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Joshua – Parker: Sky Sports Box Office to show Joshua’s first fight of 2018

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Anthony Joshua MBE will return to Sky Sports Box Office in a unification blockbuster fight against the unbeaten Joseph Parker on 31 March.

Sky Sports Box Office will televise the hotly anticipated Joshua v Parker unification fight that will see Anthony Joshua step into the ring for the first time in 2018 in defence of his world heavyweight titles. The WBA ‘super’ and IBF heavyweight champion Joshua, will be looking to add heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s WBO belt to his collection, with both fighters battling to maintain their unbeaten run.

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Parker: I’m going to knock Joshua cold

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) has flown to London, England in anticipation of him signing for his unification fight against WBA/WBC champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) for their fight on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

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Warren applying for Tyson Fury’s boxing license

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By Marcus Richardson: Promoter Frank Warren is applying for former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s boxing license to get him back into the ring and fighting, according to ESPN. Warren reportedly has a chance to be Fury’s promoter when he does return to action. Fury hasn’t fought for 2 years, and he currently is unlicensed following a positive drug test in 2015.

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Tyson Fury applying for license for April comeback

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By Tim Royner: Tyson Fury tweeted on Wednesday saying that he’s applying for his boxing license with the BBBofC today, and that he’ll be returning to action in April to defend his Ring Magazine title. However, it’s unclear whether Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) will still have the Ring heavyweight title in his possession by that point, as Ring Magazine editor Doug Fischer reportedly said this week that Fury needs to fight in February for him to keep his title.

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Hide and Seek Champions

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By Angel Flowers: We are now firmly in 2018. 2017 had some fights but still left much to be desired. Fights that should have been made years ago are still up in the air thanks to all the faux warriors running around the division. These are the men who run off at the mouth about how they want to fight the best, but then run and hide when the fights have a chance of being made. Often these men are caught in their web of lies that their fans let them get away with, the fighters themselves make all kinds of excuses about why a particular fight couldn’t happen when in reality they are just scared of competition. Below are the undisputed hide and seek champions of the boxing world.

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Joshua-Parker: Higgins meeting with Hearn to iron out details

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By Tim Royner: Negotiations are still going on between IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn and WBO champion Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins. The two promoters are meeting in London to try and iron out the final details for the unification fight, which could take place at the end of March in Cardiff, Wales.

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Parker’s trainer says Joshua is overhyped

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By Tim Royner: Anthony Joshua is the most overhyped fighter in the world, says WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s trainer Kevin Barry. He acknowledges that Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is a good fighter, and he comes from an excellent amateur background from the UK. Never the less, Barry says Joshua is a flawed fighter, and not the guy that many think he is.

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Dereck Chisora wants big 12 round fight

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By Marcus Richardson: Dereck Chisora (27-8, 19 KOs) says he wants a big 12 round fight in the first quarter of 2018 to help get his career back on track. Former heavyweight title challenger Chisora lost his last fight to Agit Kabayel (17-0, 12 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision on November 4 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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