Live world championship boxing returns to Epix when undefeated 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Alexander Povetkin and former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev square-off for the vacant WBA heavyweight title, Saturday, August 27th. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live broadcast will emanate from Erfurt, Germany.
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On Friday April 22nd, 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 US Olympian, Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KO’s) will look to take another step up the jr. middleweight ranks when he opens up that evening’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights” telecast against arguably his toughest opponent to date, once beaten, Omar Bell (8-1, …
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After the World Boxing Council ordered an immediate rematch between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson was forced to step aside and wait for the opportunity to regain his WBC Light Heavyweight title. However, the opportunity arose for Dawson to face Diaconu on the undercard of the Pascal vs. …
Read More »Boxing Result: Shumenov Stops Joppy In Kazakhstan
WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs) successfully defended his world titles for the second time, stopping 3-time world champion William Joppy in the sixth round, tonight in front of a packed house at the Ice Mansion in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Joppy (39-6-2, 30 KOs) replaced WBO titlist Juergen …
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