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As far as Anthony Joshua and Co. are concerned, the ball is now firmly in Tyson Fury’s court. Earlier this week, representatives of the former heavyweight champion from London announced that they agreed to all of the terms that had been laid out by WBC heavyweight titlist Fury and his promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions for an all-British fight at the end of the year.
The postponement of the Sept.10 Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall card due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II led to steep financial repercussions for its organizers and participants, according to the lead promoter of the event.
The promoter of Chris Eubank Jr. rejected the recent rumor that his charge’s tentpole fight with Conor Benn was at risk of being cancelled. Kalle Sauerland responded to a query regarding the news that Eubank’s father, the former boxing star, intended to pull
Angel Fernandez is optimistic that Anthony Joshua will bounce back from one of the toughest losses of his career. In fact, the trainer of the former heavyweight champion from London is certain that Joshua will "definitely" defeat Oleksandr Usyk if they ever get in the ring together again.
Alycia Baumgardner thinks the unfortunate delay to her 130-pound unification fight will not exactly play in the favor of her opponent. The women’s WBC 130-pound champion from Michigan will not be taking on WBO, IBF champion Mikaela Mayer in their
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t entirely confident that cross promotional fights with Premier Boxing Champions can be made—through no fault of his own, the promoter said.
Chris Eubank Jr. promised he only needed to be 60% percent of himself on fight night to defeat Conor Benn, and that apparently also extends to his proclivities in the bedroom.
Eddie Hearn isn’t convinced that a fight between his charge Filip Hrgovic and Jared Anderson, the up-and-coming contender promoted by rival Top Rank, is a realistic matchup given where both fighters are at this point in their respective careers.
One of the most intriguing fights to be made in American boxing has yet to become a reality, but that hasn’t stopped Canelo Alvarez from offering his two cents.
Naoya Inoue may still have unfinished business at 118 pounds, but the Japanese dynamo apparently is already thinking about some of the more consequential matchups at 122.