News - Serguei Lyakhovich

Lyakhovich: Our promoter talked to (Klitschko manager) Shelly Finkel and Shelly said ‘no, not right now.’ He didn’t even want to hear about fighting me. They know they have to be very careful with him. Klitschko is telling the Russian press that I won’t fight him. Here I am in front of the world saying let’s go! Quit talking. Show the world if you really want to unify the titles. We could make this fight tomorrow if you truly wanted it. read more ...

WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich has issued a public challenge to the other champions of the major sanctioning bodies to "give the fans what they want and begin the unification process by facing him." “I want to fight all of them,” says Liakhovich of IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko, WBA Champion Nicolay Valuev, and WBC Champion Hasim Rahman. “Let’s get it on. Let’s not waste time with easy challengers read more ...

- Talking with you previously, it was obvious that you had a ton of respect for Lamon Brewster before the fight. After such an epic battle, has it grown even more? SL: Oh absolutely, this guy is just such a tough guy. Like he said, he took his cap off and I also take my hat off to him. I knew before the fight that he fought with his heart, but during the fight, he took many really hard read more ...

Lamon Brewster, who lost his version of the heavyweight title in a slugfest against Sergei Liakhovich last Saturday night, suffered a detached retina in his left eye during the first round and underwent surgery to repair it Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, Brewster told ESPN.com. Brewster said the injury happened in the opening seconds of the fight when Liakhovich caught him with a jab directly in the eye read more ...

The heavyweights weighed in Thursday for Saturday night's SHOWTIME (11PM ET/PT) card at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Non-heavyweight weigh-in is tomorrow Lamon Brewster 232 vs Sergei Liakhovich 238.5 (WBO heavyweight championship) Ray Austin 255 vs Jeremy Bates (Weighs in Friday) read more ...

Both Brewster and Liakhovich sounded determined and focused at the final press conference at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cleveland. The heavyweight title bout is the centerpiece of a star-studded card Don King will bring to Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center on April 1. The card will also feature former IBF bantamweight king Tim Austin, Mike Tyson-conqueror Kevin McBride and heavyweight contenders Ray Austin and Larry Donald read more ...

The heavyweight division desperately needs an infusion of excitement after the lackluster lethargy exhibited in recent fights. The division needs a star to fill the large void left by Lennox Lewis and to a lesser extent by Vitali Klitschko. WBO heavyweight champion "Relentless" Lamon Brewster and challenger Sergei "the White Wolf" Laikhovich say they are up to the formidable task when they clash April 1st in Cleveland, Ohio, at 11:00 p.m read more ...

It looks like April 1 will be much more than April Fool's Day after all. While others have claimed to be fighting on the April 1 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, it appears now that promoter Don King will soon announce that WBO heavyweight champion "Relentless" Lamon Brewster will be making the fourth defense of his world title against Sergei "White Wolf" Liakhovich on that date read more ...