Parker sparring Tony Yoka; Joshua using Marlo Moore

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By Tim Royner: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) seems to have won the battle in getting the best sparring partner in 2016 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka, whereas Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is using American Marlo Moore as his sparring partner. Moore, 27, failed to make the U.S 2016 Olympic team.

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Rigondeaux: Lomachenko can never beat me

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By Chris Williams: Undefeated Cuban star Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) says Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) can never beat him no matter how many times he was reborn. Rigondeaux says he’ll beat the 2-time Olympian Lomachenko every time. Unfortunately for Rigondeaux, that’s not what the odds-makers believe.

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Ward’s trainer says they’re targeting Anthony Joshua

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By Allan Fox: Andre “SOG” Ward will be targeting a title shot against heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua when he moves up to heavyweight in the near future, according to trainer Virgil Hunter. Ward, 33, would be going after the perceived best heavyweight in the division, and in Hunter’s opinion, Joshua is the best fighter in the division right now.

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Kovalev interested in working with Virgil Hunter

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By Jeff Aranow: Former light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs) is reportedly interested in adding the help of Andre Ward’s trainer Virgil Hunter, according to Fighthype. Hunter recently offered to train Kovalev following his 8th round knockout defeat in his rematch with Ward on June 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Hunter says Ward has backup plan if he gets dropped by Kovalev

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By Allan Fox: Trainer Virgil Hunter says Andre “SOG” Ward has a specific backup plan that he’ll be implementing if he gets dropped this Saturday night in his rematch with Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. If the 33-year-old Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) gets knocked to the canvas by the hard hitting Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs), then he’ll be using the same plan that he had in his first fight, says Hunter.

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