Two-time world champion and commentator Sean Porter believes that the current leader of the ranking of the best boxers in the world, regardless of weight categories Saul Alvarez will be able to confidently outbox the Russian light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev...
According to The Ring magazine, IBF Cruiserweight Champion Mairis Briedis (28-1, 20 KO) will have his next fight in March in Australia against the local crowd favorite Jaya Opetayi (21-0, 17 KO). Opetaya is currently a mandatory contender for the Briedis belt.
In the second half of February, he will return to the ring Kubrat Pulev (28-2, 14 KOs). The former world heavyweight title contender faces off against former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos as part of the Triad Combat project.
March 12 WBA Featherweight Champion Lee Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) will fight Michael Conlan (16-0, 8 KOs) at a boxing night in Nottingham.
Former World Middleweight Champion at Matchroom Boxing in London on 12 February Daniel Jacobs (37-3, 30 KOs) will fight John Ryder (30-5, 17 KOs). Officially, this fight will be confirmed shortly.
Saturday in Manchester Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) suffered 12th defeat in the professional ring, losing in a one-sided bout Joseph Parker... According to Steve Bansi, 37-year-old Chisora, who was counted three times in a fight with the New Zealander, should consider ending his boxing career.
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) announced his readiness to hold a unification match with the holder of WBC and IBF titles Arthur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KO) in Russia in May.
Absolute Super Lightweight Champion Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) met the WBO welterweight champion last week in Dubai at the Kombatchain event Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs). Yesterday there was a video of this meeting, during which the champions jokingly talk about their future meeting.
“It was a Christmas present for me,” said Joseph Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) after a dominant win over Derek Chisora last Saturday. Now Parker wants to try to reclaim the world heavyweight title.
Former world welterweight champion Keith Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs) will officially return to the ring on January 29th for a boxing night in Las Vegas. His rival will be the former world super lightweight champion Mario Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs), for which it will be a return to the ring after losing to Jervonte Davis.
