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David Adeleye targets world heavyweight title after signing with Matchroom
Fringe heavyweight contender David Adeleye has signed promotional terms with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing after departing from Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions
David Adeleye: record, next fight and profile →
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Fringe heavyweight contender David Adeleye has signed promotional terms with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing after departing from Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions

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"I’ve shared a ring many, many times sparring with him [Dubois], so he knows exactly what he’s in with when he gets in there with me," said David Adeleye this week.
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Filip Hrgovic dismantled David Adeleye on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, surviving a brief scare in the eighth round to reassert himself as a heavyweight contender.

“Probably the biggest one is when George Groves fights James DeGale and David Haye fights Wladimir Klitschko," explains Adam Booth. "That's water under the bridge now."...

After two fights and two stoppage victories under Adam Booth, David Adeleye is increasingly showing the hallmarks of a fighter with complete faith in his trainer.