Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs) tied the fight with Robson Conceicao (17-2-1, 8 KOs) at a boxing evening in Las Vegas. The Mexican thus retained his WBO world title in the second featherweight division.
Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) won by unanimous decision Edwina De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) in the main event of the Top Rank evening in Las Vegas. The American won the vacant WBC world lightweight title.
WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury stated that he was disappointed with the way the first press conference for unification with the holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF belts proceeded Alexander Usik.
According to the German website Boxen1, the WBA may follow in the footsteps of the WBC and begin classifying boxers in the bridger category with a weight limit of 101.6 kg.
Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Alexander Usik (21-0, 14 KOs) held a press conference, officially announcing the fight for the absolute heavyweight title. During the meeting with media representatives, both boxers were, as usual, confident in themselves.
Egis Klimas, manager of the Ukrainian unified world heavyweight champion Alexandra Usika, believes that his client’s fight with the British WBC belt holder Tyson Fury will come down to a judge's decision.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at the debut press conference for the fight with the WBA, WBO and IBF champion Alexander Usik expressed confidence that he would win a convincing victory over the Ukrainian boxer.
WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Alexander Usik in an interview with Top Rank commented on the aggressive behavior of the WBC belt holder Tyson Fury during a press conference to announce their fight.
Frank Warren, promoter of the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, said that his boxer behaved aggressively at a press conference dedicated to his fight with the holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF titles Alexander Usik, due to the fact that their fight had to be postponed once again.
WBA world light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol reacted to the announcement of the fight against the Briton Lyndon Arthur. The meeting will take place on December 23 at a boxing evening in Riyadh.
