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This is the twist. A boxer from Russia gets a chance to fight for the Crawford title

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8 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Madelyn

This is the twist. A boxer from Russia gets a chance to fight for the Crawford title

The vacant IBF world title in the super middleweight (up to 76.2 kg) will be played by the Cuban with the first number in the rating. Osleis Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs) and Russian boxer Pavel Silyagin (15–0–1, 7 knockouts).

The former owner of the belt, American Terence Crawford, ended his professional career, leaving all titles vacant. The International Boxing Federation tried to find an opponent for Iglesias for a long time, but many attempts were unsuccessful.

The former world champions representing Mexico refused to fight at first. Saul Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs, third place) continues his recovery from injury while Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs, fourth place) is scheduled to fight Jose Resendiz for the WBA title.

Britain’s Hamza Shiraz and Troy Williamson also found themselves busy; The former will fight for the WBO belt, while the latter is preparing for his rematch with Callum Simpson.

So it was the turn of Silyagin, who was ranked seventh but had an unexpected chance to replace Crawford. Of course, if he stops Iglesias.

Pavel Silyagin, ranked No. 7 by the IBF, has agreed to fight No. 1 Cuban knockout artist Osleys Iglesias for the vacant IBF super middleweight title. Canelo, Jaime Munguia and Hamzah Sheeraz, who is still trying to return from elbow surgery, have all opted out of facing Iglesias. Ours…

— Keith Idec (@Idecboxing) January 17, 2026

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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“He can’t escape, the cage in Dubai is small” – Usman Nurmagomedov about his opponent Davis

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5 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Annie

“He can’t escape, the cage in Dubai is small” – Usman Nurmagomedov about his opponent Davis

Usman Nurmagomedov / Photo: © Social networks of Usman Nurmagomedov

Russian fighter Usman Nurmagomedov said that he does not expect surprises from his closest opponent Alfie Davis.

On February 7, at the PFL tournament in Dubai (UAE), league lightweight champion Nurmagomedov will defend his belt against Briton Davis. The Englishman won the PFL Grand Prix in the lightweight category in 2025.

“He’s not a particularly good striker, and he doesn’t have any other strengths.” Now he is talking after a series of victories, but people don’t know anything about him. Who did he defeat? Older fighters, champions of past years.

He has no plan against wrestling moves. He can run around the cage dodging grabs, but he doesn’t realize that the cage in Dubai is small. There’s no room to run,” Nurmagomedov was quoted as saying by MMA Junkie.

The 27-year-old undefeated fighter Nurmagomedov won 20 fights, one fight was declared invalid. Davis, 33, has a MMA record of 20 wins, five losses and one draw.

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Source: Sportbox

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I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

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Famous Ukrainian boxer defeated his opponent in 29 seconds and won the championship

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7 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Madelyn

Famous Ukrainian boxer defeated his opponent in 29 seconds and won the championship

Ukrainian heavyweight Victor Vykhrist He scored a quick victory over Macedonian Todorce Tsvetkov.

The WBO European belt fight took place in Flensburg, Germany, and Vykhrist knocked out his opponent at the beginning of the first round.

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The fight lasted 29 seconds – Victor delivered a series of powerful blows, Tsvetkov managed to get to his feet, but could not continue the fight.

Initially, the fight was planned to take place on January 10 on the undercard of the fight between WBC interim champion Agit Kabaela and Damian Kniba, but the Ukrainian’s performance was unsuccessful.

33-year-old Vykhrist’s previous fight took place in Romania on October 10, where he defeated Bosnian Boyan Cestic.

Victor Vikhrist – Todorche Tsvetkov – 1KO

Knockout video

Source: Sport UA

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Fights

Mike Tyson’s legendary trainer Teddy Atlas returned to Usyk

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11 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Madelyn

Mike Tyson’s legendary trainer Teddy Atlas returned to Usyk

On Saturday, January 17, the Ukrainian boxing legend turned 39 years old. Alexander Usyk – three-time absolute world champion.

legendary trainer Toy AtlasHe congratulated Alexander, who once trained Mike Tyson.

“Happy birthday to Alexander the Great Usik. Boxing, whether today or yesterday, is always ruled by the heavyweights. And what a fighter he is; at 39, he continues to rule everyone with him 🎉🙏,” Atlas wrote on Instagram.

Alexander was born in Simferopol in 1987 and spent most of his childhood in the Chernihiv region. In his personal life, Usik is a family man: together with his wife Ekaterina, he raises four children: two sons and two daughters.