Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that he will make every effort to have the fight between Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), scheduled for May 18, judged by six judges. The fight will be the main event of the boxing evening organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The date for the rematch between former Ultimate Fighting Championship super flyweight champion Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) and Jack Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs) has been moved to May 25 in Leeds. The fight was previously scheduled for April 27, but the date was postponed due to Taylor's physical ailment.
The Ring magazine has updated its heavyweight rankings following Anthony Joshua 's victory over Francis Ngannou last Saturday. Oleksandr Usyk remains the "Boxing Bible" champion in the king division as of August 2022, while the top three ranked contenders are Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
On Friday, after days of media speculation, details of Saul Alvarez 's (60-2-2, 39 KOs) return to the ring were finally officially announced. The super middleweight champion will next fight on May 4 in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena as part of an evening organized by Premiera Boxing Champions and broadcast by Prime Video. The Mexican's opponent to defend his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts will be Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs).
There are many signs that boxing fans will soon see a rematch between Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (26-2-1, 21 KOs). Parker, who defeated the Chinese yesterday by a majority vote of the judges, admitted in a post-fight interview that he had a rematch clause in his contract for Friday's fight.
Where to watch Joshua-Ngannou fight? When and what time is the broadcast? The heavyweight blockbuster will take place on Friday, March 8, in Saudi Arabia. Fans will also be treated to a number of other exciting bouts!
It appears that despite recent media reports, the contract between Saul Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and Premier Boxing Champions has yet to be officially terminated. As Eddie Hearn suggests, both sides will likely eventually reach an agreement.
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that if Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) beats Francis Ngannou (0-1) this coming Friday, his next opponent will be Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs).
Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) is hard at work preparing for his four-round heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) on May 18. More than two months before the fight, the Brit seems to be in great shape, as evidenced by a video he posted on instagram.
Raymond Ford (15-0-1, 8 KOs) stopped Otabek Kholmatov (12-1, 11 KOs) by technical knockout in the twelfth round in the main event of the evening in Verona, winning the vacant WBA featherweight title.
