By Dean Berman: Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang (21-0, 16 KOs) had a tougher time than … read more
By Robert Addams: Heavyweight Hughie Fury weighed in at 234 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for … read more
By Mike Smith: EBU heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel (19-0, 13 KOs) fought well in beating … read more
By Jim Dower: Former WBA World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (32-1, 23 KOs) won his 7th straight fight in defeating #11 WBO, #13 IBF Andriy Rudenko (31-3, 19 KOs) by an impressive 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in front of a large crowd at the Luzhniki Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia.
By Allan Fox: Former WBA World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (31-1, 23 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday night on July 1 against fringe contender Andriy Rudenko (31-2, 19 KOs) in a 12 round fight for the vacant WBO International title at the Luzhniki in Moscow, Russia. Rudenko is rated #11 WBO, #13 IBF. This is a big step down for Povetkin from his previous fight against Johann Duhaupas, who would likely make easy work of a small heavyweight like the 6-foot Rudenko.
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (15-0, 8 KOs) says unbeaten with a dull 10 round unanimous decision win over Andriy Rudenko (24-2, 16 KOs) on the Gennady Golovkin vs. Martin Murray fight card at the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 98-91 and 97-92. This was not an impressive performance from the 20-year-old Hughie, as he was on his bike for the full 10 rounds of the fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: We’re only six days away before heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (14-0, 8 KOs) takes a gigantic risk next Saturday, February 21st in his 10 round fight against Andriy Rudenko (24-1, 16 KOs) at the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
It’s a very strange and highly risky match-up for the 6’6” Hughie, given that he’s coming off of a long illness that has kept him out of the ring for many months since May of last year when he struggled to beat Danny Hughes.
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By John Stevens: 21st February sees Hughie fury stepping up a fair bit in class as he faces the Russian Andriy Rudenko in what promises to be quite an interesting fight
According to boxing rec Rudenko is rated number 77 and Fury ranked 109 – in-between them are names like Oliver McCall, Sam peter and, amazingly, the seemingly indestructible Sherman Williams. I’m not sure exactly how boxing rec rates its fighters but I don’t think we can take too much on board from it (especially seeing as there are some very dubious names ranked higher than Rudenko) but still, reading between the lines, this is definitely a step up for Fury and it’ll be interesting to see where it goes.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (14-0, 8 KOs) will be returning to the ring next month against 31-year-old Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko (24-1, 16 KOs) on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin vs. Martin Murray fight on February 21st at the Salle des Étoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Fury, 20, has been out of the ring for the past eight months due to a medical problem. He’s now taken care of the issue and he’s ready to resume his career. The last time Fury, the nephew of heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, fought was back in May of 2014 when he beat Danny Hughes by an unimpressive 8 round decision.
By Scott Gilfoid: #8 WBC Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (20-0, 18 KOs) will be fighting unbeaten Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko (24-0, 16 KO’s) this Friday night in heavyweight action at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
This is an important fight for the 35-year-old Browne, because he can’t afford to lose it if he wants to keep on pace to get an eventual title shot in 2-3 years. Browne is ranked high enough to where he could in theory get picked out by the WBC heavyweight champion in an optional title shot, but the more likely reality is that Brown is going to need to fight his way to the WBC mandatory sport before he gets a shot.