Heavyweight Division

[diehard]

Izu will fight him!!!

[diehard]

Wilder-Wawrzyk undercard shaping up
A pair of newly announced matchups come to primetime network television on Saturday, February 25 as rising super welterweight contenders Tony Harrison (24-1, 20 KOs) and Jarrett Hurd (19-0, 13 KOs) meet in a 12-round world title eliminator and Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale (17-1, 15 KOs) takes on undefeated Izuagbe Ugonoh (17-0, 14 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight showdown on FOX and FOX Deportes.

Televised coverage at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama is headlined by undefeated WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder defending his title in his home state for the fourth time, as he faces once-beaten challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk.

[diehard]

Ortiz will fight him:

http://www.boxingscene.com/luis-ortiz-deontay-wilder-im-ready-fight-you-on-february-25--112992?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

[mippy]

Wilder Ortiz would be amazing

[African Monkey]

Lets be realistic that isn't happening. Rudenko would be my guess otherwise Wach.

[diehard]

No, Wilder wouldn't chance fighting Ortiz until he's sure his hand is ok. Of course, he wouldn't fight Ortiz if it WAS ok.

[mippy]

Let me dream

[diehard]

WBA heavyweight update

The WBA Championships Committee has officially announced, through a resolution, the current plan to reach a single champion in the heavyweight division.

In the case of the WBA super championship, Wladimir Klitschko will fight Anthony Joshua on April 29 in London, England. The winner of this contest should meet Luis Ortiz, the current WBA intercontinental champion.

In principle, it should have been Klitschko against Tyson Fury in a rematch, but Fury had to vacate the title due to personal problems and a positive doping test. Because of this, the Committee decided that Klitschko will face Joshua, the reigning IBF champ and a confrontation worthy of super championship status.

As for Luis Ortiz, who vacated his interim title, he remains the mandatory challenger for the super champion and stays atop the WBA rankings.

Meanwhile, Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo will meet for the WBA regular heavyweight title. The Championships Committee has already given them 30 days to negotiate from January 2. If they don’t reach an agreement, the fight will go to a purse bid.

The winner between Briggs and Oquendo will then face Alexander Ustinov, who last year was supposed to take on Ortiz, but this fight didn’t happen because Ortiz gave up his interim belt.

Finally, Lucas Browne was eliminated from the WBA ratings after testing positive in a test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in the WBC’s Clean Boxing program.

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With Wawrzyk out, who should Deontay Wilder fight in February?

James Slater - January 27, 2017 8 Comments

As fight fans have probably ready, WBC heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder is currently in the search for a new opponent for his scheduled February 25 return bout. Original foe Andrej Wawrzyk failed a pre-fight drugs test and now, with just under a month to go, a new challenger is needed.

According to a piece on RingTV.com, the short-list of possible Wilder opponents is down to three; with unbeaten Gerald Washington currently the frontrunner to get the big fight opportunity. No deal has been reached at time of writing, so it could be either fighter 2 or fighter 3 on the short-list that gets the big fight.

Washington, 18-0-1(12) is big at 6’6”, strong and hungry. Also, as the Ring article points out, Washington is already in training for a fight on the Wilder under-card. But if it’s not Washington – whose biggest fights have been against Eddie Chambers, a useful points win for the 34-year-old, and Amir Mansour, a draw – who would make a good opponent for Wilder instead?

Let’s be honest, coming back as he is from hand and biceps surgery, Wilder is not going to risk his crown against a killer, or even anyone too dangerous. There are massive fights out there for Wilder, against the likes of Anthony Joshua and maybe even Tyson Fury, so the February opponent is going to be a “safe” one; as Wawrzyk would have been.

But would Wilder look at facing any of these guys, just maybe?

Dillian Whyte.

Whyte wants a shot at Wilder and his promoter Eddie Hearn said recently that Whyte deserves it. Hearn also said it’s time Wilder took some “real fights.” Whyte, if he is on that short-list (don’t bet on it) will be training like mad right now; his passport at the ready.

Tony Thompson.

Yes, “The Tiger” is more of a dinosaur these days, but he is experienced, powerful (still) and he has pulled off the odd shock when taking a short-notice fight in the past. Southpaw Thompson would also match Wilder in size.

Bermane Stiverne.

A rematch against the man Wilder took the title from, this one would be intriguing. Was Stiverne ill when he lost a decision to Wilder a couple of years ago? Having seen his big fight with Alexander Povetkin fall through, Stiverne deserves another big fight/decent payday. Is the former champ on Wilder’s short-list, or is he deemed too dangerous?

Wilder has to fight someone; who will it be?

[Infern0]

What about chisora?