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Apart from the 6 title fights and Joshua does anyone know what else is on the bill? Like any floats? Cleverly was supposed to be on the bill, but I haven't seen anything and Lucien Reid was supposed to make his debut.

Nothing concrete but it is still saying on their website about Cleverley and Lucien Reid being on.

I thInk they are going to publish the running order tomorrow at the Press Conference, hopefully all will be revealed then.

Notice Boxrec have changed the Joshua fight to 12 rounds from 10, not heard anything about it officially but presumably they got the change
from somewhere. Its the same title he won against Bakhtov and that was 10 but these international titles seem to be able to be either 10 or 12 whichever the promoter wants.

Interesting that Joshua is happy for it to be a listed 12 rounder if indeed it has changed, not got twitter or could ask Fast Eddie, if any of you guys interact with him by that format someone ask him as otherwise round betting will be voided by most bookmakers if they all have 10 (which they do at the moment)

Just found out Joshua definitely 10 rounds in case anyone else is interested.

Not really interesting in the Joshua fight, Johnson will only be there to survive the 10 rounds and won't throw any punches.

No doubt Johnson will be just looking to survive.

However he has had a good long training camp behind him, something which I know he doesnt always get, so he should be in good shape to survive the fight.

Don't think Cleverly is on the bill.

It's a real shame the FA Cup final is 1730 KO not 1500. Gonna mess things up for people.

bruthead wrote:Don't think Cleverly is on the bill.

It's a real shame the FA Cup final is 1730 KO not 1500. Gonna mess things up for people.

Heard he is on the bill today from someone. I just wonder what they'll do with floats etc

You're right. Fighting the Czech super-middleweight champion Tomas Man.

I saw the PPV starts at 5pm so I wonder what sort of running order there will be, obviously Brook v Gavin the main event and possibly Joshua the fight before it ?

tony1234 wrote:I saw the PPV starts at 5pm so I wonder what sort of running order there will be, obviously Brook v Gavin the main event and possibly Joshua the fight before it ?

Would think that AJ will be on before the Selby fight which in turn will be before the Mitchell-Linares fight.

Well Looking forward to it.

I think because of previous PPV's people are a bit more reluctant to fork out for this one which I don't blame people for

For me, its a not a bad bill at all and I will be paying for it because despite previous ones, this one is worth it for me personally.

bruthead wrote:Don't think Cleverly is on the bill.

It's a real shame the FA Cup final is 1730 KO not 1500. Gonna mess things up for people.

He is in with some Czech fella I've not heard of in an 8 rounder and there is apparently a deal in place for him to fight Braehmer in Germany in September all going well.

Looking forward to the Ryan-Hibbert rematch,the first fight was close and I suspect this one will be too,I'm siding with Hibbert to get revenge although it'll go to the wire again no doubt

Ryder-Blackwell is another toss up,Nick has mixed in better company and apart from the Murray fight has always hung in there,John's probably the better boxer though but he'll loss rounds against Blackwell and again could go either way,I say Ryder razor thin close decision

Cardle-Evans will be a bit of a chess match,both guys skillful but Scotty's been impressing me more each passing fight and he's developing a bit of power too,Craig's a slickster though so I'll imagine he'll make life difficult for Cardle and be hard to pin down, I expect Cardle's pressing to win him a UD

I think Joshua becomes first guy to KO Johnson,Kevin's ripe for the taken, I don't think it'll go much longer than the rest of Anthony's fights

handsofstone wrote:Looking forward to the Ryan-Hibbert rematch,the first fight was close and I suspect this one will be too,I'm siding with Hibbert to get revenge although it'll go to the wire again no doubt

Ryder-Blackwell is another toss up,Nick has mixed in better company and apart from the Murray fight has always hung in there,John's probably the better boxer though but he'll loss rounds against Blackwell and again could go either way,I say Ryder razor thin close decision

Cardle-Evans will be a bit of a chess match,both guys skillful but Scotty's been impressing me more each passing fight and he's developing a bit of power too,Craig's a slickster though so I'll imagine he'll make life difficult for Cardle and be hard to pin down, I expect Cardle's pressing to win him a UD

I think Joshua becomes first guy to KO Johnson,Kevin's ripe for the taken, I don't think it'll go much longer than the rest of Anthony's fights

I wonder what the odds are on a premature stoppage after a barrage of punches that are blocked on the ropes.

If anyone gets running order it would be great to know it

GlobalBox wrote:If anyone gets running order it would be great to know it

Matchroom usually put it on their site on the Friday

Evans vs Cardle is an interesting fight for me. Both unbeaten, both with low KO %, and both looking to step on and move above domestic level in the future (whether that be at Lightweight or Super-Fetherweight).

Despite the fracas at the press conference today, they came across as really likeable guys to me with respect for eachother. And in both their interviews (pre fracas) they were jokey and didnt speak a load of rubbish like some, or give nothing answers like others.

Real 50/50 for me and I will be more than happy for either guy to win.

Looks like Cleverly is above Ryder-Blackwell on the bill! If I miss the second half of the cup final to get to the arena and it's Clev is in the ring in a mismatch I will not be amused. Although I've seen his fight called a 'pre-8pm float' so who knows exactly?

GlobalBox wrote:If anyone gets running order it would be great to know it

SCHEDULE
16:35

LUCIEN REID VS ELEMIR RAFAEL
4 x 3 Mins Super-Bantamweight Contest
17:05

DAVE RYAN VS JOHN WAYNE HIBBERT
12 x 3 Mins Commonwealth Light-Welterweight and WBC International Light-Welterweight Championship
Followed By

SCOTT CARDLE VS CRAIG EVANS
12 x 3 Mins Vacant British Lightweight Championship
Followed By

JOHN RYDER VS NICK BLACKWELL
12 x 3 Mins Vacant British Middleweight Championship
Live Float

NATHAN CLEVERLY VS TOMAS MAN
8 x 3 Mins Light-Heavyweight Contest
Not Before 19:45

EVGENY GRADOVICH VS LEE SELBY
12 x 3 Mins IBF Featherweight Championship
Followed By

JORGE LINARES VS KEVIN MITCHELL
12 x 3 Mins WBC Lightweight Championship
Followed By

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS KEVIN JOHNSON
10 x 3 Mins WBC International Heavyweight Championship
Followed By

KELL BROOK VS FRANKIE GAVIN
12 x 3 Mins IBF Welterweight Championship