According to Sky Sports, the rematch between Joe Joyce (15-1, 14 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (25-1-1, 20 KOs) may take place in China. Negotiations are said to be ongoing.
Former World Champion Jaime Munguia (41-0, 32 KOs) and his future opponent Sergey Derevyanchenko (14-4, 10 KOs) held a remote media conference at the Golden Boy office ahead of their 12-round super middleweight bout on June 10 at the Toyota Arena and will be streamed live on the DAZN platform.
Former World Light Heavyweight Champion Jurgen Bremer (52-3, 38 KOs) is considering returning to the ring. This is reported by the German tabloid Bild. The last time the 44-year-old boxer fought was in December 2019, winning ahead of schedule against Jürgen Doberstein.
Ellis Zorro (16-0, 7 KOs) defeated Horsey Burton (28-4, 12 KOs) by TKO in the seventh round in the main event of the evening in London. At stake was the WBO European heavyweight title.
Rollie Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) and Ismael Barroso (24-3-2, 22 KOs) went through the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their Saturday match at the Cosmopolitan Arena in Las Vegas. The weight of a 28-year-old American and a 40-year-old boxer from Venezuela was the same and amounted to 63.2 kg. This will be Romero's first super lightweight bout and the vacant WBA world title is on the line.
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8 KOs) and Stephen Butler (32-3-1, 26 KOs) hit the middleweight limit at the official weigh-in before their fight in Stockton, California. Alimkhanuly's weight was 72.2 kg, Butler - 72.4 kg. At stake is the fight for the WBO world title, owned by a Kazakhstani.
3rd ranked WBC super middleweight Sergei "El Flaco" Bogachuk (22-1, 22 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental Americas title against a former world title contender Patrick Allotey (42-4, 32 KOs) on July 22 at the Chumash Casino Arena in Santa Ynez, California. The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds and will be broadcast on the UFC Fightpass platform.
David Haye believes that Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) should meet with Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) if he wants to meet Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) at the end of the year. AJ himself wants to compete at the turn of July and August, but first of all he is interested in the opinion of the new coach Derrick James. Together they have already held one training camp and won Jermain Franklin by points.
Legendary Mike Tyson posted a video on one of the social networks, in which he showed a cut from his workouts, in which he showed how he worked out combinations with a coach on the paws under an accentuated left kick. Iron Mike turns 57 on June 30
John Ryder after the fight with Saul Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) said the peak of the Mexicans' career is probably over. In a similar tone, he spoke Oscar De La Hoya, former promoter of Canelo.