Frankie Gavin will defend his WBO Intercontinental welterweight title against France’s Frank Haroche Horta in Manchester on Friday October 28.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stopped Alfonso Gomez in round six in Los Angeles on Saturday night to retain his WBC world light-middleweight title. The red-headed Mexican sensation, seen by many as the successor to Oscar De La Hoya as boxing’s biggest draw, exploded with a vicious assault to bring proceedings to a close in Staples Center.
David Haye is confident he will fight Vitali Klitschko later this year after he has “smashed” his brother Wladimir on Saturday. Haye has vowed to retire on his 31st birthday in October but wants to bow out as undisputed heavyweight champion by beating Wladimir this weekend and then taking on his older sibling.