By Elliot Foster
Daniyar Yeleussinov is expected to return to the ring next month.
The Kazakh Olympic gold medallist was last in action in August.
Yeleussinov is currently 3-0 with one early finish and Boxing Scene understands that he will be back between the ropes on October 20.
It is expected to be revealed by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing that the 27-year-old John David Jackson-trained fighter will be added to the card topped by Billy Joe Saunders' WBO middleweight world title defence against mandatory challenger Demetrius Andrade.
The fight, at the TD Garden in Boston, will be flanked by Katie Taylor's WBA and IBF female lightweight title defence against Cindy Serrano.
Also on the bill, Tevin Farmer defends his IBF super-featherweight title for the first time against James Tennyson after signing a co-promotional pact with Matchroom's USA arm, while Kid Galahad meets Toka Kahn Clary in a final eliminator for Josh Warrington's IBF featherweight title and Tommy Coyle makes his US debut against Danny O'Connor.
Scott Quigg makes a return to the ring after his defeat to Oscar Valdez back in March and there is action for Mark DeLuca and Niall Kennedy.
IN OTHER NEWS: Former British, Commonwealth and European light-middleweight champion Liam Williams has dismissed Asinia Byfield and insists he has bigger fish like JJ Metcalf to fry.
The Welsh wizard (17-2-1-KO12) has recently switched trainer to Dominic Ingle and having returned from narrow back-to-back defeats to Liam Smith with a victory, is eyeing big prizes.
Ahead of his next assignment on MTK Global’s first ever show in Wales on Friday, Williams said: “Byfield is a disrespectful little weasel. I really don’t like him and if I can help it, I won’t give him the time of day – let alone fight him.
“He can go fight on his little shows because I’m chasing bigger things. This is a competitive sport and people are pitted against each other to try and prove they're the best.
“I’m fully motivated again and I’m determined to prove to people how good I am. There are no specific targets – I just want to be in good fights and get back to being busy.
“It’s looking like a fight with JJ Metcalf (18-0-KO10) could be possible. I’m not being disrespectful or calling him out. I just want to be in good fights from now on and that’d be one.”
