By: Sean Crose “I have the best opponent, Sergey,” says the 39-1-1 Gennady Golovkin, who will be battling Sergey Derevyanchenko for the IBF world middleweight title on October 5th at Madison Square Garden. “I’ve known him for a long time and he’s a very good fighter. This is a real …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday night in Chelyabink, Russia Sergey Kovalev, the WBO Light Heavyweight Champion, will defend his title against Anthony Yarde, in Kovalev’s hometown. Kovalev will be fighting for the first time in Russia since his win over Isaac Chilemba in July of 2016, but will have the …
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By: Ste Rowen A beats B, B beats C, C beats A. The triangle theory has often been disproved throughout the years in boxing, and in recent years, the super-flyweight division has been the proof in the pudding. Former superfly king, Roman Gonzalez reigned supreme and unbeaten until his 46th …
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By: Darren Paradise In what could be the most intriguing match-up of 2019, Saturday night will see Sergey Kovalev defend his WBO light heavyweight title against Briton Anthony Yarde in his home town of Chelyabinsk, Russia. With the champion in the twilight of his career and the challenger being somewhat …
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By: Shane Willoughby The former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez will become the mandatory of the winner of Kovalev vs Yarde. As a WBO champion, once you move to a different weight division, it is a rule for you to become mandatory for the WBO champion in that division. …
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By: Sean Crose “It is an absolute honour to announce I am now working with @gggboxing to promote his fights worldwide. Great man, great fighter – we look forward to bringing you the drama and excitement in arenas all over the world. #Oct5 @DAZN_USA” The above tweet, which came courtesy …
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By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvaraez may be avoiding him (perhaps out of personal disdain rather than fear), but former middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin has a chance to be a major titlist once more, as it’s been announced the Kazakh warrior will be facing Sergey Derevyanchenko for the IBF middleweight crown …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 13th to August 20th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Unbeaten Champions Beterbiev and Gvozdyk Set to Unify Titles October 18th in Philadelphia Two very …
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By: LV Boxing It feels as though WBO Light Heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev, has been around for ages. 2019, marks year ten for the fighter nicknamed “Krusher”. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) has done more than enough to live up to the hype that his alias has provided. Photos of Sergey …
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By Jonah Dylan It was – wait for it – another slow weekend in boxing. Emanuel Navarrete defended his 122-pound title in an easy knockout, Jessie Magdaleno got a nice win and there were a couple minor cards all over the place. Eh. I’m ready for some big fights. But …
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