Former Heavyweight titlist Deontay WIlder could be one fight away from getting another crack at reclaiming gold in boxing's biggest division.
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On Friday in Laval, Canada, Mexico's Jessica Nery Plata earned a hard-fought ten round unanimous decision victory over previously-unbeaten Kim Clavel, partially unifying the Jr. Flyweight division in the process.
Originally, Heavyweight contender Stephan Shaw was set to face Guido Vianello on Saturday, as part of the Efe Ajagba vs. Oscar Rivas ESPN telecast. However, Shaw saw an opportunity to step up in the biggest fight of his career when Rivas had to withdraw due to an eye injury.
NEWS: ROY JONES PREPPING CHRIS EUBANK FOR CANELO ALVAREZ & GENNADIY GOLOVKIN, NOT LIAM SMITH
Roy Jones, Jr., the Hall of Fame fighter and head trainer of Middleweight contender Chris Eubank, Jr., doesn't believe his pupil needs him for his upcoming encounter with Liam Smith.
PREDICTION: CHRIS EUBANK, JR. VS. LIAM SMITH
On Saturday, January 21, at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, and on DAZN in the States and Sky Sports Box Office in the UK, Middleweight contender Chris Eubank, Jr. and former world titlist Liam Smith will battle it out.
NEWS: STEPHEN FULTON VS. BRANDON FIGUEROA 2 IN FEBRUARY; SHAVKAT RAKHIMOV VS. JOE CORDINA IN APRIL
According to Dan Rafael's Fight Freak newsletter (subscribe here), the long-anticipated rematch between unbeaten Stephen Fulton and former titlist Brandon Figueroa will take place as part of a Showtime tripleheader on February 25.
While perhaps a bit under-the-radar Stateside, the Middleweight clash between Chris Eubank, Jr. and former world titlist Liam Smith is quite the attraction.
When heading into his return bout with world Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, former titlist Anthony Joshua wanted to switch things up. As a result, the Brit left long-time trainer Rob McCracken and enlisted the help of former Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia.
GRADES: GERVONTA DAVIS, HECTOR GARCIA, JARON ENNIS, ROIMAN VILLA, DEMETRIUS ANDRADE & MORE
We had a slew of fights over the weekend, with some interesting performances in the nation's capital.
On Saturday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and live on Showtime pay-per-view, undefeated Gervonta Davis stopped previously-unbeaten Hector Garcia after eight rounds of action.