UK boxing news round up.
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I always had Cunningham down as a domestic level at best type fighter. He’s definitely a massive overachiever in my eyes. Went on the road a lot too, often had to win fights from the B side, I’d love to see him get a world title shot tbh.Comment
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David Higgins went into the situation recently, said the original deal for July was for a one off fight, then Warren wanted to add a rematch clause in. So Higgins countered and said he wanted the same security for Parker and wants Warren to sign him to a long term deal. Says they're talking but a long term deal takes longer to negotiate so the fight gets pushed back a couple of monthsComment
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David Higgins went into the situation recently, said the original deal for July was for a one off fight, then Warren wanted to add a rematch clause in. So Higgins countered and said he wanted the same security for Parker and wants Warren to sign him to a long term deal. Says they're talking but a long term deal takes longer to negotiate so the fight gets pushed back a couple of months
Frank jumped the gun announcing it tbh, I spoke to Sam Jones on the Friday before Fury-Whyte and he told me everything had been agreed they were just waiting on contracts to be drafted/signed. Then Frank goes and announces it to the masses at Fury-Whyte and I’m guessing that gave Team Parker some added leverage.Comment
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Gonna keep this as a running thread and keep adding news as I hear/see it.
-Fury vs Hunter is now being mooted for July 2nd in Manchester.
-Felix Cash vs Kamil Szeremeta is being explored for July on 9th hopefully as part of the Chisora-Kownacki. Looks like they’re going for a UK vs Poland narrative.
-Matchroom also planning a card in Birmingham in August that will feature all three Yafai brothers.Comment
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I’m optimistic they can reschedule it for September but my gut instinct is telling me this fight isn’t gonna happen. Hope I’m wrong…
Frank jumped the gun announcing it tbh, I spoke to Sam Jones on the Friday before Fury-Whyte and he told me everything had been agreed they were just waiting on contracts to be drafted/signed. Then Frank goes and announces it to the masses at Fury-Whyte and I’m guessing that gave Team Parker some added leverage.
Its not like BT/Queensbury have a particularly busy scheduleComment
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Frank Warren has said it’s because Andy Lee’s wife is having a baby so he can’t commit to training Parker for July. Seems a convenient excuse to me. I think they jumped the gun announcing it and it complicated ongoing negotiations personally. Hopefully it gets rescheduled for September.Comment
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Gonna keep this as a running thread and keep adding news as I hear/see it.
-Fury vs Hunter is now being mooted for July 2nd in Manchester.
-Felix Cash vs Kamil Szeremeta is being explored for July on 9th hopefully as part of the Chisora-Kownacki. Looks like they’re going for a UK vs Poland narrative.
-Matchroom also planning a card in Birmingham in August that will feature all three Yafai brothers.Comment
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Yeah Flyweight is pretty shallow domestically, Galal would easily beat Tommy Frank IMO. Definitely should be a fight they’re targeting in the near future.Comment
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Gonna keep this as a running thread and keep adding news as I hear/see it.
-Fury vs Hunter is now being mooted for July 2nd in Manchester.
-Felix Cash vs Kamil Szeremeta is being explored for July on 9th hopefully as part of the Chisora-Kownacki. Looks like they’re going for a UK vs Poland narrative.
-Matchroom also planning a card in Birmingham in August that will feature all three Yafai brothers.Comment
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