
Kholmatov: ‘Ford’s Nothing Special’
Otabek Kholmatov confronts the highly-touted Raymond Ford for the vacant WBA featherweight title in this weekend’s most intriguing fight

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Otabek Kholmatov confronts the highly-touted Raymond Ford for the vacant WBA featherweight title in this weekend’s most intriguing fight

Brighton’s Chris Eubank Jr. has “lots of options” according to his promoter Kalle Sauerland. Eubank (33-3, 24 KOs) claimed redemption in a rematch with British rival Liam Smith last September in Manchester with a 10th-round stoppage.

Kalle Sauerland’s Wasserman Boxing heads to the little-known West Midlands town of Telford this Friday to host the vacant EBU super welterweight title fight between Germany’s Abass Baraou and England’s Sam Eggington.

Gilberto Ramirez has a chance to become Mexico’s first cruiserweight world champion when he fights Arsen Goulamirian in Inglewood, California, on March 30.

Lightweight Justin Pauldo (17-1, 8 KOs) collides with Miguel Madueno in this week’s main-event on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights in Plant City, Florida.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has stated that a fight between Sivenathi Nontshinga and Sunny Edwards “is definitely one we could look to make in the summer.”


Light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk has agreed terms to fight David Benavidez in Las Vegas in June.


WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney will be the keenest of spectators when the world title double-header culminates this Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.