Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

About $ 12 million will be won by WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KO) for the unification fight with WBA champion and IBF Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KO) - estimates the New Zeland Herald. The New Zealander team after several weeks of negotiations agreed to participate in profits from the organization of the duel at the level of 30-35% (exact data are not yet known). In order for the duel contracts to be signed, the boxers' keepers have to reach agreement on several technical issues.

- We are constantly pushing for neutral judges and I would say that Eddie [Hearn] is willing to make concessions in this topic. We still need to agree on the gloves and dimensions of the ring. We're working on it every day and I hope we'll finalize it next week, "said Parker David Higgins.

Anthony Joshua's fight with Josep Parker will take place in the UK, probably on March 24, March 31 or April 7.

 

Michael Hunter Junior has moved to heavyweight. He will come back on 2 cards in China. First on January 2 card and second fight on January 10 card. Both fights will be shown on CCTV5.

 

Golota won a lawsuit in a fixed fight claim.

On Thursday, the Warsaw Regional Court decided that Jarosław Sokołowski, known under the pseudonym "Masa", accused Andrzej Golota of setting up a fight with Michael Grant in 1999 unjustly. The former boxer will soon receive an official apology, according to Sportowefakty.wp.pl.

- "Mass did not provide any proof for his acusations towards Andrzej Gołota," said the boxer's wife Mariola Gołota, who some time ago called Sokolowski a "liar". Now the court decided that she had the right to do so, because "Mass" did not provide any proof of his accusations.

- In other words, "Mass" is a liar and a slanderer. I thank all of you, intelligent, independent people who, believing the truthfulness of a good sportsman vs. criminals who brazenly advertised their books, believed Andrzej, "she added.

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Jennings will spar with Kownacky to help Kownacky get ready for his upcoming fight against Iago Kiladze

 

Promising cruiserweight Ali Baloyev beat Ihar Karavaeu by 2 Round KO.

 

Belarussian journeyman Igor Karavayev (8-16. 5 KOs) was able to last till the second round against extremely powerful cruiserweight kayo artist Ali Baloyev (3-0, 3 KOs), and it came as a big surprize since Baloyev scored both of his wins in the very first round, and Karavayev was stopped in twelve of his sixteen losses. If there had been any doubt about Baloyev's tremendous power following three uneventful minutes, it was brutally erased fifteen seconds into the second round, when tank-like, Tyson-built Baloyev knocked out Karavayev cold with a single left jab.

 

The clip shows Wilder swinging powerful hooks towards his sparring partner and dodging any counter-punches with remarkable speed.

He then addresses the camera, saying: “I’m the best, no one will beat me.

“I’m half human, half hybrid – I’m an extraterrestrial species.”

And fans were quick to remind him of the ridiculous comment.

“You do realise that hybrid means 50/50 don't you?” one asked. “So you're half human and half 50/50?”

Another added: “Half hybrid… you need a dictionary mate.”

And a third wrote: “You never should have put this up – it’s embarrassing.”

 

Charles Martin back on January 20 card

Jarrell Miller back on April 28 card

 

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson announced the opening of a farm for growing marijuana, the use of which for medical purposes has been legal in the state of California since yesterday.

The farm, called the "Tyson Ranch", is located in the city of California City. The ceremony was attended by the mayor of this settlement and Tyson's business partners. It is planned that in addition to the actual cultivation of marijuana, the Rancho Tyson will teach other farmers, as well as conduct research on the use of cannabis for medical purposes.

 

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