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Joe Joyce will fight Dereck Chisora in seven weeks’ time. The Olympic silver medal winner dismantled Donnie Palmer inside a minute, exclusively live on Channel 5, as he warmed up to fight the former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion. Joyce had long been linked with a fight against ‘Del Boy’, but it appeared finances were getting in the way.
SAM MAXWELL produced arguably the best performance of his fledgling career to outline his star quality. The former Team GB star, who won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal, chalked up his sixth victory in the paid code and took his opponent out inside a minute.
Liam Smith looks set to travel for his next fight after his promoter revealed that terms have been agreed. The former WBO super-welterweight world champion will challenge for his former title against current champion Sadam Ali. Smith, 29, became the mandatory challenger to the Miguel Cotto conqueror back in November when he won an eliminator against Liam Williams in a rematch at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
James Branch will make his professional debut next month. 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 first time.
SCOTT QUIGG’S world title dream is in tatters after the British boxer missed his weight. The 29-year-old is taking on WBO featherweight champions Oscar Valdez in California on Saturday night.
Martin J Ward looks set to make his first defence of the European title against James Tennyson. The Essex-based southpaw, a former British champion who has a Lonsdale belt outright after making three successful defences, won the vacant crown against Juli Giner at the back end of 2017 and is set to face the WBA International king in London.
Lewis Ritson only boxed at the back end of last month –– but the North East star will be back in action again in a few weeks’ time. The 24-year-old blasted away Joe Murray inside a round at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on February 25 to successfully retain his British lightweight title.
Kell Brook returned with a devastating display in his home city. The former IBF welterweight world champion moved up to super-welterweight and claimed the vacant WBC Silver title at the FlyDSA Arena. Brook boxed Sergey Rabchenko, a former Ricky Hatton-trained fighter, in his comeback from back-to-back defeats in Sheffield, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Gavin McDonnell continued his rise back to world level with a win over Gamal Yafai. The former WBC super-bantamweight world title challenger handed a first defeat to the younger brother of WBA super-flyweight world champion Kal Yafai at the FlyDSA Arena.
Lenroy Thomas kept hold of his Commonwealth heavyweight title via technical decision. It came after David Allen suffered a bad cut over the right eye after a clash of heads in the opening round. Both fighters came to the ring confident in the rematch, exclusively live on Sky Sports, at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield.