This Saturday, July 19, Moscow’s International Boxing Center Luzhniki will host a clash of styles as Russia’s Radzhab Butaev (15-1, 12 KOs) squares off against Mexico’s José Miguel Borrego (22-4, 18 KOs) with the WBA Intercontinental Super Welterweight title on the line. Nicknamed “The Python,†Butaev returns to action after nearly 20 months on the…
(April 16, 2022) Eimantas Stanionis moved a step closer to establishing himself as one of the sport’s best welterweights with an action-filled split decision win against the rugged Radzhab Butaev, lifting his WBA title in the main event of a special edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING that preceded the four-fight Spence vs. Ugas SHOWTIME PPV®…
Unbeaten Radzhab Butaev earned a ninth-round stoppage victory over Jamal “Shango†James to capture the WBA Welterweight Championship Saturday night live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. “This is very important for me,†said Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs). “It’s a…