Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) complete negotiations for a fight for the title of absolute world welterweight champion. The fight is scheduled for November 12 or 19 in Las Vegas.
“Joshua will always be a threat to everyone,” says Joseph Parker (30-2, 21 KOs), lost the WBO belt Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) in March 2018. The Englishman has only twelve days left before the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs).
Frank Warren is sure Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 23 KOs) will still return to the ring, and will not end his sports career after defeating Dillian Whyte in April.
Bob Arum, with his Top Rank company, has been at the top of the boxing promotion business for decades. He signed a contract with Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) for a joint promotion, and the WBC heavyweight champion fought five fights for him and Frank Warren.
September 24 at the boxing evening in Nottingham Ebany Bridges (8-1, 3 KOs) will defend her IBF bantamweight title. The next opponent of the 35-year-old boxer will be Shannon O'Connell (23-6-1, 11 KOs).
August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a rematch between Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs). Sky Sports TV channel showed short footage from boxers' training camp.
Unilateral defeat Saul Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) from Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) broke the hierarchy at the top of the ranking, regardless of weight categories. According to many, came to the fore Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs). There are many voices that one defeat should not shake the strong position of the Mexican. There are those who bet on the champion in three divisions Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs). The American himself considers himself absolute number one.
Oscar De La Hoya announced that his promotional organization Golden Boy Promotions had begun negotiations on the fight of his boxer Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) with Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs).
Undercard boxers who were supposed to fight today as part of the canceled fight Jake Paul against Hasim Rahman Jr., will receive their fees directly from Jake Paul in the amount of 50% of the planned amounts and will not be bound by any contractual obligations with the promotion. Amanda Serrano, Ashton Silve and Brandan Lee will soon receive new dates for their fights.
In the WBA welterweight eliminator, the rising star is an American Virgil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) put on a show for his hometown fans by stopping the Brit Michael Mackinson (22-1, 2 KOs) in the ninth round in the main event of the evening at the Dickey Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. McKinson was also knocked down in the eighth round. The time of stopping the battle is 0:27.