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Promoter Eddie Hearn maintains that Anthony Joshua will likely have two fights in the next six months or so. In a recent interview, the Matchroom head suggested that the former heavyweight titlist from London could return to the ring by December or January against an unnamed opponent.
Trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre says there was no malicious intent behind the incident that landed him in a British slam for five weeks.
Josh Warrington came away last Saturday night with more respect than ever for Leigh Wood. Leed’s Warrington and Nottingham’s Wood battled each for the Wood’s WBA featherweight belt at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield. Warrington controlled the majority of the fight until the end of the seventh round, when Wood sent Warrington sailing to the canvas with a torrid combination starting with a right hook.
Amir Khan says he can’t be coaxed to become an active prizefighter again, but he may make an exception for the right opponent. The former 140-pound titlist retired last year upon getting stopped by rival countryman Kell Brook in six rounds.
Light heavyweight Marcus Browne apparently holds Artur Beterbiev in very high esteem. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Staten Island’s Browne gave high praise to his former adversary, calling the unified WBC, WBO, IBF 175-pound champion from Russia “a beast.”
UFC’s Dana White insists that boxing promoters will have neither the moolah nor chutzpah to stage a fight at the latest entertainment spectacle in Las Vegas, The Sphere.
Trainer Malik Scott doesn’t believe Anthony Joshua actually wants to fight Deontay Wilder. A fight between the former heavyweight titlists has made rumblings for the past year, but its fortunes recently took a hit after it became clear that the original financial backer—an entity in Saudi Arabia—could no longer deliver the appropriate funds for that match-up.
Promoter Eddie Hearn can hardly believe the career trajectory of Leigh Wood. Last Saturday night in Sheffield, England, Wood, the WBA featherweight champion, staved off a patchy start to stop Josh Warrington in dramatic fashion in the seventh round of their title bout.
Andy Ruiz Jr.’s apparent intransigence at the negotiating table makes him a nonstarter for a fight with Zhilei Zhang, according to one of Zhang’s representatives.
Promoter Frank Warren is certain that a pair of “super” fights he will be helping to stage in Saudi Arabia in the next few months will not be the last—far from it.