Josh Warrington: record, next fight and profile →
IBF world featherweight champion Josh Warrington is hopeful that a unification with WBA title holder Xu Can will be able to go forward at Emerald Headingley Stadium later this year.
Those last few days spent by Shakur Stevenson going through the process of making weight for his eventually canceled title defense are likely the final time he will attempt to compete as a featherweight. That said, there is that one fight to keep the 2016 Olympic Silver medalist and currently undefeated 126-pound titlist in the division.
Josh Warrington’s promoter isn’t as sure as Warrington that Gary Russell Jr. is the right opponent for him. Nevertheless, the unbeaten IBF featherweight title-holder is completely confident in his ability to beat boxing’s longest-reigning champion. Warrington spoke about Russell, who owns the WBC featherweight title, during an Instagram Live interview with Eddie Hearn, Warrington’s promoter, on Monday.
IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington expects a full blown war when he collides in the ring with WBA "regular" champion Xu Can. Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there is no set date for the fight. The two sides have reached an agreement on the terms, with the contest taking place at Emerald Headingley Stadium this summer - if events in the UK are allowed to move forward by then.
As BoxingScene.com reported on Monday, terms were reached for a unification between IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington and WBA world champion Xu Can. The fight would take place in Warrington's backyard of Leeds - but at the moment nobody has any idea on when it will happen.
Josh Warrington looks set for a unification outing next. The 29-year-old has been is closing in on a featherweight unification fight after rejoining promoter Eddie Hearn back in February. Warrington, the IBF world champion at 126 pounds, has been out of the ring since ousting Sofiane Takoucht of France back in October and has long craved big fights. Shakur Stevenson, the WBO champion, had been mooted as a potential future foe, but it seems that China’s WBA ‘regular’ champion Xu Can is the front-runner to be in the opposite corner to the 29-year-old when he returns.
Recently crowned featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson is already talking a big game, even though he’s yet to defend the WBO title he won last October in a one-sided beating of Joet Gonzalez. The 22-year-old Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs) will fight Miguel Marriaga (29-3, 25 KOs) at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on May 14, and he’s already operating with the mentality of “who’s next?”
LAS VEGAS – If everything goes as planned Saturday night, Shakur Stevenson wants to face Josh Warrington next. Stevenson, who is heavily favored to beat Miguel Marriaga, has no problem whatsoever traveling to England to meet Warrington in his hometown for what would be an intriguing 126-pound title unification bout between unbeaten champions. One thing that could prevent Stevenson-Warrington from occurring would be Warrington taking a bout before fighting Stevenson, who’ll make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Marriaga.
Josh Warrington is closing in on a featherweight unification fight after rejoining promoter Eddie Hearn. The IBF champion's contract with Queensberry Promotions had expired and he decided to head back to Matchroom Boxing –– just over three years after their first stint together ended –– after the mutual decision to part ways was confirmed by Frank Warren on Thursday.
Eddie Hearn has expressed his joy and delight at teaming back up with Josh Warrington. The Matchroom head honcho recently rekindled his relationship with the IBF featherweight world champion after he split with Frank Warren. Warrington left Hearn in pursuit of bigger opportunities, having won the British, Commonwealth and European titles as well as a plethora of ranking baubles with various sanctioning bodies.