In an award-winning February 2014 report, Outside the Lines examined the story of heavyweight contender Magomed Abdusalamov, whose devastating brain injury three months earlier nearly killed him and raised serious questions about the treatment he received. Now the severely disabled […]

Boxing Tragedy Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2 if USA is in Olympic men’s Gold Medal hockey game) IMG_1368 Credit: ESPN Producer/Willie Weinbaum OTL correspondent John Barr interviews Bakanay Abdusalamova, whose husband Magomed suffered severe brain […]

The third day of the World Boxing Council’s annual convention was convened Wednesday morning by Executive Director Mauricio Sulaiman, but before any boxing business was discussed at the general assembly meeting, everyone’s thoughts were focused on heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov of […]

On the eve of his next concussive ring appearance, undefeated future heavyweight champion “Mago” Abdusalamov (17-0, 17 KOs) has been elevated to #4 in the latest World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings. Abdusalamov, the reigning WBC-USNBC Champion, is coming off an […]

The WBC wishes to express its pride in Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov, the WBC U.S. heavyweight champion, for his latest win over a strong contender and his activity in putting his title on the line again in only six weeks. Last […]

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz wishes to congratulate his undefeated heavyweight powerhouse Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (17-0, 17 KOs) for his great victory over former Olympian Victor Bisbal (21-1, 15 KOs) at Resorts Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, last Friday.