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Dillian Whyte has had his opponent confirmed ahead of his next fight.

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Dillian Whyte has had his opponent confirmed ahead of his next fight.

Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Chris Eubank Jr. saw a contract to fight Gennady Golovkin. The Matchroom Sport head honcho backed up the British middleweight champion (23-1, 18 KOs), who he promotes, on social media. Hearn did so just hours after making the Golovkin fight for one of his other champions, Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs), for the WBA Super, WBC, IBF and IBO middleweight titles, on September 10 at the O2 Arena in London, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and HBO in the States.

Billy Joe Saunders has confirmed the date for his ring return. The WBO middleweight world champion has been out of the ring since last December when he ripped the crown away from former titlist Andy Lee at Manchester Arena.

Marcus Morrison has had his ring return confirmed.

Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko will come face-to-face for the second time in the autumn.

Felix Cash has had the date for his second pro outing confirmed.

Luke Campbell could well be in line for a shot at a world title before the end of the year. The Commonwealth lightweight champion, 28, returned from his sole career defeat to knock out Gary Sykes for the aforementioned strap in March and faces yet another step up in his next outing

Lee Haskins’ next fight is closer to being announced after the conclusion of a purse bid hearing. The IBF bantamweight world champion must make a mandatory defence of his title against number one contender Stuart Hall, who won a final eliminator last time out, on or before August 14.

Terry Flanagan will still face Mzonke Fana next month. The World Boxing Organisation lightweight champion had been set to defend his crown against the 42-year-old South African, who last fought in March and scored a seven-round stoppage, on July 9, live on BoxNation.

Scott Fitzgerald is set to return to the ring next month. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist has been added to Matchroom Boxing’s next show, which will be aired exclusively live on Sky Sports.