Yes there will be a Don King Promotions pay-per-view stream tonight featuring unbeaten WBA interim heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan (20-0, 14 KOs) against late sub Bermain Stiverne (25-4-1, 21 KOs). There was a weigh-in yesterday at a different hotel, with the fight scheduled to take place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. Hall of Fame promoter Don King has applied to the WBA for a special permit to sanction the bout. The WBA Board is voting on the special permit request.
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Meanwhile, on January 15 attorneys for Fres Oquendo filed a new complaint in Illinois for injunctive relief to stop tonight’s WBA heavyweight title fight. In 2014, Oquendo received a court order for a rematch against Ruslan Chagaev, who later retired. Several subsequent attempts were made to give Oquendo his title fight, but each time the fight fell through. Now 47, “Fast Fres” is still pushing for his court-ordered title shot.
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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Joe Joyce is in the works for the WBO interim heavyweight title. This move allows Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua to proceed this summer.
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WBC interim champion Alexander Povetkin is currently training for his March 6 rematch with Dillian Whyte in Gelendzhik, a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.
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Joyce vs. Usyk. The Tortoise vs. The Hare. Not exactly a thrilling match matchup here, but an interesting one. Joyce’s lack of speed may catch up with him in this one. He’ll have to lean heavily on that jab as he did against Dubois if he is to get past Usyk.
Usyk does not have that one-punch KO ability as a fighter. Usyk is simply a pressure fighter will the accumulative effect from his busy punches. Usyk I am sure realizes now that these heavyweights are not the past cruiserweights he was fighting and they can walk through many of his offensive punches. I am not real impressed with Usyk yet as a heavyweight. Time will tell.
Unbelievable. Oquendo’s name is still floating around. Also, who is Charr and what has he done? Is he still a champ? WBA is an embarrassment.
Usyk vs Joyce? Now that is a great match up and thankfully they allowed hopefully a Tyson Fury Vs Anthony Joshua fight…
Initially, I was going to pay the $19.99 for the PVV. Should have been a TV fight for free….. But I am a fan and I love my boxing. The mismanagement of the fight schedule is unforgivable. DAZN/Showtime/ESPN provides real fights at a lesser/no cost. I have no desire to support Don King inability to serve up a promised fight card. PASS. Pass on Don King. PASS.
Stream it for free….. I’ll never pay for a PPV of ANY kind.
They might have given you an award for being the only one to buy the pay per view.
Usyk loses to Joyce all day long.
Joyce in 2!