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By Jim Dower: Light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev will be defending against Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic in the headliner, and IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will be facing Ryuichi Funai (31-7, 22 KOs) in the chief support in a Top Rank Boxing promoted card on May 4 on ESPN & ESPN Deportes at […]

LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT – Entire Undercard LIVE on ESPN+ at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT By Sean Jones: IBF light welterweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) and his promoter with Groupe Yvon Michel have reportedly ended their legal battle, and Beterbiev will now be exclusively […]

By Jeff Aranow: IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will be making his next defense of his title against #13 IBF Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic on Top Rank Boxing on ESPN at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.  → read full story

By Jeff Aranow: A fight between IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) and #4 IBF Sven Fornling (15-1, 7 KOs) is being talked about for May 4 on ESPN in Stockton, California, according to Mike Coppinger.  → read full story

By Allan Fox: Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev responded to IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s unification challenge on Monday by saying that he wants to face him next in May.  → read full story

By Chris Williams: IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) has called out WBO champ Sergey ‘Krusher” Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) for a unification fight following Sergey’s big win over Eleider Alvarez last Saturday.  → read full story

By Mike Smith: Top Rank has signed IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) to a contract, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Dmitry Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) says he’s interested in facing IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in a unification match, as well as moving down to 168 for big fights against champions Saul Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith.  → read full story

By Josh Keen: 2018 has been the latest installment of a growing trend where the best more or less are fighting the best.  → read full story

By Jeff Aranow: IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) will be defending his title against #14 IBF fringe contender Joe Smith Jr.  → read full story