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Mateusz Masternak has emerged as the front-runner for Chris Billam-Smith’s first world title defense later this year. Billam-Smith won the WBO world cruiserweight title when he outpointed former stablemate Lawrence Okolie at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium last month.
HAMZAH SHEERAZ is expecting to secure his crack at British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley in December - if he comes through his September 2 comeback unscathed.
Jack Catterall is hoping to secure a crack at WBC light-welterweight champion Regis Prograis this October. Prograis will make his first appearance since signing for Matchroom and the first defense of his title when he faces Danielito Zorrilla at the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans on Saturday night.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Badou Jack are close to agreeing a clash for the WBC cruiserweight title. The Mexican is the current undisputed champion at super middleweight but could jump up to the 200lb limit to face Jack before the year is out.
The flyweight unification fight between Sunny Edwards and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez could be signed off by the end of this week, according to their mutual promoter Eddie Hearn.
Eddie Hearn is already eying a unification clash for his newest world champion Ellie Scotney. The 25-year-old from Catford won the IBF super bantamweight title by dethroning Cherneka Johnson at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.
SUNNY EDWARDS successfully defended his IBF flyweight title for the fourth time with a comfortable unanimous decision victory over Andres Campos but this was a performance of style over substance.
ELLIE SCOTNEY became the new IBF world super bantamweight champion after beating Cherneka Johnson via unanimous decision at Wembley Arena.
CHEAVON CLARKE passed the toughest test of his career to date with flying colours as he dropped and stopped David Jamieson inside five vicious rounds.
David Adaleye secured his 11th stoppage out of 12 as he forced Emir Ahmatovic to retire on his stool before the start of the sixth. ‘Big D’ is one of a crop of promising heavyweights in Britain and has done everything right during his first three and a half years as a pro. This was not Adeleye’s best performance to date but he did enough damage to break Ahmatovic’s heart and end the fight after five completed rounds in Friday's main event from York Hall in Bethnal Green.