Heavyweight Division

[diehard]

Looks like Klit never got over his loss to Fury:

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/wladimir-klitschko-reminds-tyson-fury-about-testing-positive-for-ped-in-2015/210450

[Beefstew]

(01-13-2022, 10:32 AM)diehard Wrote: Looks like Klit never got over his loss to Fury:

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/wladimir-klitschko-reminds-tyson-fury-about-testing-positive-for-ped-in-2015/210450

Hes just standing up for his fellow countryman. Fury can be a massive hypocrite sometimes.

[diehard]

(01-13-2022, 10:44 AM)Beefstew Wrote:

(01-13-2022, 10:32 AM)diehard Wrote: Looks like Klit never got over his loss to Fury:

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/wladimir-klitschko-reminds-tyson-fury-about-testing-positive-for-ped-in-2015/210450

Hes just standing up for his fellow countryman. Fury can be a massive hypocrite sometimes.

Fair enough. Klit may also have been put out that Fury balooned up in weight, gave up his belts, and refused to give Klit a rematch. If I remember correctly, it was a snoozer, with Klit refusing to make a fight of it.

[diehard]

Zhang would be a good fight for Chisora. Exciting fireworks, undefeated, and Chisora has a shot of beating him as he has stamina issues too.

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/dereck-chisora-could-fight-chris-arreola-or-luis-ortiz-in-april/210466

[diehard]

Yoka accepts IBF eliminator against Hrgovic

Promoter Kalle Sauerland has confirmed that on Thursday night heavyweight Tony Yoka (11-0, 9 KOs) formally accepted in writing the challenge to fight Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) in a final IBF final eliminator for the heavyweight world title. Yoka accepted the fight after Luis Ortiz and Joeseph Parker passed on the opportunity.

Yoka won a split decision over Hrgovic in the 2016 Rio Olympics en route to winning the gold medal. The Yoka-Hrgovic winner will become the mandatory challenger to Oleksandr Usyk, who is slated to meet Anthony Joshua in an April rematch.

[bart]

Good for him - hope he does well

[diehard]

Yoka has faced similar type of opposition to Hrgovic, and similar record. And he's got the size. Good luck to him:

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/795843

[diehard]

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/tony-yoka-to-face-filip-hrgovic-in-ibf-title-eliminator/210506

[diehard]

Trevor Bryan opponent named

Promoter Don King has officially announced the second world title fight on his January 29th card at the W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio. Joining the previously announced clash between WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu (28-2, 25 KOs) defending against Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs), WBA heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KOs) risking his title against unbeaten Jonathan Guidry (17-0-2, 10 KOs) of Dulca, Louisiana.

And if those two championship fights weren’t enough, King has four other NABA titles on the line.

The NABA gold heavyweight championship will pit veteran Alonzo Butler (34-3-2, 25 KOs) from Chattanooga, TN taking on young Ahmed Hefny (13-1, 5 KOs) from Egypt via Queens, NY.

The NABA cruiserweight title clash features Johnnie Langston (9-3, 3 KOs) of Sarasota, FL and Nick Kisner (22-5-1, 6 KOs) of Baltimore, MD.

The NABA middleweight championship will be up for grabs as local product Michael Moore (18-3, 8 KOs) of Cleveland, OH will meet Anthony Lenk (17-7, 7 KOs) of Niagara Falls, NY.

The sixth and final title fight of the night will showcase Cody Wilson (10-3, 7 KOs) of West Virginia, VA and Tre’Sean Wiggins (12-5-3, 6 KOs) of Newburgh, NY battling for the NABA welterweight championship.

The evening will get rolling with a special cruiserweight attraction pitting Jaywon Woods (11-1-1, 5 KOs) of Danville, VA challenging Shawn Miller (18-6, 7 KOs) of Troy in an eight-round affair.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster or the W.D. Packard Music Hall. The tickets will be priced at $550, $350, $250, $175 and $80.

The Makabu-Mchunu winner is hopeful of the opportunity to fight world champion Canelo Alvarez later this year. The Bryan-Guidry winner will be in line to possibly face WBA #1 Daniel Dubois.

[diehard]

Bryan ain't playing around. He's risking his title against...a guy who hasn't fought outside of Louisiana, and some of his opponents have winning records...some have.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/682513