On the eve of his reported sit down Wednesday in LA with Zuffa Boxing’s Dana White, promoter Eddie Hearn says he’d welcome White’s presence at the next Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua press conference… with one caveat... He and White have to be allowed to hash out their differences for the world to witness.
One massive punch lifted Lucas Bahdi from obscurity to contention. One more can take him to history. The lightweight who’ll fight fellow unbeaten Floyd Schofield Jnr for the vacant WBA lightweight title Saturday night in Chicago on DAZN can become Canada’s first 135lbs world champion and stand as the first male promoted by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions to wear a world-title belt.
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.