Artur Beterbiev

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (260+ words) Tony Bellew has offered his early thoughts on a potential showdown between David Benavidez and Jai Opetaia, who have verbally agreed to collide in 2027. The ‘Mexican Monster’ was in attendance as Opetaia stopped Noel Mikaelian in nine rounds, featuring in…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (287+ words) Despite beating champion Noel Mikaelian this past weekend in Las Vegas, Jai Opetaia is not the new owner of the WBC belt ahead of a highly anticipated clash with David Benavidez next year. Opetaia became the first man to stop…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (285+ words) While determined to craft an illustrious legacy at 200lbs, David Benavidez has now reconsidered a possible heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk. Their potential encounter was mooted following Benavidez’s sixth-round stoppage of Gilberto Ramirez, who he dethroned for the WBO and WBA…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (461+ words) The WBC vacated Noel Mikaelian's cruiserweight title after his unsanctioned loss to Jai Opetaia, elevating Michal Cieslak and ordering a 12 December defence. The World Boxing Council has vacated Noel Mikaelian cruiserweight title and elevated interim champion Michal Cieslak to full…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (293+ words) Former IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev will finally return on December 12 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, nearly 11 months after losing his belt to Josh Kelly under controversial circumstances. Dan Rafael reports that Murtazaliev will compete on the Dmitry Bivol-Callum Smith undercard....

18+ hour, 31+ min ago   (396+ words) The WBC have declared their cruiserweight title vacant, and have also declared a new, “elevated” champion, with David Benavidez ordered into a title fight. It’s a convoluted pathway to get to something pretty simple: Michal Cieslak is the new WBC…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (98+ words) Michal Cieslak has been elevated to full WBC cruiserweight champion, and his mandatory title defense against David Benavidez has been sanctioned by the organization. The WBC made the announcement regarding the status of its cruiserweight division on Monday. Poland’s Cieslak…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (280+ words) boxingnews.com WBC Orders Benavidez Cruiserweight Defense Before Opetaia David Benavidez must defend his cruiserweight titles against Michal Cieslak before facing Jai Opetaia, the WBC announced after declaring its 200-pound belt vacant. The sanctioning body stripped Noel Mikaelian following his…...

1+ day, 40+ min ago   (142+ words) You are here Home - Boxing News - David Benavidez planning to fight at cruiser a smart move, Usyk wants no part of him David Benavidez staying at cruiserweight is a smart career decision. Oleksandr Usyk has avoided the fight for good…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) David Benavidez may be one fight away from becoming one of boxing’s most expensive free agents, with Zuffa positioned as a logical bidder if it wants to build a cruiserweight fight against Jai Opetaia. Chris Mannix reports that Benavidez has…...