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Mike Tyson wants to make it clear he isn’t simply a gun-for-hire. The heavyweight legend has been helping trainer former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for his Oct. 28 showdown against WBC champion Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fury’s WBC belt, quizzically, will not be on the line.)
Promoter Eddie Hearn has apparently decided it is better for the high-profile fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. to take place on its own date.
Veteran trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas is convinced there is a legitimate path to victory for Francis Ngannou when he takes on Tyson Fury. Ngannou, the former UFC champion, is set to challenge WBC heavyweight titlist Fury this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Deontay Wilder has offered his most heartfelt entreaty to Anthony Joshua yet. Amid rumors that the two former heavyweight titlists appear farther apart than ever to agreeing on a fight deal, Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Wilder took to social media to address London’s Joshua directly.
The risk-reward calculus to fight Deontay Wilder apparently does not check out for many fighters, even when a potential $4 million windfall is to be had, according to Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott.
Promoter Bob Arum says he knew a deal between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk was inevitable once Turki Alalshikh entered the picture. Talks between Fury, the WBC titlist from England, and Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF champion from Ukraine, were repeatedly stymied in the past year, with Fury eventually pivoting to a fight with ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou; they fight this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jorge Linares believes he has fought his last professional boxing match. The 38-year-old veteran from Venezuela came up short in his latest fight, a 12-round junior welterweight bout, last Saturday night against Jack Catterall at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has a tentative shortlist of capable opponents for Anthony Joshua’s next fight. The Matchroom head named Agit Kabayel, Filip Hrgovic, and Otto Wallin has possible foes for his star client, who has, according to Hearn, expressed a keen desire to fight in December.
Promoter Eddie Hearn sees a lot of sense in making a rematch now between Jack Catterall and Josh Taylor. Last Saturday night, Catterall, the 140-pound contender from England, defeated veteran Jorge Linares over 12 rounds at Echo Arena in Liverpool.
The bad blood continues to boil between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterrall. Moments after defeating veteran Jorge Linares by unanimous decision on Saturday night, Catterall called out his longtime nemesis to a rematch.