Press release by Team Chagaev: As confirmed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) ring veteran Fres Oquendo tested positive for the prohibited substances tamoxifin and anastrozole at the mandatory test taken after his WBA world heavyweight championship fight against Ruslan Chagaev on July 6th in Grozny (Russia). Oquendo now faces a suspension and will have to pay back his purse according to the bout agreement.
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Chagaev beats Oquendo in boring fight
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA heavyweight title holder Ruslan Chagaev (33-2-1, 20 KO’s) defeated 41-year-old Fres Oquendo (37-8, 24 KO’s) by a 12 round majority decision on Sunday night tow in the vacant WBA heavyweight title at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny, Russia.
Oquendo to fight Chagaev after all
By Allan Fox: 41-year-old Fres Oquendo (37-7, 24 KO’s) has decided to take the fight with Ruslan Chagaev (32-2-1, 20 KO’s) after all, and he’s currently on a flight to Grozny, Russia to face Chagaev on Sunday for the vacant WBA heavyweight title at the Ahmat Arena.
Chagaev vs. Petkovic a possibility for Sunday for WBA heavyweight title
By Allan Fox: 42-year-old former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs won’t be able to take the fight against Ruslan Chagaev (32-2-1, 20 KO’s) for the vacant WBA heavyweight title on short notice after all, as there isn’t enough time for Briggs to get ready to fly to Grozny, Russia by Sunday.
Shannon Briggs could face Chagaev for vacant WBA heavyweight title on Sunday
By Allan Fox: 42-year-old former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (55-6-1, 48 KO’s) could be fighting for the vacant WBA heavyweight title belt this Sunday against Ruslan Chagaev (32-2-1, 20 KO’s) after Fres Oquendo reportedly pulled out of the fight with Chagaev, according to Fightnews.com.
The Chagaev-Oquendo fight was scheduled to take place this Sunday at the Ahmat Arena, in Grozny, Russia, but Oquendo pulled out of the fight for some unknown reason.
The people who put together the Chagaev-Oquendo card want it to go ahead, but they need a replacement for Oquendo, and that’s why Briggs was asked.
Chagaev vs. Oquendo for vacant WBA heavyweight title this Sunday, July 7th in Grozny, Russia
By Allan Fox: This Sunday, 35-year-old former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (32-2-1, 20 KO’s) will be trying to become a 2-time world champion when he faces 41-year-old Fres Oquendo (37-7, 24 KOs) for the vacant WBA World heavyweight title at the Ahmat Arena in Grozny, Russia. The venue is perfect for the southpaw Chagaev, nicknamed “White Tyson, to try and capture another world title.
The WBA has Chagaev ranked #3 by their organization and Oquendo #4. It’s kind of controversial, because it’s difficult to picture either of them beating the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin, all of which are for some reason ranked below them in the WBA’s rankings.
Kubrat Pulev vs. Ruslan Chagaev on August 24th in Germany
By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev (17-0, 9 KO’s) will reportedly be facing former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (31-2-1, 20 KO’s) in two months on August 24th in a still to be determined venue in Germany, according to Boxingnews.com.ua.
Pulev, #1 IBF, was hoping to face Britain’s Tyson Fury in an IBF eliminator bout to fight for the shot to become the mandatory challenger for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, but Fury chose not to take the fight for some reason.
Chagaev-Perez, Kentikian-Moreno on December 1st
By Jason Kim: Former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (30-2-1, 19 KO’s) will have a real test on his hands against the 27-year-old unbeaten Cuban Mike Perez (18-0, 12 KO’s) in a scheduled 8 round bout on December 1st at the Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
It’s perhaps a good thing for the 34-year-old Chagaev that the fight is only scheduled for eight rounds because he’s been looking a little heavy as of late and having to carry around the extra fat for another four rounds would be difficult against a busy fighter like Perez.
Ruslan Chagaev vs. Mike Perez on 12/1; Fury out of luck
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like Tyson Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy couldn’t land him the fight he was looking for against former WBA World heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (30-2-1, 19 KO’s) that Fury was hoping to get for December. #3 WBA Chagaev is now fighting unbeaten Cuban Mike Perez (18-0, 12 KO’s) on December 1st at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Germany.
I guess the money must not have been good enough for Chagaev to face Fury. It really doesn’t matter because I see the Ireland-based Perez as a better heavyweight than Fury anyway and if Chagaev can beat him it’ll really help out his career in a big way getting him closer to another world title shot. Beating the 6-foot Perez won’t be easy, though, because he’s like another Mike Tyson, a fighter with a good power a high work rate.
Chagaev faces Kreiskott on Saturday in easy tune-up bout
By William Mackay: 33-year-old former WBA World heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (29-2-1, 18 KO’s) will be taking an easy tune-up bout this Saturday night against journeyman Werner Kreidskott (12-18-1, 8 KO’s) in an eight round bout at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.