Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

I want to see Whyte/Ortiz next to establish third best heavyweight in the world

 

Whyte have all the tools to be third or second heavyweight in the world but he needs to improve his conditioning to go even further

 

It's funny how Joshua is overlooking Povetkin

 

Michael Benson‏ @MichaelBensonn


Eddie Hearn confirmed on talkSPORT this morning that, if the Deontay Wilder fight cannot be made, then Anthony Joshua will rematch Dillian Whyte on April 13th at Wembley Stadium.

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Dillian Whyte (24-1, 17 KO) is in no hurry to make a rematch with Derek Chisora (29-8, 21 KO). The Briton, after winning over Joseph Parker, is keeping an eye on the fight for a bigger stake.

- If it is impossible to bring these duels, I will simply fight on. November, December? We'll see. I have gone through a lot, I've done everything I need to get a belt fight. I was patient, now it's time for me to get what I deserve. I know that I am a threat to the champions and they do not like it - he added listed in the top-3 heavyweight

 

Shortly after the victorious duel with Razvan Cojanu boxing heavyweight Luis Ortiz (29-1, 25 KO) declared that he wants to face the WBA champion, WBO and IBF Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KO) or revenge for recent defeat WBC champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KO).

World Boxing Council director Mauricio Sulaiman in a conversation with World Boxing News declared that he saw no problem in sanctioning the clash of Wilder - Ortiz, despite the fact that the challenger Dominic Breazeale (19-1, 17 KO) is already waiting for the championship chance. "For compulsory defense with Breazeale, Wilder has time until the end of the year, so by then the WBC federation would accept a rematch with Ortiz," said Sulaiman.

Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz met for the first time in the ring in March this year. The American won by technical knockout in the tenth round.

 

Ortiz vs. Cojanu full fight:

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Whyte also claimed the vacant WBO International heavyweight title against the former world champion, who lost to Anthony Joshua back in March, and he called out the WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO champion.

“I’ll be ready for April if Wilder doesn’t take it. I’m still inexperienced and could do with another fight in between,” Whyte said afterwards. “But I’ll speak with Eddie Hearn and see what he can throw my way.”

 

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Michael Benson‏ @MichaelBensonn 5h5 hours ago


The IBF have now ordered an August 9th purse bid for their heavyweight final eliminator between Kubrat Pulev and Hughie Fury. Winner of the fight becomes Anthony Joshua’s mandatory.

 

Michael Benson‏ @MichaelBensonn 14h14 hours ago


Deontay Wilder’s co-manager Jay Deas has confirmed they are in talks for a December fight with Tyson Fury. If it gets made, the bout will take place in Las Vegas on a Showtime US PPV.