Former cruiserweight champion Grigory Drozd believes that in 2016 he could defeat Oleksandr Usyk.
Steve Jeffrard will replace Callum Johnson as Joe Smith's (27-3, 21 KOs) opponent on January 15 in the ESPN Main Event in Verona, NY. Jeffrard, 31, (18-2, 12 KOs) was set to fight Argentinean Gonzalo Andreasen (7-8, 6 KOs, 1 NC) this coming Saturday in Delray Beach, Florida.
Lawrence Okolie, 29, (17-0, 9 KOs) will make his second WBO heavyweight title defense on February 27 in London at Matchroom Boxing against former WBC title contender Michal Cieslak (21-1, 15 KOs) from Poland. Okoli won the title by knocking out Krzysztof Glowacki in the sixth round last March, and ...
David Higgins, manager of the former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, considers that the final IBF eliminator with Filip Hrgovic doesn't make financial sense. Parker won a tough rematch with Derek Chisora last month. Initially, the IBF appointed an eliminator between Luis Ortiz and Hrgovic. Ortiz, with a ...
Splitting the bidding purse 80 to 20 in favor of Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) questioned his bout against mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs).
Callum Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be able to enter the ring with Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs) in a duel scheduled for January 15th. The WBO light heavyweight champion team is now looking for a new contender for this date.
WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs) will face Callum Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) in Verona on 15 January in his first belt defense. If Smith wins, he promises to aim for a unification bout with the IBF and WBC champion Artur Beterbiev (17-0, ...
Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) and Alexander Usik (19-0, 13 KOs) will have a rematch in the first half of the new year. The Ukrainian overthrew the Briton in September and took the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts from him. Joshua is not going to make excuses ...
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs) said in an interview with the DAZN platform that he could compete in the heavyweight division in his next performance.
As Dan Raphael tweeted, Joseph Parker (30-2, 21 KOs), as well as Luis Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) previously decided not to accept the IBF's offer to compete in the final qualifying bout with Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs).
