Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
MIAMI – Eddie Hearn doesn’t expect Bob Arum’s antagonistic reaction to Hearn’s company bidding on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight championship match to negatively impact ongoing negotiations for the biggest fight in boxing.
Heavyweight contender Mahmoud "Manuel" Charr, 36-years-old, is still motivated to secure the biggest fights possible - including the winner of a potential summer unification between world champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury is increasingly growing frustrated waiting on the sidelines in search of a fight. The WBC heavyweight champion was last in the ring on February 22, 2020 scoring a resounding TKO win over Deontay Wilder to capture the then-undefeated Alabamian’s crown.
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he is ready for battle with Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world titles. Their respective teams are currently engaged in serious negotiations to finalize a fight for the summer. The location, due to COVID restrictions, is still up in the air - but Joshua is open to facing Fury anywhere.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is training hard for a planned return on a date in April, with Chris Arreola as the likely opponent.
The buildup throughout Otto Wallin’s previous fight focused on his ability to deliver a stiff challenge to the best heavyweight in the world. The goal moving forward is to make sure he is better remembered for his winning performances. A first step was taken by the Swedish southpaw last August, scoring a 5th round injury stoppage over Travis Kauffman in a relatively one-sided affair. The bout was Wallin’s first since Sept. 2019, when he pushed Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21KOs) to the brink in forcing the unbeaten Brit to fight through a gruesome cut for more than nine rounds.
Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin is only a few days away from his crossroads clash with Dominic Breazeale, which is part of a Showtime televised tripleheader from the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Wallin is known to most boxing fans as the fighter who nearly derailed current WBC champion Tyson Fury in 2019.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, fully admits that he never thought Tyson Fury would ever reach the very top of the division. Fury shocked the world when he traveled to Germany to upset Wladimir Klitschko for the unified crown in November of 2015.
There are still ongoing legal issues between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Back in February of 2020, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Wilder would then exercise an immediate rematch.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is in deep negotiations to finalize a full division unification with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The Fury-Joshua agreement would involve a two-fight series - with both bouts to take place in 2021.