Russia Boxing
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Russian October/November Wrap-Up: Papin, Batyrgaziev, Michalkin Win
Despite an ongoing confrontation between Russia and a number of Western nations and a major-scale military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the state’s fight scene was relatively active in October and November with several events, which featured...
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WBC To Remove All Boxers From Russia and Belarus From Its Rankings; Policy, Exceptions Explained
The WBC stands firm on its previous order to not sanction any fights taking place in Russia or Belarus. That ruling has now extended down to the fighters who hail from and proudly represent either nation. A big reveal came from the ratings portion of...
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Euro News: EBU's Stance on Russia, Magnesi Defense Set, Patera, More
The EBU announced on March 2 that it will not allow fighters from Russia or Belarus to compete for any of its titles thus joining the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO in boycotting these two countries while the war is ongoing with Ukraine.
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Results
Jorge Linares-Zaur Abdullaev Undercard Results From Ekaterinburg, Russia
Georgy Kushitashvili continued the strong start to his pro career Saturday in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The Russian light heavyweight prospect Georgy Kushitashvili knocked out Nigeria’s Olarewaju Segun in the second round of their scheduled eight-rounder...
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Arest Saakyan, 26, Passes Away After Ten Days in Coma
Eight days into the New Year prizefighting mourns its first casualty of 2022. Arest Saakyan, aged 26, passed away from a cerebral edema yesterday in Tolyatti, Russia, as a fatal consequence of his last professional bout – an eight round knockout loss...
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Russian Boxing Federation Helping Thousands During Coronavirus Pandemic
The Russian Boxing Federation has launched a hotline and an operational headquarters to support the local population through the coronavirus pandemic. During the first few days of work, more than 12 thousand calls from all over Russia were received b...
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Amateur Champion's Arrest Creates Big Scandal in Russia
Russian amateur boxing experiences one of the bigger scandals in its recent history, as a two-time Russian amateur champion and 2019 WC quarterfinalist Georgiy Kushitashvili has been charged with two cases of aggravated criminal offense, which jeopar...
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The Uzbek Breakthrough: Central Asian Nation Aims for Historical Glory
Just two vivid flashes can define an image for a number of years if not for a whole life. Memory #1. Moscow. July 2006. “How in the world – oh, the Almighty! – can I get back to work after this!” – was pronounced characteristically softly, like most...
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The Eastern Rivalry: Russia vs. Ukraine Classic Encounters
By Alexey Sukachev - No neighbors – relatives to be honest – were as close to each other as Russia and Ukraine, top remnants of the Eastern European global superpower named the Soviet Union. However, their history – mutual for four centuries and join...
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Team Russia Dominates 2019 AIBA Women's WC with Three Gold
Wishing to put forward an exclamation mark to all those, doubting in the stature of local amateur boxing system, Russian Boxing Federation (the same sanctioning body which runs prizefighting in Russia) achieved a unique feat in staging back-to-back a...
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Grozny Card: Idigov, Davtaev, Salamov, Moses, More
The coming Thursday will mark the next return of professional boxing to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic and one of the hotbeds of martial arts in Russia. Staged by Akhmat Promotion Company at the Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace is a huge figh...