Heavyweight boxing

WBA regular heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois will fight South African Kevin Lerena on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s trilogy bout with Derek Chisora.The 25-year-old Brit knocked out Trevor Bryan back in April to claim a version of the world heavyweight championship.
Dubois will defend his WBA title on the blockbuster show in DecemberCredit: Getty
Dubois has been announced on the undercard of Fury vs Chisora IIICredit: Twitter / @Tyson_Fury
And now he will defend the belt for the first time on the bill of Fury’s clash with Chisora – which has been confirmed for December 3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dubois will take on 30-year-old Lerena – who has a professional record of 28 wins and one defeat.
But he is unbeaten in eight years, with his only loss coming against Johnny Muller way back in 2014.
Meanwhile, Dubois has suffered just one defeat in his professional career since turning over as a teenager in 2017.
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He faced Joe Joyce in a blockbuster all-British heavyweight dust-up in November 2020.
But Dubois came up short against the Olympic silver medallist, taking a knee and being counted out in the 10th round.
However, he has bounced back well with three successive victories, culminating in the win over Bryan earlier this year.
Now he will feature as the main undercard bout for Fury’s title defence against Chisora.
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The Gypsy King announced the show on social media on Thursday morning with a picture of the fight card.
And he added: “LET’S HAVE IT THEN DEL BOY!!!! SEE YOU DECEMBER 3RD LONDON! @SpursOfficial @DerekWarChisora.”
Fury has already beaten Chisora twice before.
He claimed a comfortable unanimous decision victory in 2011, before forcing Del Boy to retire on his stool in the 10th round of their rematch three years later.
Since then, Fury has gone on to beat the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte.
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Meanwhile, Chisora has suffered defeats to the likes of Whyte, Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker.
But he did pick up a good victory last time out, edging Kubrat Pulev via split decision. More

DEONTAY WILDER visited Robert Helenius in his hotel room to APOLOGISE for his brutal knockout.The Bronze Bomber, 36, made his return to boxing on Saturday against old sparring partner Helenius and claimed his 42nd KO.

Wilder met up with Helenius at his hotelCredit: Esnews
The pair talked and hugged it out after Wilder’s brutal KOCredit: Esnews
Helenius went to hospital for a check-up after the KOCredit: Instagram
Wilder sealed his comeback with a 42nd career KOCredit: Getty
Wilder landed a devastating right hand on the chin of the heavyweight in the first round.
Helenius was taken to hospital immediately with the Finnish boxer left lying motionless in the ring.
After some checks, 38-year-old Helenius was released from hospital and was greeted by old sparring partner Wilder at his hotel room.
Wider apologised for knocking him out while expressing his appreciation for Helenius being part of his boxing comeback.
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In a video filmed by Esnews, Wilder was heard saying: “Bro, are you okay? I love you man. I’m sorry.”
The pair shared a hug, before Helenius responded: “I love you too. Don’t be sorry. I’m sorry I couldn’t give you a better fight.”
Wilder added: “You did great. You did great. You did great.”
Helenius then revealed he was hanging up the gloves and told Wilder “this is your time”, with the Alabama-born hard hitter back in heavyweight title contention.
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He said: “This is your time. I have to say I’m out. I am 38 years old. I’ve been doing this for 25 years.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to fight you. I appreciate you so much.”
Wilder was relieved to see his opponent alive and well, but expressed his concern for Helenius’ long-term future.
He said: “I know you are feeling good right now but it’s week later, months and even years that I am concerned about because they don’t know.
“This is a tough business. We need people that love us around us.”
Wilder turning up to check on Helenius should come as no surprise.
The American broken down in tears while discussing the dangers of boxing in his post-fight presser.
The hard man had to be hugged by members of his team.
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Wilder’s next fight could be against Andy Ruiz Jr.
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman was impressed with the American’s power and revealed he will be ordered to fight Ruiz at a WBC convention in Mexico next week.
Wilder sparred with Helenius in the build-up to his fight with FuryCredit: Instagram @heleniusrobert More