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“It’s like waking up from a nightmare.” Coach Dvalishvili – about the fight against Yan

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“It’s like waking up from a nightmare.” Coach Dvalishvili – about the fight against Yan

John Wood, coach of ex-UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili, summed up the results of his defeat to Russian Petr Yan in the title fight.

Yan defeated Dvalishvili in the main fight at the tournament in Las Vegas. After five rounds, the judges unanimously gave victory to the Russian, who became the UFC bantamweight champion.

— As the battle progressed, I thought that we were winning and controlling the situation. But we must admit that the brightest moments of the fight remained with Petr Yan, and perhaps this influenced the judges’ verdict. There was blood on Merab’s face, the damage that Peter inflicted on him was visible, it all added up to the final result. My fault is that I did not pay attention to this during the battle. After the fight, it was like I woke up from a nightmare. These things are not easy to go through.

Should Dvalishvili have given up his fourth defense in a row in one year? No, I don’t think so. This man strives for greatness. He does special things because he wants to be the best. “I think this is just one chapter in the story that will ultimately turn out to be something good for him,” MMA Fighting quotes Wood.

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Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

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Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.

The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.

Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.

Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.

Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.

The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).

Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):

(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)

  1. Empty
  2. (2) Dereck Chisora ​​(Great Britain)
  3. (3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
  4. (4) Richard Torres (USA)
  5. (6) Jared Anderson (USA)
  6. (8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
  7. (9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
  8. (10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
  9. (-) Richard Riakpore (England)
  10. (15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
  11. (7) Michael Hunter (USA)
  12. (5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
  13. (11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
  14. (12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
  15. (13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)

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Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

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Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.

According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.

Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.

A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.

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Who is Jake Paul’s next opponent? He called that name

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Who is Jake Paul’s next opponent? He called that name

American boxer and internet celebrity jake paul after defeat Anthony Joshua He announced that he is ready to fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.

“I told everyone I was going to be better than Francis. It’s like he doesn’t have any character. Francis is soft… I’m going to fight him. I think he can take on that fight now,” Jake said in a video for the IMPAULSIVE YouTube channel.

Recall that on December 20, Jake Paul lost to Anthony Joshua by knockout in the sixth round. The fight between Ngannou and Joshua took place on the night of March 9, 2024 and ended with Anthony winning by knockout in the second round.

In the first round, Joshua knocked out Francis for the first time, repeated this in the second round, and then finished the fight with a knockout against the best representative of mixed martial arts.

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