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Azerbaijani boxers wins gold at European Championships

Azerbaijani boxers wins gold at European Championships

Azerbaijan boxer Bilalbashi Nazarov has secured the champion title at the EUBC Youth Men and Women European Boxing Championships in Porec, Croatia. He outclassed Ukrainian rival Olexandr Zveryev in the 48 kg category. …

Azerbaijani boxers conclude II CIS Games with 10 medals

Azerbaijani boxers conclude II CIS Games with 10 medals

Boxing competitions have ended at the II CIS Games in Belarus. The Azerbaijani team finished the prestigious tournament with 10 medals. Aynur Mikayilova (54 kg), Mukhammedali Qasimzade (60 kg), Ziya Gasanov (71 kg) and Farhad …

Russia's Artur Beterbiev to face Callum Smith in August

Russia's Artur Beterbiev to face Callum Smith in August

Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will defend his titles againstt he ex-super middleweight titleholderCallum Smith in Quebec, Canada on August 19. The native Russian is currently ranked No. 1 in ESPN's light …

UFC president plans to launch a boxing promotion

UFC president plans to launch a boxing promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White is planning to launch a boxing promotion within the next 12 to 24 months. The 53-year-old has been linked with a move into boxing for years and revealed …

Golovkin resigns world champion position

Golovkin resigns world champion position

Boxer Gennadiy Golovkin formally resigned his world champion position and will not face the mandatory fight ordered by the WBA championships committee, the organization announced. The development comes just two days ahead of a …

Azerbaijani boxer becomes European champion

Azerbaijani boxer becomes European champion

Azerbaijani boxer Nijat Huseynov won the title of European champion, according to the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation. He won this title at the continental championship among boxers under 22 in the Croatian city of Poreč. The …

Azerbaijani boxer reaches final of European Championship

Azerbaijani boxer reaches final of European Championship

In the Croatian city of Poreč, the semi-final fights of the European Under-22 Boxing Championship took place. A member of the Azerbaijani national team Nijat Huseynov (51 kg), who reached this stage, left the ring with another victory. …

Protesting boxer sentenced to death in Iran

Protesting boxer sentenced to death in Iran

Iranian professional boxer Mohammad Javad Wafaei-Sani has been sentenced to death by hanging. This is stated in a message posted on the page of the Iranian human rights organization Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on Twitter. …

Mike Tyson to step back into the ring

Mike Tyson to step back into the ring

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson confirmed to British tabloid The Sun that he’s returning to boxing in a February 2022 bout. Tyson is expected to fight …

Azerbaijani boxer to meet with world champion in 1/8 finals

Azerbaijani boxer to meet with world champion in 1/8 finals

22-year-old Azerbaijani boxer Magomed Abdullayev, performing in the weight category over 91 kg, defeated his opponent from Bahrain Danis Latipov in the 1/16 finals. The fight ended with a score of 3-1 in favour of Abdullayev. In the 1/8 …

Floyd Mayweather-YouTuber boxing match moved to June 5

Floyd Mayweather-YouTuber boxing match moved to June 5

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul has a new date. They will face off on June 5, with the venue still to be determined, according to The Athletic's Mike Coppinger. The bout …

Russia’s Povetkin loses rematch against Whyte

Russia’s Povetkin loses rematch against Whyte

Russia’s WBC (the World Boxing Council) Interim Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin was unable to defend his belt in Saturday’s rematch against Britain’s Dillian Whyte, TASS reports. Povetkin was defeated by a …