Conor Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) tested positive for Covid-19, and his scheduled WBA continental welterweight title fight on Saturday against Adrian Granados (21-8-3, 15 KOs) has been canceled.
Eddie Hearn named three boxers who could be considered potential rivals for Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) if he still wants to return to the ring on September 18 at an evening in Las Vegas. Canelo was supposed to meet Caleb Plant that day, but negotiations with the American's team were thwarted.
Another photo and video posted on social networks of the heavier Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) did not make any impression on Eddie Hearn. The promoter of Anthony Joshua (24-1, 21 KOs) is confident that his protégé will cope with the undefeated Ukrainian on September 25.
Vasyl Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) has his next professional fight on December 11 at the Top Rank night in New York. The name of the rival of the former world champion in three weight categories is still unknown.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is confident that WBC title holder Tyson Fury is still lagging behind his fighter in terms of the fame he has won over.
IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will benefit from Shokran Parwani's help as a sparring partner. Parwani will try to imitate the fighting style of Alexander Usyk. Joshua will have a mandatory defense against Usyk on September 25 at Tottenham Stadium in London.
Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-1, 21 KOs) are undoubtedly the two strongest boxers in the heavyweight division. Emanuel Odiase, 22, who has had the opportunity to work in pairs with both punchers, compared their punching power in an interview with The Sun.
Ukrainian Anna Lysenko in one-eighth of the Olympic tournament in Tokyo in the 69 kg weight category won by a unanimous decision of the judges over Umaimu Belahbib of Morocco, the African boxing champion of 2017 and the winner of the bronze medal at the 2019 African Games. At the end of three rounds, all the judges gave a score of 30-27 in favour of the Ukrainian.
Jonathan Rice (13-6-1, 9 KOs) will eventually face undefeated heavyweight Michael Coffey (12-0, 9 KOs) at the Premier Boxing Champions' upcoming Saturday night.
At the beginning of next week, the sale of tickets for the fight of Anthony Joshua (24-1, 21 KOs) against Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) starts. The bout, which will feature WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight championship belts, will take place on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
