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'You only fight him because you have to': Why nobody wants to get into the ring with light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev

Artur Beterbiev is one of the longest-reigning champions in the sport, and now we just have to understand why.

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Undefeated Artur Beterbiev looks to take on Yarde and Bivol

As Artur Beterbiev continues to defeat Father Time, he looks forward to fighting premier boxers Anthony Yarde and Dmitry Bivol.

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Bradley: An open letter to Beterbiev and Yarde -- with a game plan for each

Light heavyweight unified champion Artur Beterbiev faces Anthony Yarde on Saturday and Timothy Bradley Jr. offers his advice to both fighters.

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Overcoming Artur Beterbiev is Anthony Yarde's toughest challenge yet, but he's entering the ring without fear

Having been threatened by guns and knives growing up, Anthony Yarde is fearless going into Saturday's world light heavyweight title fight against knockout machine Artur Beterbiev.

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Segolene Lefebvre announced she'll be fighting WBO junior featherweight champion Débora Anahi Dionicius for Dionicius' title on April 29 in Douai, France. Lefebvre was stripped of the title last year as she recovered from injury. Now she's getting a chance to win the title back.

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Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan will meet in a WBC junior featherweight title eliminator on Feb. 18 in Pomona, California, Golden Boy Promotions announced. Nery is ESPN's No. 3 boxer at 122 pounds while Hovhannisyan is No. 5. Should be an action-packed fight on DAZN.

Mike Coppinger, ESPN2d ago

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Divisional rankings: Smith shakes up middleweights with upset of Eubank Jr.

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Women's boxing divisional rankings: A big move in the 108-pound division

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Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: A new No. 1 and the debut of Alycia Baumgardner in the top 10

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Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot

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