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Heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) will be looking to bounce back on Saturday night, when he faces Gerald Washington in a ten round fight at the O2 Arena in London.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes the possibility of a rematch with Dillian Whyte is gone forever. In December of 2015, Joshua knocked Whyte out in seven rounds.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight world titles in a showdown against hard-hitting undisputed junior middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo, which headlines a Showtime PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) Saturday, September 30 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Heavyweight contender Demsey McKean (22-0, 14 KOs) feels confident that he will upset the odds when he collides with IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is still trying to finalize the details for a potential showdown between WBC junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis and unbeaten challenger Devin Haney.
Mick Francis, co-promoter of IBF champion Jai Opetaia and head of Australian promotional outfit Tasman Fighters, has reacted with disappointment to the news that mandatory contender Richard Riakporhe has withdrawn from the scheduled purse bid hours before it was due to be held.
Heavyweight contender Derek Chisora has erupted in the wake Dillian Whyte's most recent drug testing scandal. Whyte was scheduled to face Anthony Joshua this coming Saturday night in London, but last Saturday he was officially pulled from the fight, after Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, revealed that there were "adverse findings" in Whyte's drug testing protocol with VADA.
Top lightweight contender Shakur Stevenson is not very confident that he's going to land a fight with undisputed world champion Devin Haney. The 26-year-old Stevenson, 20-0 (10 KOs), joined Babcock on the "TMZ Sports" TV show ... when the convo turned to 24-year-old Haney's future plans after the undefeated fighter recently announced he's moving up a weight class.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight star Anthony Joshua, was able to save this coming Saturday's event at The O2 in London - after a positive drug test nearly derailed the entire card.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight Anthony Joshua, explains that Robert Helenius is a very credible opponent on short notice. Helenius had seen action three days ago, when he took down Mika Mielonen in three rounds. It was Helenius' first bout since getting knocked out in the first round by Deontay Wilder last October.