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By Steve Kim Victor Conte is certainly no stranger to PED controversies. The former head of BALCO has now re-invented himself as an anti-drug crusader of sorts in the sport of boxing and in recent years has supervised the strength-and-conditioning of boxers at his SNAC gym in Northern California.
One of the most anticipated match-ups in all of boxing would be the heavyweight unification bout between Anthony Joshua (who has possession of the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts) and Deontay Wilder (who has ownership of the WBC title) but it doesn't look like they're any closer to actually meeting in the ring in the upcoming year.
It's no secret that promoter Eddie Hearn is looking to sign marquee names to feature on DAZN. And two notable names who are currently unattached in terms of a network are Gennady Golovkin and Manny Pacquiao.
Later tonight from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, Danny Roman makes the third defense of his WBA "regular" super bantamweight title against Gavin McDonnell in what is his debut on DAZN.
With the rather surprising news that unified middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez would be moving up in weight to face WBA 'regular' super middleweight titlist, Rocky Fielding, on December 15th at the Madison Square Garden - many have speculated just who will distribute and televise this event. With Fielding being promoted by Matchroom Sports, many are under the impression that streaming service DAZN will be the broadcaster.
In what was a rather surprising announcement, middleweight champion, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs), announced on Twitter that he would be facing WBA 'regular' super middleweight titlist, Rocky Fielding, on December 15th at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
It's not clear when WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will return to the ring - but when he does it will be Eddy Reynoso (best known for developing middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez) in his corner. Valdez began working with Reynoso in Guadalajara, Mexico earlier this week.
WBO super bantamweight titlist, Isaac Dogboe, has had a banner 2018. Not only winning the title but becoming a notable figure within the sport of boxing. Now he has signed a new pact with Top Rank, which has promoted his last couple of bouts.
After more than a two year hiatus from the ring, Dusty Harrison (30-0-1, 16 KO's) is now slated to make his return in his hometown of Washington D.C. "I'm fighting on December 1st, it's at a new arena that they just built, "Hernandez said of the Entertainment and Sports Arena which is the home of the WNBA Mystics. Hernandez, who last fought on September 15th, 2016 (a 10 round decision victory over Thomas LaManna) will be facing veteran trialhorse, James Winchester in a junior middleweight contest.
For years Cameron Dunkin was known as one of the best talent scouts in the sport as a manager, where he discovered the likes of Terence Crawford, Kelly Pavlik, Leo Santa Cruz, Stevie Johnston, and Nonito Donaire, among over 30 world champions he handled throughout the years.