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BALTIMORE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Travis Reeves will now be in the opposite corner to Anthony Yarde at the Morningside Arena in Leicester on February 23 after original opponent Mehdi Amar was forced to withdraw due to injury.



Reeves, 17-3-2, has suffered only one defeat in his last 17 fights in a challenge for the IBO world title against Karo Murat and last fought in January at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where he recorded a unanimous points victory over Lanell Bellows.

With former European champion Amar not in a position to travel, Reeves will provide the next test on the journey to the top for Yarde, who will have his 18th professional fight in Leicester.

Anthony Yarde's defence of his WBO Intercontinental light heavyweight title against Travis Reeves at the Morningside Arena shares top billing with British super featherweight champion Sam ‘Bullet’ Bowen. Local fighters CJ Challenger and Kyle Haywood do battle for the vacant Midlands Area super welterweight title, with Nathan Gorman, Lyon Woodstock, Ryan Garner, Willy Hutchinson, Tommy Fury, Ryan Hatton and Mark Chamberlain also featuring on the card.

Surely they can’t make him mandatory after winning this?

Strange enough they shot him up to 2nd place for no reason just because he held the WBO European belt.

I don't think I've seen Reeves fight. I'll go watch some vids. On its face, he's old and hasn't been in with any quality names other than Murat?

He’s tough he’s game he will come to win!

Same night as the Eubank v Degale PPV, can't see many watching this unless there are some decent fights on the bill as well

crap, finally a decent opponent making sense and then this

tony1234 wrote: ↑04 Feb 2019, 15:35 Same night as the Eubank v Degale PPV, can't see many watching this unless there are some decent fights on the bill as well

Joking aren't you? I get this as part of BT SPORTS so no need to pay 20 ppv quid to scratch the boxing itch.

jamamb wrote: ↑04 Feb 2019, 15:54 crap, finally a decent opponent making sense and then this

It is a shame. At least it was a genuine reason for pulling out, and Reeves is tough enough for Yarde to get some rounds in (I hope!)

Reeves Vs Murat

Yarde is compiling one of the most padded records in the sport.

Yarde against Stevenson would be his toughest test

ElJefe wrote: ↑04 Feb 2019, 18:59 Yarde is compiling one of the most padded records in the sport.

He has to have another 20 before he catches up with Wilder

tobyh5 wrote: ↑04 Feb 2019, 20:58 Yarde against Stevenson would be his toughest test

Ouch!

lol in 1 day already more replies then for the original respectable fight

Due to multiple injuries resulting to a number of fight cancellations, Queensberry Promotions have taken the decision to reschedule our upcoming Morningside Leicester arena show for March 23rd.

Leicester’s British super featherweight and WBO Intercontinental champion Sam Bowen will be headlining the event against an opponent who will be announced at a later date.

Super Lightweight Sam Maxwell’s WBO European title challenge against Spaniard Kelvin Dotel, Heavyweight prospect Nathan Gorman and local Leicester fighters Lyon Woodstock and CJ Challenger will also be fighting on the show on March 23rd.

Formerly scheduled to fight in Leicester, Anthony Yarde’s contest against Baltimore boxer Travis Reeves will now take place on Friday 8th March at the Royal Albert Hall to replace Nicola Adams’ world title challenge against Mexico’s WBO World Flyweight champion, Arely Mucino.

Adams has unfortunately picked up an injury during her preparations for the contest, ruling the double Olympic champion out from fighting on March 8th.

The world title bout will be rescheduled to take place later in the year.

Championship boxing at the iconic Royal Albert Hall is back on Friday 8th March and will see Heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois face Romania’s former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu.

I got no problem with this (big, massive) IF it really is an eliminator and Sergey is next.

It'll be a Marianas trench of a step in class for Yarde - not like Allegedly at all, so..
prepare to be underwhelmed..

also...
Currently 22% think.... DRAW ?!

skanksta wrote: ↑18 Feb 2019, 13:51 also...
Currently 22% think.... DRAW ?!

Just can’t split the two

Surely Wazza wont feed Yarde to Kovalev, he'd eat him alive

yarde might have a punchers chance but would be tasked with winning despite totally not having the right prep for that fight, at minimum he shouldve fought some established 175 euro scene guy like mikhalkin or ngumbu or boesel or murat first

kovs just waaay above in skill and power anyone hes faced. alvarez had vastly better experience then yarde to help him get the upset

I reckon they will sidestep Kov until he retires or vacates and Yarde can get a more winnable vacant WBO title shot.

dr_devious wrote: ↑18 Feb 2019, 18:15 I reckon they will sidestep Kov until he retires or vacates and Yarde can get a more winnable vacant WBO title shot.

FW loves the word Vacant.

Kovalev would eat yarde for breakfast

FW is simply the worst promoter (of the so called big ones) he continues to completely miss-match his fighters as in this case and throughout Yardes career. Tunde wouldn't allow him to matched any harder I imagine