In HUGE news, British heavyweights Daniel Dubois (14-0, 13 KOs) and Joe Joyce (10-0, 9 KOs) have agreed to terms for a clash on April 18th at the O2 Arena in London, England. [@MikeCoppinger breaking the story]. This is a monstrous fight that will attract a lot of attention, not just in the UK, but worldwide as well.
Danny Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs) is counting on his pedestrian performance in beating Ivan Redkach (23-5-1, 18 KOs) last Saturday night will lure Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence Jr. into wanting to fight him. Those are the two fighters that Garcia has on his 2-fighter target list for his next fight.
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Tyson Fury, along with his old/new trainer Sugar Hill, is telling absolutely anyone who will listen that he is deadly serious about his intention, his prediction, of knocking out Deontay Wilder in their fast-approaching return fight.
(Jan. 23, 2020) — Jose Ramirez’s WBC/WBO junior welterweight world title defense against former world champion Viktor “The Iceman” Postol — originally scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN from Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan, China on Saturday, Feb. 1 — has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Eddie Hearn will be ready to make a big offer to the winner of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury 2 rematch on February 22 for them to come over to Saudi Arabia to face IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a big money.
(Jan. 23, 2020) — Former WBA super featherweight world champion Andrew “El Chango” Cancio, the working man's hero who reached the pinnacle of the sport, has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with Top Rank. Cancio, who still holds down a full-time job at Southern California Gas Company, is expected to make his Top Rank on ESPN debut in April.
Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum still firmly believes his fight with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will exceed 2 million pay-per-view buys on February 22.
Eddie Hearn says he has a “deal virtually in place” for a fight between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte for possibly Manchester, England on April 25th or May 2. Nevertheless, it’s still not a done deal, according to Hearn.
