Former adversary Conor Benna Chris van Heerden, whom he knocked out in the second round, reacted to the WBC accepting his "increased egg intake" as a "reasonable explanation" for his positive doping tests. “I got good from these eggs,” van Heerden captioned a photo in which he misses a blow from Benn in their duel last April.
The WBC has unveiled a new special WBC Dirya Champion belt to be awarded to the winner of the bout Jake Paul against Tommy Fury this weekend.
Boxing fans are unlikely to see the fight Philip Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs) vs. Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) for the "interim" IBF heavyweight belt in the near future. Potential promotions for this fight have been canceled as Ruiz's team has refused to negotiate further.
Former world champion Floyd Mayweather spoke about a possible rematch with Manny Pacquiao. Floyd made it clear that he was not going to fight a second fight.
The Dominos pizzeria chain published a joking post on one of their social networks about “removing all suspicions” from Conor Benna for his positive tests for clomiphene, which the Briton explained by the increased content of regular eggs in his diet. "Introducing our exclusive Conor Benn-style pizza," reads under the image of the company's dish topped with boiled eggs.
Eddie Hearn said he was in talks to organize a fight between Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) and Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2, 22 KOs) at the Matchroom Boxing evening. The fight may take place on June 3 in Abu Dhabi.
George Arias (18-0, 7 KOs) will act as the next opponent for Jared Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) at the Top Rank party on April 8 in Newark. This fight is scheduled for ten rounds.
Jai Opetaya (22-0, 17 KOs) said in an interview with sportingnews.com that this weekend he will have his first sparring in months. Thus, the Australian will begin preparations for the fight with Mateusz Masternak (47-5, 31 KOs) as part of the mandatory defense of the IBF world heavyweight title.
ESPN columnist Mike Coppinger reported that the former two-time WBA middleweight champion, 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Ryota Murata decided to hang up his gloves and end his professional career. The 37-year-old fighter, a big star in his native Japan, last competed last April when he lost Gennady Golovkin in the unification match in Saitama.