Eddie Hearn confirms Katie Taylor will box next in June and probably a rematch v Amanda Serrano, not Natasha Jonas as recent noise had suggested. He also confirmed Katie would also fight Chantelle Cameron to complete the trilogy at some point this year. Plus how Campbell Hatton could become a British champion and lots of other news.
It’s F the wi actually if you look at the step up and the size of the step up you know really as I said the toughest test on paper so far has been Sam Maxwell and with all due respect to him um Zeda is leveled and leveled above Sam Maxwell so
Sometimes you bring a fighter over and it’s a clever bit of matchmaking but it’s never a clever bit of matchmaking when you’re in with a puncher and and zapo is a huge puncher and D is exciting sometimes he he gets hit a bit too much as well and I think
It’s a massive test I think people also are probably missing out on the fact that you know being for the WBC silver title we all know that that belt is likely to become vacant in the next six months and I think there’s a very good chance dorton could get a shot against
Sandor Martin for the vacon belt just this week we had K the press conference they faced off the fights official what do you make of that fight for Canelo it’s a good fight you know we we talked to him about in that fight I think PBC obviously had a contract with
Him and and made him a good offer once we got the fight on the zone as well you know they like their position in the fight and um I think it’s a good fight I think uh I don’t think it really got the excitement yesterday that the fight will
Deliver I I do think it’s the first time in a long time that Canelo has full a young hungry undefeated fighter who I think will give it everything and I think the style will suit Canelo and I think that’s the kind of fight that he wants to be in someone that actually
Comes to fight him rather than moving around and you know I think I think it’d be a good fight who do you favor in that always favor Canelo you know I do think it’ll be very competitive um it’s just when you get to that stage in a career
Like I know having spoken to him how hungry he still is and how much he still wants it but sometimes your body doesn’t allow you to do things that and sooner or later you could lose a fight that you’re not supposed to lose I don’t think this will be the case but that’s
What happens as the career progresses and one of the opponents that a lot of fans claming for is we asked fell at the pressor about David Benz he said if they make me an offer for 150 million to 200 million for that fight I’ll take it what
Do you make of that comment I think it was probably a little bit tongue and cheek because I know s will fight anybody but he also knows that that’s a big fight and it is a massive fight it’s one of the biggest in boxing and if you
Pay s the right money he will take a fight whether that’s 150 might be a little bit adventurous but also I think you know his comments about the hydration I think that’s in his mind as well you know you’re talking about a guy that will hydrate somewhere between
2530 so he’s not going to be a million miles away from 200 in the ring he’ have at least Stone on Canelo so it’s a tough fight um and yeah the thing is I don’t think s really gives a what people think you know he’s done pretty well for
Himself and he’s kind of also earned the right to fight who he wants but I know he’s not afraid to fight any and and hopefully that fight gets made because it’s a very big fight yeah in other news Keith Thurman got injured had to pull out of that fight now Tim Zoo’s fighting
Sebastian fondor the new main event still on pay-per-view what do you make of that wild I mean to think that Tim Zoo against Sebastian Fundora is on pay-per-view is mad by the way I don’t mind the fight I hated the F fight but I think Keith Furman has zero appetite for
Boxing and maybe that’s why he’s out the fight and Tim zoo is really exciting but no one knows who Tim zoo is in America and fondor just got sparked I mean how that fight can be for a unification after he’s just got knocked clean out I
Don’t really know but good luck to him you know it’s a big opportunity for Tim Zoo though I do think he’s really exciting I would like to see Tim against his real Madar in a UNIF I think that’d be a great fight since Terence Crawford
Has put that to the wo that he wants to fight the winner of this fight right whoever holds the wo strap if Terence Crawford fights one of these guys Tim zor how do you see that fight going you think he’ll be that yeah I mean Tim Zu
Will beat fondor Tim Zoo can fight he can fight I mean he’s not you know I don’t think he beats ter Crawford but he’s a strong young boy who’s you know very exciting um there’s money in Australia for those kind of fights it’s just that Terence Crawford you know the numbers that he
Wants for those fights I don’t really know how you generate it on a pay-per-view that just doesn’t Rak um but it’s a good fight Crawford very good fight Conor Ben want to ask about his career and how that’s going and also is it going to be Manny Pacquiao next yeah
I mean a lot depends on where he’s going to fight you know and um we want to fight in the UK but we’ll find out soon whether that’s going to be possible the Manny Pacquiao fight is there to be done we know the numbers needed to make the
Fight and it’s very makeable um you know I think Eubank I’m not getting involved in that anymore but Frank Smith is and still very keen to make that fight Kell Brook other fights as well but our aim really over the next couple of weeks is just to get those fights in position and
Then decide where they’re going to take place because obviously Money Changes depending on where the fights take place but you know Keen to to box in June or July so talking about the manct situation I want to move over just a little bit to the side do you think it’s
Right that Conor fights him I think Conor’s young hungry vicious and could potentially do a lot of damage the same as I see Jake Paul Tyson uh Mike Tyson fight you think that’s really Mike Tyson’s 58 years old he hasn’t had a competitive fight for over 20 years um
And Manny Pacquiao fought two years ago two and a half years ago something like that and has been fighting these you know uh exhibition fights as well also Connor Ben has never beaten an elite World level fighter and just boxed Pete Dobson who Manny Pacquiao would
Destroy and didn’t destroy him so so it would be even as a faded Manny Pacquiao which he definitely is the toughest fight of Conor’s career so far and I’m very glad that he’s not a prime manufactur because he was one of the greatest fighters of the generation if
Dton wins this weekend is the Adam aim fight still on the cards for after I mean we’ve been told by boxer that that azim is not taking the fight but they haven’t pulled out the pur bits yet I guess because they’ve got a fight week next week and because of Saturday night
That they’ll pull out today or tomorrow because it sort of solves the questions but if they don’t I just don’t know what the what the play is um if dorton wins on Saturday we’re looking at World level not Adam asine but we’ll 100% still take the fight because we’re very confident
We win it and it’s a big fight commercially still does a good gate does good viewing figures but they just you know they that the only way they they might take that fight is if dlon got beat or or got dropped and scraped a decision on Saturday night but if he
Wins in style there is absolutely no way Adam aine will fight him which right you looking forward to the most at the weekend Campbell haton against Jimmy joof be a scra you and I’m I’ve got to be honest I’m really nervous for Campbell because imagine all that
Pressure where really if he gets beat on Saturday night obviously his career is not over but the trajectory is completely different you’re losing for the Central Area title he’s 14 and0 so you can’t say he hasn’t had the apprenticeship he hasn’t had the opportunity to learn but sometimes
You’re not just not good enough I actually think he’s going to stop Jimmy Joe Flynn I think he’s going to put a really great performance in but there’s such a huge amount of pressure because you’re fighting the champion he sold 300 tickets he’s going to have a load of
Support you know that he’s going to box out of his skin Flyn because what a chance for him and you know of course Terry Harper against Andy Ryan as well I’m I’m really looking forward to that fight and ishma Davis against tro I think he’s a brilliant card but yeah
Campbell against uh Jimmy Joe Fint I think it’ be a lot of fun and just finally from me obviously you are a huge advocate for men’s mental health a lot of people are a bit concerned about Ryan Garcia at the minute you know with his drinking and putting it on social media
And stuff like that do you think we need to kind of protect him of some sort I think it’s down to the people that really know him and know what’s actually happening I mean from the outset it looks very concerning but you know Oscar says he’s trolling I mean let’s be honest he’s
Definitely not trolling but only they know the truth yeah like his trainer I mean Derek James I’m pretty confident if Ryan Garcia wasn’t 100% mentally and physically the trainer should and I would expect Derek James to say I’m out or I’m he’s not fighting same with Golden Boy same with the
Family so you’d hope that one of those three layers would do something about it if that was the case but it might not be the case maybe he’s turning up at the gym and he’s fit he’s sparring well and everyone’s going you know but certainly the behavior when someone’s Behavior changes
So much should always be a concern as an outsider would you be concerned I mean I think a lot of people got enough going on with their life to be concerned about people you don’t know I mean but his behavior is concerning yeah if it’s true true and I don’t see why it
Wouldn’t be true but again you don’t know what’s happening in the gym like just because he’s going on Twitter and having a ren if he’s turning up doing his sessions sparring well weights good looking sharp you know maybe Golden Boy or the family have spoke to Derek James and gone how’s he
Looking in the gym and dereck’s gone actually really good then all of a sudden it kind of changes his Dynamic a little bit but yeah it is it is um I think think also if you’re an outsider you’re probably thinking the fight is not happening you know but but all of a
Sudden what are we now four weeks out so the closer it gets the more chance there is of the fight happening because they would have pulled him out by now and what would be really annoying is if they pull him out a week before the fight because Devin is seeing all this he’s
Training his heart out and he’s just got to take the leap of faith that the fight is happening and if they pull him out a week to go it makes you feel like they’ve tried to keep him in the fight which is not a good look yeah because you don’t try and
Keep someone in a fight if there is a problem like that you know thank you move on this queen mat yeah we’ve done it I mean we’ve done the filming for the weights so now myself and George are um going and finding our best fighter from those weight
Classes um and no one will know who they are until the press conference which will be April I believe April the 15th um I thought it was going to get announced last week the weight classes but it looks like could be the end of this week so um but everything’s fine
The date everything and there will be an unveiling of the fighters at that press conference where no one will know actually who they are until that press conf Eddie you spoke about Campbell Hatton earlier um if he is Victorious at the weekend um where do you take Campell
Was he going to go the traditional route or you looking to maybe take him European yeah definitely tradition and it you know this is a lowlevel tradition it’s an area title sometimes people talk about British Commonwealth European we’re talking about Central Area English British Commonwealth European so I like
It you know his dad won the the Central Area title 25 years ago it’s a great story and this is to be honest with you levelwise this is exactly the level he should be starting at for Championship level pure 50/50 fight I think um and if he can’t beat Jimmy Joe Flynn he
Couldn’t win an English title and if he can’t win an English title he can’t win a British title and so on so it doesn’t mean that you can’t do it in the future but there’s a lot of pressure on him on Saturday night I actually think he’s
Going to win by stoppage I think I think he’s going to box really well and do you think that um sort of having Ricky as a father is putting the extra pressure on him like I mean don’t get me wrong great to open a door but horrific all you hear
I mean how many press conferences we heard he’s not his dad know we get that his dad was a legend and a very very good F and and listen Maybe Campbell won’t meet those levels but he can still win a British title European title I mean who
Knows he’s going to progress but and also it makes you more of a Target you know that Jimmy Joe Flint has trained twice as hard for this fight cuz he fances it they all fancy they can beat Campbell hat but maybe it’ll be different when they get in there a bit
More news on Katy TL we heard that she’s now no longer boxing at the end of May which I think was the proposed date um is there any news on who she may be um s fighting someone like Natasha Jonas has popped up in the last few days yeah she
Looks like she’s going to fight in June now we’re finalizing that she could fight in a America it won’t be Jonas um you know there’s been a couple of discussions with Amanda Serrano’s team I think the ktie is going to fight Amanda Serrano and Shanel Cameron
This year I I truly believe that I mean they’re really there aren’t outside of a maybe the odd mandatory they are the fights and they must happen and they will happen as well so there is a chance that you know maybe it could be Sano
Next and if it’s not in June maybe it could be in September October but you know we need to nail that June date and I expect that to be done next week okay if I just ask one last bit on that one if it is Sano will she be boxing three
Minute rounds over 12 it will be under the rules of the Undisputed Championship which is of course as we know the WBC two minute round thank you ready Che
