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Joseph Parker is keen to fight in the UK –– and when he does it could well be against a world cruiserweight champion. The WBO heavyweight king, who makes his first defence against number two contender and mandatory challenger Hughie Fury on May 6 in Auckland, New Zealand, has put his name in the hat to be the next opponent for Tony Bellew.
Derry Mathews has confirmed his retirement from boxing. The likeable Liverpudlian was stopped inside three rounds at the O2 Arena on Saturday, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office. Mathews, who leaves the ring with a record of 38-12-2 with 20 KOs, challenged Ohara Davies for the Hackney super-lightweight’s WBC Silver title.
Davies (now 15-0, 12 KOs) caught Mathews with a huge right uppercut in the third round and the referee Victor Louglin had seen enough after two knockdowns, meaning that the 25-year-old kept up his unblemished ledger on the undercard of David Haye’s heavyweight fight against Tony Bellew at London’s O2 Arena.
Lee Selby cracked an 11-month hiatus with a stoppage victory. The Barry stylist, who is the IBF champion at featherweight and now 24-1 (9 KOs), was due to make the third defence of his
Derry Mathews is in bullish mood ahead of his fight tonight at the O2 Arena. The likeable Liverpool stalwart takes on Ohara Davies for the Hackney man’s WBC Silver super-lightweight title, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Craig Kennedy will have to wait a little longer to box again. The Welshman, who is the current IBF International cruiserweight champion, had been set to fight for the vacant British title on March 11, live on Channel 5. But the 31-year-old (16-0, 8 KOs) has been forced out of his fight after the show it was scheduled to take place on, at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, was pulled by promotional outfit Cyclone Promotions.
James DeGale wants another home fight –– after four fights abroad. The IBF super-middleweight champion retained his crown against WBC king Badou Jack back in January at the Barclays Center in New York. But the 31-year-old (23-1-1, 14 KOs) is keen to box in the UK again for the first time in November 2014.
Paul Economides has had his next fight confirmed. The 30-year-old super-bantamweight (20-6, 4 KOs) will be back in action next month. Economides, who is based in Connah’s Quay but was born in Chester, lost his last fight to Sean Davis in Birmingham for the vacant WBC International Silver title.
Katie Taylor has had her third professional opponent confirmed. The Bray superstar (2-0, 1 KO) was last in action, live on Sky Sports Box Office, last December. Taylor outpointed Viviane Obenauf by 60 points to 53, as part of the undercard to Anthony Joshua’s IBF heavyweight world title defence against Eric Molina at Manchester Arena.
Rocky Fielding is set to get another crack at the British title. The Liverpool super-middleweight, who was drilled inside a round by Callum Smith in November 2015 when the pair boxed for the belt, has been handed another opportunity to win the Lonsdale belt.