Oscar De La Hoya has explained his absence from the Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn event staged in Las Vegas on September 12
Denzel Bentley insists he is not ducking Yoenli Hernandez, the Cuban awaiting his mandatory shot at the WBO middleweight title
Derek Chisora has made a U-turn on his retirement. The 42-year-old heavyweight hung up his gloves following defeat to Deontay Wilder at London’s O2 Arena back in April. Chisora, 36-14 23 KOs), made it clear that the fight was his 50th and final, but in the weeks that followed the loss he declared he would be open to a rematch.
An unexpected and astounding clash of unbeaten, multiple-division champions has emerged through separate negotiations, as a connected official tells BoxingScene Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney are in “advanced discussions” for a welterweight title showdown.
The appetite to see a 61-year-old do battle with a man eight years his junior is thankfully low. Thus, the projected fight between Oliver McCall and Ike Ibeabuchi has been canned after Prizefighting TV admitted the event was on course to make a significant financial loss.