NBA NBA NBA NBA Jamaica Premier League Jamaica Premier League Jamaica Premier League LaLiga LaLiga LaLiga EPL EPL EPL Champions League Champions League Champions League Windies Windies Windies Windies Windies Windies ODIs T20I T20I Eddie Hearn was not concerned by the failure to secure Anthony Joshua a fight against Tyson Fury, and named Dillian Whyte and Deontay Wilder as potential opponents for Joshua in 2023.
Discussions between Joshua and Fury regarding a December 3 bout collapsed earlier this month, with promoters on both sides publicly blaming each other for the breakdown in a deal.
It was the second time a proposed 'Battle of Britain' fight between the two had fallen through, having previously agreed to face one another in Saudi Arabia last year before Fury was ordered to honour his rematch with Wilder.
While a second collapse of the fight was disappointing for boxing fans, Hearn conceded he always felt it was not the right move to make. "I don't sit here today, as someone who represents Anthony Joshua, devastated that fight didn't happen," he told Talksport. "He wanted to take it, so I was all in, but it was a very quick turnaround for him in a fight of that magnitude." While Fury will return to the ring in December, facing Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Joshua is unlikely to fight until the first quarter of 2023, with Hearn naming Whyte and Wilder as potential opponents next year. "I think he's going to fight [in] January or February, early next year.
I think the fight you'll see is Dillian Whyte against Anthony Joshua," he added. "Wilder is [also] definitely a fight for 2023.
He's got to fight Andy Ruiz Jr in a final eliminator for the WBC, which is a tremendous fight. "I think AJ vs Wilder might just be the biggest fight in boxing, you only need the edge of your seat to watch that fight.
It's super dangerous and someone's going to sleep, but it's two fast, explosive, huge punching, heavyweight machines. "I think you'll see either Wilder or Fury against AJ next year, but I think you'll definitely see the Dillian Whyte fight if he can get through Jermaine Franklin." Whyte is due to face Franklin in London on November 23.
Conor Benn has relinquished his British Board of Control (BBBofC) boxing licence after the governing body announced it had upheld allegations of misconduct.
Benn's scheduled bout with Chris Eubank Jr was postponed earlier this month after it emerged the 26-year-old had tested positive for banned substance clomifene.
The BBBofC subsequently prohibited the fight from taking place, despite promoters from both sides attempting to force a U-turn.
Benn's father, former WBO middleweight and WBC super-middleweight champion Nigel Benn, declared they would "get to the bottom of this" following the fight's postponement, with his son later writing on his Instagram account: "I hope the apology is as loud as the disrespect." A statement from the BBBofC on Wednesday said: "By a notice dated 17th October 2022, Mr Conor Benn was called by the Board of the BBBofC to attend a hearing to deal with allegations of misconduct pursuant to Rule 25.1.1.
The hearing took place on 21st October 2022. "On the morning of the hearing, Mr Benn voluntarily relinquished his licence with the BBBofC. "In accordance with its rules and regulations, the Board determined the allegations following the hearing at which Mr Benn was legally represented. "The allegations against Mr Benn were upheld." Tyson Fury's co-promoter Bob Arum has revealed talks over a heavyweight unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk will begin next week.
Usyk claimed the WBA Super, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight belts by beating Anthony Joshua in London last year, before retaining them in August's rematch in Saudi Arabia.
The Ukrainian's second win over Joshua led to speculation he would face WBC heavyweight champion Fury in a unification bout, but he quickly ruled making out a return to the ring in 2022.
Fury will face Derek Chisora for a third time in December, but all the signs point to him meeting Usyk next year.
Arum , who promotes Fury alongside Frank Warren , told Sky Sports he would meet with Usyk and his manager Egis Klimas to discuss the bout in the coming days. "I'll be having dinner with them without any question, probably on the Thursday night [October 27]," Arum said. "I'll have a very long discussion with them about what their plans are and when it could be in their best interests to get the fight on. "I know from previous conversations with both of them that they want that fight against Tyson Fury." Fury has won 32 of his 33 professional fights, with a draw against Deontay Wilder in 2018 the only blot on his record, but Arum feels Usyk would provide the Gypsy King with a serious test. "If there's anybody around who really has a good, good chance with Tyson Fury, it's Oleksandr Usyk," Arum added.
Meanwhile, Arum also believes Fury's meeting with Chisora will serve as perfect preparation for facing Usyk, who was taken the distance by the 38-year-old in October 2020. "Chisora wasn't selected by Frank Warren and myself for Tyson just out of the blue," Arum said. "Yes, Chisora lost twice early on to Tyson, but remember his fight with Usyk where he gave Usyk life and death.
A lot thought that he might have eked out a victory. "If you're getting ready to fight Usyk, fight a guy who went in with him and carried him into deep waters. "Chisora is not just a walkover.
Chisora has demonstrated tremendous punching power and if you lose concentration and he hits you in the right place on the chin, it's dangerous." Although Tyson Fury's proposed bout with Anthony Joshua appears to be dead in the water, the latter remains in the WBC heavyweight champion's head.
That is according to Fury's next opponent, Derek Chisora.
The Gypsy King will defend his title against Chisora on December 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what will be the third fight between the pair.
Fury beat Chisora when they first met in 2011, before also defeating him almost eight years ago.
A deal recently seemed to have been reached for Fury to face Joshua, with both parties appearing optimistic about contracts being signed.
However, after missing a deadline imposed by Fury, the champion's camp called negotiations off and instead turned attention to a bout against Chisora.
Despite being the new contender, Chisora has claimed Fury is unable to take his focus off Joshua, and defended AJ's decision not to sign the deal. "AJ is living in Tyson's head rent-free," Chisora said. "Tyson wakes up every day thinking about AJ and cannot do an interview without mentioning AJ. "AJ is off living his life, doing his own thing.
I don't know why Tyson keeps talking about AJ. "AJ could not take the fight because there were so many complications with sponsors and promoters. "The fighters always want to fight, just fight, but the complications come from the business people around them who get in the way." Oct 24, 2022 Olympics SportsMax is the Caribbean sports channel of choice, committed to providing sporting content of the highest quality to the Caribbean, delivered by a team of highly innovative, passionate and qualified professionals. (876) 619-7629 digitalmedia@sportsmax.tv source