If Darren Until nonetheless desires to struggle in January, he has no scarcity of volunteers.
Following the information that Tommy Fury pulled out of a boxing match with Until scheduled for Jan. 18, fighters Billy Joe Saunders, Aaron Chalmers, and Anthony Taylor have all thrown their hat into the ring to face Until as a substitute. Fury claimed that Until’s refusal to abide by boxing guidelines and threaten with “kicking and different silly MMA techniques” brought on him to cross on going through the previous UFC star.
That’s clearly not a difficulty for Chalmers, a former actuality tv star who has competed throughout a number of disciplines, together with MMA. In a submit to Instagram, Chalmers wrote, “More than pleased to take this struggle since [Fury] shit himself.”
In a video, Chalmers claimed he was initially in negotiations to struggle Until in December earlier than Fury booked the struggle as a substitute. The onetime Bellator competitor went so far as to welcome Until mixing the martial arts ought to they meet within the boxing ring.
“I’m recreation to struggle Darren in December, January, February, so I’ll fortunately step in and take Tommy Fury’s purse and struggle Darren Until,” Chalmers mentioned in an accompanying video. “He can fortunately throw head kicks at me as a result of he’ll get one straight again. No hazard in any respect, so there you go.”
Chalmers’ most up-to-date struggle happened within the Misfits Boxing ring in September 2023, when he misplaced by third-round TKO (nook stoppage) to Idris Virgo.
Saunder is coming off of his first-ever loss, an eighth-round stoppage loss to Canelo Alvarez in Might 2021 that noticed Saunders undergo critical injury to his eye socket. He hasn’t fought since, however sounds desirous to return to struggle Until.
“Make a proposal I’ll step in,” Saunders wrote in an Instagram Story. “Previous fats gypsy boy will take this over from right here.”
Previous to his loss to Canelo, Saunders was 30-0 in his professional profession.
Maybe the least shocking callout got here from Misfits Boxing gentle heavyweight champion Anthony Taylor. The previous MMA fighter is thought for calling out everybody in sight and he has Until on his checklist, in accordance with a remark he made on social media.
“Anthony Taylor vs. Darren Until,” Taylor wrote. “Important occasion, guide it [Misfits Boxing].”
Misfits Boxing officers have made no announcement as as to if an try shall be made to maintain Until on the cardboard or if he shall be rescheduled for an additional date.
