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K9 Bundrage: I Have The Style To Beat Sergio Martinez

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:22:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelius «K9» Bundrage. The former Contender series participant last fought in June when he defeated Sechew Powell via unanimous decision. Bundrage traveled to Germany in December of 2008 to face the then unbeaten Zaurbek Baysangurov. K9 stopped his opponent of Russian descent but revealed that it was the hardest fight of his career

Baysangurov vs Konecny Agreement Reached For Feb

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0300

An agreement has been reached between K2 Promotions and SES Boxing to arrange a fight between newly crowned WBO light middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (26-1, 20 KOs) and dangerous WBO #1 Czech opponent Lukas Konecny (47-3, 22 KOs)

Baysangurov wins WBO interim belt

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:04:00 +0300

In�one of�the most horrible title mismatches in�a�long-long time, incapable and hugely undeserved Brazilian challenger Mike Miranda (34-4, 31�KOs) was destroyed by�hard-charging Kiev-based Russian Zaurbek Baysangurov (26-1, 20�KOs) in�just 51�seconds of�the opening bell at�the Odessa Palace of�Sports in�Odessa, Ukraine. The �fight� shouldn�t have been sanctioned for any version of�the world title in�the first place

Baysangurov-Miranda Presser

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:18:00 +0300

On�Saturday at�the Palace of�Sports in�Odessa, Ukraine, the Klitschko brothers �K2�Promotions� will present a�world championship boxing event. The main event of�the evening will be�a�fight for the interim WBO junior middleweight title between IBO junior middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1, 19�KOs) and Brazilian puncher Mike Miranda (34-3-0, 31�KOs). Both fighters appeared at�a�Monday press conference

Dzinziruk vs Konecny on September 30, Czech Republic

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:57:00 +0300

According to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) President, Francisco «Paco» Valcarcel, the organization’s longtime titlist Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs), the Ukranian Junior Middleweight Champion, has a set date for his next defense. An interim-fight has also been scheduled and the two winners have to face each other in 90 days

Baysangurov vs Miranda: WBO Interim Title in Odessa?

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:07:00 +0300

According to various sources in Ukrainian media, highly regarded Kiev-based Russian junior middleweight Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1, 19 KOs) will soon go for the biggest prize of his career to date. WBO #4 Baysangurov, 26, who is also ranked #2 by the WBA, #8 by the WBC and #13 by the IBF, faces 38-year old WBO #5 Brazilian Mike Miranda for a vacant WBO interim light middleweight title

Zaurbek Baysangurov Stops Richard Gutierrez, Wins Title

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:50:00 +0300

At the Ice Palace "Terminal" in Brovari, Ukraine, Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1, 19 KOs), one of the finest Russian boxers around in any weight class, got one of his biggest career victories. The WBA #6, WBO #8 and WBC #9 light middleweight in the world got his first ever world title with a dramatical twelfth-round TKO over Colombian veteran Richard Gutierrez (26-5-1, 16 KOs)

Baysangurov got the job done

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:29:00 +0300

WBA #7, WBO #9 and WBC #10 ranked junior middleweight Zaurbek Baysangurov (24-1, 18 KOs), 25, from Kiev, Ukraine, but originally from Achkhoy-Martan, Chechnya, Russia, got the job done but hardly impressed against 40-year old Portuguese veteran Eugenio Monteiro (16-14, 8 KOs). Elusive and slick Monteiro danced more than boxed and wasn't hit by

All weights from Hamburg

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:27:00 +0300

Here are complete weights from o2 World Hamburg, Germany, for tomorrow night�s Klitschko vs. Briggs fight: Vitali Klitschko 251 vs. Shannon Briggs 262.5 (WBC heavyweight championship) Alexander Ustinov 309 vs. Oezcan Cetinkaya 220.5

K2 East head updates on Khurtsidze, Nuzhnenko and more

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:05:00 +0300

Vadim Bukhkalov, the head of K2 East Promotions, commented on the recent status and upcoming future of several most notable fighters from his team in his interview for the Boxnews web portal. About WBA #5 and WBO #10 middleweight Avtandil Khurtsidze (21-1-2, 12 KOs

Spinks to face Bundrage

Tue, 11 May 2010 12:46:00 +0300

Promoter Don King will host a press conference on Wednesday in St. Louis to announce the return of hometown star Cory Spinks to defend his IBF junior middleweight championship against #1-ranked mandatory challenger Cornelius Bundrage on June 12 at the Chaifetz Arena

Margarito: Mosley Has The Power To Beat Mayweather

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:53:00 +0300

Former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito says WBA champion Shane Mosley has the power to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Margarito wants to fight some of the big names at 147-pounds. He makes his ring return on May 8 against Carson Jones in Mexico

Boxing video: Baysangurov vs. Shabani post-fight press conference

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:30:00 +0300

We offer your attention some extracts of post-fight press conference video after main event of �World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� fight card held by �K2 East Promotions� promotional company of Klitschko brothers in Zaporizhia, on December 19th. WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (23-1, 17 KOs) retained his title by fifth round TKO against Frank Shabani (18-2-0, 6 ��s).

Boxing video: Zaurbek Baysangurov vs. Frank Shabani

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:53:00 +0300

We offer your attention fight video of Zaurbek Baysangurov (23-1, 17 KOs) vs. Frank Shabani (18-2-0, 6 ��s). The bout headlined the fight card billed �World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� held by �K2 East Promotions� promotional company of Klitschko brothers in Zaporizhia on December 19th

Baysangurov stops Shabani in 5, retains WBA I/C light middleweight title; Nikulin wins his ...

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:02:00 +0300

WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (23-1, 17 KOs) retained his title by fifth round TKO against Frank Shabani (18-2-0, 6 ��s) on Saturday night at the Sport Palace �Yunost� in Zaporizhia, Ukraine In the co-event unbeaten Ukrainian light middleweight Dmitrij Nikulin (20-0-0, 7 ��s) celebrated the biggest win in his boxing career so far when he stopped tough Uzbek fighter Abdulaziz Matazimov (10-4-0, 4 ��s) in round 3

Q&A: Uwais Baysangurov. �Zaur defeated much stronger opponents than Shabani�

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:49:00 +0300

Uwais Baysangurov, trainer and uncle of Zaur Baysangurov shared with us his outlook on tonight�s fight of his nephew against Frank Shabani (18-1-0, 6 ��s), a well-known boxer from Germany. �We are not in the position to underestimate Frank Shabani � any opponent could be dangerous at this level of competition. However, Zaur defeated stronger boxers � Marco Antonio Rubio, Eromosele Albert. Shabani is a fighter of European class but not top-notch world level�

Zaurbek Baysangurov vs. Frank Shabani: final pre-fight words

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:57:00 +0300

We offer your attention final pre-fight comments of Zaur Baysangurov (22-1-0, 16 ��s) and Frank Shabani (18-1-0, 6 ��s) given by both boxers just before their fight which headlines today�s huge boxing tournament billed �World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� to be held in local Sport Palace �Yunost�. In the main event Zaurbek will defend his WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight belt

�World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� live on SecondsOutTV.com

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:49:00 +0300

Three bouts from tonight�s big and exciting boxing tournament in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia will be broadcasted live on SecondsOutTV.com

Q&A: Vitaliy Rusal. �This coming Saturday you will see the results of our co-operation with ...

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:26:00 +0300

On Saturday December 19th Vitaliy Rusal (24-1, 17 KOs), a famous Ukrainian boxer who fights under banners of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company of Klitschko brothers will step into the ring in his home town of Zaporizhia. He will fight in an eight-rounder against Uzbek light heavyweight Abror Oripov (3-1-1, 0 ��). Rusal�s fight is expected to be the �specialty of the house� for boxing fans from Zaporizhia since Vitaliy was born in that city and is extremely popular there

Vyacheslav Glazkov and Salambek Baysangurov will fight in Zaporizhia

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Glazkov (2-0-0, 0 ��s), the most famous Ukrainian novice of 2009 who had been No1 in national amateur team before turning pro will fight at �World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� on December 19th in Zaporizhia. Glazkov, a hot heavyweight prospect who won silver medal at World championship in 2007 and bronze medal at the Olympics in Beijing last year will test the skill of Kyiv-based Stas Belokon (3-2-0, 1 ��s) in a four-rounder. The bout will be the third in Glazkov�s pro career

Q&A: Dmitrij Nikulin. �I think I shall have to sweat hard for the victory�

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:32:00 +0300

On this coming Saturday, December 19th unbeaten Ukrainian light middleweight Dmitrij Nikulin (19-0-0, 5 ��s) will claim his first title in a clash against tough Uzbek fighter Abdulaziz Matazimov (10-3-0, 4 ��s). Both with fight for vacant WBO European light middleweight title. On the eve of his most important bout in boxing career Dmitrij Nikulin spoke with us dwelling upon his training camp, his tactics for the fight as well as shared his opinion about Abdulaziz Matazimov.

Presser in Zaporizhia: Baysangurov to face Frank Shabani

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0300

At the presser in Zaporizhia dedicated to the upcoming huge boxing tournament �World Boxing in Zaporizhia. Champions league� Baysangurov�s foe was finally named. On December 19th in local Sport Palace �Yunost� Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KOs) will defend his WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title in a clash against Frank Shabani (18-1-0, 6 ��s)

Zaurbek Baysangurov to headline fight card in Zaporizhia

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0300

Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KOs) will headline fight card which will be held in Zaporizhia in local Sport Palace �Yunost� on December 19th. Baysangurov, a Kyiv based Russian who fights under banners of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company of Klitschko brothers will defend his WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title. His foe will be named later

Vadim Bukhkalov: �I had never seen so much fervent boxing fans as I saw in Chechnya�

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:19:00 +0300

We offer your attention interview with leading Ukrainian promoter Vadim Bukhkalov who is business partner of Klitschko brothers and founder of �K2 East Promotions�. On August 15th on initiative of President of the Chechen Republic, Hero of Russia Ramzan Kadyrov a big boxing tournament was held in Grozny. In the main event of the fight card billed �The Champ Comes Home� Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KOs) of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company defeated Eromosele Albert (22-3-1, 10 KOs) from Nigeria by unanimous decision

Kadyrov awards Baysangurov!

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:34:00 +0300

Following his impressive performance against tough Nigerian Eromosele Albert last Saturday, Russian junior middleweight Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KOs) was highly praised by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov. Baysangurov, who retained his WBA Intercontinental title during his shutout victory, was awarded with new apartments in the centre of Grozny and was also decorated with the highest national honor

Wladimir Klitschko: �We�ll organize boxing tournaments in Grozny on regular basis�

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:45:00 +0300

Last Saturday Wladimir Klitschko, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion attended big boxing tournament billed �The Champ Comes Home� which was held in Grozny, Russian Federation. �K2 East Promotions� promotional company was one of head organizers of the fight card. The heavyweight champion said that from now on �K2 East Promotions� will organize boxing tournaments in Grozny on regular basis

Baysangurov destroys Albert, retains title!

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:25:00 +0300

In �Dynamo� Palace of Sports, Grozny, Russian Federation Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KOs) completely outboxed and outpunched Eromosele Albert (22-3-1, 10 KOs) from Nigeria during 12 rounds of a lopsided battle and retained his WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight belt. Title clash was the main event of a big boxing tournament billed �The Champ Comes Home�

Eromosele Albert: �I am a true professional!�

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:43:00 +0300

Just before the title fight against Zaurbek Baysangurov (21-1, 16 KOs) Eromosele Albert in a flash interview gave his credit for the opponent but expressed confidence of his own victory. �I saw several fights of Baysangurov and I can tell you for sure that is a strong fighter�, � said Nigerian boxer. �He is young and ambitious and it makes him even more dangerous

Zaur Baysangurov: �I am very happy to fight for my fans in my native land�

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:22:00 +0300

Today, August 15th a large boxing tournament will be held in �Dynamo� Palace of Sports, Grozny, Russian Federation. This fight card will be the first major boxing event in the history of the Chechen Republic. In the main event Chechen fighter Zaurbek Baysangurov (21-1, 16 KOs) will be defending his WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight belt in the clash against famous Nigerian boxer Eromosele Albert (22-2-1, 10 KOs). On the eve of the great battle we offer your attention interview with Zaur Baysangurov.

Baysangurov vs. Albert weigh-in

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +0300

On the eve of a title fight between Zaurbek Baysangurov (21-1, 16 KOs), WBA Intercontinental light middleweight champion and Nigerian Eromosele Albert (22-2-1, 10 KOs) fighters stepped on the scales

K2 East invades Chechnya!

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:20:00 +0300

After being a bloody scene of local conflicts and military activities for more over than fifteen years, Chechen capital Grozny will soon welcome its first major boxing event in almost seventeen years since 1992. Tonight K2 East Promotions, the leading Ukrainian boxing company under the guidance of Klitschko brothers, has proudly announced their next pugilistic tournament, which will take place at �Dynamo� Palace of Sports

Baysangurov destroys De Martinis in one, wins WBA I/C title!

Sat, 30 May 2009 22:09:00 +0300

In the main event of �Comeback Fight� boxing tournament in Kyiv Zaurbek Baysangurov (21-1, 16 KOs) won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight belt by impressive KO victory over Italian Cristian De Martinis (22-3, 10 ��s). Baysangurov started very aggressively chasing his opponent in the ring. De Martinis tried to establish his jab but failed � he simply had no time to do that

Cristian De Martinis: �It takes two to fight in the ring�

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:30:00 +0300

The participant of the main event of �Comeback Fight� boxing tournament which will be held on May 30th in Kyiv Sport Palace arrived to the capital of Ukraine on May 28th. The flight was due to land at 4:40 p.m. but Cristian could step onto Ukrainian soil only two hours later because of mishap � he flew from Milan via Paris and, unfortunately, all his luggage together with boxing equipment was lost during change of plane

Zaur Baysangurov: �De Martinis is a very mobile and fast fighter�

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:55:00 +0300

We offer your attention a short interview with Zaur Baysangurov � one of the best boxers of �K2 East Promotions� speaks about his training and shares his expectations concerning the upcoming fight against Italian Cristian De Martinis for vacant WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight belt

�Comeback Fight� Presser

Tue, 19 May 2009 21:15:00 +0300

On May 19th in Kyiv presser was held which was fully dedicated to the boxing tournament named �Comeback Fight�. The show will take place on May 30th in Kyiv. That will be the 4th boxing tournament organized by �K2 East Promotions� promotional company this year with the support of �Inter� media-group and world famous brand �Nemiroff�

Cornelius Bundrage Upsets Zaurbek Baysangurov By KO

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:12:00 +0300

On the undercard to Wladimir Klitschko-Hasim Rahman at the SAP Arena in Germany, junior middleweight Cornelius Bundrage (29-4, 17KOs) stopped previously undefeated Zaurbek Baysangurov (19-1, 14KOs) in five rounds. Bundrage had just fought a month ago and lost by way of split decision to Grady Brewer. Coming in he was a heavy underdog to Baysangurov

Zaurbek Baysangurov fights Cornelius Bundrage on the undercard of Klitschko-Rahman

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:50:00 +0300

On December 13th Zaurbek Baysangurov will face well-known American Cornelius Bundrage (28-4, 16 KOs) rated #14 by IBF. The winner of this fight will get #2 in IBF world rankings together with the right to fight in IBF light middleweight title eliminator

Baysangurov destroys Gontsa

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:53:00 +0300

On July 12th in Hamburg Zaurbek Baysangurov (19-0, 14 KOs), a boxer from ��2 East Promotions� defended his EBU (European) light middleweight title (69.9 kg/154 pound) by early stoppage

Zaur Baysangurov: �I look forward for win by KO in the first half of the fight�

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:09:00 +0300

On July 12th in Hamburg Zaurbek Baysangurov (18-0, 13 KOs), a boxer from ��2 East Promotions� will defend his EBU (European) light middleweight title (69.9 kg/154 pound) against Ivan Gontsa (16-1-2, 4 KOs). Before departure to Germany Zaur Baysangurov and his uncle/trainer Uwais said that preparatory period was fine and European champ is 100% ready

Baysangurov stops Dzuman!

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:43:00 +0300

Ukrainian-based Russian Baysangurov, WBC #8, IBF #8 and WBA #11, looked a little bit rusty in opening rounds trying to throw jabs rather than power punches. Oppositely, Dzuman did his best to affect champion with his most telling blows. In round two, challenger rocked Zaurbek with the strong uppercut only to be clocked by the same punch moments later. Baysangurov�s punches clearly became stiffer and more frequent down the stretch

Eastern Europe Update!

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:13:00 +0300

K2 East Promotions (formerly National Boxing Promotions) will be back into action tonight (Sunday) in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, with its second large show of this boxing season. In the main event, European light middleweight titlist Zaurbek Baysangurov (17-0, 12 KOs) puts his belt at stake for the first time in an optional defense versus Ukrainian contender Roman Dzuman (23-4-1, 10 KOs)

Baysangurov the new European champ!

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:29:00 +0300

In the co-feature, hot light middleweight prospect Zaurbek Baysangurov (16-0) won an exciting, hard fought, unanimous decision over Hussein Bayram (24-3) to claim the vacant European light middleweight title. Judges scored it 115-113 and 114-113 twice.

Klitschko 243, Brewster 227!

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:00:00 +0300

IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko weighed in at 243 pounds at today's weigh-in ceremony for his upcoming title defense against former champion Lamon Brewster tomorrow at the K�ln Arena in Cologne, Germany. Brewster, the last man who beat Klitschko, came in at 227 pounds. Both fighters seemed to be in very good shape

Zaur Baysangurov: - I have made more than 200 rounds of sparring -

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:30:00 +0300

I am very happy to have the opportunity to be here today and on Saturday to step into the ring as the co-challenger for the European title in Superwelterweight.

K2 wins purse bid for Baysangurov-Bayram

Tue, 22 May 2007 17:55:00 +0300

K2 Promotions announced today that it has won the purse bid for the European championship between undefeated Russian star Zauerbek Baysangurov (15-0, 12 KOs) and French standout Hussein Bayram (24-2, 13 KOs) for the vacant European super welterweight title. The Baysangurov-Bayram fight will be the co-feature for the IBF/IBO Heavyweight Championship of the world between Wladimir Klitschko and Lamon Brewster held

Zaurbek Baysangurov is #1 in Europe� and in the world?!

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:42:00 +0300

According to the latest EBU (European Boxing Union) rating committee meeting National Box Promotion�s boxer Zaurbek Baysangurov was rated #1 in the European light-middleweight division confirming the opinion of world boxing official ever seen Baysangurov in the ring that he can be truly considered nearly one of the best lightmiddleweights in the world

Q&A Marco Antonio Rubio!

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:42:00 +0300

Marco Antonio �El Veneno� (The Poison) Rubio (34-3-1, 30 KOs) and his representative, Julio Gudino, joined FightNews via conference call from San Antonio, TX, to discuss his upcoming WBC International Light Middleweight Title bout, where he will face Ukraine native Zaurbek Baysangurov (14-0, 12 KOs) at the Sport Palace in Kiev, Ukraine on Sept. 23. Rubio shared his feelings on his recent loss to Kassim Ouma, his upcoming trip to the former Soviet Union, and his future in the fight game

Beyer-Colajanni presser!

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:40:00 +0300

"I have seen tapes of him boxing and regard him as an unpleasant opponent," said Beyer. "I looked bad in the first battle against the then-unknown Danny Green. I will never again allow that to happen to myself again. He will not be able to use his reach advantage (Colajanni is four inches taller than Beyer). Larger opponents are my specialty. They can be hit more easily."

Ikeke, Abraham make weight!

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:15:00 +0300

One usually only finds 6'4 boxers in the heavyweight division. Making the 160lb. middleweight limit at this height can be difficult as Kingsley Ikeke knows. The "Valuev of the middleweights" was keeping to himself with loud Hip-Hop rhythms in his ears. No extra photos. No interviews. Later we found out the moody giant hadn't eaten for 30 hours. After weighing in, a cry of relief -- 159 lbs. Berliner Arthur Abraham, who also weighed in at

On the 12th of February Zaur Baysangurov will fight in undercard of Valuev and Tsypko

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:46:00 +0300

The National Box Promotion fighter Zaur Baysangurov will have his next bout in a very serious tournament on 12th February in Berlin. Suffice it to say that on this tournament will be three defenses of the International world champs titles, and in the Tsypko vs Markussen fight the European Champion Title and the place of the IBF official challenger will be at the stake. The bout Nikolai Valuev vs Attila Levin will be another interesting fight. The name of the Baysangurov�s opponent