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Undefeated Heavyweight contender Joe Joyce is hoping to have a massive 2023.

Recently, it was reported that former Jr. Lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson was in search of an opponent for his 135 pound debut. However, the search wasn't coming along all that well.

Cruiserweight titlist Lawrence Okolie has been out of action since February of this year, but it hasn't been due to injury or a lack of effort on his part to get back to work.

(Update: According to Shakur Stevenson via his Twitter account, George Kambosos and his team have rejected the fight offer and the former has elected to pursue another opponent.)

According to their official Twitter account, the World Boxing Association championship committee "has ordered the (WBA) Heavyweight world title fight between Super Champion Oleksandr Usyk and Champion Daniel Dubois".

‍In the early morning hours on Tuesday (Stateside, anyway), in Tokyo's Ariake Arena, Bantamweight kingpin Naoya Inoue successfully unified all of 118 pounds with a late stoppage of now-former titlist Paul Butler.

Undefeated Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue could be on the verge of becoming the first man in his nation's history to unify a division in the sport of boxing. On Tuesday, in the wee hours of the morning here in America, Inoue will battle fellow titlist Paul Butler in a total unification bout at 118 pounds.

On Tuesday in the early morning hours in the United States, Bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will battle fellow titlist Paul Butler in a unification bout in Tokyo, Japan. If successful, Inoue will be Japan's first undisputed, unified world champion in the sport of boxing.

On Saturday at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and live on pay-per-view, Welterweight titlist Terence Crawford made fairly easy work David Avanesyan, stopping him cold in the sixth round of action.

On Saturday in Leeds, at the First Direct Arena, Featherweight titlist Josh Warrington never really got going against the tough, awkward Mexican Luis Alberto Lopez, ultimately dropping a split decision and picking up the second loss of his career.