IBF, WBO, and WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua admitted that he would be interested in a fight with Ukrainian Oleksander Usyk. But Joshua plans to hold this fight only after a potential meeting with Deontay Wilder. On June 1 Joshua will face Andy Ruiz, who replaced Jarrell Miller.
WBC junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) is ready to defend his title against Ukrainian Viktor Postol (31-2, 12 KOs), but only if his promoter fails to agree on belt unification with WBO champion Maurice Hooker (26-0-3, 17 KOs).
Yvon Michel, the promoter of the former WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, spoke about his fighter's health, which continues to recover from severe brain injury.
Ukrainian middleweight Vitalii Kopylenko (28-2, 16 KOs) failed to win the title of WBC international champion, losing to Canadian Steven Butler (27-1-1, 23 KOs), by split decision. In the eighth round, Kopylenko managed to send Butler to the floor with a body punch, but despite this, two judges considered that Butler was better in this fight - 96-93 twice. The third judge saw an advantage of Kopylenko in the fight - 95-94.
Iranian athlete Sadaf Khadem, who is engaged in the martial arts, faces a prison term in Iran. According to media reports, the authorities decided to arrest a woman for entering the ring without the hijab. In addition, Khadem is accused of conducting training under the leadership of a man, which is also illegal in Iran.
British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has named his top five heavyweights in the world. He reacted to the rating of promoter Eddie Hearn, who previously made his top five. Hearn recognized as the best Anthony Joshua, followed by Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and Oleksander Usyk.
On May 18, at a boxing night in Stevenage, England, in the main event of which in the fight for the WBO interim middleweight belt Billy Joe Saunders will face Shefat Isufi, Joe Joyce (8-0, 8 KOs) will have his first fight after signing a contract with Frank Warren.
A month before the fight with Andy Ruiz, Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs), scheduled for June 1 in New York, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) takes on his training camp from England to the USA.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) decided to take the championship belt in the cruiserweight of the Ukrainian Oleksander Usyk and to give it to the Russian Denis Lebedev. The reason was that Usyk refused to defend his title and changed the weight category.
Matchroom Boxing's promotional organization officially announced that the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) will meet Andy Ruiz Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs) on June 1 at the DAZN boxing night in New York at Madison Square Garden.
