Chris Eubank Sr has now called on people in the boxing industry to boycott his son’s fight with Conor Benn on Saturday night.

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Nigel Benn says his son Conor is "clean" and that his team "will get to the bottom" of the failed drug test that has led to the postponement of Saturday's fight with Chris Eubank Jr.

 

The bout was called off on Thursday after Benn, 26, returned trace amounts of fertility drug clomifene during a test.

 

"He's a faithful trainer and he's a clean athlete," former two-weight world champion Nigel, 58, said of his son.

Belfast featherweight Michael Conlan will return to the SSE Arena in his home city to face Frenchman Karim Guerfi on 10 December.

 

Conlan, 30, is coming off a comfortable points win over Miguel Marriaga at the same venue in August.

 

Five-time European champion Guerfi also won his most recent bout to move his professional record to 31-6.

British WBO champion Paul Butler will fight unified champion Naoya Inoue for the undisputed bantamweight title in Tokyo on 13 December.

 

Butler, 33, was elevated from interim to full champion in May when John Riel Casimero was stripped of the belt for failing to make weight for their April bout.

Claressa Shields promised to "school" Savannah Marshall in their undisputed middleweight championship fight on Saturday night in London.

 

American Shields and WBO champion Marshall are long-time rivals having fought 10 years ago in the amateurs and came face to face in a fiery news conference on Thursday.

 

Neither woman backed down during verbal exchanges, with Shields telling Marshall: "You about to get schooled.

 

"I'm about to Sugar Ray Leonard her."

 

Shields and Marshall, both undefeated in 12 fights, have known each other for the best part of a decade having met at the 2012 World Championships.

Manchester's Zelfa Barrett will fight Tajikistan's Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the vacant IBF super-featherweight title in Abu Dhabi on 5 November.

 

Barrett, 29, steps in for Welshman Joe Cordina who was stripped of the IBF belt after picking up a hand injury.

 

The fight, at the Etihad Arena, is Barrett's first shot at a world title.

 

Briton Chantelle Cameron fights Jessica McCakskill on the undercard, with the winner becoming the undisputed world welterweight champion.

 

Should Barrett win, promoter Eddie Hearn will look to match the 'Brown Flash' against Cordina on his return from injury.

Alycia Baumgardner came out on top to unify the super-featherweight division in a thriller against Mikaela Meyer

Claressa Shields became undisputed middleweight champion by beating long-time rival Savannah Marshall via unanimous decision in London.

 

The American was sensational in a career-best performance, avenging the only defeat on her pro and amateur record and staking her claim as one of the best fighters in the world.

 

All three judges saw it in Shields' favour - 96-96, 97-93, 97-93 - as she claimed the WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC and Ring Magazine titles on a historic night for women's boxing.

 

Both women paid tribute to each other and touted a potential rematch after a night of firsts at the O2 Arena.

Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round as the 'Bronze Bomber' made a winning return to boxing in Brooklyn, New York.

 

The American, 36, was stepping into the ring for the first time since his second successive knockout defeat by Tyson Fury last October.

 

He hit Finnish opponent Helenius flush in the face from his famous right hand with seconds left in the opening round.

 

"It was a great night," said Wilder.

 

"I had to take my time. I was making him reach. I wanted to be mobile, agile and hostile. I set him up, allowed him to reach and then when he reached, I attacked."

 

He added: "We wanted to make this fun again. You can do this so long it can be a job, just something you are doing. We made it fun. It paid off big time."

Claressa Shields became undisputed middleweight champion by beating long-time rival Savannah Marshall via unanimous decision in London.

 

The American was sensational in a career-best performance, avenging the only defeat on her pro and amateur record and staking her claim as one of the best fighters in the world.

 

All three judges saw it in Shields' favour - 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 - as she claimed the WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC and Ring Magazine titles on a historic night for women's boxing.

Anthony Yarde knocked out Stefani Koykov in three rounds to secure a world title shot against unified light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.

 

Yarde, 31, made short work of the previously unbeaten Koykov, knocking him down with a short uppercut to finish the fight.

 

The win assures Yarde a crack at the WBC, IBF and WBO world titles which are held by the undefeated Beterbiev.

 

Yarde fights Beterbiev on 28 January at the OVO Arena in London.

 

"It wasn't flawless, I don't think flawless is possible but that's what we strive for," Yarde said after the fight.

 

"I've got so much confidence going into this next fight."

Chris Eubank Jr will face Liam Smith in all-British clash on January 21.

Chris Eubank Jr says he will only need to show "50% of what I can do" to beat Liam Smith in their middleweight fight in Manchester on 21 January.

 

Eubank, 33, will be fighting for the first time since his bout with Conor Benn was cancelled in October.

 

Speaking at a news conference, he taunted fellow Briton Smith, saying he was an easier opponent than Benn.

 

"Conor was an unknown, unpredictable, young and undefeated," he said. "I know what Liam is."

 

Eubank was wearing a jacket emblazoned with the logos of a fast-food chain he said had promised to provide him as much fried chicken as he could eat while in training camp.

The World Boxing Council is looking into claims by former referee Carlos Padilla that he influenced the outcome of an early Manny Pacquiao title fight.

 

Padilla, now 88, said he prolonged a count to help fellow Filipino Pacquiao beat Nedal Hussein and defend his WBC International super-bantamweight title in Manila in 2000.

 

He also said he overlooked a headbutt from Pacquiao which opened a cut above Hussein's left eye and led to the fight being stopped on medical grounds.

 

Pacquiao won via TKO and went on to become a five-weight world champion.

Underdog Derek Chisora says he does not care what the critics think as he bids to upset Tyson Fury and win the WBC heavyweight title on Saturday.

 

Chisora has lost 12 times in 45 bouts, including three of his last four, and been beaten twice before by Fury.

 

"I don't care what is said. For me to give up, just because a newspaper says so, I can't do that," he said.

 

"It is going to be the best first round in the heavyweight game ever, you're going to love the whole show."

 

The very best of luck Derek, you're gonna need it.

 

 

Dubois is down for a third time here!

 

He's been saved by the first round bell.

Round 1 - Daniel Dubois is knocked down THREE times.

 

Round 3 - Daniel Dubois stops Kevin Lerena.

 

A sensational comeback at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

He's almost as good as Jake Paul!!! :o