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Jim Lampley praises the competition Dmitry Bivol-Artur Beterbiew, but it’s fine with David Benavidez the next
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Jim Lampley, a long -term voice of HBO boxing, is pursuing in praise for the competition between Dmitryjum Bivol and Artur Beterbiew.
Bivol won on Saturday a rematch from Beterbaview through the decision of the majority, two judges who see her 116-112 and 115-113, while the third one even had it in 114-114, which is the opposite of identical results in favor of Beterbaiew in the first fight.
Lampley, appearing At the Ariel Helwani show About conversations His upcoming bookHe noticed the equality of competition, but also the action – something that many would say, do not compare themselves to the best battles in history.
“People ask me:” Does it grow to Gatti-Ward and Barrera-Morale levels in terms of combat intensity? “-said Lampley. “I say that.”
Lampley said that he would be open to Bivol, who would fight the remaining remaining contender, instead of entering directly into a rubber match with Beterbał.
“It’s sincere to go to [David] Benavidez is fighting, “Lampley said. “Not all trilogies must take place 1-2-3, in the next order.”
Indeed, Muhammad Ali fought 13 times between his first and the second matches with Joe Frazier, and another four times before Hell’s “Transfa in Manila”. Evander Holyfield took a ephemeral fight between his first and second duel with Riddick Bowe and the two more between the second and third (although his trilogy with John Ruiz, half a decade later, was 1-2-3).
While Benavidez was in a super medium weight, he was refused to fight the “Canelo” Saul Alvarez. Benavidez deserved the title shot among pounds for the best pounds with victories over Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade at 168 pounds, as well as Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Morrell in 175.
Whether Bivol and Beterbavów fought for the third time, then Benavidez would have to take a side or backward step to fight Callum Smith or other opponent. Smith defeated Joshua Batsi on Undercard Beterbaviev-Bivol II to win the ephemeral WBO title. This, like the secondary stripes of WBA and WBC, which is the owner of Benavidez, has him in line as a compulsory pretender for Bivol, a novel unquestioned master. Michael Eifert, lightweight massive weight IBF No. 1, also awaits a shot.
“These two guys [Bivol and Beterbiev] They gave themselves a lot and showed their commitment to the fight against the two fights that they fought with each other, said Lampay. “If any of them wants to pay attention to another fight and get involved in another enterprise, I definitely support it. They must have the right to rule their career as they want. “
The latter line is contrary to something that Beterbiv said after a rematch, when he was asked if he wanted the trilogy: “I didn’t even want a rematch. It wasn’t my choice. “
If Beterbiev and Bivol are to fight for the third time and maintain the quality of their competition, time is significant for Beterbaview, who at the age of 40 did not close the rematch as much as in the first fight and could still refuse and could reject.
Lampley also feels fine with the trilogy: “If we go to the third fight between Beterbiev and Bivol, I’m ready for it too.”
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Heavyweight KO Artist Teremoana Joins Fury vs Joshua Card After Early Knockout Victory
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August 12, 2026
Fight fans are keen for an announcement of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, but one further detail about the proposed event emerged after a heavyweight fighter was in action on Matchroom’s show in Queensland, Australia today.
The heavyweight division is currently searching for its new superstars, and Australia has an intriguing offering in Teremoana Teremoana, who had won by knockout in all 11 of his professional contests prior to today; nine of those stoppages coming in the opening round and the remaining two coming in round two.
Consequently, the 28-year-old is deemed to be one to watch in the heavyweight division, but in Queensland, he was tasked with his most difficult opponent to date in Michigan-born DeAndre Savage, who had also won inside of the distance in all 11 of his victories but suffered a maiden defeat to Brandon Moore last September.
Trained by former WBC super-welterweight world champion Tony Harrison, 35-year-old Savage looked wary from the get-go and Teremoana wasted no time in getting to work in his first main event, as the imposing 6’6” Aussie heavyweight quickly assumed control of the contest and showed tremendous hand speed for his size.
Still, Savage survived a one-sided opening round without hitting the deck, despite a terrified look in his eye throughout the opening three minutes. The American would not be so lucky in the second, buzzed early in the round and then dropped after Teremoana landed a duo of straight right-hands to the temple.
Savage did not attempt to beat the count, instead crawling to a knee and waiting keenly for referee Phil Austin to finish his 10-count, awarding Teremoana with a 12th consecutive knockout as a professional without fighting ever beyond round two.
In his post-fight interview on the DAZN broadcast, after treating the fans to a haka in the ring, Teremoana shared news that he would be appearing on the Fury-Joshua undercard.
“What I have heard on the grapevine is that I should be on the AJ-Fury undercard.”
Eddie Hearn then confirmed the idea, but recognised that he will need to increase the level of his opposition for a fight on a card of such magnitude.
“That is definitely the plan, but we have got to step up the opposition.”
Despite those words, Eddie Hearn recently threatened to call the Fury-Joshua fight offif a premature announcement for the event to be in America is made any time soon.
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Undefeated KO Artist Claims His Power Will Be Too Much for Dmitry Bivol
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August 11, 2026
Unified light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol is regarded as the very best at 175lbs, but there is a new player in the division who believes that he can be the first to knock the slick Russian out.
Bivol became the first fighter to take Artur Beterbiev the distance when the pair collided for the undisputed title back in October 2024, but it was Beterbiev who claimed a majority-decision win and made history by becoming the first undisputed light-heavyweight ruler of the four-belt era.
However, just four months later, Bivol became the second, as he avenged his solitary career defeat with a majority-decision triumph of his own before vacating the WBC belt – which subsequently fell into the hands of David Benavidez.
Now, after Bivol returned to action with a points win over Michael Eifertit seems as though a trilogy showdown with Beterbiev is finally on the horizon, but the Russian-Canadian puncher is not the only knockout artist hoping to hand Bivol a first stoppage defeat.
Speaking to TalkSPORT Boxingafter a first-minute knockout of Sean Hemphill, Dutch light-heavyweight Gradus Kraus admitted that he cannot wait to face the likes of Bivol and knock them out.
“I want to make rounds, but you see I am too good for these guys and I know that I am the best in the world, I will be a future world champion.
“I can’t wait to step up in the ring against [guys] like Bivol and then I will show the world that I also knock them out because my power is too much.”
Boxing News understands that Kraus, who now has 11 knockouts from 12 wins, will return to action in October, with former Bivol opponent Craig Richards amongst the names being considered as a potential opponent.
Meanwhile, the unified champion has been ordered to face WBO mandatory challenger Callum Smith, though he may instead vacate the belt to make the third fight with Beterbiev.
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Tim Bradley Predicts Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli: Hes Going to Piece Him Up
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2 days agoon
August 10, 2026
Tim Bradley anticipates a “hell of a fight” unfolding between Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli, but only sees one man emerging victorious on October 31.
The pair will collide in a super-middleweight contest in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Mbilli making a first defence of his WBC world title.
He was upgraded from ‘interim’ to full champion following the retirement of Terence Crawford, who became the undisputed 168lb king by dethroning Canelo with a unanimous decision victory in September.
That same night, Mbilli defended his then-interim belt with a 10-round draw against Lester Martinez, producing a performance that aptly reflected his high-volume style.
But while the Frenchman does, indeed, force a considerable pace in the ring, many doubt that this will be enough to trump the 36-year-old Canelo.
Despite coming to the end of his decorated career, the Mexican hardly disgraced himself against Crawford and, prior to that, had remained unbeaten since his 2022 defeat to Dmitry Bivol.
Not only that, but many feel Alvarez is a more technically savvy operator than Mbilli, who throws punches in bunches but typically comes forward in straight lines.
It is partly because of this that Hall of Famer Bradley, while speaking with FightHypehas predicted a dominant victory for Canelo.
“He going to piece Mbilli’s ass up. I like Mbilli – tough guy, comes to bring the pain. It’s going to be a hell of a fight. But Canelo going to catch and shoot on his ass all night long.
“Uppercuts, hooks … it’s going to be bad. [Canelo’s] going to look like he’s back [to his best].”
By “catch and shoot”, Bradley means he is expecting Canelo to punish Mbilli with his counterpunching prowess, even if the 31-year-old keeps springing back with relentless aggression.
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