SHOWTIME Sports will present the highly anticipated super middleweight matchup between fierce British rivals James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr. Saturday, February 23 live on SHOWTIME from London’s The O2.
By Bermane Stiverne: “I wish to apologize to my fans and supporters for sending an impostor into the ring when I challenged for the world title against Deontay Wilder for the world title in my last fight.”
Poxon Sports and PBC are delighted to announce that heavyweight sensation Joe Joyce will defend his Commonwealth title in the biggest test of his unbeaten career when he takes a gigantic leap up to confront the Former WBC World Champion Bermane Stiverne on Saturday 23rd February at The O2, exclusively live on ITV Box Office.
Unbeaten British heavyweight Joe Joyce, who is still just 7-0 (7) as a pro but has plenty of people excited about his future, will appear on the under-card of the James DeGale/Chris Eubank Junior grudge-match set for London on February 23rd – and a number of sources have former WBC heavyweight champ Bermane Stiverne saying he will be in the opposite corner.
Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are the main men of the heavyweight division right now, while Dillian Whyte, Joseph Parker, Jarrell Miller, Kubrat Pulev and one or two other guys make up the next tier.
In an impressive performance against a fighter some felt would give him some problems, unbeaten British heavyweight Joe Joyce crushed Joe Hanks in the very first round on last night’s Wilder-Fury card in Los Angeles.
Heavyweight Joe Joyce wants a fight against former world title challenger Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, and his manager Sam Jones believes that fight will take place.
Fighters competing on Saturday’s PPV undercard headlined by the heavyweight championship showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury went face-to-face on Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring on SHOWTIME PPV® from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Often, a fight fan is pulled into a pay-per-view card, into buying it, due to a stellar undercard that supports the main feature.
In a marathon night of fights, Southern California fans were treated to performances in a variety of weight classes headlined by Brandon Figueroa (17-0-0, 12 KOs) of Weslaco, TX against Columbian Oscar Escandon (25-5-0, 17 KOs) in an action-packed 10-round super bantamweight bout that ended with a knockout by the young prospect Figueroa in the final round live on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Citizens Business Bank Arena.