Heavyweight contender Trevor Bryan will face late replacement Bermane Stiverne tonight (Friday) at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla., on pay-per-view.
Bryan (20-0, 14 KOs) had been scheduled to Manuel Charr but the German remained in his home country because of visa and other issues.
Bryan and Stiverne (25-4-1, 21 KOs) reportedly will fight for what the WBA calls its “regular” title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize. Anthony Joshua is the WBA beltholder.
Charr evidently was stripped of his “regular” title and designated “champion in recess.” The Bryan-Stiverne winner will be required to defend against Charr by May 30, according to BoxingScene.com.
Bryan and Stiverne weighed in at 267½ and 267¼ pounds, respectively.
Bryan has stopped his last three opponents but he hasn’t fought since August 2018, when he knocked out B.J. Flores in four rounds. Stiverne, a 42-year-old former titleholder, was stopped in six rounds by Joe Joyce in February 2019. That was his most-recent fight.