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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuErvdSCxYQ

Hearn said in his post Leeds show interview that one of his fighters will fight for the IBF title here in the UK, but it's not Kell Brook and he's not gonna reveal who it is because they have only shaken hands on the deal and still need to cross the t's and dot the i's. My immediate thought was 'ok so Scott Quigg is gonna fight Martinez' but later in the interview he said they are chasing the Santa Cruz fight for Quigg.

I'v truly no idea who it could be. Has he got Vasquez for one of our lightweights? Crolla v Vasquez maybe. Only other one that's semi realistic (but not really realistic at all considering it would potentially compromise the huge rematch) is Hernandez for Cleverly or Bellew.

Crolla v Vasquez

JamieM wrote:Crolla v Vasquez

If Kevin wins he fights Vasquez

He said the deal was verbally agreed at the IBF convention but did not say it was for the IBF title. There are numerous managers/promoters who attend the IBF convention but are not exclusively associated with the IBF. Therefore it might not be an IBF title ...

It's Lee Selby

The Law wrote:He said the deal was verbally agreed at the IBF convention but did not say it was for the IBF title. There are numerous managers/promoters who attend the IBF convention but are not exclusively associated with the IBF. Therefore it might not be an IBF title ...

I stand humbly corrected. Yeah with that in mind it opens up all the Matchroom fighters who hold inter-silver titles.

The_Don1 wrote:It's Lee Selby

Salido is the only champ without a fight coming up, so I'll be surprised if it is him.

The fight will be in the UK too... Can't wait for that

jameswilson wrote:

The_Don1 wrote:It's Lee Selby

Salido is the only champ without a fight coming up, so I'll be surprised if it is him.

I truly hope The_Don1 was being sarcastic.

Shocking Hearn uses the word 'japs' in this interview. Pretty sure that its viewed as a slur.

dbf wrote:Shocking Hearn uses the word 'japs' in this interview. Pretty sure that its viewed as a slur.

Thank god it wasn't Farage who said it

TJ77 wrote:

jameswilson wrote:

The_Don1 wrote:It's Lee Selby

Salido is the only champ without a fight coming up, so I'll be surprised if it is him.

I truly hope The_Don1 was being sarcastic.

Nope, it's on twitter #truth

dbf wrote:Shocking Hearn uses the word 'japs' in this interview. Pretty sure that its viewed as a slur.

A bit like we all go crazy when somebody calls us Brits?

DMA1987 wrote:

dbf wrote:Shocking Hearn uses the word 'japs' in this interview. Pretty sure that its viewed as a slur.

A bit like we all go crazy when somebody calls us Brits?

Not really. This term has historical context and also is viewed by Japanese people as an ethnic slur.

Get a grip.

itchy Japs eye

jameswilson wrote:

The_Don1 wrote:It's Lee Selby

Salido is the only champ without a fight coming up, so I'll be surprised if it is him.

Salido isnt a champion anymore is he?

Nah im sure theres some jap fighting for it on the Lara/Alvarez card

Nah seriously Tomoki Kameda's fighting Pungluang Sor Singyu for the WBO

Are we talking about the featherweight division here and the world title? If so, im pretty sure Russell jnr is fighting Lomachenko for the vacant WBO belt.

Paul Smith vs Arthur Abraham for the WBO

Re Japan and IBF I can't imagine any Brit is fighting the Lighting Kid Katsunari Takayama, Japans only current IBF champion.
Stephen Smith Vs Takashi Miura seems likely and Tekien will have sent someone.

Selby might be getting a shot at Roberto Garcia trained Evgeny Gradovich, who has a gimme looking defence of his IBF title the same night as Froch-Groves 2.

If true, that's a tough fight for Selby and on his recent performances I'd see him coming off second best. Gradovich has been improving a lot of late, stopping Dib in the rematch.

He throws a lot of punches; circa a 1000 in a fight. I'd see him outworking Selby to a UD.

columbo wrote:Are we talking about the featherweight division here and the world title? If so, im pretty sure Russell jnr is fighting Lomachenko for the vacant WBO belt.

Your right,I'm talking about BW,my bad

handsofstone wrote:

columbo wrote:Are we talking about the featherweight division here and the world title? If so, im pretty sure Russell jnr is fighting Lomachenko for the vacant WBO belt.

Your right,I'm talking about BW,my bad

no worries. I was getting proper confused there lol.

The Law wrote:He said the deal was verbally agreed at the IBF convention but did not say it was for the IBF title. There are numerous managers/promoters who attend the IBF convention but are not exclusively associated with the IBF. Therefore it might not be an IBF title ...

Hearn tweeted livefight who ran this as a story saying it WASN'T an IBF title he was talking about