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Sky and BoxNation could be facing a £12,000,000 battle over the right to broadcast Floyd Mayweather, 47-0 (26), against Manny Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), here in the U.K. on May 2, according to Charles Sale of the Daily Mail, who also writes that Mayweather will have the “final say” over the TV rights.
Tony Bellew has reportedly been involved in an on-set altercation with the actor playing his cornerman during the filming of Rocky spin-off Creed, but there has been confusing reports over the severity of the incident or whether it even took place. TMZ reported that Bellew, 23-2-1 (14), had a brawl with another actor, but the studio denied that it was a physical altercation when speaking to the Entertainment news site. Bellew also took to Twitter to denounce the claims, which he said are “pathetic”.
Carl Frampton stopped California's Chris Avalos in five rounds at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Saturday night in the maiden defence of his IBF Super bantamweight title. The fight was terrestrial channel ITV’s first foray into boxing for over five years and a rare case of a free-to-air world title boxing match.
The WBA have set the ball rolling on a possible rematch between Carl Froch, 37, and 31-year-old Andre Ward by mandating a fight between the two fighters. The organisation's Championships Committee has told the two parties that they have 30 days to reach an agreement for a fight, which must take place within 120 days, or they will send the contest out to purse bids.
Mike Criscio, the manager of California's Chris Avalos, has put his money where his mouth is by placing a £10,000 bet on his fighter ahead of tomorrow night’s IBF Super bantamweight title fight. Avalos, 25-2 (19), has vowed to tear the title away from Carl Frampton, 19-0 (13), in front of the Irishman’s Belfast support, and his manager has backed him to the hilt with the big money bet.
Liverpool’s Tony Bellew isn’t the only British fighter with one eye on a post-boxing acting career; Nottingham’s Carl Froch, 33-2 (24), has told The Sun that he has secured a role in an upcoming British gangster film and likes the idea of switching professions once his in-ring career comes to an end. Froch will have a small role in Once Upon A Time In London, Bellew is filming his part in Rocky spin off-Creed, but both men will juggle their film work with their boxing careers—although Froch has stated that he will only fight again if he can secure a bout that adds to his legacy. “Secretly, I've had a few acting lessons,” said Froch. “I kept it to myself because I don't think for one minute I'm the next Robert De Niro. But I am not afraid of the camera and I have got a bit of confidence. You never know, do you? Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham have done very, very well. I think the role has got to be fitted. I'm not Brad Pitt looks-wise— I like to say what my missus says, that I'm ruggedly goodlooking. I'm a fighter, so I don't think there's any mystery that I'm going to have a bit of a hardman role.”
Liverpool’s David Price returned to action after an eight-month layoff on Saturday night with a sixth-round stoppage of Brazil’s Irineu Beato Costa Junior in Berlin and has stated his desire to return to the U.K. Manchester’s Tyson Fury is his preferred target should Sauerland Promotion bring the Liverpudlian back to Britain after four fights on the road. Price registered his fourth win since back-to-back losses to Tony Thompson in 2013 (TKO two and five respectively). The 31-year-old believes a showdown with Fury, who is waiting in line for a shot at Wladimir Klitschko would be a good domestic match-up if the Klitschko fight proves tough to nail down.
Chris Avalos, 25-2 (19), claims that a win over IBF Super bantamweight title-holder Carl Frampton on Saturday night would change his life and help him buy his parents a new home. The 25-year-old California-based boxer meets Frampton, 19-0 (13), at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Saturday night live on ITV—the network’s return to live boxing—and has told David Kelly of the Belfast Telegraph that he was unimpressed by the 28-year-old’s world title win over Kiko Martinez in September.
Dmitry "Night Wolf" Chudinov, 14-0-2 (9), and Chris Eubank Junior, 18-1 (13), came face-to-face in London earlier today to discuss Saturday night’s interim WBA World middleweight title encounter. They clash at London’s O2 Arena, the show is promoted by Frank Warren and will be shown live on BoxNation. Tyson Fury will hope to underline his position as Wladimir Klitschko’s mandatory contender when he meets Christian Hammer in the show’s bill topper. Eubank’s interim title crack has come hot on the heels of his first professional defeat. The 25-year-old dropped a split decision to Billy Joe Saunders for the British, Commonwealth and European middleweight titles in November, but has been given a chance to steal a march on his domestic rival. The Brighton-based boxer started slowly in that one; he vowed to avoid making the same mistake on Saturday night.
Floyd Mayweather, 47-0 (26), has hit out at Amir Khan’s criticism of his bout with Manny Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), by mocking the Bolton-based boxer’s failure to secure a megafight. Khan, 30-3 (19), has claimed that he was close to nailing down a meeting with Pacquiao as well as chasing a fight with Mayweather only to miss out on both. The 28-year-old welterweight contender also believes that Mayweather-Pacquiao could turn out to be a damp squib if the styles fail to gel.