Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta Davis are each searching for opponents ahead of their respective ring returns, but there is one active world champion whom Tim Bradley believes both men will be keen to avoid.

‘Tank’ Davis is winless since June 2024, with his most recent outing being a March 2025 draw against Lamont Roach Jr.

The Baltimore-based brute looks poised to return to action in early 2027, with fans eagerly awaiting news on whether the WBA champion-in-recess will seek to reclaim his WBA lightweight world title or venture up to super-lightweight.

Meanwhile, Stevenson has recently left Zuffa Boxingfrustrated at the fact that Dana White’s promotion have not found him an opponent in the near four-month spell since announcing him as their marquee signing.

Stevenson has been linked to names such as Devin Haney and Gary Antuanne Russell in recent months, but the four-division world champion chose not to pursuit a showdown with O’Shaquie Fosterdespite stating that he would face Foster if he overcame Ray Ford – which he did back in May.

With Stevenson no longer an option, Foster moved on to a three-belt unification with Emanuel Navarrete and scored a dominant win over the Mexican to add the WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles to his WBC crown on Saturday.

On his YouTube channeltwo-division world champion Bradley praised Foster’s performance and stated his belief that Stevenson and Davis will steer clear of a potential scrap with the 33-year-old.

“There’s not a lot of guys out there that has the skill set that O’Shaquie Foster has. I told you he’s something like a Crawford. Yeah, he’s a chameleon. He can adapt to anything inside the ring.

“Now you see why Shakur Stevenson didn’t want no action. Now you see why. That’s why. Yeah, Tank Davis, you ain’t going to want none either.”

Foster’s display has thrust him into the Fighter of the Year conversation, with the Texan now just one more win away from becoming the first undisputed 130lb champion since 1969.

Boxer Raven Chapman believes the fast actions of trainer Stuart Scott may have saved her life when she suffered a bleed on the brain over the summer.

The 32-year-old was airlifted to hospital and placed in a medically induced coma following a sparring session in Denmark on 24 July.

Chapman had collapsed after training and was taken to hospital after Scott called for an ambulance, to be later diagnosed with a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema.

“I remember the final spar where it happened, It was the third spar of the week and I felt fine going in there,” she told BBC South Today.

“It was just a sort of freak injury that I never thought it would happen to me, we (herself and Scott) have done hundreds of sparring rounds together and my fights.

“He knows the kind of things that I say and I wasn’t acting myself from what he said, that’s when he called an ambulance before anything even happened.

“I sat down and then it all sort of happened after that, luckily with where I was at the time, I think in under an hour from when the ambulance was called I was then into surgery.”

After reaching hospital, the procedure Chapman underwent successfully stemmed the bleeding in her brain and helped to stabilise the swelling.

A fundraiser was then launched online for people to contribute towards getting her back to the UK and her long-term recovery.

A total of £97,792 was donated after the page was shared widely among the boxing community on social media.

Chapman’s promoters Queensberry, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn and Most Valuable Promotions’ Nakisa Bidarian were among the leading donors.

“All the support that I got was just amazing,” Chapman added.

“That’s why, with all the fundraising money, I’m going to use that to make sure I’m getting everything so that I get better as that’s why people donated.

“It brings a tear to your eye when you see it and how much people are there for you in the community, it’s a special world, the boxing world.”

British light-welterweight Adam Azim is set to face Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at London’s Copper Box on 4 December.

Azim last fought in May when he stopped Steve Claggett in three rounds at Wembley Arena live on BBC Two.

The 24-year-old is undefeated in 15 professional fights, winning 12 by stoppage, while Mexico’s Valenzuela holds a record of 32 wins, five losses and one draw.

BBC Sport understands the bout will serve as an IBF title eliminator, with the winner in line to challenge for the belt in early 2027.

Azim, who made his professional debut in 2020, has won each of his last six fights by knockout.

Valenzuela has lost two previous world title eliminator fights against Subriel Matias and Lindolfo Delgado in 2025.

The 32-year-old has earned 18 of his 32 wins by stoppage, including a knockout win in his last fight in May.