On Saturday, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium will host the so-called "heaviest boxing match in history." Its organization took almost two years of negotiations between the promoters and more than five years of bitter rivalry between the participants themselves. All of this should end in the ring when Game of Thrones star Thor "The Mountain" Bjornsson takes on British strongman Eddie Hall. Their meeting is scheduled for six three-minute rounds and will be held according to the rules of professional boxing.
Jaron Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) and Showtime signed a long-term contract. The first fight under the updated agreement will be an IBF welterweight eliminator with Custio Clayton (19-0-1, 12 KOs).
Recently there was information that the hemp empire Mike Tyson expands successfully. The Tyson 2.0 brand is already bringing in more than a million dollars a month in reportedly for the legendary boxer, though reports to that effect are hard to verify. In any case, Iron Mike's business - once bankrupt and squandering a huge fortune - is growing fast. And the latest product of his company can become a marketing masterpiece.
According to promoter Ben Shalom, Amir Khan, does not seem to be going to end his career. Khan, former world super lightweight champion, could return to the ring after a sixth-round stoppage loss to longtime rival Kella Brook February 19 in Manchester, England. The fight was considered potentially equal, but Brook dominated the ring from the first gong. However, Khan, under the terms of their contract, has the right to demand an immediate rematch, even if the scale of his defeat may hinder public interest in him.
Bob Arum believes that Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will put on a great show on April 23rd. But the head of Top Rank has no doubt that his protege will leave the ring as a winner.
Relationships between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua And Joe Joyce heating up. The two big guys know each other well and have known each other since amateur performances when they were members of the Great Britain team. Joshua won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics and Joyce won the silver medal at the 2016 Games.
UFC welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev reacted to criticism from the champion Kamaru Usman. Earlier, the latter said that the Swedish Chechen does not deserve a title fight because he did not fight high-level opponents.
Abel Sanchez, coach with whom Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) has achieved the most wins, suggests that his former charge is hurting himself with a new style and should return to more aggressive boxing.
Vladimir Klichko visited Kurenevka in Kyiv at the site of the shelling, which damaged residential buildings, road infrastructure, public and personal transport, and injured people.
Ben Shalom, a young promoter in his early 30s now working with Sky Sports on behalf of his company BOXXER, would be very happy to work with Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs). And he has several offers for the British veteran.
