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Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer will certainly look for an exception to fight WBC champion Tyson Fury in 2021. Joshua is scheduled to face the IBF's mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on December 12.
Dereck Chisora thinks Oleksandr Usyk is in for a rude awakening October 31. Ukraine’s Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) is an 8-1 favorite to defeat Chisora (32-9, 23 KOs) in their rescheduled 12-round heavyweight fight, but Chisora cautioned that Usyk hasn’t encountered an opponent quite like him. London’s Chisora predicted during an interview with Sky Sports that he’ll “go through” the undefeated southpaw.
Derek Chisora Training Camp Photos Gallery - Matchroom Boxing will take over The SSE Arena, Wembley for four events in October, November and December, starting with the highly-anticipated Heavyweight showdown between pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk and Derek Chisora on Saturday October 31, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets including the U.S., and ending with a night of World Championship boxing on Friday December 4 that will be announced shortly. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Promoter Eddie Hearn wonders if Oleksandr Usyk will be able to withstand the incoming firepower from heavyweight banger Derek Chisora. This coming Saturday night, Usyk will take part in his second heavyweight contest when he faces Chisora at the SSE Arena in Wembley.
UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov says he wants to see former Undisputed Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk take on WBC Heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury. Dana White hailed Russia’s Nurmagomedov as the ‘GOAT’ and pound-for-pound best after he sensationally retired following his second-round stoppage of Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi.
Derek Chisora says Oleksandr Usyk is in store for the "fright of his life" when they collide in a Heavyweight Halloween blockbuster at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday October 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets including the U.S.
Former two division champion David Haye is rolling his eyes at some of statements coming from observers who believe Alexander Povetkin knocked out Dillian Whyte with a "lucky punch." Back in August, Povetkin scored a brutal one-punch knockout of Whyte in the fifth round to capture the WBC interim-title.
Former unified cruiserweight world champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) is set to make his long-awaited ring return and heavyweight debut on Oct. 31 when he faces Albania’s Nuri Seferi (41-9, 23 KOs) at the WOW Arena in the resort district of Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Ahead of his return, Gassiev has announced that his promotional partnership with Warriors Boxing and Ural Boxing Promotions has officially ended, making him one of the most sought after free agents in the sport.
Derek Chisora was an interested observer in last Saturday's lightweight unification between Teofimo Lopez and Vasiliy Lomchenko, which took place at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew is hoping that his close friend, heavyweight Derek Chisora, will pull off a shocker when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on October 31 in the UK. Bellew's career ended in 2018, when he was knocked out in dramatic fashion by Usyk.