By Trevor McIntyre: Matchroom Boxing USA promoter Eddie Hearn has signed former IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion … read more
By Tim Royner: Former super featherweight world champion Naseem Hamed believes undisputed cruiserweight champion Aleksandr Usyk would give IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) problems in the future when he moves up in weight to challenge him for his belts.
By Allan Fox: Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) will meet in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament on July 21 at Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. The fight was finalized on Friday for July 21. There had been talk of the Gassiev-Usyk fight taking place on July 21st in Moscow, Russia, but it wasn’t until this week on Friday that the fight was finally made official. The winner of the Gassiev vs. Usyk fight will capture the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
By Tim Royner: Tony Bellew says he wants to fight the winner of next months’ July 21 fight between cruiserweight champions Oleksander Usyk and Murat Gassiev in their World Boxing Super Series finals fight. Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) would like to fight the winner of that fight at the O2 Arena in London, England. It’s possible that they would be willing to face Bellew there, because the chances of the fight going to the cards would be low, especially if he were to face the hard hitting Gassiev.
By Trevor McIntyre: WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) is willing to face IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) in their unification contest in Russia for the July 21 World Boxing Super Series [WBSS] finals in Moscow, according to MatchTV. Usyk, 31, is reportedly negotiating to face the 24-year-old Gassiev on July 21st in Moscow, Russia.
By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) could be facing unbeaten contender Andrew Tabiti, 16-0 (13) on July 21 instead WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, according to Boxingtalk. The negotiations for the World Boxing Super Series finals between Gassiev and Usyk has hit a sticking point, and it’s now looking like Gassiev, 24, will be facing #3 IBF Tabiti instead. It still hasn’t been confirmed by the WBSS organizers whether the Gassiev-Usyk fight will be postponed.
By Scott Gilfoid: Andre ‘SOG’ Ward basically ended any chance of getting a fight against the loud-talking Tony Bellew by reportedly letting him know that for him to have a chance of facing him, he needs to BEAT the winner of the unification fight between WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev. If Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) can beat the winner of that fight, then he can potentially face the unbeaten 34-year-old Ward (32-0, 16 KOs).
By Allan Fox: Trainer Abel Sanchez says the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight finals between WBC/WBO champion Oleksander Usyk and IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev will be taking place on July 21 at a still to be determined location. The fight was supposed to be taking place originally on May 11 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Jim Dower: Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) has suffered an elbow injury and he won’t be able to face IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev on May 11 in their previously scheduled date in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Usky’s elbow injury is said to be a minor one.
By Jim Dower: Sky Sports commentator Johnny Nelson says he saw Oleksandr Usyk give former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko a lot of problems in helping him out with sparring in getting ready for his November 2015 fight against Tyson Fury.