Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko wants the next Olympics to ban the participation of any Russian athletes, even if they have not publicly endorsed their country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite an ongoing confrontation between Russia and a number of Western nations and a major-scale military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the state’s fight scene was relatively active in October and November with several events, which featured Russia’s top domestic talent in both local and international encounters.
The WBC stands firm on its previous order to not sanction any fights taking place in Russia or Belarus. That ruling has now extended down to the fighters who hail from and proudly represent either nation. A big reveal came from the ratings portion of the annual WBC convention on Tuesday in Acapulco, Mexico. While
The EBU announced on March 2 that it will not allow fighters from Russia or Belarus to compete for any of its titles thus joining the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO in boycotting these two countries while the war is ongoing with Ukraine.
Georgy Kushitashvili continued the strong start to his pro career Saturday in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The Russian light heavyweight prospect Georgy Kushitashvili knocked out Nigeria’s Olarewaju Segun in the second round of their scheduled eight-rounder on the Jorge Linares-Zaur Abdullaev undercard at RCC Boxing Academy. ESPN+ streamed the undercard.
Eight days into the New Year prizefighting mourns its first casualty of 2022. Arest Saakyan, aged 26, passed away from a cerebral edema yesterday in Tolyatti, Russia, as a fatal consequence of his last professional bout – an eight round knockout loss to Igor Semernin on December 26 in the very same city.
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Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. may assume office in the Russian Boxing Federation, according to statements made by the organization's Secretary General, Kirill Shchekutyev, to Tass.
The General Secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation, Umar Kremlev, has tested positive for COVID-19. Kremlev is currently in the hospital under the supervision of doctors.
The Russian Boxing Federation has launched a hotline and an operational headquarters to support the local population through the coronavirus pandemic. During the first few days of work, more than 12 thousand calls from all over Russia were received by RBF operators. More than 16 thousand masks and 2 thousand litres of sanitizer were delivered to all people in need.