“Rolly, I’d love to keep doing it. Let’s do it. If not, give up the title, do what you have to, but we just want to keep fighting, stay busy and fight all the top guys and have some good fights,” Catterall told Ring Magazine.

The comments come amid uncertainty about Romero’s next move. Reports recently indicated that the WBA champion is expected to return this summer, although the hard task of his first appearance since defeating Ryan Garcia in May 2025 is not expected.

Catterall’s frustration may stem from what happened to Giyasov before the two met in the ring. The WBA ordered Romero and Giyasov to negotiate an October 2025 title fight, but the fight never materialized. After months without securing a title shot, Giyasov moved on and faced Catterall on May 23 at the “Glory in Giza” event at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt.

Catterall scored a 12-round unanimous decision victory in that fight, improving his position in the WBA rankings and putting himself in line for a shot at Romero’s title.

Following the victory, the WBA ordered Romero and Catterall to begin negotiations for a championship fight. Catterall, however, has made it clear he has no intention of spending months on the sidelines waiting for the situation to resolve itself.

The 32-year-old had already revealed that he left the WBO route because he did not want to wait for the mandatory title fight, and he repeatedly emphasized his desire to remain busy against the top fighters of this division.

Catterall’s message to Rolly is clear: defend the title against the mandatory challenger or step aside and let the division move forward.

David Benavidez’s father and head coach has revealed his contingency plan in case an uncontested lithe heavyweight clash with Dmitry Bivol does not materialize.

Benavidez moved up to 200 pounds and dethroned Gilberto Ramirez last month, earning a sixth-round stoppage to become three-division world champion.

However, his plan has always been to return to 175 pounds, where he still holds the WBC title and is looking forward to unified world champion Bivol.

Unfortunately for the “Mexican Monster,” it has been reported that Bivol is getting closer to a rubber match with Artur Beterbiev. He also has a mandatory challenger in Callum Smith to deal with, which means he could drop one of his three belts.

As a result, Jose Benavidez Sr. is now considering a cruiserweight unification fight between his son, the WBO and WBA titleholder, and WBC champion Noel Mikaelian.

I’m talking to MillCity BoxingJose highlighted this as a leading option after saying that the teams of Bivol, Beterbiev and former cruiserweight champion Jai Opetai were not in talks.

“I’m trying to organize these fights. I even told David, ‘These guys don’t answer.’ Let’s fight [Mikaelian]’.

“It’s not a fight that I’m really interested in… I’m just trying to take these fights with anyone [is available].

“If Father Bivol is watching this: stop talking. You say you want to shut up [Benavidez] up, [so] Let’s make it happen.”

Benavidez petitioned the WBC to become the mandatory challenger to Mikaelian and was successful. Therefore, if the WBC champion decides to fight Opetaia this year, as we reported earlier, he will be stripped of his belt.

“I don’t know. It’s 50/50 right now. I think the fans and everybody wants to see it now. But no matter what, I don’t think he’s that confident, especially considering how I beat Ray,” Foster said on Custer’s channel.

“And you know, it’s the dollar store version of him. So I’m sure he likes, man, look, there are some things Ray does better than him. Ray has a little more power than him. I feel like I’m on the offensive, Rey can hit with both hands as far as he does.”

“So I feel like he knows it’s close, like a fight is about to happen, and he has something to worry about. I haven’t changed the softball or anything. So I think he’s a little nervous. He feels the throne shaking and I’m coming. So he’s going to have to respond, man. The fans want to see that.”

Foster also explained why he believes he will have the advantage in the matchup with Stevenson.

“I say, man, the same way his little man just played out. I’m going to put pressure on him. I’m going to do some things there to frustrate him, to piss him off,” O’Shaquie said.

“And you know, I feel like I’ve gotten a better offensive repertoire out of me and him, and I feel like that’s what it’s going to come down to.

“I showed I was ready to step into that fire. Ray was stronger. He got more crack than Shakur. So little things like that will make him keep me away from him now.”

Foster also dismissed suggestions that Stevenson would be too substantial to fight.

“I mean, Timothy Bradley said it correctly. I fought at 38, 35, 33, 37. Making those weights is straightforward for me. I’ll spar with them. These guys aren’t substantial.

“That 5-10 pounds is nothing. It’s not going to mean anything. Everyone’s really the same size. When they start doing this whole hydration clause or he’s too substantial, that’s a scary tactic.”

“Skill for skill, we know who. Skill pays the bills.”

When asked to outline his ideal future schedule, Foster said Shakur would be his favorite next opponent, also mentioning potential fights with Lamont Roach and Gervonta Davis.