Birds of a feather indeed flock together even in Ukraine. Oleksandr Usyk was one of a trio of Ukrainians discovered and signed by manager Egis Klimas....
DORTMUND, GERMANY – It wasn’t pretty by any means, but for dozens of raucous Latvian fans who made the trip, Mairis Briedis did a beautiful job...
THE GOLDEN ERA OF CRUISERWEIGHTS – Once upon a time in fightland, the cruiserweight division, with it’s first title tilt in 1979, was the most maligned...
I recently wrote that I have always had a special affinity for fighters from the United Kingdom. Maybe it has to do with their grit or...
USYK RETAINS WBO TITLE — Oleksandr Usyk’s HBO debut was quite rightly overshadowed by the last dance of the great Bernard Hopkins last night in Inglewood,...
RESULTS FROM THE HOPKINS-SMITH UNDERCARD — INGLEWOOD, Ca. – The remarkable career of Bernard Hopkins ended on a sour note on Saturday night at the Inglewood...
MURAT GASSIEV GATECRASHES — Two Russian warriors delivered a knockdown drag-out battle straight from the old school in Moscow last night (Saturday, Dec. 3) in a...
OLEKSANDR USYK. Cruiserweights get a monster boost with the addition of Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk who defends his world title next month in the City of Angels....
By Matt McGrain First writing about cruiserweight prospect Oleksandr Usyk in 2014, I named him “the fighter the classicists have been waiting for,” a future world...