
Teofimo Lopez Accuses Top Rank of Submitting Too Many ‘Take It or Leave It’ Offers
Teofimo Lopez Accuses Top Rank Of Submitting Too Many ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Offers

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Teofimo Lopez Accuses Top Rank Of Submitting Too Many ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Offers

Devin Haney (21-0, 15 KOs) will set foot in the ring on Saturday night in the highest-profile fight of his career to date against Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. The fight will see the heated pre-fight build-up come to a close, much to the relief of many. Garcia’s eccentric behavior boiled over on Tuesday, with Haney slapping Garcia at a media appearance in New York as frustrations reached boiling point.

Daniel Dubois, 20-2 (19 KOs) enjoyed a coming-of-age moment against Jarrell Miller last December. The 26-year-old showed the mentality to bite down on his mouthpiece and fight through adversity before landing a 10th and final-round stoppage against the American.

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, 43-3-1 (42KOs), marks his return on June 1 against Zhilei Zhang, 26-2-1 (21 KOs) as a member of team Matchroom in the lauded Matchroom vs. Queensberry series, serving as the undercard to the highly anticipated undisputed clash at 175lbs between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol.

Trainer Malik Scott remains hopeful that Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will be able to demonstrate that his last outing against Joseph Parker on December 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was nothing more than a bad day at the office.

Undefeated heavyweight Filip Hrgovic, 17-0 (14 KOs), has issued himself a stern ultimatum regarding his career if he loses on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, against Daniel Dubois, 20-2 (19 KOs).

Former world featherweight champions and rivals Josh Warrington, 31-3-1 (8 KOs) and Leigh Wood, 28-3 (17 KOs), clashed at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday as Zelfa Barrett headlined with a 10th-round stoppage of Jordan Gill.

Former Olympian Michael Conlan, 21-3 (9 KOs) has confirmed he wishes to resume his professional career despite suffering back-to-back stoppage defeats in 2023.

Barrios Remains Hopeful Of Securing A Date With ‘Boots’ Despite IBF Champion Inking Matchroom Pact

Promoter Eddie Hearn said he will work towards negotiating a world title opportunity for Zelfa Barrett, 31-2, 17 KOs, against Lamont Roach Jr. after the Mancunian halted the in-form Jordan Gill, 28-3-1 9KOs, in 10 rounds at the AO Arena, Manchester.