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“I will be the hungrier one” – Jack Rafferty on the clash with Ekow Essuman

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Jack Rafferty and Mark Chamberlain fought to a draw over twelve rounds. source: Leigh Dawney / Queensberry

Jack Rafferty returns this weekend and will face Ekow Essuman.

The Rafferty vs Essuman fight takes place on the Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois card.

He talked to professional boxing fans and revealed refreshed and rejuvenated before returning on Saturday.

Rafferty last fought in August last year when he drew with Mark Chamberlain and admitted he needed rest after a long string of fights.

“Since Henry Turner, I’ve had a lot to do… besides the fights being tough, the camps were sometimes even tougher.

“I gave myself some time off, which I think I deserved…I went straight back to work.”

He reflected on his last fight and how he feels he has improved his physical abilities since then.

“A little rest has been good for me… Jack Rafferty is in really good shape for the fight on May 9th.”

Rafferty admitted he felt unfortunate that he didn’t get the win and told how there were talks about a rematch, but ultimately broke down.

“I thought I won… unfortunately there will be no rematch.

Jack Rafferty and Mark Chamberlain fought to a draw over twelve rounds. source: Leigh Dawney / Queensberry

“There were talks, but there were commitments in between… things fell through.

“Never say never… it might happen again one day.”

He is looking forward to fighting Nottingham’s Essuman and revealed that he is full of respect for his opponent.

Jack Catterall stopped Ekow Essuman late on merits: Matchroom/Mark Robinson
Jack Catterall stopped Ekow Essuman tardy on merits: Matchroom/Mark Robinson

‘The Engine’ was last in action in November when he was stopped by Jack Catterall at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“He lost to a world-class player… there is no shame in that.

“There’s a reason it’s called the Echo Engine… we all know what it brings.

“What a fight, what a show to be a part of.”

Fabio Wardley defends his world title against Daniel Dubois
Fabio Wardley defends his world title against Daniel Dubois

“Demolition Man” talked about his motivations behind training camps and each fight.

“When I lost my mother, it was the biggest loss I had ever experienced… I can’t lose anything else.

“Thanks to this pain you can do something with yourself… My mother is proud of me every day.”

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Doubts regarding the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua match appeared after Dua Lipa’s decision

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The venue for the long-awaited fight has not been confirmed yet, although Wembley remains the leader. Meanwhile, Fury has instructed his team to arrange another warm-up fight before facing Joshua. The Gypsy King ended his 16-month absence earlier this month when he overtook Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to score, before exchanging verbal volleys with Joshua at ringside.

The encounter fueled excitement ahead of a long-awaited domestic clash that has been years in the making, and this week Joshua signed a contract to finally face Fury.

Now another potential obstacle has emerged. Joshua was already scheduled to fight Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga on July 25 – a fight that Queensberry promoter Frank Warren warned could “kill” any fight with Fury in slow 2026 if an upset were to occur.

However, Warren confirmed that Fury also intends to return to the ring before the fight with Joshua, raising further doubts about the fight and increasing the risk of injury to either British heavyweight.

“I think he’ll probably want to do something in between, let’s see,” Warren said, adding: “AJ has his fight. I’m sure Tyson will fight in the meantime. That’s what he’s asking for and we’ll see where we go.”

Warren previously told the BBC: “If he loses to this guy, it’s over.” Pressed on Wembley as a potential venue, Warren added: “That’s where everyone would like to see the fight.

“It’s the national stadium and that’s where it belongs. We’ve had some great nights there in the past and it makes a lot of sense.”

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Dillian Whyte CALLS Derek Chisora ​​for a trilogy

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Whyte was dropped in the opening round by Itauma Photo Credit: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

Dillian Whyte has called for a third fight with Derek Chisora.

Whyte and Chisora ​​had two crazy battles, with “The Body Snatcher” winning both fights, the last of which took place in 2018.

The 38-year-old has not fought since a first-round loss to Moses Itauma, but is looking forward to meeting Chisora ​​again, who is coming off a loss to Deontay Wilder earlier this month.

At the end of last year, both teams were linked with each other, but they failed to reach an agreement.

“He says he wants to fight me and he’s not going to retire,” he said Sky Sports News.

“Not many boxers have trilogies in their career.

Moses Itauma defeated Dillian Whyte in the first round in Riyad. Photo: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

“I would love to fight him again.

“I think a trilogy would be great because we’re both at a stage in our careers where there won’t be a lot of running, a lot of moving around.

“We will stand there and trade.

“He doesn’t like me, I don’t like him.

Deontay Wilder defeated Derek Chisora ​​by split decision at the O2 Arena Photo: MF Pro/David Cavan
Deontay Wilder defeated Derek Chisora ​​by split decision at the O2 Arena Photo: MF Pro/David Cavan

“He doesn’t want to lose to me, I don’t want to lose to him.

“I would like to wear this.

“If Derek is earnest, he knows where I am. I will fight Derek Chisora ​​tomorrow.”

Chisora ​​fought until his 50th fight and, he claimed, it was the last time in his professional career against Wilder.

The 42-year-old fell twice after losing a split decision at the O2 Arena and has not fully confirmed his retirement since.

Had Whyte not secured a fight against his British rival, he claims he would have been open to fighting either Wilder or Andy Ruiz Jr.

Whyte has already beaten Chisora ​​twice. Photo: PA
Whyte has already beaten Chisora ​​twice. Photo: PA

“I would like to fight Andy Ruiz, Deontay Wilder and another guy called Nelson Hysa, he is number 1 in Albania,” he added.

“I would like to fight such fighters because of their good position in the rankings, and they are top fighters.”

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David Benavidez reacts to Canelo’s presence during Zurdo Ramirez fight

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David Benavidez challenges unified cruiserweight world champion Zurdo Ramirez on May 2 in Las Vegas Photo: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions

David Benavidez believes that Canelo Alvarez will come to see how he will perform in Saturday’s match against Zurdo Ramirez.

Canelo has long been accused of avoiding a fight with Benavidez and has consistently distanced himself from a potential fight with him.

Alvarez is set to presence on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to support stablemate Jaime Munguia, who will face WBA super middleweight champion Armando Resendiz on the fight card.

Benavidez, however, believes the Mexican champion will actually come to see how he will do in his cruiserweight debut against Zurdo.

“It’s a large event,” the 29-year-old told reporters on Wednesday.

David Benavidez challenges unified cruiserweight world champion Zurdo Ramirez on May 2 in Las Vegas Photo: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions

“You can judge the scale of the event because Canelo wasn’t even at Jaime Munguia’s last fight.

– He says yes [coming] for Munguia.

“He won’t come to see Munguia, he will come to see me up close.

“I don’t know if it’s about looking forward to the next fight, but you can see how everything turned out.

“I went to his fights, now he comes to my fights.

“I don’t need to say anything more.”

This will be the first time in six years that Alvarez has not fought on the Cinco De Mayo weekend, and his return from his loss to Terence Crawford will likely take place on September 12 in Riyad.

Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring on September 12 in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom
Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring on September 12 in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom

The 35-year-old was sidelined after elbow surgery.

Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world titles, live on DAZN and Amazon Prime pay-per-view.

“The Mexican Monster” remains the WBC delicate heavyweight champion and defended his title for the first time with a seventh round stoppage over Anthony Yard in November in Riyad.

David Benavidez defeated Anthony Yarde in the seventh round in Riyad. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
David Benavidez defeated Anthony Yarde in the seventh round in Riyad. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

The Arizona native will become a three-division world champion if he defeats Ramirez, but he later vowed to return to delicate heavyweight to face Dmitry Bivol in an undisputed title bout.

“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the delicate heavyweight division,” he further said Ariel Helwani show.

“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.

“My dream is to become unified champion.

“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”

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