Hearn Outlines Bivol's Foes: First Craig Richards, Followed By Gilberto Ramirez, Beterbiev

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has not fought since October 2019. If Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn’s crystal ball proves to be accurate, Bivol (17-0, 11 KOs) will considerably make up for inactivity in 2021. The promoter plans on pit...

Callum Johnson: The Joe Smith Fight Excites Me, That's What I Want

Light heavyweight contender Callum Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs), 35-years-old, revealed on Thursday that he signed a long-term promotional agreement with Frank Warren. For the last few years, Johnson was working with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom - but behind t...

Vlasov: I'd Advise Smith To Not Look Ahead To Beterbiev; I'll Take Everybody By Surprise

Maxim Vlasov realizes fans and media might not think he can beat Joe Smith Jr. The veteran light heavyweight contender even surmised Smith is thinking too much about a future fight with Artur Beterbiev, the unbeaten IBF/WBC 175-pound champion. Handic...

Arum: If Joe Smith & Beterbiev Win, Sets Up A Huge Fight That'd Sell Out MSG Easy

If Joe Smith Jr. and Artur Beterbiev win their upcoming light heavyweight title fights, Bob Arum hopes to match them later this year. Assuming fans can attend by the time a Smith-Beterbiev bout is scheduled, Arum thinks they could even sell out Madis...

Beterbiev vs. Deines on March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow

The wait is over. WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will fight top contender Adam Deines in a special Russian homecoming Saturday, March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow.

Artur Beterbiev Co-Trainer: Bivol Is The Most Important Fight At 175

Russian light heavyweight titleholder Artur Beterbiev probably wants to get a fight under his belt in the pandemic era before he even starts countenancing future unification bouts, but for his co-trainer, the big picture remains clear: targeting the...

Artur Beterbiev Back in Training After Fighting Off COVID-19

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...

Ramirez: I Want Bivol, I Want Beterbiev, I Will Beat Them All At Light Heavyweight

Having already lost nearly two years of his career due to inactivity and contract disputes, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez isn’t interested in wasting any more time. The unbeaten former super middleweight titlist enjoyed a celebrated return two weeks ago,...

Beterbiev Tests Positive For COVID, Title Defense Versus Deines Postponed

Artur Beterbiev has endured another disruption in attempting to defend his World light heavyweight championship. The unbeaten knockout artist and lineal 175-pound king from Montreal by way of Khasavyurt, Russia has tested positive for COVID-19, which...

Free Agent Canelo Calls The Shots, So What Are His Biggest Fight Options?

By Dan Rafael - Canelo Alvarez, the pound-for-pound king and biggest star in boxing, has more options for significant fights than anyone. And he’s in position to make any of them happen if he really wants it. Not only is Alvarez the biggest draw, whi...

Ramirez: Beterbiev Has Power, But He Hasn't Been In The Ring With Someone Like Me

Gilberto Ramirez realizes Artur Beterbiev is one of the most powerful punchers in all of boxing. The undefeated former WBO super middleweight champion also is confident that the Russian knockout artist hasn’t faced anyone like him thus far. If Ramire...

Artur Beterbiev-Adam Deines Official For January 30, ESPN+

The pandemic and an injury kept Artur Beterbiev out of the ring in 2020, but boxing’s most devastating knockout artist has a blank canvas as he prepares to kick off Top Rank on ESPN’s 2021 championship schedule in grand fashion.

Artur Beterbiev-Joe Smith: Arum, DeGuardia Aim For Unification Showdown

If Top Rank chairman Bob Arum’s plan comes to fruition three of the four major light heavyweight world title belts will be unified in the first half of 2021. There is a three-fight plan in place to make it happen, Arum told BoxingScene.

Canelo is a Free Agent. So Now What?

By Dan Rafael - Superstar Canelo Alvarez, regarded by many as boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, has won belts in four divisions from junior middleweight to light heavyweight, and says he is willing to fight in three of those divisions: middlewe...

Artur Beterbiev's Ring Return in Limbo, Trainer Says Top Rank Nixed Date

WBC, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev is not getting any younger, as he hopes to finally see action in 2021. Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) turns 36-years-old in January. The boxer has been inactive since October 2019, when he secured the big...