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While there is a lot of talk of a middleweight slugfest between former IBF titlist David Lemieux and the hard-hitting Curtis Stevens - there is no deal finalized, as of yet, for the two to meet in the fall.
Former two division world champion Tim Bradley, coming off his April 9th decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in their trilogy encounter, is ready to embark on the next chapter of his career with Top Rank.
Originally the welterweight contest between Thomas 'Cornflake' Lamanna and Dusty Harrison was scheduled for September 16th at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, but an employees strike at the venue caused a cancellation of that show putting this match-up in jeopardy.
Despite the rather awkward press conference that was staged this past Tuesday in Los Angeles - Main Events CEO Kathy Duva is certain that on November 19th there will be a fight between unified light heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev and Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward.
On July 30th at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, former two division world champion Mikey Garcia made his return to the ring - after a layoff of more than two years - by stopping Elio Rojas in five rounds to raise his record to 35-0 (29 KO's).
There was a lot of talk recently about the possibility of WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12KOs) appearing on the Saul Alvarez-Liam Smith HBO pay-per-view undercard, which takes place on September 17th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. But as of now, that will not come to fruition.
Earlier this week, Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31KOs) announced his retirement from boxing via social media. Maidana last fought in September of 2014, where he lost his rematch to Floyd Mayweather.
What was supposed to be the formal announcement of the November 19th showdown between unified light heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward, at the Target Terrace at LA Live, instead became a rather bizarre scene where it was revealed that the two promotional sides (Main Events and Roc Nation Sports) still have not agreed to all the terms - most notably the venue for this fight.
The verbal sparring between the representatives of WBO junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko and top rated Orlando Salido continues. After Egis Klimas, the manager of Lomachenko, shot down Salido's financial demands in an earlier interview on BoxingScene.com, Salido's adviser Sean Gibbons wanted the opportunity to respond.
There has been some online recent back-and-forthing between the representatives of WBO super featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko and the man who defeated him in his second pro bout, Orlando Salido. The hope is that they will engage in a fall rematch but it seems as though things are already getting bogged down during early negotiations.