Boxing News

Joe Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) retained his position as mandatory contender for the World Boxing Organization title after his victory over Carlos Takam for the WBO International and WBC Silver heavyweight belts.

Anthony Joshua (24-1, 21 KOs) does not underestimate Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs), but he is sure that he will come out the winner in the fight with the Ukrainian.

Heavyweight Arslanbek "Lion" Makhmudov (12-0, 12 KOs) scored another KO victory at the boxing event in Mexico on Friday. It took less than a minute for the 197 cm tall Russian to defeat the Czech Pavel Soura (13-5, 8 KOs), known for his not too strong jaw.

Live stream of the boxing event, which will take place on July 24 at Wembley Arena in London, and in the main event of which there will be a 12-round duel of Joseph Joyce (10-0, 9 KOs) and Carlos Takam (38-5-1, 28 KOs) for WBC silver and WBO international heavyweight titles.

According to bookmakers, Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) is the clear favorite of the upcoming encounter with Carlos Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs) tonight at Wembley in London. The Cameroonian with a French passport has already met with the best in the heavyweight division, even challenged the championship titles twice. Experience is on his side, but the bookmakers don't give him much of a chance.

Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor addressed his critics.

Eddie Hearn has announced that Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will have his next fight on September 11 or 18 at a boxing event in the United States. A second date is more likely, when Saul Alvarez will return to the ring.

Frank Warren has revealed that Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) has become the official contender for the WBO World Heavyweight Championship. This means that the winner of the fight of Anthony Joshua and Alexander Usyk will have to fight the undefeated 35-year-old Briton within a year.

Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) was scheduled to unify the heavyweight championship belts in August against Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs). Due to the legal obligations of the "King of the Gypsies" AJ had to change his plans and, finally, on September 25, he will hold a mandatory defense of the WBO title with Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). The Briton claims that although his schedule has been adjusted, he will face a similar level of challenge in terms of athletic prowess.

The teams of Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) and Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) are close to agreeing on the terms of the battle, which is scheduled for September 18 in Las Vegas. At stake there will be the IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC super middleweight titles.