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In a few months, former world champions Shawn Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) and Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) will square off for the vacant WBC welterweight title. It's a fight that Porter and his outspoken father/trainer, Kenny, have yearned for. And the father admits to being pleasantly surprised that Garcia actually took this assignment.
During his in-studio visit to 'the 3 Knockdown Rule' with Mario Lopez last Friday, WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) stated that his preference was to plant his flag for a bit at 135, after winning titles in three weight divisions in just a dozen fights.
Counting the likes of Vasyl Lomachenko and Sergey Kovalev, Egis Klimas is one of the most influential managers in the sport. He works closely with the likes of Top Rank and Main Events with his vast stable of fighters who come mostly from Eastern Europe.
So what's next for heavyweight contender, Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller (21-0-1, 18 KOs), who is ranked in the top five by the WBA, IBF and WBO? His co-promoter, Greg Cohen, said to BoxingScene.com - "Dmitry Salita and I talk every day and right now we're kind of in a holding pattern. Who knows what it's going to be with (Deontay) Wilder and (Anthony) Joshua? That's what the whole boxing world is waiting to see and then obviously ( Alexander) Povetkin is Joshua's mandatory (for the WBA).
Back on May 5th, former two division world champion David Haye was stopped once again by Tony Bellew , this time in five rounds in their rematch which took place at the O2 Arena in London.
While there is no official date or venue for their fight against Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) for the vacant WBC welterweight title, Shawn Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) will begin preparing for battle on Friday.
Heavyweight Efe Ajagba scored a highlight reel knockout of Dell Long this past weekend at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi to run his record to 5-0 (5 KO's). This bout was part of the FS1 broadcast and for many it was the first look at the 24-year old Nigerian, who was signed to a promotional deal by Ringstar Sports as he turned pro last year.
Coming off his May 12th victory over Jorge Linares, newly crowned WBA lightweight titlist, Vasiliy Lomachenko, was slated to return on August 25th on ESPN. But those plans have been scuttled as it turns out that Lomachenko suffered a torn right labrum in the early rounds of that fight.
So why is Golden Boy Promotions saying they are moving on from the rematch between their client, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, and unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin? While Golden Boy feels this now a dead issue, promoter Tom Loeffler of GGG Promotions believes they are still negotiating the rematch for September.
It's clear that there is an impasse as it relates to the negotiations between unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) and Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The two boxers fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in September 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.