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Sam Eggington is set for a quick return. The WBC International welterweight champion scored a stoppage victory over former world champion Paulie Malignaggi on March 4, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Conrad Cummings didn’t have to wait long for news of his next fight. The Coalisland middleweight suffered disappointment last week after it was revealed that his showdown against Ronny Mittag had been cancelled. Cummings (10-1-1) had been set to face Germany’s Mittag in a rematch for the latter’s IBF Inter-Continental title on Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, exclusively live on Channel 5, as part of the undercard to Craig Kennedy’s vacant British cruiserweight title clash against Stephen Simmons.
James DeGale has been granted a medical exemption and will not fight until the summer. The IBF super-middleweight champion, who drew with now-former WBC champion Badou Jack in January to keep hold of his crown in a Barclays Center unification showdown, had been set to face his mandatory next.
Jamie Conlan edged closer to a world title fight in his home city. But the Ulsterman, who won the vacant WBC Silver International super-flyweight title at the Waterfront Hall, exclusively live on BoxNation, certainly didn’t have it all his own way.
Sean Turner will return later this week. The heavyweight had been set to box last weekend but was pulled from the bill at the 11th hour. As a result, the 25-year-old Dubliner (9-0, 6 KOs) has been handed another date.
Tyson Fury will NOT return to the ring in the spring. The former world heavyweight champion, who has been out of the ring since personal problems ruled him out of the rematch against Wladimir Klitschko last
George Jupp will not fight Mitchell Smith next. The pair had been set to clash in a rematch on May 6, just under 17 months after Jupp beat Smith in Manchester. But their non-title clash, which was scheduled to take place at the Copper Box Arena in London, exclusively live on BoxNation and BT Sport, has been scrapped.
Tony Bellew has said he may call it quits after his defeat of David Haye. The 34-year-old WBC cruiserweight champion beat the former world heavyweight champion at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. Bellew, who earnt a career-high purse after the Sky Sports Box Office showdown, is likely to have plenty of lucrative options on the table after upsetting Haye, but he insists it will take something special to tempt him back into the ring.
Tyson Fury will return to the ring in the spring. The former world heavyweight champion, who has been out of the ring since personal problems ruled him out of the rematch against Wladimir Klitschko last October, took to Twitter to confirm the news.
Tony Bellew has been labelled a 'fake heavyweight' by WBC International champion Dillian Whyte following his victory over David Haye. WBC cruiserweight king Bellew, 34, retired former WBA heavyweight champion Haye inside 11 rounds at the O2 Arena on Saturday.