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Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has unleashed a steam train of speculation by revealing that Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin, 22-1 (13), could pursue an IBF eliminator against Tim Bradley.
The IBF called for a final eliminator between Amir Khan and Bradley earlier this week only for Khan to reject it, which left Gavin next in line for a showdown with the former world champion.
Hearn told iFilm London’s Kugan Cassius that the IBF option is an enticing one for Gavin.
“Amir pulled out of the fight so now it goes down the rankings to Frankie Gavin,” he said. “We have to let them (the IBF) know by Tuesday whether we want to accept that fight and are in negotiations with Top Rank about that fight. Obviously he's due to fight [Chris] van Heerden [in Birmingham on May 9], but this is a massive opportunity to fight Tim Bradley so we have to consider our position.”
He added: “Kell has nine months since his last mandatory, so they’ll probably call for it around November.” [Click Here To Read More]
The IBF called for a final eliminator between Amir Khan and Bradley earlier this week only for Khan to reject it, which left Gavin next in line for a showdown with the former world champion.
Hearn told iFilm London’s Kugan Cassius that the IBF option is an enticing one for Gavin.
“Amir pulled out of the fight so now it goes down the rankings to Frankie Gavin,” he said. “We have to let them (the IBF) know by Tuesday whether we want to accept that fight and are in negotiations with Top Rank about that fight. Obviously he's due to fight [Chris] van Heerden [in Birmingham on May 9], but this is a massive opportunity to fight Tim Bradley so we have to consider our position.”
He added: “Kell has nine months since his last mandatory, so they’ll probably call for it around November.” [Click Here To Read More]
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