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Romeo Romaeo has pulled out of his fight next week.

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Romeo Romaeo has pulled out of his fight next week.

Paul Butler has admitted to Boxing Scene that a weight move is imminent after he failed to make the super-flyweight limit for his next fight.

Zolani Tete will be hoping that a win this weekend will lead him on to bigger and better things. The South African former IBF super-flyweight title returns to action on Saturday (June 4), exclusively live on BoxNation.

Tony Bellew fought through adversity to make a dream come true. The Liverpool cruiserweight stopped Ilunga Makabu inside three rounds at Goodison Park to claim the vacant WBC title, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Bellew walked to the ring to a vociferous cauldron of noise at the home of his beloved Everton Football Club but got off to a disastrous start as he was decked in the opening round.

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, David Price made a successful return to his home city. The Liverpool heavyweight hadn’t fought there in almost three years but took less than two completed rounds to end the challenge of his opponent, exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside - Tony Bellew (27-2-1, 17KOs) got off the deck to blast away Ilunga Makabu (19-2, 18KOs) in three rounds to capture the vacant WBC cruiserweight world title

Stephen Smith got back on the winning trail with a stoppage. The former IBF super-featherweight world title challenger is now back in the rankings with the WBC after dazzling, exclusively live on Sky Sports. ‘Swifty’, who is now 24-2 (14 KOs), took just six rounds to get rid of Daniel Brizuela, the well-travelled Argentine, at Goodison Park, as part of the undercard to Tony Bellew’s clash with Ilunga Makabu for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title

Callum Smith didn’t have it all his own way as he remained on course for a world title shot. The WBC super-middleweight title mandatory challenger was handed a spot on the undercard to Tony Bellew’s clash with Ilunga Makabu for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title as a tick-over before fighting for global honours.

David Price made a successful return to his home city. The Liverpool heavyweight hadn’t fought there in almost three years but took less than two completed rounds to end the challenge of his opponent, exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Hosea Burton continued his unbeaten run with a routine stoppage victory. The British light-heavyweight champion, who was supposed to defend his crown against Tony Dodson before the proposed challenger snapped his achilles, took less than two full rounds to move to 17-0 (8 KOs).