Power met precision — and power prevailed. Armenia’s Vartan Arutyunyan delivered a statement performance Saturday night at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, stopping hometown titleholder Georgiy Yunovidov in the sixth round to capture the WBA Interim Bridgerweight World Championship. Yunovidov opened the bout boxing behind technique and range, looking to control distance and…
The WBA Bridgerweight division takes center stage this weekend in Russia, as Georgiy Yunovidov and Vartan Arutyunyan collide in the main event for the interim WBA world title at 224 pounds. The high-stakes showdown is set for Chelyabinsk, a city near the Kazakh border, in what promises to be a true collision of styles. Yunovidov…
In one of the year’s most unexpected upsets, Georgiy Yunovidov (11-1, 7 KOs) shocked the boxing world Saturday night by stopping veteran Evgeny Romanov (19-2, 12 KOs) in the sixth round to claim the WBA interim bridgerweight world title at the DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Yunovidov, 32, entered the bout as a clear underdog…
This Saturday, July 5, Russia’s Evgeny Romanov and Georgiy Yunovidov will square off for the WBA interim bridgerweight world title in the main event at the DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg. Romanov (19-1, 12 KOs), 39, enters the ring as one of the most seasoned names in the Russian boxing circuit. Known for his orthodox stance,…