Beterbiev, a Russian-born fighter who now holds Canadian citizenship and maintains close ties with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, made it clear he had no intention of stepping into the ring with Usyk.

MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/. Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin still has to pay a fine of $250,000 to the World Boxing Council (WBC) although the organization earlier lifted his ...

It has been revealed through a wider probe into systemic doping within Russian sports by the International Testing Agency ...

Absolute world light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs), who has both russian and Canadian citizenship ... But not in the heavyweight division," Beterbiev noted. The boxer also added ...

MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. The entire team of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, who is accused of doping violations, will take a polygraph test this week, his promoter Andrei Ryabinsky said Tuesday.

The 34-year-old Russian boxer made his professional debut in 2014 and there has not been a turning back ever since. And over the years, he has squared off against some of the prominent names in ...

Professional Russian boxer Sergei Vorobev moved to Australia this year and has already had his first important fight here. In an interview with SBS Russian, Sergei spoke about the reasons for the ...