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By Ron Lewis - Daniel Dubois had no thoughts about working his way back gently when he started sparring again in April. Having suffered eye damage when losing his unbeaten record to Joe Joyce in November, he went in as a sparring partner to Derek Chisora and Johnny Fisher when he stepped between the ropes again. It felt like he had never been away.
Ben Whittaker knows success in his current line of work means one thing – getting your name on the wall. Whittaker aims to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics this weekend before setting off on what he hopes will be a glorious professional career. But as a graduate of the Great Britain boxing gym in Sheffield, he knows he must win a medal to have passed with flying colors.
Eddie Hearn says his new UK broadcast deal with DAZN will change the face of boxing in the UK and Ireland and ensure that regular Matchroom pay-per-view shows are a thing of the past. After months of rumors, Hearn formally announced his new five-year deal with DAZN on Thursday, ending a 27-year relationship between Matchroom and Sky Sports.
Eddie Hearn has finally confirmed a new five-year deal to bring all his UK shows to DAZN, ending a partnership between Matchroom and Sky Sports that goes back 27 years.
Frank Warren has admitted that the process that led to the breakdown of an undisputed world heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fry and Anthony Joshua was “a mess” but he does believe that the fight can happen in December.
Josh Taylor didn’t get the hero’s welcome home he deserved when he returned to Scotland and he didn’t even have his belts with him after they went missing in transit. Taylor’s trip from Las Vegas went via Dallas and London, but when he arrived in Edinburgh COVID regulations prevented a crowd from greeting him the airport. He also said he had no idea what had happened to his four championship belts.
Sam Eggington earned himself a WBC ranking at middleweight as he pounded his way to a unanimous points decision over Carlos Molina, Mexico’s former IBF super-welterweight champion, in Coventry.
So far, so good for Stevie McKenna, who brings a record of seven knockouts in seven fights into his latest contest this weekend. But while McKenna hasn’t been getting many rounds in the ring, his father and trainer, Fergal, is making sure he is not shy of work in the gym.
If there was a movie of Josh Taylor’s career, he seems to be playing it on fast forward. It has only taken Taylor 17 fights to stand on the cusp of being the first British boxer to hold WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles at the same time.
Dillian Whyte’s return to the ring has been pushed back from July, although Chris Arreola remains a possible next opponent, according to Eddie Hearn. Whyte and Hearn met before the weekend to discuss his next fight after he regained the interim WBC heavyweight title with a stoppage over Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar. Originally, Whyte had been keen on a July fight in the United States but has decided he wants more of a break after a lengthy training camp ahead of the Povetkin rematch.