Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has made it no secret that he wants to sign up former IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs). But he believes Fury is likely going to sign with his promotional rival, Frank Warren, And if that happens, Hearn fears that a deal for a mega-fight with Anthony Joshua will become difficult to put together.
Hatfield’s Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) defended his WBO middleweight title with a punch perfect decision over Canada’s David Lemieux (now 38-4, 33 early) at the Place Bell venue in Laval, Canada on Saturday night. It was the southpaw’s third defence of the title he won by decisioning Andy Lee in December 2015 and a welcome return to form for “Superb”, who has called for a match against either Gennady Golovkin or Saul Alvarez following the win.
IF DAVID LEMIEUX did, indeed, bang up his hand – as he claimed after being completely bamboozled by Billy Joe Saunders in Montreal on Saturday – he must have done it taking a swing at thin air, because he didn’t connect with much else on the night.
Frank Warren Video Interview - Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) outpointed hometown hero David Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs) to retain the WBO Middleweight World Championship in the 12-round main event of HBO World Championship Boxing at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Commiserations to Gary Corcoran who was stopped in the eleventh round of his WBO World Welterweight title challenge against Jeff Horn in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. Horn, who was making the first defence of the title he snatched from Manny Pacquiao in July, began the fight in sharp fashion, establishing his jab well in the middle of the ring as he sought to lay down a marker in-front of his hometown fans.
THE MOMENT OF truth is looming for Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday night when he embarks on his toughest assignment to date against the heavy hitting Canadian David Lemieux in Montreal. Bill is indeed rolling the dice a little bit by heading over into Lemieux’s home territory to make his third defence of his WBO world middleweight title.
According to promoter Frank Warren, former world champion Carl Frampton’s next fight will be in Belfast on April 7. And the opponent being discussed at the moment is former four division world champion Nonito Donaire. Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) recently made his comeback with a ten round unanimous decision win over Horacio Garcia at the SSE Arena in Belfast on November 18th. It was Frampton first bout since suffering his first career defeat, when he dropped the WBA featherweight title to Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in late January.
Frank Warren has revealed that he has signed Lee Selby to a promotional deal. The IBF featherweight champion retained his world title with a points win last weekend, exclusively live on BoxNation and BT Sport. Selby outpointed Mexico’s Eduardo Ramirez unanimously at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday, as part of Warren’s ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ card which saw James DeGale lose his IBF super-middleweight title to Caleb Truax.
Promoter Frank Warren insists James DeGale will not walk away from boxing despite the Londoner hinting at retirement following his shock defeat to Caleb Truax. Truax, the 34-year-old American, was a 16-1 outsider to beat the former Olympic champion at London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday night. But DeGale, who was taken to hospital after the bruising encounter following a suspected broken nose, was no match for Truax and lost on a majority decision
On Saturday at a sold out Theater at Madison Square Garden, dual Olympic champions Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux go mano a mano for the formers WBO Super Feather strap. BoxNation screen live. They’re certainly the best two technicians presently active – possibly ever – but Glynn Evans canvassed 14 leading fight faces as to who they think will emerge ‘Numero Uno’.