By Michael Byrne: Tony Bellew (19-1, 12 KO’s) is set to fight in Liverpool’s Echo Arena on March 30th. This man can certainly punch, and he’s also demonstrated a boxing brain. Bellew proved both of these things individually in his two outings with Ovil McKenzie a couple of years back. The first fight was an absolute slugfest, seeing Bellew dropped in the first two rounds by McKenzie’s vicious right hand, before he showed his own power to force a stoppage in the 8th. The rematch was a big surprise, as Bellew pumped out his jab for 12 rounds to show his ability to follow a game plan and not get caught up in a war (Amir Khan, take note!).
However, Bellew’s one loss came against the one world-class fighter he has faced. He leapt from fighting poor records on the domestic scene straight into a world title fight with unbeaten Welshman Nathan Cleverly.
By Michael Byrne: David Price (15-0, 13 KO’s) will meet Tony Thompson (36-3, 24 KO’s) in the Echo Arena on February 23rd. It would seem Price’s promoter, Frank Maloney, is finally willing to put his prize possession in a big fight. 
By Michael Byrne: Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KO’s) and Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be meeting on March 9th at the Barclays centre in Brooklyn, NY. The immediate questions going into the fight are: what has Hopkins got left at the age of 48, and what does Cloud actually have?