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Tyson Fury clashed with Deontay Wilder ahead of his ring return this weekend. The former world heavyweight champion takes on Francesco Pianeta in Belfast on Saturday. Fury faces the German-based Italian former world title challenger over 10 rounds at Windsor Park, exclusively live on BT Sport.
James Branch has had his next fight confirmed. The former Repton ABC star, 22, inked professional terms with Frank Warren in February and has now revealed the date in which he will fight under the lights as a prizefighter for the second time.
Deontay Wilder is coming to Northern Ireland this weekend. The WBC heavyweight champion will be ringside at Windsor Park on Saturday. Wilder announced on social media on Sunday night that he will be in Belfast for Carl Frampton’s WBO interim featherweight world title defence against Luke Jackson and Paddy Barnes’ WBC world flyweight title challenge against Nicaragua’s Cristofer Rosales.
Mark Heffron and Ryan Hatton have been given their next fight dates. The undefeated duo, who campaign in the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions respectively, will be back in action in less than two months’ time. Heffron, the WBC International champion at 160 pounds, has an unblemished ledger of 20 wins with 16 early, while ‘Raggy’ is 3-0 with all the endings coming inside the distance.
Amir Khan has had a few names added to his next undercard. Khan takes on Samuel Vargas on September 8 at the Arena Birmingham, exclusively live on Sky Sports, as he builds towards a welterweight showdown with former IBF world champion Kell Brook towards the end of the year.
Ted Cheeseman and Asinia Byfield finally have a date for their fight. The super-welterweight duo had been set to fight in London on October 20. The vacant British title will be at stake when the pair meet –– but it will be later than planned.
Joe Cordina is relishing the prospect of being able to switch off. The Welsh lightweight has had a stellar start to his professional career, winning all eight of his fights to date. Cordina, 26, secured his latest win on Saturday night, comprehensively outpointing Sean Dodd to add the vacant Commonwealth title to his WBA International strap.
Gavin McDonnell could have his world title fight moved forward. The Hull super-bantamweight will take on Daniel Roman for the WBA world title in his next fight. McDonnell, who had previously challenged Rey Vargas for the WBC world title back in February 2017, was meant to take on the new Matchroom USA fighter on a card in California on October 20.
Sean McGoldrick got a win on his hometown debut and kept up his unbeaten record. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who recently left Tony Borg and joined forces with Gavin Rees, moved to 7-0 in Cardiff.
Daniyar Yeleussinov continued his flawless campaign in the professional ranks with another win. The Kazakh Olympic champion was relatively dominant against Gabor Gorbics, scoring a points verdict over the Hungarian, who is the Hungarian and Slovakian welterweight champion.