By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew has accepted the challenge to face unified IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO and Ring cruiserweight champion Aleksandr Usyk’s challenge to face him following his decisive 12 round unanimous decision win over IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) last Saturday night in World Boxing Super Series final in Moscow, Russia.
By Allan Fox: Aleksandr Usyk did what most fans expected him to do in defeating Murat Gassiev on Saturday night in a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision in a master class performance in the World Boxing Super Series final in Moscow, Russia.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn has three names – Tyson Fury, Andre Ward or Adonis Stevenson – that he’ll be looking to select from for former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew’s next fight. Hearn doubts that the 35-year-old Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) has much of a chance of getting a fight against former undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to face him anytime soon due to him still slowly working his way back after 2 ½ years of inactivity.
By Tim Royner: Tony Bellew says he wants to fight the winner of next months’ July 21 fight between cruiserweight champions Oleksander Usyk and Murat Gassiev in their World Boxing Super Series finals fight. Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) would like to fight the winner of that fight at the O2 Arena in London, England. It’s possible that they would be willing to face Bellew there, because the chances of the fight going to the cards would be low, especially if he were to face the hard hitting Gassiev.
by Scott Gilfoid: Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew feels he’s a real threat to beating Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs). Bellew’s two wins over David Haye has given him confidence that he can beat the 29-year-old Fury. Bellew knocked the over-the-hill Haye out in the 5th round on May 5th at the O2 Arena in London.
By Allan Fox: Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury stopped Sefer Seferi in round 4 on Saturday night and afterwards promoter Frank Warren said that former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew could be next for Tyson by the end of the year. Fury vs. Bellew is going to be a mismatch just like Saturday’s Fury-Seferi fight was. Bellew is much too small to be competing with a giant heavyweight like the 6’9” Fury.
By Scott Gilfoid: Andre ‘SOG’ Ward basically ended any chance of getting a fight against the loud-talking Tony Bellew by reportedly letting him know that for him to have a chance of facing him, he needs to BEAT the winner of the unification fight between WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev. If Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) can beat the winner of that fight, then he can potentially face the unbeaten 34-year-old Ward (32-0, 16 KOs).
By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew is eying a fight against former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury towards the end of the year at the 80,000 seat Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. This is the same stadium that Anthony Joshua has fought his last two fights at.
By Scott Gilfoid: Not content with fighting cruiserweight Sefer Seferi on June 9, former unified heavyweight world champion Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury is offering Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) a fight. Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) is trying to make a comeback after being out of the ring for 2 ½ years. He’s scheduled to fight 39-year-old cruiserweight Sefer Seferi on June 9 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Following his recent knockout defeat at the hands of Tony Bellew on May 5th, former 2-dvsion world champion David Haye is hinting that he’s about to make a retirement announcement. On Wednesday, Haye posted on social media that he’s trying to find the right words to say to his boxing fans about his career.