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Once-beaten heavyweight contender Michael Hunter seriously doubts that he'll be selected as the next opponent for WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The frontrunners to face Fury, on a potential date of December 5th in the UK, appear to be Agit Kabayel and Carlos Takam.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, could see Deontay Wilder being squeezed out from the world title picture until 2022. Joshua, provided he beats mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on December 12, plans to move forward with a two-fight agreement to unify with Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC's world title.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is very confident that his star boxer is legally capable of fighting on December 5 in the UK. Back in February, Fury stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Otto Wallin’s trainer Joey Gamache told him that Teofimo Lopez was going to beat Vasiliy Lomachenko. As Wallin sat in a New York City bar with friends watching his trainer working in Lopez’s corner as his prophecy came true, he couldn’t help but wish for one more chance to try shocking the world the way Teofimo did.
Raphael Akpejiori, the training partner of Deontay Wilder, says the once-beaten boxer is ready and willing to fight WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in December. Back in February, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Two men have emerged as potential challengers for heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury’s next fight, Agit Kabayel and Carlos Takam, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter with Frank Warren, told BoxingScene on Tuesday night.
Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn knows all too well about enforcing heavyweight championship rematches. Last year, Anthony Joshua shockingly lost to Andy Ruiz via stoppage in June, but Hearn and company enforced their rematch clause for Joshua to regain his titles during his December rematch in a one-sided unanimous decision win versus Ruiz.
IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is looking forward to the moment when Deontay Wilder breaks his silence. Wilder has been unusually quiet for several months, without any statements or interviews conducted.
Bob Arum anticipates complaints from Deontay Wilder and his team. Tyson Fury’s co-promoter is certain, though, that the former WBC heavyweight champion doesn’t have any legal recourse if Fury moves forward with his plan to fight an undetermined opponent December 5 at Royal Albert Hall in London. Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Fury is well within his rights, per terms of his contracts for second and third fights with Wilder, to fight someone other than Wilder now that the time frame within which they were obligated to box a third time has expired.
Top contender Oscar Rivas is ready and willing to fight WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in December. As BoxingScene.com recently reported, Fury is tired of waiting for the finalization of a contracted trilogy with Deontay Wilder - and instead he plans to stay busy with a homecoming fight on December 5 in the UK.