‘Very feel’ and ‘very young’ this weekend
This past weekend, the boxing world told us everything we needed to know about the ‘very feel’ and the ‘very young,’ who earned significant victories.
Oleksandr Usyk wins undisputed cruiserweight championship and Muhammad Ali Trophy
On Saturday, in Moscow, Russia, Oleksandr Usyk faced Murat Gassiev for all the cruiserweight championship marbles, and the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in World Boxing Super Series final
It’s finally here. The World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight final, featuring Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev, takes place, today, in Moscow, Russia.
The War Report: February 2018
Here’s Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full monthly recap of boxing’s most notable results.
The best of fights, the worst of fights
While Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos was boxing’s high watermark in 2018, another cruiserweight bout on the same evening sucked harder than a Roomba.
This (World Boxing) series is super
The hits keep coming and – with Saturday’s Murat Gassiev-Yunier Dorticos 200-pound title unification bout – the World Boxing Super Series keeps delivering.
America first: Not with the cruiserweights
We inch ever so close to unifying the entire cruiserweight division, as IBF beltholder Murat Gassiev and WBA titlist Yunier Dorticos clash today, in Russia.
Murat Gassiev prepared for war vs. Yunier Dorticos
In one of the best tournaments few Americans actually get to enjoy, IBF cruiserweight titlist Murat Gassiev will face WBA counterpart Yunier Dorticos today.
Boring After Dark at the Forum
In the wake of an uneventful show, at the Forum, what’s next for Golden Boy Promotions’ Lucas Matthysse and Jorge Linares? Steve Kim reports.
Abel Sanchez and Murat Gassiev go down the mountain
Although he owns the renowned Summit gym, in Big Bear, California, noted trainer Abel Sanchez isn’t opposed to traveling to warmer climes for sparring.
