Igor Lazorin

Murat Gassiev Still Recovering From Injury, Eager To Return

The former world cruiserweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Murat Gassiev of Russia, indicates that he has the opportunity to fight on October 12 in Chicago, but says he won't be physic...

Alexander Povetkin Prepared To Go Distance With Hughie Fury

Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin is more than ready to fight for the entire twelve rounds in his bout against Britain’s Hughie Fury and has no plans of forcing the knockout. The fight between 39-year-old Povetkin and 24-year-old Fury at the O2...

RBF Plan To Stage Boxing Event in Honor of Maxim Dadashev

The Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) plans organizing an event to honor the late Maxim Dadashev, who died last month due to injuries sustained in the ring, according to the RBF's Secretary General Eduard Kremlev. Dadashev of Russia passed away in a Un...

Bivol is Waiting on Marcus Browne, Not Thinking About Beterbiev

This past Saturday night, International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev kept his streak of knockouts going strong, when he stopped voluntary challenger Radivoje Kalajzdic in the fifth round.

Povetkin: I'm Not Thinking About Retirement, I'll Return Soon

Olympic gold medal winner and former world champion Alexander Povetkin is not event thinking about the end of his career and plans to begin preparing for the next bout in the near future. Povetkin declared that his next fight has not yet been appoin...

Sergey Kovalev: Facing Artur Beterbiev is a Priority For Me

World Boxing Organization (WBO) light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev has no problem with facing his division rival, countryman Artur Beterbiev, who holds the IBF world champion. For years, the two boxers were unable to face each other due to pol...

Kovalev's Promoter Not Ruling Out Future Fight With Canelo

Last week, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez expressed his desire to pursue a world title in the future at 175-pounds. Canelo has captured belts at junior middleweight, middleweight and super middleweight. He returns to the ring on May 4t...

Trainer: Bivol Did Not Show Anything New, Did Not Take Risks

Dmitry Bivol retained his light heavyweight belt Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over former WBC/IBO champion Jean Pascal. The unbeaten Russian boxer won by scores of 119-109 on two cards and 117-111 on the third in the bout at the H...

Lennox Lewis Believes Alexander Povetkin Should Retire

In the opinion of former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, 39-year-old Alexander Povetkin should call it a day and retire from boxing. Last week, Povetkin was knocked out in seven rounds by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing...

Povetkin Credits Joshua For Big Win, Has No Excuses Over Loss

Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin admitted that IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was the stronger fighter in their showdown on Saturday night at Wembley in London. Before a crowd of 80,000 fans, Povetkin was putting in a solid ef...

Usyk's Promoter: Bellew Fight on Track For November 10

According to promoter Alexander Krasyuk of K2 Promotions, everything is still on track for IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his titles against Liverpool star Tony Bellew on November 10 in London.

Murat Gassiev Dealing With Shoulder Injury, May Have Surgery

Former world cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) of Russia is dealing with a left shoulder injury, according to the boxer's co-promoter, Leon Margules. The injury may require the necessity to travel to Germany for surgery.

Lebedev vs. Altunkaya on Sept. 7, Mikhalkin vs. Siaca on Sept. 15

It appears that former WBA, IBF cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev will hold his next fight against Turkish boxer Hizni Altunkaya, according to a report by Ring Polska . BoxingScene.com previously reported that Lebedev will return to the ring...

Zolani Tete vs. Mikhail Aloyan Set For October 13, Yekaterinburg

The quarterfinal match of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), at the bantamweight limit, will see WBO world champion Zolani Tete go up against Olympian Mikhail "Misha"Aloyan in Yekaterinburg on October 13.

Adrien Broner vs. Sergey Lipinets Possible For The Fall?

This past Saturday night in Uniondale, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets made his welterweight debut and won a ten round decision over Erik Bone.