Former Usyk opponent says Kabayel’s pressure and body attack make the expected heavyweight title fight far closer than many believe Murat Gassiev believes Oleksandr Usyk’s expected fight with Agit Kabayel … continue
Former unified cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev returns to Moscow for the first defense of his heavyweight belt Murat Gassiev will defend his WBA heavyweight title against Tony Yoka on July … continue
Unified champion excludes Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, elevates Derek Chisora in power assessment Oleksandr Usyk ranked Tyson Fury third among the hardest punchers he has faced, leaving Anthony Joshua … continue
WBA has not confirmed whether Usyk’s title will be attached to Verhoeven bout Oleksandr Usyk’s upcoming fight with Rico Verhoeven has prompted Murat Gassiev’s team to push the WBA for … continue
The heavyweight division is split again, and nobody should be surprised. Murat Gassiev picked up the WBA regular belt last Friday by knocking out Kubrat Pulev. It wasn’t flashy. It … continue
Boxing fans saw Murat Gassiev switch Kubrat Pulev off and the talk went straight to power. Fair enough. Heavyweights still decide nights with one clean shot, and Gassiev reminded everyone … continue
Murat Gassiev ended the idea that Kubrat Pulev could survive elite heavyweight power. After being outjabbed early, the former cruiserweight champion waited patiently, then detonated a single left hook in … continue
WBA heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev (32-3, 14 KOs) has chosen to defend his belt against #12 Murat Gassiev (32-2, 25 KOs) on December 12 in Dubai, UAE. The IBA Pro … continue
By Craig Daly: Former IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (30-1, 23 KOs) picked up his 30th career victory against a former NFL player Mike Balogun (20-1, 16 KOs) to capture … continue
By Dan Ambrose: Andy Ruiz Jr. and Murat Gassiev have reportedly declined to take part in the IBF heavyweight title eliminator against Filip Hrgovic. The former IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Gassiev … continue