Frank Warren recently announced that nothing should stand in the way of a four heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), but negotiations for this fight are reportedly not going smoothly.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okoli (18-0, 14 KOs) shared his prediction for the fight for the title of absolute champion in the heavyweight division between Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
The absolute world champion in the second middleweight Mexican Saul Alvarez shared his plans for 2023. According to Canelo, after the fight with the British John Ryder he expects to get a rematch with Dmitry Bivol in light heavyweight, where the Russian holds the WBA Super title.
“After the first week of training camp, I wanted to go home, I was very upset,” said Robert Garcia, already a former coach Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs). Their partnership ended after just one fight. Despite the fact that in the rematch AJ looked a little better than in the first meeting with Oleksandr Usyk, but this was still not enough to win. The Ukrainian won on points for the second time and defended the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts, which he had previously taken from Joshua.
Chris Billam-Smith (17-1, 12 KOs) and WBA cruiserweight champion Arsen Gulamiryan (27-0, 18 KOs) will fight on May 27 as part of the Boxxer tournament at the stadium in Bournemouth, England. The fight should be officially confirmed in the coming days.
Eddie Hearn paid a visit to Dallas Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs), who, under the guidance of new coach Derrick James, is preparing for the fight scheduled for April 1 with Jermain Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs). Judging from the photo posted on social media, AJ is on track to return in April in great shape.
Former world champion in four weight classes Adrien Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) signed a promotional contract with Don King. It is not yet known when the American will return to the ring. “I can't wait to get back in the ring. Winning a world title and constantly defending or unifying titles is what I strive for,” said Broner.
Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) posted a photo on social media with his coach Sugarhill Steward. It is still difficult to say whether the visit of the American coach to Manchester is connected only with the fight of his other ward Lawrence Okoli or whether it marks the beginning of Fury's camp before the fight with Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), scheduled for April 29.
Interim WBO belt holder Joe Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) reacted to the latest news regarding the negotiations on organizing a fight for the title of the absolute world champion in heavyweight between a compatriot Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
John Fury, father of WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes that the star Mexican Saul Alvarez there is no chance of winning in a potential rematch with Dmitry Bivol.
