Josh Warrington: record, next fight and profile →
Josh Warrington is set to headline Matchroom’s first show of 2021 on February 13, with Eddie Hearn confident that the IBF featherweight champion will be in a unification fight with WBA champion Can Xu.
China's only world champion, WBA "regular" featherweight champion Xu Can, is growing frustrated with the uncertainty of an upcoming unification clash with Josh Warrington. The boxer from the Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, has been out of the ring since retaining the championship by winning a unanimous decision over Manny Robles in November 2019.
Xu Can, 26-years-old, is currently the only world champion from China. The boxer from the Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, has been out of the ring since retaining the WBA's "regular" featherweight championship by winning a unanimous decision over Manny Robles in November 2019.
By Tris Dixon - It’s not been the storybook year Josh Warrington had anticipated. The IBF featherweight champion had hoped to unify and add to his belt collection while bolstering his bank balance but not much has happened on either front. Instead, he’s turned 30 and lost a year of his prime to the global implications of coronavirus. Still, Warrington’s positive disposition has...
Unbeaten Olympic silver medal winner Shakur Stevenson is returning to the ring on Saturday night, when he faces Toka Kahn Clary at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas. Stevenson, who captured a world title at featherweight, is the WBO's mandatory challenger at 130-pounds.
Emanuel Navarrete has turned his attention toward adding another featherweight title to the WBO belt he won earlier this month with a victory over Ruben Villa. Mexico’s Navarrete revealed Villa that he wants to battle IBF champ Josh Warrington in his next bout. England’s Warrington (30-0, 7 KOs) is committed to facing China’s Can Xu (18-2, 3 KOs) next on an undetermined date for his IBF belt and Xu’s secondary WBA 126-pound championship.
Josh Warrington’s featherweight unification fight with Xu Can could still go ahead in December, with Eddie Hearn confident that there will be three belts on the line for the match.
IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington is open to the possibility of fighting in a closed-doors setting, as the coronavirus pandemic rages forward and there is no concrete date on when fans will be allowed to attend events.
IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington has very high hopes for the level of drama in a potential clash with WBA champion Xu Can. A fight between Warrington and Can was close to being finalized before the coronavirus pandemic erupted all over the world.
Josh Warrington was not the only boxer who was planning a big 2020, but the IBF featherweight champion is still hopeful he can still salvage a successful year despite seeing a dream fight snatched away from him.