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By Kenneth Friedman: Heavyweights Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola have a fight in the works for August 3 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Sports at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, according to Dan Rafael.  → read full story

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder WON’T be fighting a unification match against IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua in 2019.  → read full story

By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn says he’s hearing that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder already has his next two fights planned out against Adam Kownacki and Luis Ortiz once he gets passed his mandatory Dominic Breazeale next month on May 18.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Adam Kownacki and Kubrat Pulev have both been ruled out as replacements to fight IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in place of Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (30-0-1, 23 KOs) after he was pulled from the June 1 card following his positive test for a banned substance.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Anthony Joshua has put together a short list of five names consisting of Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, Kubrat Pulev, Michael Hunter, Manuel Charr and Adam Kownacki to pick from for a potential replacement opponent or Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller for his June 1 test following the American fighter’s positive test for the […]

By Tim Royner: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki is an option for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to fight if a deal can’t be made for him to face IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua later this year in a unification fight.  → read full story

By Trevor McIntyre: Eddie Hearn is saying that he’ll offer Deontay Wilder $15 million for his next title defense if he faces Dominic Breazeale, Dillian Whyte or Adam Kownacki, and agrees to a two-fight deal with Anthony Joshua.  → read full story

By Jeff Aranow: Deontay Wilder says he still intends on fighting on May 18, whether it’s against Tyson Fury or not.  → read full story

By Dan Fitz-Simons: Thousands of fight fans were stunned last week when Brooklyn-based Adam Kownacki (19-0) 15 KOs, left his opponent, Gerald Washington hanging on the ropes like a rag doll, hammering out a 2-round victory at Barclay’s Center.  → read full story

WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman returned to the ring and defended his title with a majority decision victory over veteran contender Josesito Lopez Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.  → read full story