WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis’ promoters at Top Rank have picked the #13 spot for his first title defense against Edwin De Los Santos on June 7th in Norfolk, Virginia.
Diego Pacheco and Trevor McCumby have reached a deal for a fight this summer. The #1 WBO-ranked super middleweight contender Pacheco (23-0, 18 KOs) recently pulled out of a WBC-ordered fight against Christian Mbilli.
Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) has decided to vacate his WBC light heavyweight title instead of taking part in tomorrow’s purse bid on April 18th for his mandatory David Benavidez challenger for their WBC-ordered fight.
Abdullah Mason (18-0, 16 KOs) says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told him that he’s going to be “The Face of Boxing” if he keeps staying focused after his sixth round TKO win over Carlos Ornelas (28-5, 15 KOs) last Saturday night at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s excited and can’t wait to “show out” for his unfication fight against WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis on April 12th, live on DAZN at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Guido Vianello says he’s going to defeat 2020 Olympic silver medalist heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. with his “strong punches” this Saturday, April 5th, with their event starting at 5:30 p.m.
Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo will be taking tune-ups in separate bouts on May 31st on PBC on Championship Boxing Prime Video in super middleweight bouts, with the event starting at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
Deontay Wilder says he’s “looking to do it again” with his stubborn decision to return to the ring in his latest comeback on June 27th.
Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz will headline, while Jermell Charlo faces Thomas LaManna as the chief support on the planned card for next month on My 31st in Las Vegas.
Edgar Berlanga let Caleb Plant know in a not-so-subtle way that he’s not interested in fighting him, posting a video on social media saying that he’s the “A-side” and will offer him “$200K” for a fight.