Johnny Nelson appreciates the talent and accomplishments of Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs), but says the significant physical difference will prevent the Ukrainian from defeating Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs).
Mexican middleweight Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs) said he is ready to make a elimination bout with Sergei Derevyanchenko (13-3, 10 KOs) at the request of World Boxing Council (WBC).
Malik Scott, Deontay Wilder's new coach (42-1-1, 41 KOs), says Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) is not an insurmountable opponent for his ward. Last February, "The Gypsy King" scored a convincing win over Wilder, taking the WBC heavyweight belt from him. Scott, however, claims the British boxer ...
Andrey Ryabinsky's promotional organization World of Boxing won a tender to organize a fight for the WBA belt in the cruiserweight division between Arsen Goulamirian (26-0, 18 KO) and Alexei Egorov (11-0, 7 KO). The winning bid of $210,000 was the only one submitted.
Despite most boxing fans and experts claiming that the main advantage of Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) will be his strength in his fight against Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). The WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion claims that he is very thoughtfully preparing to face the skillful ...
According to Mike Coppinger, the four belt lightweight title fight of Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) and George Kambosos (19-0, 1 KOs) will take place on October 5 in New York City.
Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant promises to perform better the more he is given responsibility. The American will face Canelo Alvarez on November 6 in Las Vegas.
Official challenger for the WBO heavyweight belt Joe Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) renewed his promoter's contract with Frank Warren.
Following Manny Pacquiao's surprise defeat (62-8-2, 39 KOs) at the hands of Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs), there is renewed talk about the urgency of ending the 42-year-old Pacman's career. A voice for the future of the legendary Filipino belongs to his trainer Freddie Roach, among others.
Promotional bids to determine the organizer of the WBO world welterweight title bout of Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) and Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) is set for September 2. Until then, the boxing teams can come to an agreement by not participating in the bids.
