On June 8, former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) will fight Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs). The bout will be the main event of the boxing evening in New York. The fight will take place at a maximum weight of 164 lbs. For Golovkin, this will be the return to the ring after the defeat from Saul Alvarez and the first performance under the guidance of the new coach Johnathon Banks.
According to ESPN observer Dan Raphael, the Saturday bout of Saul Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) vs Daniel Jacobs (35-3, 29 KOs) was watched by over 1.2 million viewers around the world through the DAZN streaming platform.
Negotiations has started on the organization of the fight between WBO and WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs). The bout may take place at the end of August in London.
On July 13, an interesting promising heavyweight fight will take place on the evening of the British boxing promoter Frank Warren in London, in which Daniel Dubois (11-0, 10 KOs) will fight Nathan Gorman (16-0, 11 KOs). The British heavyweight title at will be stake in this fight.
Oleksander Usyk will not be able to fight against Carlos Takam due to injury. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the promotion company Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn. The debut of the Ukrainian unified cruiserweight champion was set on May 25 at the MGM National Harbor arena in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
As soon as WBC appointed a fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Luke Campbell, British bookmakers had already announced odds for the upcoming match. analysts do not promise anything good to Campbell, the Bantamweight Olympic champion of London 2012. The coefficient for his victory is 11.00, for a draw - 26.00, while the coefficient of 1.04 is set for the victory of Lomachenko. Thus, the bookmakers have almost no doubt that the Ukrainians will succeed, estimating its probability at 88 percent. Luke Campbell is given only eight percent to win the fight.
The WBC announced that the lightweight championship title, which was left vacant by Mikey Garcia, should be challenged by Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs) and WBO and WBA title holder Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs).
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence said he did not rule out meeting with unified middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. The American also stressed that he did not consider the Mexican a winner in the fight with Daniel Jacobs.
With boxing returning to Vancouver for the first time in over seven years on May 11, it’s only fitting that the card be a celebration of B.C.’s flourishing fighting talent.
In addition to the main event featuring Victoria’s heavyweight contender Adam Braidwood, three of the Vancouver region’s top prospects will light up the undercard of RELOADED, live professional boxing presented by Lee Baxter Promotions at the Vogue Theatre.
In light heavyweight action, Surrey’s Buneet Bisla will make his pro debut, as he takes on Francisco Lagunes of Mexico. Bisla was B.C.'s provincial light heavyweight champion as an amateur, and comes from a family of fighters--in fact, his family runs Bisla Martial Arts in Surrey.
“The Bisla family is a big part of the boxing community in British Columbia, and they are pillars of the Indian-Canadian community as well. We expect a great amount of support from the Indian community locally,” said promoter Lee Baxter.
The night will also feature lightweight Lev Jackson, who will be making his pro debut as well. Jackson was an amateur standout, picking up an amateur WBC Canadian title. When he's not fighting in the ring, he is fighting a bigger battle: Crohn's Disease. In addition to boxing, he is also a respected boxing writer, having covered the sport for major newspapers and industry websites.
But the night will feature talent from across Canada as well. The night will also feature undefeated super bantamweight Ross Mylet, who will be boxing for the first time outside of Ontario. In terms of fighting outside of his home province however, Mylet is no stranger. The 28-year old is a former North American kickboxing champion, representing Canada for many years. Mylet remains closely connecting with the kickboxing and combat sports community across the country, and is eager to show his skills in British Columbia once again.
In addition, Canadian national amateur champion Amanda Galle will be making her second professional appearance after thrilling a Toronto crowd in her debut with a dominant win over Perla Rojas.
“Both Ross and Amanda have had a ton of international experience, they’ve won tournaments all over the world. We can’t wait to show their skills as professionals to a new Canadian audience this weekend,” said Baxter. “When it comes to Amanda, the women’s boxing scene is hitting heights we’ve never seen before. We truly believe it won’t be long before she’s contending for a world title.”
The Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev expressed the dubious thought that Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) would have no chance in a fight against Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) if the rematch is in heavyweights:
