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Anthony Joshua will fight away from his usual location in his next fight. The IBF heavyweight champion looks nailed on to make a defence of his crown on November 26, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Dillian Whyte will have to wait a little longer before fighting for the British title again. The Brixton heavyweight, who challenged for the vacant belt last December in a clash against now-world champion Anthony Joshua in which he was stopped inside seven rounds at London’s O2 Arena, was set to box for the crown once more.
Hosea Burton will still box next month but will not defend his British title. Boxing Scene reported, after the withdrawal of Frank Buglioni from his proposed fight with Burton on September 24 due to a cut, that the Newcastle-born Mancunian would still look to get the first rung on the defences ladder of that prestigious Lord Lonsdale belt.
Con Sheehan will soon crank up the activity and is due to have two fights within a week. The undefeated County Tipperary heavyweight (1-0) recently teamed up with Peter Fury and now trains alongside world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Callum Smith will return to the ring next month. The WBC super-middleweight world title mandatory challenger, 26, has been out of action since May.
David Price will have a warm-up fight before he fights in his home city again. The Liverpool heavyweight has a confirmed spot on the undercard of gym-mate Tony Bellew’s WBC cruiserweight world title defence against colourful Californian BJ Flores, live on Sky Sports, on October 15.
Ricky Burns will return to the ring in the autumn. The WBA super-lightweight champion (40-5-1, 14 KOs), who knocked out Italy’s Michele Di Rocco for the vacant title in May, will make the first defence of his belt in his next outing.
Sam Maxwell has made the switch to the professional game. Maxwell, who won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, didn’t quite make it to the Olympics in Rio this summer and has, as a result, made the decision to begin punching for pay.
Anthony Crolla is targeting a fight in the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas –– after beginning to cement his legacy in his next outing. The WBA champion takes on the consensus best lightweight in the world in the shape of Jorge Linares on September 24 at Manchester Arena, with his belt, plus the WBC Diamond and prestigious Ring Magazine baubles at stake.
Derry Mathews has insisted that people can write him off at their peril after he agreed to a surprising domestic lightweight showdown for the autumn. The Liverpool puncher, 32, will take on Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell on October 15, live on Sky Sports.