By Jim Dower: Former 2-time heavyweight world title challenger Chris Arreola raves about the punching power of IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), saying that he’s the hardest puncher he’s been inside the ring with in sparring.
Current undefeated WBO and WBC World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0-0), 11 by way of Knockout, is on the verge of making history as he faces WBA and IBF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Murat Gassiev, for the Jr. Heavyweight Unification Championship Title Bout in the World Boxing Super Series tournament finale, to be held on May 11th 2018, at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The stage is set as the Ukrainian fighter seeks to become the first ever undisputed Jr. Heavyweight Champion of the world to hold all titles simultaneously. Let’s highlight the amateur and professional accomplishments thus far, from WBO Jr. Heavyweight Champion superstar.
By Jeff Aranow: unification fight between IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) and WBA World cruiserweight champion Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) in their fight at the Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.
By Allan Fox: Yunier Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) put in a valiant effort last Saturday night in his unification fight against Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), but ultimately, he fell short in getting stopped in the 12th round in Adler, Russia.
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IBF World Champion Murat Gassiev (90,3 kg) (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA World Champion Yunier Dorticos (90,7 kg) (22-0, 21 KOs) made weight ahead of Saturday’s Ali Trophy semi-final at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi.
By Allan Fox: Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) will be meeting in just a few hours for their crucial semifinals fight in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) to find out which one will be taking on WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) in the finals of the tournament on May 11.
By Allan Fox: IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA champion Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) both made weight on Friday for their semifinals match on Saturday night at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.
By Jim Dower: The World Boxing Association has made WBA Super World cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev ‘champion in recess; which now makes Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) the full WBA cruiserweight champion for his fight with IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) for their unification fight this Saturday.
By Allan Fox: With 3 days to go before their cruiserweight unification fight on Saturday, Yunier Dorticos already sees Murat Gassiev as his next victim to add to his win column of his ring resume. WBA World cruiserweight champion Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) and the unbeaten IBF World cruiserweight champion Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) will be meeting in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) cruiserweight tournament on Saturday to find out which of them will meet up with WBC, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk in the finals of the tournament on May 11.
By Jeff Aranow: IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) will be fighting next Saturday night on February 3 against WBA World cruiserweight champion Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series [WBSS] tournament at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.