Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) will have a unification fight for the IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC welterweight belts on July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight in the USA will be shown on Showtime in a Pay-Per-View broadcast.
Frank Warren is convinced that staging a major heavyweight tournament in Saudi Arabia is a risky move. The head of Queensberry Promotions believes that Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) can make an upset in August and knock out the favorite Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
Eddie Hearn, in an interview with IFL TV, confirmed the information that he received an offer from Skill Challenge Promotions for Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) fight Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs). However, AJ's promoter noted that the contracts for the fight had not yet been presented to him.
A well-known Ukrainian boxer in the past, and now a sports official Evgeny Khitrov shared his expectations from the upcoming confrontation between Sergey Derevyanchenko and Jaime Mungia.
Former three-time world super middleweight champion Carl Froch said he didn't think Anthony Joshua favorite in a possible rematch with Dillian Whyte.
Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) cannot come to terms with the fact that he received a prison term, but his coach Calvin Ford is looking for pluses in this situation.
The International Olympic Committee has officially terminated cooperation with the International Boxing Association (IBA), formerly known as AIBA. For a long time, the IOC demanded reforms from the organization, but they were never carried out. The main reason for this decision was the identity of the Russian Umar Kremlev, the scandalous head of the IBA, and the “dirty money” flowing into this organization.
Jacobs, Golovkin, Charlo, Adames struck Sergey Derevyanchenko (14-4, 10 KOs) four defeats, but each time by decision of the judges, and in the next fight the Ukrainian promises to take matters into his own hands. Derevyanchenko is still among the top middleweights and will face new Mexican star next Saturday Jaime Munguia (41-0, 33 KOs).
According to Eddie Hearn, the duel Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) with Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) not only the British want it, but most importantly, the fighters themselves want it. So, if the parties come to a financial agreement, on August 12, boxing fans will see their revenge.
After signing a contract with Skill Challenge Promotions Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) deprived Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) of financial and marketing arguments in possible negotiations for a fight for four heavyweight belts. The new Saudi promoters of the Ukrainian are able to offer the "Gypsy King" much more money than he could earn by boxing with anyone in the UK.
