A pair of IBF purse bids, both for world title bouts and scheduled for Tuesday, were canceled because the sides made deals for the fights. According to the sanctioning body, terms were agreed to between junior middleweight titlist Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) and mandatory challenger Julian “J Rock” Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs), and for the vacant lightweight title bout between Richard Commey (24-0, 22 KOs) and Robert Easter (17-0, 14 KOs). Commey-Easter is due to take place Sept. 9 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and Charlo-Williams on Oct. 1 in the Los Angeles area. Other details, including which television networks will cover each bout, have not been announced.
Article courtesy of Dan Rafael
Article courtesy of Dan Rafael
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