Heavyweight Schedule for 2018

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Wilder-Povetkin finalized for May 21st in Moscow, Russia; possibly on Showtime

The fight will most likely be on the PPV platform in Russia, and will be on Showtime Championship Boxing in the U.S.

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Any news on Andy Ruiz Jr?

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Any news on Andy Ruiz Jr?

He was last seen at Taco Bell, with Axl Rose.

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Shannon Briggs travelling to UK in bid to secure Dave Haye bout

Shannon Briggs has fuelled speculation he could be David Haye's next opponent after releasing a series of tweets stating he is on his way to Great Britain.

Haye, who ended a three-and-a-half year hiatus from the sport with a comprehensive first-round knockout of Mark de Mori at The O2 in January, will return to the ring on May 21 against an as-yet unnamed opponent.

Et billede slået op af Shannon Briggs (@cannon_briggs) den 11. Mar 2016 kl. 5:02 PST

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Luis Ortiz: Will the Heavyweight Division Pull a “Canelo” and Freeze Him Out?

The Heavyweight picture shifted significantly last November when long time recognized champion Wladimir Klitschko lost his titles to British comedian and sometime singer (also not a bad fighter!) Tyson Fury. Since that day, a number of contenders, hype jobs and “trampions” have come out of the woodwork as claimants for what used to be referred to as the “Greatest Title in Sports”. Deontay Wilder has dusted off a couple of “opponents”, and some noise is being made across the pond with Britain’s Anthony Joshua, who appears to be by many as the heir apparent to the title. However, there is a monster in lurking from Cuba by the name of Luis Ortiz, nicknamed “The Real King Kong”.

Ortiz, in fact, and not Wilder or Joshua, is the future of boxing’s Big Men. A while back, a certain “Historian” was lamenting the Heavyweight division’s precipitous fall from grace, but saw a beacon of hope in the distance. This ray of light in the darkness of mediocrity was coming from Cuba in the form of Luis Ortiz. The big Southpaw (6’4, 240 lbs) from the Caribbean has a well rounded skillset that is lost on his contemporaries. Wilder can hit, but can be wild and sloppy, especially defensively. Fury has a solid handle on range and movement, but cannot crack a g****. Joshua looks like the goods, but his competition is not yet top level. Also in the picture are Alexander Povetkin and IBF titlist Charles Martin, but neither have the polished and balanced game that Ortiz has.

Ortiz has it all: good technique, good power, excellent footwork, and (drumroll…) actually has a jab and uses it. Imagine that? His only weaknesses is his age (36) and maybe a lack of speed, but his footwork, timing and varied attack more than make up for it. At the moment there is no one (on paper) that can touch Ortiz. Wilder is too inconsistent defensively, and has yet to fight someone who can match his size and ability. Ortiz can do this and likely ices him inside 8 rounds. Klitschko is not the fighter he was, and his performance against Fury painfully (for the viewer) illustrated it. The man was juked out of his shoes by a British comedian. Joshua has the most potential, but is still a little green. His fight with Martin on April 9th could give us a clearer idea on where his development is at. Povetkin is a solid veteran, but is likely to be physically outmatched by Ortiz, even if he gets past Wilder later this year.

As far as gaining potential fights with the other top Heavyweights, Ortiz will unfortunately have to wait a bit longer. Currently, Ortiz is the odd man out at the moment as the other top dogs in the division are currently busy with other contenders/champions/trampions.

Klitschko and Fury are tied up in a rematch to be held sometime this year, and the winner could be paired with the victor of Wilder/Povetkin. Anthony Joshua and Charles Martin are fighting on April 9, so if the winner of that fight doesn’t take a lot of damage, maybe Ortiz gets the victor.

If Luis Ortiz gets the right fights, he can unify the belts. He’s that much better than the opposition. However, in this day and age of hand-picked opponents and carefully navigated careers, I find that unlikely. Unfortunately, a much more plausible scenario is that Ortiz could get “Golovkin-ed” and get frozen out of key matchups by the scared managers of the other contenders until he is too old to win them…

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Tyson Fury tweets tips to Joseph Parker on next opponent:

Joseph Parker and Tyson Fury exchanged tweets on Saturday, with the world heavyweight champion giving the New Zealand tips for his upcoming fight.

Parker takes on Carlos Takam on May 21 in an IBF title eliminator bout and Fury told Parker he should win it easily.

"Good fight for your ranking, but you will smash him," Fury said to Parker in a message.

The conversation between the two started with Parker hoping Fury was well and then evolved into one about their upcoming bouts.

Tyson Fury did win the IBF belt when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko last year, but was stripped of it for not fighting the mandatory challenger, Vyacheslav Glazkov.

The winner of the Parker v Takam fight will become the No 1 mandatory challenger and will face either Charles Martin or Anthony Joshua for the IBF belt.



You can follow Fury on twitter here,

And Joseph Parker on twitter here,

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Fighter profile: Izu Ugonoh



15-0 (12 KO), KO 80%
Height 6 ft 5 in
Reach 84 in
Age 29

Background: Polish fighter of Nigerian descent. Currently ranked as the WBO number 13. Former kickboxer. Pro boxing debut 2010.

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Shannon Briggs travelling to UK in bid to secure Dave Haye bout

Et billede slået op af Shannon Briggs (@cannon_briggs) den 11. Mar 2016 kl. 5:02 PST

Briggs is a clown I question Haye's intentions of fighting him though, Briggs is not featured in the short term plans of the WBA in what will eventually lead to Klitschko's first mandatory after he takes back his belt from Fury. I think this is all smoke and mirrors, Briggs has a lofty ranking from the WBA yet it serves little importance for Haye to secure that for himself short term, Llong term yes but not short.

Tyson Fury tweets tips to Joseph Parker on next opponent:

Joseph Parker and Tyson Fury exchanged tweets on Saturday, with the world heavyweight champion giving the New Zealand tips for his upcoming fight.

Parker takes on Carlos Takam on May 21 in an IBF title eliminator bout and Fury told Parker he should win it easily.

"Good fight for your ranking, but you will smash him," Fury said to Parker in a message.

The conversation between the two started with Parker hoping Fury was well and then evolved into one about their upcoming bouts.

Tyson Fury did win the IBF belt when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko last year, but was stripped of it for not fighting the mandatory challenger, Vyacheslav Glazkov.

The winner of the Parker v Takam fight will become the No 1 mandatory challenger and will face either Charles Martin or Anthony Joshua for the IBF belt.



You can follow Fury on twitter here,

And Joseph Parker on twitter here,

I doubt Parker has the tools to defeat Fury the dude is too raw, he should face somebody like Ustinov, Dimitrenko or Hughie to prepare himself better for the dimensions of the gangly awkward chinny Brit.

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I doubt Parker has the tools to defeat Fury the dude is too raw, he should face somebody like Ustinov, Dimitrenko or Hughie to prepare himself better for the dimensions of the gangly awkward chinny Brit.

There's a good chance he faces Joshua if he gets past Takam.

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He was last seen at Taco Bell, with Axl Rose.

No ****... lol!