he and Haney’s team had received no offer for a Kambosos fight. Kambosos and Haney have been trading barbs on Twitter for what now seems like decades, highlighting just how frustrating the 135lb division is becoming; it’s all just foreplay. Kambosos himself seems intent on fighting the best; after defeating López, he was on the road trying to drum up interest in fights with the likes of Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko. In fact, his next fight could be against the Ukrainian wizard. López, apparently, is moving up, while Haney’s next move is unknown, as is that of Gervonta Davis. Ryan Garcia is returning to action soon after a brief hiatus to address mental health concerns, though he recently announced a change of trainer. He has left Reynoso and will now train under Joe Goossen. Some people bizarrely claimed this was because Garcia couldn’t hack the hard work required at Reynoso’s gym, which ignores the fact that Goossen is a notorious taskmaster. What this all equates to is a stalled weight division. Despite there being numerous big fights that could be made, still none of them look close.
YOUTUBE Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano took part in a press tour to promote their superfight later this year. At a press conference in London, Serrano said: “I’m a woman for equality. If Katie Taylor’s willing, I’m ready and willing to make this 12 rounds of three minutes [each].” It’s a sentiment we’ve all been sharing, and good on Serrano for using this stage to make the bid. Surprisingly, Taylor shot down the idea when she said: “I don’t really feel like that will make a huge change. The fight is already iconic the way it is.” Having already done so much to raise the profile of women’s boxing, it seems odd that Taylor wouldn’t push for parity with men’s boxing for such an important fight. Of course, the contracts for the fight are already signed and will have stipulated two-minute rounds. Also, the decision to change the duration of rounds will surely have to be made higher up the chain. After all, if two male fighters decided they wanted to increase their round length to four minutes, for example, it’s unlikely the authorities would allow it. Matchroom Boxing appear to have
launched a revamped ‘From the Corner’ series, which sees host Fraser Dainton sit down with several prominent coaches. In this latest episode, it was Andre Rozer, Tony Sims, Dave Coldwell and Mark Tibbs. It was a really interesting discussion and it’s a great format. If it’s set to continue, then we can look forward to more excellent content from it, particularly when several big trainers are all in one place during fight week.
BROADCASTS DAZN held their first British card of the year at Alexandra Palace in London and it produced some cracking fights and bizarre scorecards. One thing that stood out was the prominence of fledgling heavyweight Johnny Fisher’s fight – he was chief support in a six-rounder, which served as his fifth professional fight. The 22-year-old is incredibly popular and had sold thousands of tickets for the event, which goes some way to explaining why he was so high up the bill. He also seemed to handle the pressure well, earning a decision over a veteran opponent.
CHIEF SUPPORT: Johnny Fisher’s ticket-selling success bumped him up the bill for his win over Gabriel Enguema
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