
Oliver McCall, 61, wins again as questions linger over sanctioning of heavyweight bout
Oliver McCall, 61, defeated Jeremiah Williams in the fifth round of their heavyweight bout in Nashville on Tuesday
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Oliver McCall, 61, defeated Jeremiah Williams in the fifth round of their heavyweight bout in Nashville on Tuesday

The appetite to see a 61-year-old do battle with a man eight years his junior is thankfully low. Thus, the projected fight between Oliver McCall and Ike Ibeabuchi has been canned after Prizefighting TV admitted the event was on course to make a significant financial loss.

The proposed showdown between McCall and Ibeabuchi is a horror show but the concept of moving forward only if it receives a certain level of support is potentially groundbreaking, writes Eric Raskin