Clinton Woods vs Tavoris Cloud - IBF Shot

Clinton Woods will get an opportunity to regain the IBF light-heavyweight title he lost last year after Chad Dawson relinquished the belt in a row over a mandatory defence.

Dawson's decision bumps Woods up to second in the IBF rankings and the Sheffield boxer will fight the top-ranking Tavoris Cloud later this year, possibly in September.

 Woods's promoter, Dennis Hobson, said his client's defeat of Elvir Muriqi in New Jersey in February had "paid off", providing the 37-year-old with an opportunity to regain the belt he lost to Antonio Tarver on a unanimous decision 13 months ago.