Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also
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By: Sean Crose And then there was one. After presenting an absolutely terrific card on Saturday, Saudi sports honcho Turki Al-Sheikh gave fans a main event between two future Hall of Famers who were playing back their first razor sharp twelve round affair the previous year. After winning their first throwdown back in October, Artur
Dmitry Bivol won a majority decision over Artur Beterbiev to become the new undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, avenging his loss to Beterbiev from last year. The result means that Bivol (24-1, 12 KO) has handed Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KO) his first defeat, as Beterbiev did to Bivol
Feb 22, 2025, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev makes the first defense of his undisputed light heavyweight championship against Dmitry Bivol, in the main event of a jam-packed boxing card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) unified all four major titles with a majority decision victory against Bivol
By: Sean Crose At 34 years of age, Callum Smith had something to prove on Saturday when he stepped into the ring in Saudi Arabia to face the undefeated 19-0 Joshua Batista. Although clearly respected in the fight game, the 30-2 former titlist was set on proving he was still at the higher end of
No disrespect to Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, but the real greatest show in boxing history is the quarterly Redneck Brawl, which ventures to Knoxville, Tennessee tonight for the very first time to bring us Redneck Brawl 9: Appalachian Throwdown! The show is available as a streaming pay-per-view at RedneckBrawl.tv for $22.99, and starts at
James Regan Feb 20, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker with an unknown illness, with Martin Bakole stepping in as his replacement, promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed to ESPN. It was reported Dubois was being checked by a
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol headline a seven-fight DAZN pay-per-view card from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for Beterbiev’s undisputed light heavyweight championship. The show will feature two more title fights and four (!) interim title fights. Patrick Stumberg will be on the round-by-round for today’s fights, and we’ll have full updates, highlights, results, and more in
James Regan Feb 21, 2025, 04:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Josh Padley, who before this week was largely unknown outside of British boxing circles, has said he can “definitely” beat lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday. Padley (15-0, 4 KOs) got the call on Tuesday night asking if he
James Regan Feb 21, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Joseph Parker weighed in at a career-heaviest 267 pounds on Friday while his new opponent Martin Bakole was still on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bakole was called up to replace IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, who is ill,
Save for the fact that half of the co-main event had yet to arrive, the weigh-ins for tomorrow’s Riyadh Season super-card went off without a hitch. All fighters present made weight without issue, though Joseph Parker did turn in a surprising number. Parker, who was originally slated to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF title
By: Sean Crose The first fight was long awaited. After much anticipation, fans were finally able to find out who was truly the king of the light heavyweight division – hard hitting Artur Beterbiev or chess master Dmitry Bivol. The winner would not only remain undefeated, he would exit the ring as the undisputed light
Timothy Bradley Jr. Feb 21, 2025, 07:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In boxing, rematches usually reflect much of the first battle, with maybe a few added twists and turns. Dmitry Bivol, just four months removed from his controversial loss to Artur Beterbiev back in October for the undisputed light heavyweight title, will be looking
The bad news: Daniel Dubois is officially out of his IBF heavyweight title defense against Joseph Parker, which was slated to serve as the co-feature for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol this coming Saturday. The good news: The Ring announced that Martin Bakole has agreed to step in at the eleventh hour. Bakole (21-1, 16
By: Sean Crose Boxing Insider Promotions presented another fight card on Thursday evening. The event went down at the famous Sony Hall in the heart of midtown Manhattan. A junior welterweight affair scheduled for four opened the night as the 1-1 Jason Castanon battled the 0-2 Stephen Barbee. Both fighters moved to control the range
Feb 20, 2025, 03:32 PM ET American boxer Claressa Shields, the undisputed world champion in three weight classes, has been suspended and is under investigation after testing positive for marijuana following her victory over heavyweight Danielle Perkins in Michigan. The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission suspended the 29-year-old athlete from competing in the state after an
Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom talks to Fight Hub TV about putting together a Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole fight in record time, literally during today’s final press conference. Shalom says he’s never done a fight this quickly on the spot before but it’s a credit to how willing Bakole was to step in on late
James Regan Feb 20, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Promoter Ben Shalom told ESPN he has “never made a fight that quickly” after arranging for Martin Bakole to fight Joseph Parker on Thursday as a late replacement for Daniel Dubois. Dubois was supposed to defend his IBF heavyweight belt
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