UK boxing news round up.
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Jarvis was coming up quite a bit in weight as you say. Paro's had two stoppages from his last 7 before Jarvis, which coincided with a step up in level, so while he had quite a streak of stoppages beforehand, maybe he hasn't got quite the same power above domestic level. Don't know if he'll be icing Davies Jr.Comment
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I’m told Dennis Hobson is going to try and block Parker vs Massey. Believes Massey is still under contract and Boxxer have no right to promote his next fight.Comment
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Interesting. If he's successful in doing that, do you reckon they go Parker-Hunter instead for the Catterall-Taylor chief support? Or would that not be viable financially.Comment
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If it gets blocked they’ll probably scrap the Parker fight altogether I reckon, Jack’s a local lad who can shift a few tickets. Parker vs Hunter is a fight I’d actually like to see but it won’t move the needle in the UK. Sky will have the funds to pay Dennis off though I reckon. They did the same thing to him with Jamie McDonnell back in 2013, I expect it to get resolved.Comment
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From what I hear Dennis has a good case, I think the likes of Kynoch and McClory have gone behind his back in making this deal.
If it gets blocked they’ll probably scrap the Parker fight altogether I reckon, Jack’s a local lad who can shift a few tickets. Parker vs Hunter is a fight I’d actually like to see but it won’t move the needle in the UK. Sky will have the funds to pay Dennis off though I reckon. They did the same thing to him with Jamie McDonnell back in 2013, I expect it to get resolved.Comment
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True, but surely among the non-hardcores Bakole-Hunter is less appealing as a chief support than Parker-Hunter? Probably won’t happen though, I expect you’re right. Reckon a replacement opponent for Massey would be any good, probably too much to expect Chamberlain or someone like that isn’t it?Comment
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Depends how much they’re willing to pay really, if somebody else steps in they’ll want very good money on less than 4 weeks notice. I do think the Parker-Massey fight goes ahead though, they’ll just have to negotiate some sort of severance payment with Hobson I reckon. Shalom is quickly making enemies, that’s Hearn and Hobson both pursuing legal action against him.Comment
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