Derek Chisora claims that a lost battle against Joseph Parker could be the last in the professional career of the former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs).
Retired mixed martial arts veteran, expert and commentator Michael Bisping believes that UFC bosses should bring down the promotion's lightweight champion Islam Makhacheva with ex-temporary title holder Justin Gaethje.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., former world champion, accused his legendary father Julio Cesar Chavez-senior in attempts to kill him and in domestic violence.
Sean O'Malley, the current UFC bantamweight champion, responded to an attack on him from Ilia Topuria, a contender for the promotion's featherweight championship belt. Topuria stated that no one knows Sean, that his fan base is teenagers, and that he is ready to offer Sean a place in the prelims.
Former absolute world champion legendary Lennox Lewis addressed his compatriot Anthony Joshua, urging him to fight with Zhang Zhilei.
Virgil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) returns to the ring with high hopes after numerous health problems and has big plans for this year. In his debut fight at junior middleweight, he will face Fredrick Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs), who should be just a stepping stone towards much bigger goals.
Representative of Ukraine heavyweight Tsotne Rogava (4-0, 4 KOs), an Olympian from Tokyo 2021 and a previously recognized kickboxer, stopped the previously undefeated Dante Williams (4-1, 4 KOs) in the first round at the Emerald Queen Casino arena in Tacoma, Washington. Rogava will fight his next fight on February 15, also in the USA, against American John Shipman (5-5, 2 KOs).
Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KOs) continues to challenge other top heavyweight boxers. After two victories over Joe Joyce The Chinese has acquired the status of mandatory challenger for the WBO belt. The line for the championship belt for this version is long, and it’s approaching Filip Hrgovic (IBF), and Fury and Usyk will have to fight two fights in a row against each other. Therefore, it is quite possible that the Chinese, despite his status as a contender, will have to wait about another year to fight for the title.
Trainer of one of the main stars of modern boxing Gervonta Davis Calvin Ford was arrested on charges of assault with a firearm. This happened back on December 29th. Ford was returning from the gym and was arrested by Baltimore police.
The head of Top Rank, Bob Arum, spoke about the main fights of the boxing event announced the day before from his promotion company, which will take place on February 8 in Las Vegas.
