Less than two weeks before the mega fight for the undisputed lightweight crown Vasyl Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) are already close to their weight limit. The upper limit of their category is 135 pounds. The Ukrainian - the WBC, WBA and WBO champion - recorded 141.4 pounds in the control weigh-in, and the American - the IBF champion - was 142.4 pounds.
Video of the fight, which took place on October 3 in Las Vegas, and in which the former two-time title contender Jose Zepeda (32-2, 26 KOs) and the former world champion Ivan Baranchyk (20-1, 13 KOs) met in the WBC super lightweight final eliminator. According to many, this fight has become one of the most spectacular in the past few years and it is one of the main candidates for the title of Best fight of the year.
Dillian Whyte has no doubts that Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) did the wrong thing by parting ways with one of his coaches, Mark Breland, ahead of his third fight against Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs). The Bronze Bomber took great offense at Breland for throwing in the towel in the February duel against the King of the Gypsies.
British heavyweight contender David Allen (18-5-2, 15 KOs) spoke briefly about sparring with Alexander Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs). The former contender for the WBC International and WBA Continental belts wrote the following message on his Instagram:
The winner of the WBC Diamond heavyweight belt Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) of Russia posted a photo with his team on Instagram, announcing the completion of the first stage of the preparatory process before the second fight against Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs).
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz is one of the biggest boxing matches of the year and has officially been moved to October 31st because they want fans in attendance. The fight was originally set for Oct. 24 but Gervonta's promoter Floyd Mayweather "wanted to ensure he would be able to fight in front of fans."
On October 31 in Sochi, Russia, the former cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) will finally make his debut in the heavyweight division. The 26-year-old Russian will
Eddie Hearn does not exclude the possibility that the fight of Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) and Kubrat Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs) will take place outside the UK. At the same time, the head of Matchroom Boxing confirmed that the fight is scheduled for December 12th. The event will take place even without the participation of spectators.
Full video of the fight, which took place on Saturday, September 26 in Uncasville, Connecticut, in which WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (31-0, 22 KOs) defended his belt against former world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-3, 10 KOs).
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from Uncasville, in the main event of which Sergiy Derevyanchenko will try to become the world champion for the third time. This time, the Ukrainian middleweight will face one of the Charlo brothers - Jermall, the WBC title holder.
