Live stream of the boxing event in London, in the main event of which two unbeaten British heavyweights Joe Joyce (11-0, 10 KOs) and Daniel Dubois (15-0, 14 KOs) will battle for many minor titles at stake in 12-round fight: WBC Silver, WBO International, EBU European Champion, British Commonwealth Champion and British Champion. It is likely that the winner of this meeting next year will challenge the vacant WBO title with Alexander Usyk.
In a highly anticipated duel of two undefeated heavyweights, the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Rio, 35-year-old Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs), thanks to a competent jab, managed to break and then knock out the previously unbeaten knockout artist Daniel Dubois (15-1, 14 KOs) in the main event behind closed doors at the historic Church House in London, next to Westminster Abbey.
Olympic silver medalist in Rio 35-year-old Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) after his victory over the previously unbeaten Daniel Dubois (15-1, 14 KOs) called out mandatory WBO heavyweight contender Alexander Usyk.
Ukrainian heavyweight Viktor Vykhryst (5-0, 4 KOs) scored another victory in the pro ring, defeating Kamil Sokolovsky
In the main event of the evening in Nantes, France, Olympic Heavyweight Champion of Rio 2016 Tony Yoka (10-0, 7 KOs) defeated Christian Hammer (25-7, 15 KOs) via unanimous decision. The scores were 100-89 all the board. In the sixth round, the referee deducted one point from the Hammer for a punch thrown after the stop command.
Tomorrow, Saturday, in London, Joe Joyce (11-0, 10 KOs) will face Daniel Dubois (15-0, 14 KOs) in a promising duel of two undefeated heavyweights. The day before, the boxers went through the official weigh-in procedure, where Joyce slightly outweighed his opponent: Daniel Dubois - 244.4 pounds, Joe Joyce - 258.9 pounds.
At the official weigh-in ceremony in Los Angeles Mike Tyson was heavier than Roy Jones Jr. The boxers will have 8-round 2-minutes exhibition fight.
It is expected that Mike Tyson will earn $10 million for Saturday's bout with Roy Jones Jr. This amount was named by Kevin Iole, a journalist at Yahoo. Iron Mike has previously stated that he will donate most of the money to charity. Jones' royalties are expected to be $3 million.
Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 - one of the greatest footballers of all time and the only athlete in history to have truly divine status - was a huge boxing fan. Few remember that he even tried his hand at the once famous exhibition duel.
“I would like to make it clear that we will make every possible effort to ensure that our rights arising from the position of a mandatory challenger [for the WBO heavyweight belt] are respected,” Alexander Krasyuk said, promoter of Alexander Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) to Sky Sports.
