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Liverpool’s Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) knows he has a huge task on his hands when he meets Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) for the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC cruiserweight belts at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night yet the 35-year-old former WBC holder is adamant that he will upset the odds, register a final win, and then walk away into the sunset to enjoy the rest of his life.
When Liverpool’s Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) walks to the ring this Saturday night for what he insists will be his final fight he will be in both a position and a place that he relishes: the underdog with his back against the wall.
BoxingScene understands that a deal has been struck for a December 8 meeting between James DeGale (25-2-1, 15 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr (27-2, 21 early). The fight is rumoured to be the latest bout to be shown on ITV’s PPV channel here in the UK with the venue to be confirmed, although it is likely to land in London.
The British Boxing Board of Control have moved swiftly and decisively by handing Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) a £100,000 fine only a week after charging him with misconduct after a video surfaced in which he mocked a drug addict and tricked her into hitting a passer-by.
Ireland’s JJ McDonagh (16-4, 8 KOs) has fanned the flames ahead of next week’s meeting with Chris Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 KOs) by branding the Eubanks a joke act. The 32-year-old meets Eubank on the undercard of George Groves’s WBSS Super middleweight final appearance against Callum Smith in Jeddah next week over 10-rounds but has not been impressed with the way the Eubanks go about their business.
Scotland’s John McCallum (11-1, 0 KOs) has opted for a ‘He beat me so I’ll join him’ approach to his training set-up after hooking up with former opponent Leon McKenzie. McKenzie beat McCallum by sixth-round Retirement in October 2015 but retired the day after losing to Cello Renda by ninth-round KO for the vacant Southern Area Super middleweight title in September of last year.
Labour’s shadow Sports Minister, Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan, believes that the sport of boxing can play a role in helping to alleviate the Capital’s knife crime problems. Khan engaged in the sport while studying at Cambridge and believes that the discipline it instils can help deal with the issue of gangs on the streets of London.
Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) defends his IBF World, WBA Super World, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 early) at Wembley Stadium on Sky Sports PPV on Saturday night in what he hopes will continue to be a long run of fights and victories. As fight night draws near, the 28-year-old has revealed that he has also looked at another sportsman in a different sport for tips on how to best look after himself and prolong his career.
Hackney-based Lawrence Okolie (9-0, 7 KOs) meets British cruiserweight champion Matty Askin at Wembley Stadium live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday night as part of the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight title defence against Alexander Povetkin, and the 25-year-old hopes to steal the show from his great friend and mentor by netting the Lonsdale title with an impressive performance.
Anthony Joshua’s popularity in the U.K. prompted the universally recognised heavyweight champion to commit to a two-fight deal to appear at Wembley Stadium to reward his fans for their loyalty yet a fellow British boxer believes that the onus is on “AJ” to fight in America if he is to capitalise on his current form.