
John Thain Outpoints Nathan Brough, Wins British Eliminator
John Thain could be in line for a shot at a domestic title. The Scotsman, from Edinburgh, won on points in his latest outing, exclusively live on BoxNation.

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John Thain could be in line for a shot at a domestic title. The Scotsman, from Edinburgh, won on points in his latest outing, exclusively live on BoxNation.

Joseph Parker retained his mandatory position in the heavyweight division with another stoppage. The New Zealander advanced his undefeated ledger to 21-0 with 18 early endings at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City. Parker, 24, demolished former European heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (38-3, 24 KOs) inside three rounds and is now in line for a world title shot.

Callum Smith is set for another interim fight before his shot at a world title. The Liverpudlian, 26, is the number one contender to Badou Jack’s WBC super-middleweight title.

Eddie Hearn has insisted that a fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko is far from over the line. The Matchroom chief, who promotes the undefeated Watford IBF champion, took to social media on Thursday to deny rumours that the fight is signed and sealed.

James Metcalf will face a different opponent in his next fight. The Liverpool super-welterweight talent, who is the son of former champion Shea Neary, is set for action over eight rounds next month.

Ohara Davies has had his ring return brought forward. The Hackney lightweight was set for title action in Scotland next week but will instead box abroad this weekend. Davies (12-0, 10 KOs) had been scheduled to box Willie Limond, as part of the undercard to Ricky Burns’ mandatory WBA super-lightweight title defence against Kiryl Relikh at the SSE Arena on October 7, live on Sky Sports, but Limond withdrew from the fight.

Kal Yafai looks set for a world title challenge before the year is out. The Birmingham super-flyweight, who is the current WBA Inter-Continental, British titlist and ex-IBF Inter-Continental ruler, has been teetering on the brink of landing a shot at the sport’s biggest prize for some time.

Jorge Linares walks away with all the marbles. The Venezuelan was deservedly handed the victory over Anthony Crolla over 12 rounds, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Linares advances to 41-3 (27 KOs) with the victory, after which he travels home with Crolla’s WBA crown, the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine belts to become the king at lightweight at the Manchester Arena.

Jack Arnfield shocked the Manchester Arena by outpointing John Ryder. The middleweight grabbed the WBA International crown from Ryder on points on all three judges’ scorecards, exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Callum Johnson made it a Commonwealth double as he picked up the vacant light-heavyweight crown. The Boston man stopped Willbeforce Shihepo in round nine, exclusively live on Sky Sports.