Chisora is the mandatory challenger for Dubois’s IBF title, according to the latter’s promoter Frank Warren

The Briton stopped Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker on a scintillating run, before suffering two losses to Zhilei Zhang and one to Derek Chisora. Now, Filip Hrgovic looms...

Farmer held the IBF super-featherweight belt from 2017 until 2020 and came close to winning WBC lightweight gold on Saturday

• Mayer beats bitter rival Sandy Ryan in points decision
• WBO champion plans to ‘go for undisputed’ against Price

Mikaela Mayer retained her WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas, beating Britain’s Sandy Ryan by unanimous decision to settle their bitter rivalry.

The American overcame a cut above the eye and Ryan’s rally in the later rounds, winning with judges’ scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 98-92. After her victory, Mayer targeted a title unification bout with another Briton, Lauren Price.

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