Mexico’s Neider Valdez, had no chance of making the 105-lbs weight limit for Saturday night’s DAZN main-event minimumweight title bout at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, Oscar Collazo weighed in Friday at 110.6 lbs while Valdez came in at 111.2 lbs.
Lyndon Arthur is backing his former foe Dmitry Bivol to defeat David Benavidez, should the pair ever lock horns for the undisputed light heavyweight title.
The Ring Magazine reports that its owner, Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority and one of the most powerful men in modern boxing, Turki Alalshikh, is hoping to stage a summit with the promoters involved with the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight, as well as sports network DAZN to create a clearer vision for the fight’s promotional specifics, allowing it to go ahead..
The WBA has pledged to reduce the number of its world champions after announcing it will no longer recognize the bridgerweight division.
