In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk.
Joe Smith Jr. expects to be much more impressive during his first title defense Saturday night than he was when he won the then-vacant WBO light heavyweight title nine months ago.
Moscow, Russia - WBO #4 rated light heavyweight Maxim Vlasov (46-4, 26 KOs) has kicked off another track to the next world title shot with a wide ten round unanimous decision over very cagey former WBA interim titlist Felix Valera (19-5, 16 KOs).
There’s no better way to end this year with a bang than to showcase some of the nation’s brightest talent within one nicely packed card. Sergey Strelkov of Dynamo Boxing Promotions is about to do just that on December 24 at the legendary “Krilya Sovetov” sports arena in the central part of Moscow.
Russian light heavyweight contender Maxim Vlasov will step in the ring against Dominican contender Felix Valera on December 25 in Sochi, according to information provided by Vlasov's manager, Oleg Bogdanov, to Tass.
Lee McGregor has two new promoters, along with a fight date and a change in career path. Matchroom Boxing and Probellum have announced a co-promotional pact with the unbeaten Scottish bantamweight, who also has a new fight date and opponent for his next assignment. McGregor (11-0, 9KOs) will next face Armenia’s Narek Abgaryan (15-1, 6KOs) as part of the already announced December 18 show at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
Joshua Buatsi will face former World Title challenger Maxim Vlasov on the undercard of Joseph Parker’s huge rematch with Derek Chisora at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday December 18, live worldwide on DAZN (with the exception of New Zealand and Samoa).
The team behind light heavyweight contender Maxim Vlasov is negotiating a fight sanctioned as a final eliminator to set down a mandatory challenger to the WBO title, according to the manager of the Russian boxer, Oleg Bogdanov.
The handlers for Maxim Vlasov (45-4, 26 KOs) have filed a protest with the World Boxing Organization over the officiating for this past Saturday's fight in Tulsa, where the Russian boxer lost a twelve round majority decision to Joe Smith (27-3, 21 KOs).
More than 500,000 viewers watched Joe Smith Jr.’s close championship victory over Maxim Vlasov on Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research released statistics Tuesday that indicated an average of 506,000 viewers watched Smith’s 12-round, majority-decision win versus Vlasov in a WBO light heavyweight title fight on ESPN. Viewership peaked at 541,000 toward the end of ESPN’s main event from Osage Casino Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma.