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Undefeated heavyweight prospect David Price (9-0, 7KOs) will move a step closer to his dream of a British title shot when he takes on former English champion John McDermott (26-7, 17KOs) in the summer, with the winner to get a shot at the Lonsdale belt in the autumn.
WBA super-middleweight champion Andre Ward is already looking towards the final bout of Showtime’s Super-Six Tournament, and sees a fight with Britain's WBC champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch as the perfect way to end the tournament later this year.
Matthew Hatton is more than capable of capturing a world title for Manchester this Saturday night when he takes on Mexican superstar Saul Alvarez in Anaheim, according to Denton Gym boxing trainer Joe Gallagher. The vacant WBC junior middleweight title will be at stake in the fight.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5-0, 25 KO’s) is to make a return to the boxing ring after announcing his intention to shed 20lbs to make the light-heavyweight limit for the first time in his twelve-year professional career.
Former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin (8-0, 7 KO’s) will still top the bill at the York Hall in Bethnall Green on Saturday night after 32 year-old Michael Lomax, who previously fought Kell Brook, agreed to step in on late notice and saved the bill from being scrapped.
Former European light-middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes has been left wondering what he has to do to get his world title shot after Saul Alvarez and Matthew Hatton were given the opportunity to fight for the vacant WBC 154-pound title, which Rhodes is ranked as the number one contender for.
Londoner David Haye, the WBA heavyweight champion, is reportedly looking at other options in the event that his mandatory challenger Ruslan Chagaev is denied a license to box in Britain. Chagaev's Hepatitis B status will likely force the British Board to deny him the ability to box in England.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) has thrown his hat in the ring to be fallen British heavyweight Audley Harrison’s next opponent as he looks to gear his career towards a title shot in the near future.
Former world welterweight champion Kermit Cintron is looking to return to action in May, a year after his controversial match-up with Paul “The Punisher” Williams ended in unusual circumstances and was prematurely ended in the fourth round.
It was anounced on Saturday that WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan had finally reached an agreement with an opponent for his fourth world title defence on April 16th at the MEN Arena in Manchester, with Paul McCloskey putting pen to paper after lengthy negotiations.