Daniel Jacobs vs. Maciej Sulecki: Jarrell Miller in co-feature on Apr.28

Image: Daniel Jacobs vs. Maciej Sulecki: Jarrell Miller in co-feature on Apr.28

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs will be battling Maciej Sulecki in the main event on HBO on April 28 with unbeaten heavyweight contender Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (20-0-1, 18 KOs) possibly facing former heavyweight world title challenger Johann Duhaupas (37-4, 24 KOs) in the co-feature bout at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Povetkin to face Johann Duhaupas tonight

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By Jeff Aranow: Former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) will be facing former world title challenger Johann “Reptile” Duhaupas (34-3, 21 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight tonight, as the Bermane Stiverne has decided not to face Povetkin after he tested positive for a banned substance.

The 6’5” Duhaupas has reportedly agreed to step in and replace the 38-year-old Stiverne to face Povetkin at the Ekaterinburg Expo in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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Hearn adds Duhaupas to Anthony Joshua lottery

duhaupasBy Scott Gilfoid: After handpicking three candidates for IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s next fight on June 25 and getting largely lukewarm interest from the British boxing fans, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn has added the highly ranked #4 WBC world title challenger Johann Duhaupas (34-3, 21 KOs) to the mix.

Duhaupas, 35, is coming off of an impressive 6th round knockout win over the 6’7’ Robert Helenius earlier this month in their fight for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Duhaupas dropped Helenius in the 4th and 6th rounds before the fight was finally halted.

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Robert Helenius vs. Johann Duhaupas on April 2

heleniusBy Allan Fox: Undefeated #12 IBF heavyweight Robert Helenius (22-0, 13 KOs) will be facing former world title challenger Johann Duhaupas (33-3, 20 KOs) in a 12 round bout on April 2 at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland.

Over the weekend, the 31-year-old Helenius had said that he had a big announcement on Monday about his next fight. It was thought by some that Helenius would name a top caliber heavyweight like Luis Ortiz as his next opponent, but the news of Helenius fighting Duhaupas is a bit of a disappointment.

Duhaupas, 6’5”, is a good basic heavyweight, but he was beaten soundly by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder by an 11th round knockout last September in a failed title challenge in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Wilder-Duhaupas averages 2.2 million viewers on NBC

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By Allan Fox: Last Saturday’s fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) and #11 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KOs) averaged just 2.2 million viewers with a peak of 3 million viewers on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

The numbers were obviously better than what you’d normally see on an average Showtime or HBO boxing event, but the fact that the fight was on free television on NBC during primetime means that not many fans were interested in this particular fight.

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Deontay Wilder crushes Johann Duhaupas

Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs)scored another impressive victory ofhis exciting and undefeated career tonight with a hard-fought 11th round TKO over Johann “Reptile” Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KOs) in primetime on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC. Wilder’s win, which came at 55 seconds in the round, was registered in front of 8,471 raucous Alabama fans at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Deontay Wilder stops Johann Duhaupas

Image: Deontay Wilder stops Johann Duhaupas(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: In perhaps the hardest fight of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s career, he had to battle hard to defeat Johann Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KOs) by a grueling 11th round stoppage victory tonight at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The 6’7″ Wilder unloaded everything but the kitchen sink in the 11th round to get the stoppage against bleeding but still game Duhaupas.

The fight was stopped after Wilder unloaded with a blizzard of left hooks and uppercuts to the head of Duhaupas. Referee Jack Reiss stepped in before Wilder could add the coupe de grace against the French fighter.

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Weights: Wilder 228.6, Duhaupas 236

1-EW5G4097By Tim Fletcher: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) weighed in today for his fight on Saturday night against France’s Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) for their fight at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Wilder weighed in at the second highest weight of his career at 228.6 pounds. In his last fight, Wilder weighed 229lbs and looked slower than he’d been in his previous fights when he consistently weighed in at 219-220.

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