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David Haye will return to the ring on January 16 when he faces Mark De Mori. The Londoner, 35, has been out of the ring for over three-and-a-half years, since his stoppage victory over Dereck Chisora in July, 2012. Haye is set for a showcase at London’s O2 Arena, but it won’t be under the sanctioning of the British Boxing Board of Control.
Ryan Burnett has had his next fight confirmed, just over two days after his latest win. The Belfast bantamweight (12-0, 9 KOs) won the British title last weekend at the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports, and he has been told that he will feature on a pay-per-view card in the new year.
Thomas Stalker and Craig Evans will do battle again next month. The pair fought to a controversial, albeit entertaining, draw at the Manchester Arena last month. And they will do it all over again at the same venue on December 19 for the vacant WBO European lightweight title. Many thought that Stalker did enough to win the fight against former British title challenger Evans last month, when the pair were handed scorecards of 96-94 (Evans) 97-93 (Stalker) and 95-95, and the Liverpudlian will be hoping to impress against the Blackwood man on the undercard of Andy Lee’s WBO middleweight title defence against mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders.
Jono Carroll has been given a date for his next fight. The southpaw, from Dublin, will add to the Irish contingent at the O2 Arena in London next month. Super featherweight Carroll is set to feature on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s three-title heavyweight showdown with long-time amateur rival Dillian Whyte on December 12.
Hughie Fury will face a new opponent later this week when he next steps through the ropes. The undefeated heavyweight (17-0, 9 KOs) is set to come up against Adnan Redzovic at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf on Saturday. Fury, who stopped Emilio Ezequiel Zarate inside two rounds in Bristol on November 14, had been slated to face former Tyson Fury opponent Nicolai Firtha on the undercard of his cousin’s world heavyweight title challenge against Wladimir Klitschko in Germany.
Derry Mathews is set for a major world title fight in the near future. The news of the likeable Liverpool lightweight’s turn up in fortunes came after it was announced that he had given up his WBA interim title. Mathews, who has been linked with a fight against WBO champion Terry Flanagan since the Mancunian won the title back in July, is scheduled to fight over eight rounds on December 19 at the Manchester Arena, live and exclusive on BoxNation
Jono Carroll had been set for a non-television appearance to end the year, live on Sky Sports Box Office, but a change has been made. The Dublin super featherweight, who won the lightweight Prizefighter last year, will still box on the pay-per-view format. But the scheduled showing will be sooner rather than later after his showcase on the undercard of the heavyweight grudge match between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in London was cancelled.
Anthony Joshua has announced the details of a new business venture. The Olympic heavyweight champion, who has raced to (14-0, 14 KOs) in just over two years as a pro, has launched his own management agency. Joshua, 26, recently signed a new exclusive three-year promotional contract with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport, but has launched AJ Boxing Management, which will exclusively represent all of his sporting and commercial commitments in and out of the ring.
Callum Smith will be out of action until next year after picking up an injury. The British super middleweight champion had been set for a showcase appearance on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title challenge against Wladimir Klitschko on November 28 at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf.
Martin Murray’s world title fight against Arthur Abraham is unlikely to be shown in Manchester. The St Helens super middleweight travels to Germany this weekend to take on the WBO champion as he bids to become a global ruler at the fourth time of asking. On the same night, like Murray, Anthony Crolla fights WBA lightweight champion Darleys Pérez for the world title in a rematch, live on Sky Sports.