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Undefeated Argentinean knockout artist Marcos Rene “El Chino” Maidana, the WBA No. 1 contender, challenges WBA light welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik for the title belt and worldwide respect February 7 on “The Champion Returns” card. The bill is headlined by WBA heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev versus …

WBA No. 10 rated and undefeated heavyweight contender, Carl Davis Drumond, plans to shock the boxing world February 7 when he fights WBA “Champion in Recess” Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev, live on pay-per-view in the United States from Rostock, Germany. “The Champion Returns” card, presented by Universum Boxing-Promotion, will also …

Integrated Sports will distribute “The Champion Returns” show, featuring WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev against unbeaten challenger Carl Davis Drumond, February 7 on pay-per-view in the United States live from Rostock, Germany.

At 32 years of age, Wladimir Klitschko has gone through almost every stage a fighter can as a professional. At one time, he was known in almost an Ivan Drago-like manner, a huge European with massive power but robotic movement. After his loss to Corrie Sanders in 2003 and another …

Two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, 43-7-1 (29), has issued a challenge to his media critics regarding his style. Over the years, Ruiz often has been criticized for his unpopular “clutch-and-grab” style, but in his last three fights with head trainer Manny Siaca, Sr. in his …

Two-time WBA Heavyweight Champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, 43-7-1 (29), rated # 2 by the WBA, travels to Germany once again to fight the 7-0, 320-pound giant who took his title belt over two years ago, # 1 contender Nikolai Valuev, 48-1 (34), on August 30 in Berlin.

The World Boxing Association ruled today at its Directory Meeting that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev will be considered “champion in recess” due to an injury and that he has until June 26, 2009 to fight for the title. Negotiations have started between representatives of the WBA’s top two rated …

By Per Ake Persson Sauerland Event have acted quickly to the news that WBA Heavyweight Champ Ruslan Chagaev is injured and are asking for either Chagaev to be stripped of the title or to have Valuev allowed to fight for an interim title. This was the second postponement of the …

Soon after it was announced that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev had pulled out of his July 5 mandatory title defense against former WBA title-holder and No. 1 contender, Nikolai Valuev, due to another injury, John Ruiz, through his advisor and attorney, Tony Cardinale, contacted World Boxing Association officials demanding …

By Per Ake Persson Mikkel Kessler weighed in at a perfectly fit 76.1 kg/167.75 lb for tonight´s WBA title fight in Copenhagen against Dmitri Sartison, who came in at 75.9 kg/167.25 lb. Sartison looked smaller though, both in height and weight, as the two had a short staredown and then …

Ruslan Chagaev´s postponed defense of the WBA Heavyweight Title against Nikolai Valuev will according to German news agency DPA take place on July 5. The site has not determined. Meanwhile Universum strongly dismiss a story in Bild Zeitung as to why the fight was postponed. According to the tabloid, basing …

Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has announced that he’s prepared to replace WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev to fight another former WBA title-holder, Nikolay Valuev, for the WBA belt. Chagaev pulled out of his scheduled mandatory defense against Valuev in May, reportedly due to a cold …