Avtandil Khurtsidze wants to give boxing a second go-around. The embattled Georgian middleweight boxer—who was arrested five years ago as part of a federal sting for his alleged role in a Russian crime syndicate, and eventually sentenced to 10 years...
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Avtandil Khurtsidze will soon know again what freedom tastes like. The embattled Georgian middleweight boxer, who was arrested almost five years ago as part of a sweeping federal sting for his alleged role in the Shulaya Enterprise, a Russian crime s...
One-time middleweight contender Avtandil Khurtsidze has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role as an enforcer for a criminal organization in New York City. Khurtsidze was sentenced after being convicted in June of one count of racketeering...
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The U.S. Justice Department has announced that middleweight contender Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2, 22 KOs) was found guilty of one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of wire-fraud conspiracy, each of which carries a potential maximum pena...
So what's next for middleweight contender, Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs), who took Gennady Golovkin the distance on March 18th at the Madison Square Garden in New York? There is talk of him getting a slot on the undercard of the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez...
Last week, top middleweight contender Avtandil Khurtsidze was arrested for allegedly being part of a Russian crime syndicate in New York City. On June 8, prosecutors from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Khurtsid...
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I really thought I had heard it all where reasons for fights falling out of bed are concerned. A transatlantic phone call put paid to that notion the other day. When the call came through from the promoters of Avtandil Khurtsidze to report that he ha...
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Things are getting more serious for WBO interim-middleweight champion Avtandil Khurtsidze. As previously reported, Khurtsidze was arrested Wednesday as federal prosecutors unveiled charges against more than 30 people in a criminal enterprise blamed f...
WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders will no longer feature on the Saturday 8th July show at the Copper Box Arena after his mandatory challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze was arrested in New York. Khurtsidze’s promoter Lou DiBella has confirm...
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Today, Queensberry Promotions were informed that Billy Joe Saunders’ mandatory challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze was yesterday arrested in New York, indicted under the RICO Act. As such, his contest with WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunder...
I was told a couple of weeks ago about an interview with my Matchroom counterpart Eddie Hearn and – while you might be surprised to read this – I actually agreed with what he said. Hearn was being questioned over the recent date clashes of our shows...
Billy Joe Saunders has been warned that his dreams of facing the winner of Canelo Alvarez v Gennady Golovkin will be ruined by the desire of Avtandil Khurtsidze. Undefeated Saunders, 27, makes the second defence his WBO Middleweight title against the...
After Billy Joe Saunders' next WBO World Title defence was confirmed last week, promoter Frank Warren knows the opponent is a serious threat. Hard-hitting Avtandil Khurtsidze stopped previously-unbeaten Tommy Langford on April's Leicester show and sh...
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The last time Avtandil Khurtsidze came to England, he needed just one flush left hook to stop previously unbeaten Brit Tommy Langford. That impressive fifth-round victory last month earned Khurtsidze the interim WBO middleweight title and moved him o...
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