In thoroughly unsettling news, it has been reported how former cruiserweight contender and recent Jake Paul trainer BJ Flores is currently in hospital in Colombia, being treated for a gunshot wound.
Last night in Phoenix, unbeaten heavyweight contender Trevor Bryan proved to be way too strong and powerful for BJ Flores. In taking the biggest fight of his career thus far, the largely untested 28 year old from Albany, New York scored no less than six official knockdowns in the fight, finally getting the TKO win over the former world cruiserweight title challenger in the fourth-round.
It seems things can never, ever get too muddled when it comes to the the world of heavyweight championship boxing – especially not in the eyes of the WBA.
Former WBC and interim WBA cruiserweight title challenger B J Flores feels he should have moved up to heavyweight a long time ago; maybe even five or six years ago.
Both Tony Bellew and David Haye have options, quite a few in fact. WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew has a number of potentially big and financially rewarding fights at 200-pounds, where the proud Liverpool man could try and unify the division, while Haye, who has a fight upcoming in December (opponent still to be determined) has possible big money fights with the likes of Anthony Joshua (really big money!)
In a brawl from start to finish, World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (28-2-1, 18 KOs) chopped down a game but limited 37-year-old BJ Flores (32-3-1, 20 KOs) in a third round knockout on Saturday night to retain his WBC title in his first defense at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
David Haye has told fans to put their money on B.J. Flores to rip Tony Bellew’s WBC World Cruiserweight title from him when they meet at the Echo Arena in Liverpool tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports.
This Saturday night in Liverpool, WBC cruiserweight champ Tony Bellew will make the first defence of his title, and he will make it against a man he did not have to fight, but wanted to simply because, by his own admission, he does not like him, not one bit.
As fans may have read, it is now official how WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew will make his first defence against long-time contender B.J
Though the fight hasn’t been officially announced yet there has been plenty of talk over how WBC cruiserweight champ Tony Bellew will make the first defence of his belt against BJ Flores on October 15 in his native Liverpool.