What time frame would the EBU ask this to take place by? Ramadan ends early April and then Azim has camp so he isn't fighting until late June/July at the earliest. Also Smith fights Zepeda March 23rd so I don't even see purse bids taking place Feb 28th.
Hopefully it happens. It would be even better if Shane McGuigan batters that dwarf bellend Sunny Edwards as an added content during fight week too.
If Smith beats Zepeda his knocking on the door at world level so yeah would be surprised if it happens but later in the year if the money was right for both could be possible.
Apparently it stemmed from a fighters' meeting for a card featuring Charlie Edwards where Sunny and Shane were both in attendance and Shane called him a "little scumbag who always has something to say." I mean he's not wrong really
As others have said, Azim will vacate. They should get after Ohara Davies next but probably an international opponent instead. Probably no need for Dalton to fight for the vacant, if he beats Zepeda he's above that level.
Would be good for Dalton if they did - he must be getting fed up of fighting in a heavily curtained off quarter full sheffield arena, slowly becoming the invisible man fighting on platform only a handful of people view. Would be a good foght if it happened, not sure if it will though. Azim and Shalom have said from the outset about becoming one of the youngest world champions, he keeps winning comfortably so its unlikely hes going to hang around at European level for long
Do you think Matchroom let Dalton near Azim? I know what Eddie put on twitter but he knows Boxxer don't want this...
This is deffo the kind of fight that should happen, both have the potential to fight for world titles in the next few years, a loss for one of them here really shouldn't prevent that - however it will and that is such a shame