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By Adam Beechers: Unbeaten WBC champion Deontay Wilder claims he wants to unify the division and wants Joshua next. Wilder, 31, takes on aging, unbeaten Cuban Luis Ortiz on November 4th at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York and is already looking past his opponent.
By Adam Beechers: Despite facing a nearly two year absence from the ring, Former IBF, WBO and WBA (Super) heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said beating current IBF and WBA (super) champion Anthony Joshua would be easy work.
By Adam Beechers: WBO Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders 23(12)-0 held a press conference at The O2 to confirm he would be defending against Ukraine’s ‘Mad’ Max Bursak 32(16)-4-1 on April 30th. The fight will be taking place at Hackney’s Copper Box Arena with its 7000 seated venue.
Following Saunders majority decision win over Ireland’s Andy Lee to capture the belt his promoter Frank Warren had been talking about taking on a few mouth watering middleweights as his first defense.
A rematch with long term domestic rival Chris Eubank JNR, Golovkin mandatory but injured Tureano Johnson and of course the current unified WBA Super, IBF, IBO and interim WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
By Adam Beechers: Pace is picking up through Argentinian sources and the British media that undefeated IBF World champion Kell Brook 35(24)-0 is set to face Diego Chaves 23(19)-2-1 on 24th October at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena.
The Daily Star have already reported it as a done deal set to be announced this week while many boxing forums and twitter are ablaze with the rumors. Brook recently stopped his domestic rival Frankie Gavin in the 6th round nearly 3 months ago and Chaves has not fought since December 2014 where he drew against Former WBO champion Timothy Bradley.
By Adam Beechers: 2012 Olympics gold medalist Luke Campbell 11(9)-0 is used to achieving success in his career and has made it clear he is happy with the slow progress. Campbell, 27, turned professional in 2013 after glittering amateur career which including golds at the a fore mentioned 2012 Olympics, the 2008 European championships and a silver at the 2011 World Amateur championships.
By Adam Beechers: Fresh from his 4th round TKO win on Friday night, WBO #1 fighter Billy Joe Saunders 22(12)-0 has stepped up the war of words ahead of his World title fight in September. Saunders, 25, is set to take on Andy Lee 34(24)-2 for the Irishman’s WBO World middleweight title. Saunders who beat France’s Yoann Bloyer was in a bullish mood as he looked to try and rattle his future opponent.
“Andy Lee is a good fighter but I’m going over there to smash him up and take his World title,” Saunders said to BoxNation. “If he said he’s going to knock me out in five rounds he’s talking crap and I can guarantee one thing a good smart boxer will always beat a brawler. I think Andy has got it in his mind too much about having that big punch but he won’t be getting lucky and landing it on me. Andy is a good fighter and a good champion who has done it the hard way and I have a lot of respect for him but believe me I am going to beat him.”
Buglioni, 26, is fully confident that his promoter has got a date set for the Autumn and says he will be better due to the extra time to prepare. Instead of the World championship fight initially scheduled Buglioni will have to steer past Mexican Fernando Castaneda 23(14)-9 in order to keep the match up alive.
“Things happen and you have to roll with the punches.” Said Buglioni to Kugan Cassius and IFLTV.
By Adam Beechers: WBA #3 heavyweight contender Lucas Browne 22(19)-0 will be keeping active ahead of his mandatory challenge against Russia’s WBA World Champion Ruslan Chagaev 34(21)-2-1.
The hard hitting Australian has been inactive since his 5th round win over Kiwi Chauncy Welliver 55(22)-11-5 in November of last year. ‘Big Daddy’ Browne will have to wait until potentially 2016 for his shot at the Uzbek Champion due to Chagaev’s forced rematch with Puerto Rico’s Fres Oquendo 37(24)-8.
Browne, 36, has yet to step up to any decent class of opponent yet with his biggest wins coming against Richard Towers and Andriy Rudenko, who were both undefeated at the time. Browne will be in action against Argentinian journeyman Gonzalo Omar Basile 66(30)-11 on August 14th at the Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, according to Hatton Promotions.