Bob Arum stated in a talkSPORT interview that Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) is not going to wait until Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will come to an agreement with the WBC and if the parties fail to reach a common denominator in the near future, Fury will ...
The World Boxing Council (WBC) once again postponed the promotional bidding for the organization of the fight for the heavyweight championship belt between Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 22 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs).
Bob Arum has already responded to the accusations Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs), a former boxer from his promotional organization, for alleged racism. Now, one of the hundreds of black boxers promoted by him, the no less legendary George Foreman (76-5, 68 KOs).
Kell Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) is the favorite of the bookmakers in the duel against Amir Khan (34-5, 21 KOs), which is scheduled for February 19 in Manchester. Despite the January ban on boxing events in the UK, there is no threat yet that the February event will ...
Eddie Reynoso said that the first concrete information about the next professional fight Saul Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) may appear next week. At the same time, coach and manager Canelo added that he is not currently negotiating with any of the rivals.
Representatives Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson have almost completed a deal for a featherweight title unification bout scheduled for April 30 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, broadcast on ESPN. Valdez holds the WBC title, while Stevenson is the WBO champion.
Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) after an early victory over Steve Jeffrard expressed a desire to unify the titles and challenged Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs). Beterbiev holds the IBF and WBC light heavyweight titles.
Mauricio Suleiman announced that in the spring there will be a rematch between Stephen Fulton (20-0, 8 KOs) and Brandon Figueroa (22-1-1, 17 KOs). The fight will take place in the USA, but the president of the WBC federation has not yet announced the exact date.
Eddie Hearn announced that one of the countries of the Middle East had received an offer to organize a fight for the title of absolute lightweight champion between George Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) and Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs). The duel should take place in May.
WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) scored a ninth-round stoppage victory over a late substitute Steve Jeffrard (18-3, 12 KOs) in the main event of the evening at the Turning Stone Resort casino in Verona, New York.