Brian Norman Jr. He says that he still wants a unification fight with the United Wall weight champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis after he defends his WBO belt before Jin Sasaki on June 19. Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KO) says that he does not care about the “jacket process” about the start with Ennis. This “money” prevented them from living last year.
Norman Jr. It will be on the way on June 19, defending Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 KO) in OTA-CITY General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Some fans perceive this fight as an example of Norman Jr. Bots Ennis shoes. From his perspective, he did not agree to the unification of the fight to change Chump.
Money vs. marinade
“I don’t care Marynation process. We can make this fight next. I don’t mind at all – said Brian Norman Jr. Fight Hub tv about his interest in the fight with Jaron Ennis. “It was definitely funds. It was definitely money.”
What Norman Jr. It depends on the money. If its starting price is not met, he must forget about shoes and focus on independent defense. While some fans believe that Norman Jr. And his father try to stop Ennis, knowing that he would soon go to 154, they explained that they would not have focusing. They want to fight, but they will not accept less than what they deserve.
“This is an opportunity to show that a road warrior is to do it again,” said Norman Jr. That he travels to Japan to defend against Jin Sasaki, Tokyo, Japan on June 19. “So we left, we considered our options to see if we have something else on the table and we didn’t do it. We have a very willing opponent [Sasaki] Before us. Let’s see what he is talking about. “
Being a road warrior against a warrior like Sasaki is not the same as being against someone like Boots Ennis. It is straightforward to fight in someone’s hometown if you fight guys like Sasaki.
Details of the Sasaki story
“All disrespect did not come to me, just like between foreign and here. You know what boxing culture is here,” said Norman Jr. About how Sasaki called him after the victory over Derriek Cuevas on March 29 in Las Vegas.
Sasaki would shoot at the foot if he approached Norman Jr. to obtain your call. He would be forced to fight in the WBO title eliminator if Brian Jr. He said “no”, and the chances that Sasaki would lose anyone fighting. He is a decent claimant, but he went back against warriors such as Karen Chukhadzhian, Ekow Essuman and Rohan Polanco.
“There is a whole bunch of disrespect. I love boxing. I like to fight. I don’t have to be enraged with you. None of it is emotional. I just like to beat people. I don’t know why. It’s just fun.
“So he [Sasaki] He really came to me like respect. “Okay, I’ll go to your city. I will come to your country with respect and we can copy there,” said Norman Jr. o Jin Sasaki.
Ennis Fight Finance
If it is true that the money offered to Norman Jr. For the fight, Sasaki is more than $ 1.7 million offered by promoter Eddie Hearna to fight Jaron Ennis in unification, she understood why he decided to take this fight.
Hearn should have been sweetening an offer by $ 500,000, i.e. the amount for which Norman Sr. asked, because it is unlikely that Team Norman would agree to $ 1.7 million in the future. If they want more, and Hearn kicks that he disagrees to $ 2.2 million they asked for.
Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET and ring walks expected around 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET. The rematch airs on DAZN PPV for £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.
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FIGHT DAY! Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
Daniel Dubois
VS
Fabio Wardley
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Card starts
12:30pm EDT / 5:30pm BST
Expected ring walks
6:00 pm EDT / 11:00 pm BST
Scheduled distance
12 rounds
Super featherweight Nelson Birchall (13-0, 10 KOs) handed Levi Giles (17-4-1) his first stoppage defeat with a seventh-round TKO. The unbeaten prospect’s quick, accurate punching wore down Giles over the scheduled ten-round contest. Giles maintained his effort, but Birchall landed the cleaner shots and increasingly took control. A fifth-round knockdown began a punishing stretch for Giles.
Birchall sent him to the canvas again in the sixth. Giles went down for a third time in the seventh, bringing the fight to an end. Birchall finished with three knockdowns in as many rounds to secure his tenth stoppage victory.
Tony Curtis (15-1, 4 KOs) captured the vacant Commonwealth International super flyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Kerim Agius (4-2, 2 KOs).
Agius went down in the second and fourth rounds. Referee Sean McAvoy waved off the scheduled eight-round contest at 2:57 of round four.
Leighton Birchall (6-0, 3 KOs) earned a shutout points win over Alejandro Morales Chazaro (9-10-2, 5 KOs) in a featherweight bout. The six-round contest was scored 60-54 in Birchall’s favor.
Super bantamweight Manny Safari (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Jake Pollard (1-122, 1 KO) in the fifth round, marking his first professional appearance with a TKO victory.
Lightweight Fawas Aborode (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Rashid Omar (8-10, 1 KO) in the fourth round. Aborode dictated the action and finished the contest inside the distance, maintaining his perfect knockout record.
Aaron Noriega (3-0) scored a fourth-round TKO over Leonardo Baez in their super featherweight bout. Noriega celebrated the victory in the ring wearing a Mexican-flag cap.
Middleweight Issiah Hamilton-Allen (4-0) earned a shutout points victory over Jensen Irving (6-41-2, 1 KO). The four-round bout ended with a 40-36 score in Hamilton-Allen’s favor.
Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley WBO heavyweight title Expected ring walks: 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr. British and Commonwealth lightweight titles Approximate start: 9:30 p.m. BST / 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Adam Olaniyan vs Garber Approximate start: 9:10 p.m. BST / 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT
Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres Heavyweight Approximate start: 8:10 p.m. BST / 3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT
Weights:
Dubois 253.9 vs Wardley 248.3 O’Doherty 134.12 vs Gomez Jr 134.3 Olaniyan 250.15 vs Garber 223.15 Jalolov 255.12 vs Dacres 242.9
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Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.
Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.
UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.
Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!
Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.
Coverage upcoming
FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
Sebastian Fundora
VS
Ermal Hadribaj
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts
8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks
11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class
super welterweight
Scheduled distance
12 rounds
Live results will appear here on fight night.
Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj WBC super welterweight title.
Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.
Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier Super middleweight, 10 rounds.
Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira Super middleweight, eight rounds.
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