Jerry Forrest (26-4-1, 20 KOs) will ultimately challenge the heavyweight Michael Hunter (20-1-1, 14 KOs) at a boxing night on December 2 in New York.
In the same tournament, there will be two more fights in the royal division: Cassius Cheney (21-0, 14 KOs) will face George Arias (16-0, 7 KOs), and Trey Lippe Morrison (18-0, 17 KOs) will cross gloves with Mike Balogun (17-0, 13 KOs).