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If junior welterweight contender Antonio Orozco wins this Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California against Abner Lopez, he could be in line for a big showcase in his next bout underneath Saul Alvarez, who is scheduled to face WBO 154-pound titlist, Liam Smith.
It was announced last Friday that unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) will be facing IBF welterweight belt-holder Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) on September 10th at the O2 Arena in London, England.
There are a lot of rumors swirling around the immediate future of former IBF middleweight titlist David Lemieux. Will he be on the Saul Alvarez-Liam Smith undercard on September 17th and will he face Curtis Stevens?
On Monday, WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0, 26KOs) faces Isaac Chilemba in Russia. Then on August 6th in Oakland, Andre Ward (29-0, 15KOs) takes on Alexander Brand.
Should Sergey Kovalev - who defends his IBF/WBA/WBC light heavyweight titles against Isaac Chilemba in Russia on Monday - and Andre Ward (who takes on Alexander Brand on August 6th) win their upcoming fights - then they are scheduled to face each other on November 19th on HBO pay-per-view.
According to former WBA lightweight champion, Brandon Rios, as of today he is a promotional free agent after spending his career under the Top Rank banner.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) - a career welterweight and the current IBF belt-holder in that division - faces IBF, IBO, WBA and WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) in a full-fledged middleweight bout with a weight limit of 160-pounds.
It was announced on Friday that unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) will be taking on IBF welterweight belt-holder Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) on September 10th from the O2 Arena in London, England.
As of a few days ago, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport was attempting to finalize two big title fights for the fall. The first would see Kell Brook defend his IBF welterweight title in a unification showdown with WBO welterweight champion Kell Brook. The second would see British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. take a serious step up in class by fighting IBO/WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin.
It was anticipated for the past month or so that WBO welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas would face IBF belt-holder Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) in a unification bout in September. But those plans were scuttled when Brook stunningly accepted the assignment to face WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight kingpin, Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) on September 10th in London.