Tyson Fury will fight Deontay Wilder twice next year. The former unified heavyweight champion made a sensational return to the ring back in June 2018, fighting twice before taking on the WBC champion at the Staples Center last December.
The International Boxing Organization has announced that the IBO world super middleweight title held by Chris Eubank Jr has been vacated with the Brit moving to middleweight as he seeks out future opportunities within that division.
THREE PIECES OF the world heavyweight championship pie returning to British ownership was the good news from the weekend, the not so good was the champion looking in no fit state to defend. Fair play to Anthony Joshua. He got his game plan and tactics just right while confronting any lingering demons from his June demise in New York. He did what we tell boxers to do on a daily basis – hit and don’t get hit – so no boxing people can have any complaints over that.
Frank Warren says that he believes Zolani Tete can win bantamweight unification fight against Naoya Inoue providing he successfully defends his WBO title against John Riel Casimero on Saturday night in Birmingham. Tete, the 31-year-old South African, has been out of the ring for more than a year after suffering a shoulder injury that forced him to pull out of his World Boxing Super Series semi-final against Donaire. Inouye beat Donaire in the final of the WBSS, but Warren believes Tete stands a serious chance against the Japanese superstar.
DEONTAY WILDER DID what he always does and pulled out a peach of a shot to get himself out of bother against Luis Ortiz and retain his WBC world heavyweight title for the 10th time. Most importantly he came through unscathed and now we can get on with the process of making the rematch against Tyson Fury for February official.
THERE WILL BE a hint of glitz and glamour beefing up the supporting cast when we make our return to the Copper Box Arena on December 21 for our aptly titled show ‘The Fight Before Christmas’. I would advise getting in quickly where snapping up tickets is concerned because this Christmas stocking is overloaded with fights of genuine quality that I am looking forward to revealing to you all.
THERE CANNOT BE much dispute now over the fact that Tyson Fury must be one of the most recognisable sporting figures on the planet. Since adding ESPN to his television portfolio alongside BT Sport, Tyson has wowed, charmed and thrilled American audiences by pretty much just being himself and enjoying life to the full.
FRANK WARREN HAS paid tribute to the career and achievements of Nicola Adams OBE after the WBO world flyweight champion announced her retirement from the sport earlier today. The 37-year-old, known as 'The Lioness' can claim to be the undisputed Golden Girl of British boxing.
While the normal business of boxing continues for promoter Frank Warren, in particular looking ahead to his cracking November 30th show in Birmingham featuring three interesting British title dust-ups - “That’s what British boxing is all about” - and will be topped by Zolani Tete defending his WBO Bantamweight title against John Riel Casimero, the promoter also has to contend with Tyson Fury taking on “The Monster Against Men” Braun Strowman at the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) pay-per-view event ‘Crown Jewel’ in Saudi Arabia.
IBF World Featherweight champion Josh Warrington (30-0, 7 KOs) will fight again next year at the scene where he first won his world title. The unbeaten 30-year-old, a massive fan of Leeds United Football Club will return to their Elland Road stadium next spring, two years after beating Lee Selby to win the IBF title on a memorable night for “The Leeds Warrior” and his large fan base.