Doug Fischer

Oct 24, 2024 | ringtv.com | Doug Fischer

Bakhram Murtazaliev is now a major player in the 154-pound division. Photo Credit: Main Events If you didn’t know who Bakhram Murtazaliev was prior to his three-round demolition of Tim Tszyu this past Saturday, you sure as hell do now. Add the 31-year-old from Russia to the list of Eastern European junior middleweights who clearly aren’t here to pad the records of bigger-name opponents.

Oct 17, 2024 | ringtv.com | Doug Fischer

The long-awaited showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol was the quintessential 50-50, pick-’em matchup. Fans, media and insiders struggled to predict a clear winner and everyone agreed that the undisputed light heavyweight championship would be hotly contested. The boxing public was right about that. Beterbiev and Bivol put on a fast-paced 12-round tactical clinic of elite-level power-punching pressure and athletic boxing.

Oct 8, 2024 | ringtv.com | Doug Fischer

Nick Ball has had a banner year with exceptional performances in three consecutive featherweight world title bouts: a majority draw vs. Rey Vargas in March, a hard-fought split decision over Raymond Ford in June, and a 10th-round stoppage of rugged veteran Ronny Rios on October 5.

Oct 1, 2024 | ringtv.com | Doug Fischer

[Editor’s note: This update does not include results from the week of September 22-28. The Ring Ratings Update with those rankings changes will be posted later this week.]Daniel Dubois leapt from No. 6 to No. 2 in The Ring’s heavyweight rankings with a dominant and shocking fifth-round stoppage of Anthony Joshua on September 21 in London.

Sep 19, 2024 | ringtv.com | Doug Fischer

“King” Callum Walsh’s homecoming fight is ready to receive the royal treatment. The red carpet is being rolled out for the fast-rising southpaw from Cork, Ireland, as Walsh (11-0, 9 KOs) will be fighting on home soil for the first time as a pro against Przemyslaw Runowski (22-2-1, 6 KOs) on Friday in a 10-round junior middleweight fight at the famed 3Arena in Dublin in front of an expected crowd of nearly 5,000 fans.