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Callum Simpson Eyes “Canelo álvarez in oakwell”
Published
11 months agoon

Last night I saw the boxing star Barnsley, Callum Simpson took another huge step forward in his career.
Callum Simpson for the second time in his boyfriend’s club before increased condensation; He came across the current European champion Ivan Zucco.
The victory was not a plane, but Simpson was dropped twice in the first and third rounds.
This win was an emotional win; When Simpson revealed the thought of his sister Lily-Rae called him in the last stages of the fight.
Simpson had a nightmare when he was dropped in just eight seconds from the first bell to a edged left hook from his Italian competitor.
Yorkshireman will once again be dropped in the third round, leaving many worried.

It seemed that he was in the solemn danger of the first loss in his record, but he managed to recover and storm.
Between the fourth and seventh rounds is a place where Simpson turned the wave of fighting, establishing a stab and pushing Zucco back.
Now dominating, Simpson pushed the pace again and said that in the ninth round the thought of his sister Lily-Rae called him to perform.
“I haven’t given up once …” From the eighth round I thought I had to dig deeply, I have to go on, I have to do it for her. “
He also said “she was with me tonight” as a huge factor towards the best win in his career.
Simpson publicly spoke about the loss of his sister Lily-Rae, who was very close, he explained: “I hear her when the sessions are tough …” Her voice will say, just go, press. “

Simpson also mentioned how essential his home crowd was. With over fifteen thousand fans roaring him from the first bell.
When he was asked if he thought about early surrender, he said: “There is no chance … I am Barnsley was born and bredI have a grit yorkshire and I was never going to give up, especially with this support for me. “

Now European champion Callum Simpson sits in a perfect position in the age of only twenty -eight years with the support of the city, when his rush still grows.
Whatever further is very stimulating for the Barnsley fighter and his fans.
It is obvious that Simpson is already looking at Honor European to World, “I’m not saying I’m still in the world … But in the next six fights I will fight for the title of world champion.
Simpson is expected to remain lively because he is building a momentum and gains more experience before he takes the final step to the world championship.
Oakwell could take part in the fight against sleep because he revealed a fight that he would love the unquestionable Medium weight master Canelo álvarez.

“Next year we will receive the eliminator of the World Championship title … and then if Canelo has beltsWe will take him to Oakwell at the end of 2026. “
Simpson has taken the next step forward in an stimulating career so far, overcoming the tough Ivan Zucco and now he can not wait to prepare for his world championship title.
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Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Odds and Betting Guide
Published
3 hours agoon
April 28, 2026
Naoya Inoue is the hefty favorite to defeat Junto Nakatani in an undisputed title clash on Saturday.
Inoue defends all four of his super bantamweight world titles in a huge all-Japan fight against Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome, live on DAZN.
Inoue, a top-three top-ranked pound-for-pound leader, is a 1/4 favorite Bet365 emerge victorious and inflict his first professional defeat on his rival.
“The Monster” has stopped 27 of his 32 opponents and is expected to stop Nakatani 11/10.
The undefeated 33-year-old has gone the distance in his last two outings and is valued at 7/4 for a third straight decision win.
Nakatani is also a star fighting for world champion titles in the fourth weight category.
The 28-year-old southpap is a 3/1 underdog to cause a seismic shock.
“Substantial Bang” has won five of his last six fights at the distance, and he sees his best chance of winning after a stoppage at 6/1.
Nakatani defeated Sebastian Hernandez Reyes on points from Inoue’s undercard defeated Alan David Picasso in Saudi Arabia in December, and a decision victory is valued at 10/1.

Full Bet365 odds
The result of the fight
- Naoya Inoue will win the fight: 1/4
- Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ: 11/10
- Naoya Inoue by decision or technical decision: 7/4
- Junto Nakatani will win the fight: 3/1
- Junto Nakatani by KO/TKO/DQ: 6/1
- Total cut by decision or technical decision: 10/10
- Draw or technical draw: 14/1
Round bets
Naoya Inoue
- To win round 1: 80/1
- Win in round 2: 50/1
- To win in round 3: 33/1
- To win in round 4: 25/1
- To win in round 5: 20/1
- To win in round 6: 16/1
- To win in round 7: 14/1
- Win in round 8: 12/12
- To win in round 9: 1/12
- To win in round 10: 12/12
- To win in round 11: 14/1
- To win in round 12: 16/1
- Win by Decision or Technical Decision: 7/4
Junto Nakatani
- Win in round 1: 100/1
- Win in round 2: 100/1
- Win in round 3: 100/1
- To win in round 4: 80/1
- Win in round 5: 66/1
- Win in round 6: 50/1
- Win in round 7: 50/1
- To win in round 8: 40/1
- To win in round 9: 40/1
- To win in round 10: 40/1
- To win in round 11: 50/1
- To win in round 12: 50/1
- Win by Decision or Technical Decision: 10/10
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Eddie Hearn responds to the announcement of the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight with three words
Published
11 hours agoon
April 28, 2026
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are expected to fight this year (Photo: 2026 Mark Robinson)
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that the fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has been “signed, sealed and settled.” The explosive announcement was made this afternoon, shortly after Joshua’s next opponent was revealed.
The former world champion and Olympic gold medalist will face Albanian boxer Kristian Prenga on July 25, before turning his attention to his fight with the Gypsy King in overdue 2026. The date of the clash between the two British heavyweights has not yet been confirmed, but it is expected to take place in the last quarter of this year.
This fight has been more than a decade in the making, especially after the 2021 undisputed heavyweight bout between the two fighters was canceled following an arbitrator’s ruling that Fury must face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy series, with the Bronze Bomber also rejecting the fee amount.
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Joshua was also scheduled to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a mandatory defense of the WBO title, which ended with the Ukrainian completely defeating him and winning the belt. Fury then defeated Wilder and Joshua met Usyk in a rematch, but again suffered defeat.
There have been discussions about a 2022 fight, but the situation became complicated when Fury repeatedly imposed his own stringent deadlines for a contract to be signed between the pair. That didn’t happen this year, as Hearn confirmed on social media.
The Matchroom boss shared a photo of himself with the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, and a beaming Joshua. He wrote: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered! AJ v. Fury continues!”
Joshua has already begun psychological warfare with Fury, writing: “It’s no secret that I’ve taken some time to consolidate and rebuild to be ready to get back into the ring, and this is the next step on that journey. I’m looking forward to competing and picking up where I left off. Like I said. The landlord will collect rent. That’s for sure.”
Fury has yet to respond directly, but he re-posted Alalshikh’s Instagram video confirming the news on X. Nevertheless, given the way he challenged Joshua immediately after he defeated Russian giant Arslanbek Makhmudov by unanimous decision earlier this month, Fury will be brimming with confidence.
After his triumph, he turned to Joshua and roared, “I want you, AJ, Anthony Joshua. Let’s give the fight fans what they want – the Battle of Britain. I challenge you, Anthony Joshua, to fight me, the Gypsy King, next. Do you accept my challenge?”
Of course, Joshua will first have to beat Prenga, a relatively unknown 35-year-old who has built a reputation as a formidable knockout specialist. His record is 20-1, and 20 of his victories ended by knockout. His only defeat came in February 2017, when he lost to Giovanni Auriemma in the Netherlands.
Hearn has repeatedly insisted that Joshua should have a “warm-up” fight before any fight with Fury. He most recently stepped into the ring against Jake Paul in a very lucrative bout before he survived a devastating car accident in Nigeria that tragically killed his friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
Conah Walker returns to the ring next weekend and will face Sam Eggington.
The winner of the Walker vs. Eggington fight may have a chance to win the welterweight world title.
Since the defeat in 2024, “Wolf” has been in excellent form, boasting an impressive series of four victories in the season, the last three of which ended by knockout.
The last defeat in the career of the Wolverhampton fighter came at the hands of the current IBF world champion Lewis Crocker.
He overcame “The Croc” the distance and, in many people’s eyes, was unlucky not to receive recognition on the judges’ scorecards, which showed a unanimous victory for the Irishman.
He returned just two months after this defeat and in Birmingham he faced Lewis Ritson, whom he defeated over the distance.
Walker was the underdog against Harry Scarff in Nottingham and lost most, if not all, of the rounds until the 11th round before landing a series of punches in the penultimate round that forced the referee to stop the fight.
In his last fight, “The Wolf” was once again the clear underdog, beating Olympic silver medalist Pat McCormack in Monaco.
Walker performed well throughout the fight, but fell on two judges’ scorecards before the final round.

The Wolverhampton player took the ball out of the bag and scored a dramatic goal in the last round.
He will face Sam Eggington, a tough opponent also from the West Midlands.
Eggington’s last defeat was to former world champion Abass Baraou, who defeated him by majority vote.

Since then, he has had wins over Alan Velazquez and Lee Cutler.
“The Savage” was injured in his last fight against Cutler and the injury forced the referee to stop the fight early, so he is hopeful that the fight will not be restarted against Walker.
Walker vs Eggington – date, place, start time and ring walks
- The fight between both fighters will take place on Saturday, May 2, live at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton
- Broadcast will start at 7pm BST/
- The main event will start around 10pm BST

Walker vs. Eggington – how to watch
- The card can be watched live worldwide on DAZN
Walker vs. Eggington – last three fights
Conah Walker
- Conah Walker vs. Pat McCormack – KO in the 12th round
- Conah Walker vs. Liam Taylor – KO in the 7th round
- Conah Walker vs. Harry Scarff – 11th KO

Sam Eggington
- Sam Eggington bt Lee Cutler – technical decision, 9th round
- Sam Eggington bt Alan Sebastian Velazquez – unanimous decision
- Sam Eggington lt Abass Baraou – majority decision
Walker vs. Eggington – Undercard
- Conah Walker (17-3-1) vs. Sam Eggington (36-9) – welterweight (12 rounds)
- Bilal Fawaz (11-1-1) vs. Ryan Kelly (20-6-1) – super welterweight (12 rounds)

- Kieron Conway (23-4-1) vs. Mark Jeffers (20-2) – middleweight (10 rounds)
- Shannon Ryan (10-1) vs Nicola Hopewell (8-1) – super flyweight (10 x 2 rounds)
- Tiah Mai Ayton (5-0) vs Stevi Levy (15-4) – (8 x 2 rounds)
- Junaid Bostan (10-1-1) vs. Mohammed Graich (12-4-1) – super welterweight (8 rounds)

- Louie Ward (1-0) vs. Jesus Carrasco (2-3-2) – (4 rounds)
- Harley Burrows (debut) vs. Lewis Howells (3-7) – (4 rounds)
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