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Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi does not believe Conor Benn should fight until his drug testing scandal has been fully resolved. The unbeaten welterweight is scheduled to see action on Saturday night as part of a Matchroom card in Orlando, Florida.
Robert Smith, General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), stands firm that welterweight contender Conor Benn has not cleared his name and should not be fighting this coming weekend.
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is still hoping to finalize a future deal for an undisputed showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Eddie Hearn promoter for welterweight contender Conor Benn, is still aiming to match his fighter against middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. on a date in December. There was an unexpected announcement on Wednesday, that Benn would return to the ring on a Matchroom card in Orlando on Saturday.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch has reacted to the recent statements from heavyweight Tyson Fury. Fury is back in action on October 28, when he faces former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Fury's WBC world title is not at stake.
Former world champion George Groves is giving Joe Joyce a shot at redemption on Saturday, when he faces Zhilei Zhang in a rematch. Back in April, Zhang stunned the division when he stopped Joyce in six rounds to capture the WBO's interim-heavyweight title.
Terry Lane, co-manager of Chinese heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang, indicates that WBC world champion Tyson Fury would be their first target in the aftermath of a rematch win over Joe Joyce.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes there is only one fighter who is man enough to face Deontay Wilder. There have been ongoing talks to finalize a fight between Wilder and fellow former champion Anthony Joshua - but that contest is appearing less and less likely to happen with each passing week.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is looking forward to the upcoming fight between undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and challenger Jermell Charlo.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. believes that he's the perfect opponent for undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Earlier this month, Eubank dominated and stopped former world champion Liam Smith in their high-stakes rematch.