Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) was scheduled to unify the heavyweight championship belts in August against Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs). Due to the legal obligations of the "King of the Gypsies" AJ had to change his plans and, finally, on September 25, he will hold a mandatory defense of the WBO title with Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). The Briton claims that although his schedule has been adjusted, he will face a similar level of challenge in terms of athletic prowess.
The teams of Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) and Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) are close to agreeing on the terms of the battle, which is scheduled for September 18 in Las Vegas. At stake there will be the IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC super middleweight titles.
Joe Joyce will risk his high world rankings and guaranteed future heavyweight title fight when he takes on Carlos Takam at the SSE Arena in Wembley this Saturday, July 24th. For Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs), this will be the first bout since his tenth round victory over Daniel Dubois last November, when he won the vacant European title and took Dubois' UK and British Commonwealth titles.
Matchroom Boxing Group has officially announced that the fight for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts of Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) will take place on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Former cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev spoke about whether he is Russia's main hope in the heavyweight division after the retirement of Alexander Povetkin, who ended his career in June.
Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) faces Carlos Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs) on Saturday in London. The Briton claims that the fight with the Cameroonian is just a step towards winning him the championship belt.
The fight of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, scheduled for July 24, was postponed to October 9 due to the fact that the Briton contracted the coronavirus. Wilder's girlfriend Telli Swift, however, believes that the WBC heavyweight champion was simply not ready to face the American and deliberately postponed the fight.
Jermell Charlo (34-1, 18 KOs) and Brian Castano (17-0-1, 12 KOs) hit the middleweight limit at the official weigh-in in San Antonio. Fighters will compete for WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF championship belts. Charlo was 153, Castano - 153.25.
Live stream of the July 17 boxing night in Arlington, USA, featuring Jermell Charlo (34-1, 18 KOs) vs. Brian Carlos Castano (17-0-1, 12 KOs) in the main event. At stake in the meeting, scheduled for 12 rounds, there will be WBC, IBF, WBO and WBA light middleweight belts.
According to bookmakers, Jermell Charlo (34-1, 18 KOs) is the favorite in the main event on July 17 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, USA and broadcasted by Showtime.
