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Last week, it was announced by Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sports the formation of an American affiliate (Matchoom USA) and a new streaming platform(DAZN) that will produce 16 fight cards in the States a year beginning this September and will have a budget over a billion dollars over an eight year stretch.
A couple of hours ago Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez announced on Twitter that he would be enrolling in year-round testing with VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association). This comes on the heels of his scheduled rematch with unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin being cancelled after he twice tested positive for clenbuterol back in late February.
While Sergey Kovalev will defend his WBO world title against Eleider Alvarez on August 4th in Atlantic City, he will be tuning into Showtime this weekend as WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson will defend his title against former 168-pound belt-holder Badou Jack.
On August 4th at the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, WBO light heavyweight belt-holder, Sergey Kovalev will face unbeaten challenger Eleider Alvarez.
As Vasyl Lomachenko put the finishing touches on his 10th round stoppage of Jorge Linares to capture the WBA lightweight title at the Madison Square Garden in New York, Bob Arum strolled over to press row to announce that Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) is scheduled to return to the ring on August 25th.
Last December 2nd at the Madison Square Garden, Sadam Ali (26-1, 14 KO's) pulled of a major upset by defeating Miguel Cotto in what was his final professional bout. This victory also came with the WBO junior middleweight belt and now later tonight at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York - he makes his first title defense against Jaime Munguia, a late replacement for mandatory challenger Liam Smith.
Earlier this afternoon in New York City, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sports announced a landmark deal that will see them put on 16 cards (per year) over the next years beginning this September for eight years. The deal was made with Perform Group and will be televised on their DAZN streaming platform. This agreement was announced at being worth a staggering $1 billion.
Trainer Andre Rozier is one of the most honest and forthright individuals in the sport of boxing. And when you ask him about Danny Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs) recent victory over Maciej Sulecki, he had mixed reviews. "Danny was trying a little bit too hard to impress the crowd at the Barclay Center
Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) will look to become a three-time world champion by taking the title from WBA lightweight belt-holder Jorge Linares on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden in New York. And on July 14, eight division champion Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) will challenge WBA "regular" welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia.
As Liam Smith called in sick to face WBO junior middleweight titlist, Sadam Ali, Golden Boy Promotions was left scrambling to find a replacement on late notice. And it was undefeated Mexican contender Jaime Munguia (28-0, 24 KO's) who got the call to face Ali this Saturday night at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York as the main event on HBO.