After a few weeks the negotiations are still going to determine the venue of the rematch between Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) and Andy Ruiz Jr. (33-1, 22 KOs). Until now, the favorites to host the fight for WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts were Cardiff and New York. However, there are also options to hold the duel in the Middle East.
On December 14 in New York there will be a rematch between Jarrett Hurd (23-1, 16 KOs) and Julian Williams (27-1-1, 16 KOs). WBA and IBF junior middleweight titles will be at stake in this duel.
On August 24 in Chelyabinsk there will be a fight between WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) and Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs), the official challenger for World Boxing Organization belt. For Kovalev this will be the first title defense, that he won in February after winning a rematch against Eleider Álvarez. In the United States, this fight will be shown on ESPN. For the British it will be the first opportunity in his career to win a world championship belt.
According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, the undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) returns to the ring on October 12 in Chicago at Vintrast Arena. Undefeated Ukrainian in his debut in the heavyweight division, most likely, will face Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs).
Undefeated heavyweight, Adam "Babyface" Kownacki, joins the Last Round this week to talk his win over Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola on Fox. Kownacki reveals who he thinks is the best heavyweight (besides him); speaks on sparring Klitschko, Joshua, Ruiz, Fury, Wilder, and more.
November 7 in Tokyo is the date for a duel between Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs). The bout will be the finale of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament. At the stake is the meeting there will be also WBA and IBF and WBC Diamond belt. Inoue in this battle will also defend his magazine «The Ring» belt.
A former heavyweight title contender Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) was unable to attend the press conference after the fight with Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs). The American was immediately taken to the hospital after the fight.
In the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions in Brooklyn Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) scored a unanimous decision win over Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) and won the IBF Intercontinental belt in the heavyweight division.
At the evening of boxing at the Barclays Center arena, former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (34-6-1, 20 KOs) scored an unexpected victory by technical decision over previously unbeaten Marcus Brown (23-1, 16 KOs) and won the interim WBA belt and the WBC silver belt.
A former contender for the world middleweight title Curtis Stevens (30-7, 22 KOs) lost by knockout in the third round to Whaley Omotoso (28-4, 22 KOs) at the boxing evening in Brooklyn, NY. The time was 1:28. For 34-year-old American it was a debut in the junior middleweight division. Stevens returned to the ring after more than a year's layoff and fell on the floor three times before the bout was stopped. For Omotoso it was one of the most valuable victory in his professional career.
