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The city of Grozny hosted an explosive night of boxing this past Saturday, featuring two World Boxing Association (WBA) title bouts that both ended in emphatic technical knockouts. Croatia’s Agron Smakici and Russia’s Umar Salamov—of Kyrgyz heritage—emerged victorious, capturing the WBA Continental Heavyweight and WBA International Bridgerweight titles, respectively, with …

Russian Muslim Gadzhimagomedov will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title against Leon Harth this Thursday at the Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia.  The fight will be part of an IBA-hosted event that will feature several interesting bouts, including the fight of Albert Baryrgaziev, who …

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The fight between the former Venezuelan world champion, Roger Gutierrez and the complicated Russian, Zaur Abdullaev, on Saturday, February 10, is now official. The duel will be the debut of the Zulia native in the lightweight to 10 rounds as the feature fight of the event to be held in …

On September 8, the last World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold champion, the Russian Roman Andreev, will be facing the complicated Armenian Zaur Adbullaev.  The 10-round lightweight bout will be the main event of the card to be held on Eurasian soil, at the Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.  The 37-year-old …

The prospect duel between the Olympic medalist of Tokyo 2020, the Russian Albert Batyrgaziev and the current Fedecaribe champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Ender Luces, has been confirmed. They will meet next Friday, October 20.   The 10-round lightweight bout will be the main event of the event …

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has confirmed the boxing card, where the world’s top amateur boxing stars will be in action. The event, prior to the International Boxing Day, will be held next Saturday, August 26, in the city of Serpukhov, Russia. The President of the IBA, Umar Kremlev, said …

Undefeated Russian fighter Ivan Chirkov will return to the ring to face experienced Venezuelan Edixon Peréz on Friday, September 8 at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia.   The fight, scheduled as part of the preliminary card of the boxing event to be held on Russian soil, is scheduled …

Oleg Prudky, a two-time Ukrainian amateur boxing champion, died while serving in the country’s military amid Russia’s invasion. He was 30. The Ukrainian Boxing Federation announced the news Monday on its Instagram page (via TMZ Sports). “It is with sorrow that we inform you that the master of sports of …

Michael O’Reilly and Gary Sweeney had to settle for silver at the European Youth Championships which concluded at the Citywest Hotel Convention Centre in Dublin today. O’Reilly dominated his welterweight final with Igor Kharitonov of Russia but was controversially adjudged to have lost 16-15.

There is heavyweight action on tap tonight at Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany as highly regarded former Olympic Gold medallist Alexander Povetkin gets his first shot at a world title, meeting Ruslan Chagaev for the vacant WBA heavyweight crown. A pro since 1997, 32 year old southpaw Chagaev, 27-1-1 (17), will …

Michael O’Reilly and Gary Sweeney will represent Ireland in Saturday’s European Youth Championships finals following thrilling wins at the Citywest Hotel Convention Centre in Dublin tonight. But Joe Fitzpatrick, Stephen Broadhurst and Jack Morrissey all bowed out of the tournament today and this evening following last four reversals.