The fight of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be served by the judging panel. It will be judged by three judges appointed by one of the main boxing organizations, which will also prepare a special championship belt for the winner of the exhibition boxing fight of the two retired boxers.
Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) is the bookmaker's favorite for Saturday's interim WBC heavyweight title clash with Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs). On average, the chances of the Briton win, according to bookmakers, are 1.25 compared to 3.75 for the Russian. But Anthony Joshua isn't sure his compatriot will win.
Former WBC Cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew will chair the committee set up by the WBC leadership to work on a project to create a new weight class of 225 pounds.
Renowned journalist Mark Kriegel, who is currently mostly associated with ESPN, said that recent reports of the generosity of WBA, WBO and WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) towards the IBF champion Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) are not true.
If Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KO) defeats Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KO) this coming Saturday, he may face Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KO) in his next fight. And on this occasion, the theme of their sparring seven years ago is returning like a boomerang.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Dillian Whyte, considers the upcoming fight of his boxer and Alexander Povetkin as the most important heavyweight fight of 2020. At Matchroom fight camp in Brentwood on Saturday, Whyte vs. Povetkin will be putting his mandatory WBC status on the line. Povetkin, an Olympic gold medalist and former WBA champion, will likely get his last chance to line up for a world title.
Otto Wallin (21-1, 13 KOs) defeated Travis Kauffman (32-4, 23 KOs) by TKO in Round 5 at the Premier Boxing Champions boxing night in Uncasville. Thus, the Swede has successfully returned to the ring after last year's defeat to Tyson Fury.
Carl Frampton (28-2, 16 KOs) defeated Darren Trainor (16-4, 7 KOs) via TKO in Round 7 in the main event of the evening in Belfast. The former world champion in two weight categories had his second fight since signing a contract with the Top Rank promotion.
Jessica McCaskill (9-2, 3 KOs) sensationally defeated Cecilia Brackhus (36-1, 9 KOs) in the main event of the evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After ten rounds, two judges gave the victory to the American 97–93, while the third saw it as a draw 95–95.
The scandalous mistake of the referee occurred during Saturday evening in Tulsa in the duel of Israil Madrimov (6-0, 5 KOs) and Eric Walker (20-3, 9 KOs). In the ninth round of the fight, the Uzbek struck a powerful left hook on his opponent and sent him in a clear knockout. However, referee Gary Ritter decided that Madrimov in the final phase of his actions hit Walker in the jaw with his shoulder, and gave the American a 5-minute break to recover. The fight finally resumed and Israel Madrimov won on points 116-111, 116-110, 116-110.
