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Artur Beterbiev apparently could care less about having home court advantage. The WBC, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight champion from Russia will face contender Anthony Yarde on Jan. 28 in Yarde’s hometown of London at Wembley Arena.
One of boxing’s most lethal punchers apparently is not nearly as enamored with knockouts as some might think Gervonta Davis, the hard-hitting lightweight southpaw from Baltimore, says he would derive more satisfaction from dragging out a beating through 12 rounds than curtailing a fight with a stoppage.
Ian John-Lewis, the veteran British referee and judge who was heavily criticized for his scorecard for the junior welterweight undisputed title bout between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall and subsequently demoted, has filed a complaint against the British Board of Boxing Control, according to a report by The Mail.
Teofimo Lopez apparently believes boxing politics may get in the way of a fight with Regis Prograis. In a tweet posted on Friday, Lopez, the former unified lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender, seemed to make the argument that WBC 140-pound champion Regis Prograis is banned from fighting in the United States because of his promotional affiliations.
Regis Prograis isn’t going to dwell on a fight that probably won’t happen anytime soon. The WBC 140-pound titlist from New Orleans recently shut down the prospect of him defending his belt against Teofimo Lopez, the former unified lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender.
Anthony Joshua apparently won’t factor into Tyson Fury’s plans for 2023. But the latter’s promoter would be more than happy to match the former heavyweight champion with two of Britain’s top contenders.
The return of Conor Benn is apparently not up for debate, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. The head of Matchroom Boxing unambiguously indicated in a recent interview that his embattled charge would return in the first six months of 2023.
Former unified 154-pounder Jarrett Hurd will be flinging punches once again. In an Instagram post published on his account several days ago, Hurd, of Accokeek, Maryland, signaled his intention to resume his career, saying he needed to step away from the sport for an extended period of time in order to take care of personal issues.
Demetrius Andrade can’t hide his disgust regarding Canelo Alvarez’s potential next opponent. The two division world champion from Providence, Rhode Island, has long criticized the Mexican superstar and undisputed 168-pound champion for his supposed lack of ambition and has repeatedly accused him of avoiding him, despite the fact that they were network stablemates on DAZN.
Eddie Hearn has taken exception to Lawrence Okolie’s attempt to align himself with a new promoter. Okolie, the WBO cruiserweight titlist and Hearn, the head of Matchroom, are currently in a legal battle over his contract. Okolie believes he has fulfilled his obligations with Matchroom, while Matchroom believes Okolie owes them one more fight. Okolie said he had a lucrative offer from another promoter and presented it to Hearn, but Hearn refused to match it.