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At least one oddsmaker seems to have the matchmaking itch. Online gambling site sportsbetting.ag instituted odds Sunday for a make-believe fight between YouTuber-boxer Jake Paul and NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Floyd Mayweather will be gloving up once again. The 44-year-old Hall of Fame boxer announced in a press conference that he will be participating in an exhibition bout on a helipad at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai on Feb. 20.
Joe Smith Jr. isn’t as impressed as some of his peers may be by the potential windfall of a Canelo Alvarez bout. The former day laborer and current WBO light heavyweight beltholder from Long Island, New York was recently asked whom he wants to fight the most and his answer, not surprisingly, was in line with his reputation as a no-nonsense competitor.
Bob Arum has no plans on offering Teofimo Lopez another fight at 135 pounds given the potentially catastrophic health issues that could arise.
Bob Arum apparently has no appetite to see a unification match between light heavyweight stalwarts Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Floyd Mayweather’s next venture will take place in the Manhattan of the Middle East. The former five-division champion and box office star announced he will be active in establishing a business presence in Dubai in 2022, which may even include a return to the ring of some kind.
Malik Scott does not think Oleksandr Usyk, the WBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion, is a walk in the park for WBC titleholder Tyson Fury. On the contrary.
In an ideal world, Conor Benn would already be looking at his first attempt at winning a world title. On the heels of his lurid stoppage over veteran Chris Algieri, the hard-hitting British upstart recently expressed how would have loved nothing more than a chance to swap punches with WBA welterweight titleholder Yordenis Ugas.
Keith Thurman has seen far scarier things in his life than Terence Crawford’s stoppage of Shawn Porter. The former welterweight titleholder from Clearwater, Florida is poised to break his cycle of inactivity by returning to the ring against Mario Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) on Feb. 5 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on Fox Pay-Per-View. Thurman has not fought since his points loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2019.
Promoter Frank Warren does not want anything to get in the way of a unification bout for his client Tyson Fury, despite whatever rival impresario Eddie Hearn may have to say.