Jai Opetaya (22-0, 17 KOs) may lose his IBF cruiserweight title if he does not settle a dispute with his promoter Dean Lonergan, who on Wednesday began legal proceedings against him in the Brisbane High Court.
Freshly minted UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones confirms recent words Stipe Miocic that their confrontation could take place on July 8 as part of UFC 290. Jones wrote about this on his social networks.
Former World Champion Carl Froch I am sure that the failure of the fight for the title of king of heavyweight between Oleksandr Usyk And Tyson Fury will be a big disappointment for all boxing fans.
Eddie Hearn criticized Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), who is not eager to fight Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), even having the opportunity to grab a larger fee. The Ukrainian promoter Oleksandr Krasyuk recently stated that he offered the Briton a 60/40 split of the total fee in favor of the winner, but the Briton’s team rejected such an offer, and Frank Warren himself allegedly admits that the requirements of the “Gypsy King” are exorbitant.
“I will not bet on a knockout,” claims Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) about the upcoming fight on April 22 in Las Vegas against Gervonts Davis (28-0, 26 KOs). "The advantage is on our side," adds Garcia's coach Joe Goossen.
Oleksandr Usyk, WBA, WBO, IBF world heavyweight champion, shared his opinion on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Today, the official telegram channel of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine published a statement by the president of the organization, Kirill Shevchenko, who reacted to the morning rocket attack on Ukraine by Russian troops.
Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) has been preparing for weeks for his next fight, which could potentially be a fight for four heavyweight belts with Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs). At the moment, this meeting seems less and less likely, and promoter Oleksandr Krasyuk spoke about the mood in the Ukrainian team in an interview with SecondsOut.
“I drew conclusions and learned a lesson from the defeat of Bivol,” says Gilberto Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs), who in nine days, on March 18, will meet with Gabriel Rosado
Already appeared information that the Ukrainian middleweight Fedor Cherkashin (21-0, 13 KOs) sparred with Caleb Plant in Las Vegas. In the near future, a representative of the Polish KnockOut Promotions will move to Houston, where he will also be able to work in pairs with Jermall Charlo And David Morrell. Cherkashin's promoter Andrzej Vasilevsky announced this on his Twitter.
