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.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Lucas Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) thinks WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be getting knocked out next year when he defends his title against his #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #6 WBC Lucas Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) appears to be barking up the wrong street in heavily pursuing a fight against KO artist Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) for his September 26th title defense of his WBC heavyweight title.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight talent Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be defending his WBC strap against one of two undefeated heavily ranked top 10 contenders on September 26th against #3 WBC Vyacheslav Glazkov (20-0-1, 12 KOs) or #6 WBC Lucas Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, according to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times. 
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) says he’s interested in facing #6 WBC contender Lucas Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) because the trash talking the Australian fighter has been doing as of late has made it personal for him. Wilder would like nothing better than to get the 36-year-old Browne inside the ring so that he can test his power shots on his chin. 
By Gav Duthie: Will Lucas Browne 22-0 (19) be added to a long list of hyped heavyweights exposed as they step up in class. The WBA have ordered a defence for their regular champion Ruslan Chagaev 33-2-1 (20) to face the Australian Browne. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #8 WBC heavyweight contender Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne wasn’t impressed with what he saw of #1 WBC Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs) last Saturday night in watching him destroy a badly over-matched Jason Gavern (25-17-4, 11 KOs) in four rounds at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Scott Gilfoid: #8 WBC Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (20-0, 18 KOs) will be fighting unbeaten Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko (24-0, 16 KO’s) this Friday night in heavyweight action at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom.