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Despite a fractured cheek Opetaia dethrones Briedis

Published

4 years ago

July 2, 2022

Sophia

$Despite a fractured cheek Opetaia dethrones Briedis$

Australian Jai Opetaia dethroned IBF light-heavyweight champion Maris Breidis by winning by unanimous decision of the judges on Saturday in Broadbeach, Australia.

Despite a broken cheek suffered during the fight, Opetaia (22-0) was unfazed and was declared the winner by all three judges (116-112, 116-112 and 115-113).

Briedis (28-2), who was making the second defense of his belt, was aggressive at the start of the fight, but suffered a cut to his right eye in the first round. Opetaia meanwhile really started from the fourth assault thanks to clever uppercuts.

Briedis recovered a bit in the seventh round, but Opetaia quickly responded with solid and precise combinations. It was a second career loss for the 37-year-old Latvian, who also lost to Oleksandr Usyk in the final of the World Boxing Super Series light heavyweight tournament in January 2018.

Source: rds

Sophia

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The grappling fight between Tsarukyan and Shara Bullet ended in a draw

Published

9 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Annie

The grappling fight between Tsarukyan and Shara Bullet ended in a draw

Arman Tsarukyan / Photo: © NurPhoto / Contributor / NurPhoto / Gettyimages.ru

Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan and his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, ended in a draw in a grappling fight.

The fight in the Hype promotion took place in Yerevan.

Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA. Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.

Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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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2020 Olympics champion boxer Batyrgaziev decided to take a break from his career

Published

14 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Jayden

2020 Olympics champion boxer Batyrgaziev decided to take a break from his career

Albert Batyrgaziev / Photo: © IBA / Ruslan Kolesnikov

Olympic champion and former interim WBA super featherweight champion Albert Batyrgaziev decided to take a break from his professional career.

At the beginning of July in Istanbul at the “IBA.PRO 8” tournament, Batyrgaziev lost early to the British James Dickens and lost the IBA.PRO champion and interim WBA champion titles in the second featherweight division. For the 27-year-old Russian, this was the first defeat in his professional career.

— I want to tell you honestly about my plans. Many people ask about their future career. Now I have decided to take a conscious break from my professional career. For me, boxing has been and remains a huge part of my life. Therefore, this choice is now very difficult. My whole sports life has been a race to the top: four Russian championships, an Olympic medal in Tokyo and then turning professional, where I went undefeated.

The last fight on July 2 was a turning point for me. The first defeat made me look at many things differently. I thank Allah for the trials and mercies that helped me become a better person. Since I have always felt a responsibility not only in the ring, but also before society, now is the time to become more active in projects that I have long planned, for example, supporting the development of sports infrastructure in my native regions. This doesn’t mean I’m saying goodbye to the ring. I remain an active boxer. But now all my work is outside of it. I thank everyone for their incredible support along this path: both in moments of triumph and in moments of challenge. She gives strength. I promise this new chapter will be just as honest and purposeful. I’m not saying goodbye, I’m just saying “goodbye,” Batyrgaziev wrote in the Telegram channel.

Batyrgaziev won gold in the weight category up to 57 kg at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In the professional ring he has 12 wins and one loss.

Source: Sportbox

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Tsarukyan: “If Shara Bullet defeats me, I will give him an apartment in Yerevan”

Published

20 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Annie

Tsarukyan: “If Shara Bullet defeats me, I will give him an apartment in Yerevan”

Arman Tsarukyan / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru

Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan said that he will give his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, an apartment in Yerevan if he defeats him in a grappling fight.

The fight is scheduled for December 30 and should take place in Yerevan.

“If Shara wins against me, then I will personally give him an apartment in Yerevan,” Tsarukyan said in a video published on the Red Corner MMA page on the X social network.

Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA.

Middleweight Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.

Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

Source: Sportbox

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