A major drama show in Japan will kick off monster April today.
Players like Golovkin, Spence Jr, Fury, Whyte etc are getting ready for the big moments in their careers. Also, this week Frank Warren has continued to fight his corner, Eubank Jr and Brook appear to have stabilized on the weight but there may be some other news stories you may have missed.
Players like Golovkin, Spence Jr, Fury, Whyte etc are getting ready for the big moments in their careers. Also, this week Frank Warren has continued to fight his corner, Eubank Jr and Brook appear to have stabilized on the weight but there may be some other news stories you may have missed.
Welcome to this week’s Hooks and Jabs.
Skye Nicolson will make history as a substitute on the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano card later this month. The 2020 track athlete becomes the first Australian woman to qualify for Madison Square Garden as she looks to go three from three in a match against Shanecqua Paisley Davis (3-1) in April
“It is an honor for me to not only fight on this historic card but to be one of the few Australians to fight at Madison Square Garden and the first female,” said Nicolson.
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Stick with women’s boxing and unified ultralightweight champion Mikaela Mayer has committed her future after re-signing with Top Rank.
The undefeated 31-year-old defends her IBF and WBO titles against Jennifer Han tonight in California. “This contract represents all I have
been working since I stepped foot in a gym 14 years ago. It was a dream contract,” Mayer said.
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Former two-time world champion Jazza Dickens will return to action on April 22. The 33-year-old will face Andoni Gago in his hometown of Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena. Paul Butler’s world title challenger against WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero tops the Probellum show.
“My career path has passed, I don’t know when I will be rematched at home, so I plan to make the most of this opportunity in front of my fans as I rebuild the fight. win the world championship,” said Dickens. last fight in August 2021, lost to Kid Galahad in the vacant IBF featherweight title fight.
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Eleider Alvarez is looking to become a two-weight world champion as he restarts his career in the cruiser class. The 38-year-old Colombian won the WBO lightweight belt against Sergey Kovalev in August 2018 before losing his rematch six months later. Alvarez will fight eight rounds on May 5 in Montreal after nearly two years out of the ring.
