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Ellie Scotney will get her shot at a world title –– albeit later than planned. The Catford super-bantamweight is due to get her date with destiny on June 10. Scotney, who is trained by Shane McGuigan, will now fight Cherneka Johnson in a challenge for the IBF world title on a show in London, which Boxing Scene understands will be announced in full in the coming days.
James Dickens has taken to social media in an attempt to sort out his next fight. The IBO featherweight champion has been out of the ring since winning the title back in October last year. Dickens, who is a former British champion at the weight and has also previously challenged for the IBF crown, outpointed Lerato Dlamini in his home city of Liverpool.
Peter McGrail looks set to return to the ring in a few weeks’ time. The former amateur star, who turned professional back in 2021 on the back of a lackluster Olympics in Tokyo, has a record of 7-0 with all but two of those wins coming early.
Sunny Edwards has signed his next fight –– just days after inking a new promotional pact. The IBF flyweight king recently joined forces with Eddie Hearn and has long had designs on unifying in the 112-pound division that he is currently sat at the top of the tree of.
Anthony Joshua doesn’t want to waste anytime getting back into the ring after beating Jermaine Franklin. The former two-time unified world heavyweight champion emerged victorious over the American last Saturday at the O2 Arena in London.
Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin had to be separated at the end of their contest. The pair locked horns in the immediate aftermath at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night. Joshua was back in the ring for the first time since losing in a rematch at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk last August.
Leigh Wood will get the chance to regain his status as world champion next month. The Nottingham featherweight succumbed his WBA crown to Mexican danger man Mauricio Lara at the Motorpoint Arena back in February.
Frazer Clarke has ruled himself out of his next rumored fight date. The Olympic bronze medallist was back in action last weekend when he secured yet another stoppage victory. Clarke (6-0, 5 KOs) took out Bogdan Dinu in double-quick time at the AO Arena in Manchester on February 25, exclusively live on Sky Sports, as part of the supporting cast to Lawrence Okolie’s WBO cruiserweight title defence against New Zealand’s David Light.
Galal Yafai will return to the ring a week earlier than planned. The Olympic gold medal winner, from Birmingham in England, has a record of 3-0 with two quick finishes since turning over last year.
Marcel Braithwaite failed in his efforts to clinch two titles as he took on a late-notice assignment. The Liverpool super-flyweight, who has been in with current IBF world champion Sunny Edwards and former European champ Jay Harris so far in his career, was in action at the Town Hall in Dudley, West Midlands.