopped inside of three rounds of their Jan. ’13 clash. The bout kickstarted a breakout campaign for Kovalev, while the industry was ready to close the book on Campillo. A thrilling-in-defeat knockout loss to Andrzej Fonfara later that August – as part of one of the best cards of 2013, and easily the best ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show in recent years – was thought to be the end of his days as a relevant contender. New life was breathed into his career, rallying to knock out unbeaten prospect Thomas Williams Jr. in five rounds last August and also on ESPN2. The feat is the most significant among a current three-fight win streak for the 36-year old upset-minded ring veteran. Read on to see how the staff at BoxingScene.com believes the crossroads bout will play out Saturday afternoon in Quebec City.
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Campillo: I Never Recovered From First Beterbiev Shot
Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada - Montreal-based Russian Artur Beterbiev crushed former title-challenger Gabriel Campillo, knocking out the Spaniard at 2:22 of the fourth round with a massive right-left combination in a light heavyweight bout. Campillo was hurt very early in the contest and went down in the first round. He was then hurt a few more times in the second and badly in the third, before getting crushed by a knockout combination in the fourth. It was the eighth knockout in as many pro bouts for Beterbiev, who enjoyed a standout amateur career. Campillo fell to 25-7-1, with 12 knockouts, dominated the whole way by Beterbiev who proclaimed himself ready for a professional world title shot.
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Beterbiev Unfazed By Knockdown Suffered in Last Fight
Fight fans familiar with his work weren’t at all surprised when Artur Beterbiev knocked down Jeff Page Jr. three times in the second round before referee Jean-Guy Brousseau stopped their Dec. 19 bout in Quebec City, Canada. Watching the unbeaten Russian light heavyweight hit the canvas toward the end of the first round raised some eyebrows, though. While Page’s right hand didn’t appear to land flush on Beterbiev’s chin and Beterbiev was moving backward when he went down, that marked the first time Beterbiev suffered a knockdown as a pro or amateur. He responded about as well as his handlers could’ve hoped from that flash knockdown. The fast-rising contender got right to his feet just as the first round was coming to an end and floored the previously unbeaten Page (16-1, 10 KOs) three times in the next round on his way to a knockout victory.
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Artur Beterbiev Aiming To Fight Again Next Month
Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada - Montreal-based Russian Artur Beterbiev crushed former title-challenger Gabriel Campillo, knocking out the Spaniard at 2:22 of the fourth round with a massive right-left combination in a light heavyweight bout. It was the eighth knockout in as many pro bouts for Beterbiev, who enjoyed a standout amateur career. Campillo fell to 25-7-1, with 12 knockouts, dominated the whole way by Beterbiev who proclaimed himself ready for a professional world title shot.
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