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Liam Smith believes that a fight between him and Kell Brook could be a perfect chief support for Anthony Joshua’s fight with Kubrat Pulev. Smith, the former WBO champion, and Brook are both eying world title shots in the 154lb division, but with no obvious opportunities available, an all-British clash between the pair of them could be a lucrative option.
Talks for a world featherweight title unification fight between Josh Warrington and Shakur Stevenson have ground to a standstill after the American turned down an offer for the fight to place in Leeds in May in favour of making a defence of his WBO title in New York in March.
Terri Harper says she has been shocked by the speed of her through the boxing ranks as she prepares to challenge Eva Wahlstrom for the WBC super-featherweight title in Sheffield on Saturday.
Daniel Dubois says he cannot see his British heavyweight title fight with Joe Joyce going the distance. Dubois said he believes that Joyce has gained confidence from having sparred him ahead of Joyce’s appearance at the 2016 Olympics when Dubois was a teenager. “I’m a different animal now. You are going to become an old man that night,” Dubois said at a press conference to announce the fight, at the O2 arena, London, on April 11.
Kell Brook says he wants to put the memories of his last fight at the Sheffield Arena behind him when he returns to the venue – now known as the FlyDAS Arena – to face Mark DeLuca on Saturday.
Ask Kid Galahad who he thinks is the world’s No 1 featherweight, he give a very straightforward answer. Himself. Eight months on from his unsuccessful challenge for Josh Warrington’s IBF title, the feeling that he got a raw decision from the judges that night has not gone away, although he is trying to channel any frustration into something more positive.
Charlie Edwards will make his return to the ring in April, sixth months after giving up the WBC flyweight title because of weight-making problems, but his next fight will not be promoted by Eddie Hearn, as Edwards’ deal with Hearn’s Matchroom company has expired.
The launch of the new MTK National Boxing and Education Academy will offer young boxers the chance to continue studying while competing and give the opportunity to teenagers interested in boxing the chance to build a career in sport, according to Sandra Vaughan, the CEO of MTK Global.
Sean McComb says he plans to move down to lightweight to chase titles after recoding the best win of his career, as the former Belfast amateur star forced Mauro Maximiliano Godoy to quit on his stool at the end of the sixth round at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Saturday night.
Lee Haskins, the former IBF bantamweight champion, announced his retirement after losing to Davey Oliver Joyce in Belfast on Saturday night. The 37-year-old held the IBF title from 2015-2017 was stopped six seconds from the end of the fifth round on the MTK Global show at the Ulster Hall, having seemingly suffered a reoccurrence of a knee injury.