At the Copper Box Arena, London, next Saturday unbeaten Liam Walsh steps into the ring to challenge one of the youngest Champions in boxing Gervonta Davis. He has the backing of promoter Floyd Mayweather and holds the IBF World Super-Featherweight Title.
The UK-Anti Doping hearing involving Tyson Fury has been postponed, threatening the former world heavyweight champion’s plans to return to action on July 8. Press Association Sport understands UKAD took its decision because of a potential conflict of interest involving a member of its panel, and has therefore chosen to revisit the hearing at a date still to be confirmed.
After a couple of free weekends following the thrills and spills provided by our Leicester show, we are now ready to rock up in Leeds on Saturday for part three of what will become a long-running boxing thriller shown across BoxNation and BT Sport on Saturday night.
New Delhi: WBO Super Middleweight Asia Pacific champion Vijender Singh who was promoted by IOS Boxing Promotions along with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions has decided to terminate his agreement with Queensberry Promotions with immediate effect. The reason behind terminating this contract is Queensberry Promotions not honoring and delivering their contractual obligations for more than a year.
What a shame our man Hughie Fury sustained the untimely back injury that prevented him making the trip to New Zealand to challenge for the WBO world heavyweight title held by Joseph Parker. Had he stayed fit I am convinced we would now still be celebrating a new heavyweight champion and the second from the Fury family.
A war of words has erupted between the respective promoters for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and mandatory challenger Hughie Fury. Earlier this year, Duco Events - who promote Parker - won the WBO's purse bid by placing down a winning bid of $3,000,011. They outbid Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, who put down $2.8 million. There was a 60/40 split advantage in favor of Parker - who would have made around $1.8 million and Fury would have brought in around $1.2 million.
Tyson Fury will target a comeback fight on July 8, provided he overturns a drug suspension. He appeared at a UK Anti-Doping hearing on Monday. Fury has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight titles in November 2015 because of a combination of drug issues and mental health concerns.
Liam Smith will fight Liam Williams in a rematch in the near future. The super-welterweights clashed in a controversial showdown in April, with ‘Beefy’ coming out on top after the fight was stopped at the end of round 10. The pair will now renew their rivalry in the coming months after Frank Warren, the promoter of the pair, confirmed that a deal had been reached for the return.
As Britain catches its breath before the next clutch of major fight dates – including the visit of Floyd Mayweather protege Gervonta Davis to London on May 20 – the attention of the boxing world turns to Las Vegas this weekend for an all-Mexican affair that has captured the imagination. Boxing’s biggest draw, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fights for national pride against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on the weekend of the Mexican holiday Cinco De Mayo.
It is particularly encouraging to receive the daily bulletins from Tyson Fury over in Marbella where he is getting back in the swing of things alongside Billy Joe Saunders. Working alongside a world middleweight champion, who has a big date to prepare for, will do Tyson the power of good and the weight loss he has reported will serve him well for when he really gets back in the thick of it with his trainer and mentor Peter Fury.