Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

He is six two, he isn't very small. Besides, his chin and power is on point....

 

Jeremiah Karpency is suspended by New York State Athletic Commission indefinitely

 

"I don't like making deadlines because sometimes it gets people's backs up but at some stage soon we have to make a decision," said Hearn to Sky Sports.

"We are close to closing a deal with Povetkin with (Andrey) Ryabinsky and World of Boxing and once the deal is closed, there is no Deontay Wilder.

"Wilder has had the latest offer from us for the last two weeks which was our improved offer and we are still talking to them and in fact, my dad is out in New York at the moment, and he might meet Shelly today. They have our offer so they have to accept it or move on. It's not a case of if you don't accept this offer the fight is dead, we will just fight Povetkin and carry on our negotiations to the next one.

"It has to be the next one, or the one after that. Joshua wants to fight. We've got an opportunity to go in September and Josh is keen to fight in that month and if Wilder wants it, it's there. But I do still believe Wilder will take this offer."

 

Nice triple header on June 10th in the US.


Travis Kauffman/Scott Alexander


Gerald Washington/John Wesley Nofire


Michael Hunter/Iago Kiladze


Lukasz Rozanski back against Michael Sprott on June 2th card

Nicholas Mazurek back on June 8th card against Terrell Jamal Woods and Tervel Pulev will face Armando Ancona on the same card which will take place in US.

Shigabudin Aliev back On June 12th card

Six feet five heavyweight Rashid Akzhigitov back on June 17th date

Oleksandr Zakhozhyi will face journeyman Sergio Romano and Zhan Kossobutskiy will face TBA on June 17 card in Ukraine

Bakhodir Jalolov back on June 21st

And in France Tony Yoka will face David Allen on June 23rd

 

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Dan Rafael is reporting that Top Rank, the promoters for Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) and Jennings (23-2, 13 KOs), are looking to put the fight together. It’s still not a given the fight gets made, but Top Rank is working on it.

Top Rank was hoping to match Jennings with Parker when he was still the WBO heavyweight champion, but unfortunately, Joshua got to him before he did and beat him.

“It’s a fight we’re working on and it’s a fight we’d like to do but there are a lot of moving parts,” Top Rank president Carl Moretti said to ESPN.com. “Sometimes they get made and sometimes they don’t.”

 

Dillian Whyte is up for the Pulev fight. Hearn mentioned that he discussed another huge fight for Whyte with SKY but didn't disclose the name.

 

Lates on WBC title situation. Ortiz will be the second mandatory after Dominic Breazele. Whyte will most likely pull out of the proposed fight against Ortiz.

 

Tony Bellew will decide on his future in couple of weeks time.

 

With Hughie Fury saying he intends to vacate, I hope to fight either Dubois or Joyce for the British title THIS YEAR,’ insists the 6ft 3in, 18st plus pedigree pug who has clattered a dozen straight with 10 capsizing before the scorecards were required.

But to traveller Nathan Gorman– a great nephew of gypsy bareknuckle king Bartley Gorman – the capital crunchers are simply prey that need to be trapped and snapped, sooner rather than later.

‘I know promoters go on about letting these ‘super fights’ build but, at the end of the day, it’d be the prestigious British heavyweight title on the line and every prospect wants to own that, surely? Honestly, I’d fight either of them tomorrow.

‘I believe that I stand out over Daniel and Joe because I’m the full boxing package, I can box, fight, bang, move, I’ve got extremely fast hands and I know I can do 10 or 12 rounds at a good clip.

‘Joe punches in bunches and he’s relentless but just piles forward. Dan just does the basic stuff, tries to bang you out with one big back hand. He’s a bit stiff. Me against Dubois definitely wouldn’t go the distance. Impossible. We’d both be looking to take the others head off.

‘No one knows Dubois better than me because we sparred several hundred rounds at GB. I know exactly what he can do….and what he can’t do!

‘And I’ve certainly fought far better opposition. Frank (Warren who promotes both) has made sure I’ve been active in tough, progressive matches against stiff competition. There’s no Dominic Akinlade (8-1)or Mohamed Soltbys (13-0) on Dubois’ record.

‘Anyway, I think Tom Little is going to cause Dubois a lot of problems when they meet for the English title later this month. If Dan clips him, it ends but Dan can’t hack movement and you can’t hit what you can’t catch.’



‘There’s no harm in healthy competition and we’re all trying to surpass each other’s most recent performance. But I wouldn’t say it adds pressure. I relax and try to repeat the form I produce in the gym every day,’ says Gorman who is coached by ex-two weight-world champion Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton.

‘It’s a privilege to be involved in a potential 18,000 sell out - the return of the former unbeaten world heavyweight champion, in his home city – and for me to be in such a challenging fight; potentially the toughest of my career. It’s a huge platform and I intend to turn a few heads.

‘Over the last six months or so I’ve become far more professional. I’m living a far clearer life outside the gym; dieting properly, sleeping right…You can’t cut corners and there’s no room for excuses.

‘Britain has some of the very best heavyweights in the world and, bar Hughie Fury, I’ve sparred all of them. I view every heavyweight as opposition, even those who are 1-0, just starting out, but it’s only once I’m contracted to fight ‘em that I really start to study them.

‘This camp, I’ve had top, top spars with other unbeaten heavyweight prospects such as Kash Ali and Alex Dickenson and I’ve been fortunate enough to do rounds with Tyson (Fury).It’s always a chess match. That’s bringing me on in leaps and bounds, picking up little bits from the former unbeaten unified heavyweight champion. You can’t get better sparring than that.’

‘Big Sexy’, who routinely settles the scales in excess of 18st himself, has clouted out eight of his 12 victims (against two points losses) so, one way or another, there’s likely to be an almighty thud on the canvas once the gunpowder is lit. Should be fun!

‘We were supposed to fight before. Sean ploughs forward and throws big bombs. He’s only lost to top lads and his record shows he can really whack so I’ll have to stay alert. He also seems durable so hopefully, I’ll get rounds out of him,’ says Gorman.

‘I’m 12-0 so I’ve got to have these stiff tests now, you can’t keep having knock over jobs. But he’ll not trouble me. He’s ‘Big Sexy’ but I’m bigger and sexier.

‘I intend to show off all my skills; my speed, my movement, and finally my power. I want the whole audience talking about me as they leave the venue.’

 

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Michal Cieslak beat Sergey Radchenko via UD

 

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