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Bob Arum isn’t necessarily expecting a blockbuster at the American box office for the upcoming heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte, though he insists there is a good reason for that.
Eddie Hearn’s gut feeling tells him that the most significant geopolitical crisis in the world at the moment will not end up having an adverse effect on the upcoming heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.
A bureaucratic measure or two apparently is all that stands in the way of the rematch between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire, according to promoter Bob Arum.
Oleksandr Usyk’s obituary one day will likely list more than just his boxing achievements. In a video posted on his Instagram account Saturday from his troubled homeland of Ukraine, the unified heavyweight champion of the world urged the citizens of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia encroached on Ukrainian territory early Thursday morning with military force and have been trying to gain a foothold in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, all day Saturday.
Bob Arum doesn’t expect Josh Taylor to break the modern-day mold of fighting more than twice a year. The head of Top Rank Inc. was recently asked if he has plans to ensure that Taylor, the undisputed champion in the 140-pound division and Arum’s client, will maintain a more active fighting schedule than has been the case in the recent past.
Kell Brook will have to hold off from making any concrete fight plans, at least until Amir Khan gives him the green light. Ben Shalom, the head of the British promotional outfit Boxxer, which promoted the Amir Khan-Kell Brook welterweight grudge match on Feb. 19 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England
Why does the self-described best promoter in the world keep losing purse bids? That question, in all its baldness, was lobbed to Eddie Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, in light of Hearn’s recent failed attempt to win the purse bid for the super middleweight bout between his charge Demetrius Andrade and Zach Parker. Hearn, to be fair, has won his fair share of notable purse bids over the years, but his recent track record has caused some observers to wonder why the well-heeled British promoter is becoming uncharacteristically tight with his money. Earlier this month, Hearn came up short in a well-publicized purse bid for the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title bout, losing out to Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions, whose $41 million submission was a record and more than $9 million more than Hearn’s offer of $32 million.
Chris Eubank Jr. believes there is more momentum than ever for a clash between him and British compatriot Kell Brook. The middleweight contender called out Sheffield’s Brook to a fight soon after Brook notched a career-defining sixth-round stoppage over bitter rival Amir Khan in Manchester last Saturday.
Sampson Lewkowicz could not help but roll his eyes when he saw Eddie Hearn making the rounds on social media. Lewkowicz is the promoter of highly regarded 168-pound contender David Benavidez, who has cropped up in the news for calling out two-division titlist Demetrius Andrade, the slick southpaw promoted by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, to a showdown sometime in the near future. Andrade, a longtime reigning champion at 160, is looking to make his start at the super middleweight in his next fight, against England's Zach Parker.
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is furious that Tyson Fury, the WBC champion, made a claim that he ran from a potential unification clash.