Mar

Is Beibut Shumenov another puppet in the Bernard Hopkins show?

Their 175-pound unification bout is not until April 19, but IBF beltholder Bernard Hopkins already claims to have begun to control WBA counterpart Beibut Shumenov as if having placed him under a spell.

Mar

Peter Quillin makes D.C. debut against Lukas Konecny

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated middleweight beltholder Peter Quillin will be making his inaugural visit to the nation’s capitol on April 19 when he makes the third defense of his WBO title against Lukas Konecny at The DC Amory in Washington.

Mar

Peter Quillin-Lukas Konecny to underscore Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov in D.C.

by Lem Satterfield

Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov will each attempt to unify the IBF and WBA light heavyweight titles on April 19 in Washington, D.C., with rising star Peter Quillin defending his WBO middleweight title against Lukas Konecny on the undercard.

Jan

Beibut Shumenov on near-death, Bernard Hopkins, Sergey Kovalev

by Lem Satterfield

WBA light heavyweight beltholder Beibut Shumenov talks about his near-death experience as an infant, called IBF counterpart Bernard Hopkins “the best champion” in the 175-pound division, and said he was shocked to hear the controversial comments that WBO titleholder Sergey Kovalev recently made about African Americans.