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Vianello is expected to make his promotional debut with Queensberry on August 29Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old hasn’t set foot in the ring since his fifth-round stoppage victory over Canada’s Alexis Barriere last October.<\/p>\n
According to esteemed boxing journalist Dan Rafael<\/a>, Queensberry are keen to get Vianello out quickly and are actively seeking to make a bout with Britain’s David Adeleye on Itauma’s August 29 bill in London.<\/a><\/p>\n Adeleye (14-2) is a former British heavyweight champion, who controversially won the belt by knocking out Jeamie TKV with a shot that landed after the referee had called break.<\/a><\/p>\n The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) ordered an immediate rematch, but Adeleye chose instead to step up in class against Hrgovic last August.<\/p>\n READ MORE ON BOXING <\/p>\n Adeleye put on a spirited display and had pockets of success.<\/p>\n Particularly, at the end of the eighth round when he caught Hrgovic with 14 consecutive unanswered blows.<\/p>\n But in the end, it proved to be a step too far as Adeleye fell to a lopsided unanimous decision defeat.<\/p>\n Vianello serves as the perfect opponent for Adeleye to rebound against, as both men find themselves at similar points in their respective careers. <\/p>\n While Vianello holds a decent win over heavy-handed Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov<\/a>, he has come up short against Efe Ajagba and Richard Torrez Jr on points.<\/p>\n Whoever emerges victorious will put themselves in the shop window for bigger fights, while the loser will take a tumble down the heavyweight mountain. <\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n A heavyweight clash between Vianello and Adeleye is in the worksCredit: GettyVianello’s bad luck <\/p>\n Vianello will be hopeful the deal can get over the line after already seeing one fight fall by the wayside this year.<\/p>\n ‘The Gladiator’ had been in negotiations to face Martin Bakole at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza on the Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> vs Rico Verhoeven undercard in May.<\/p>\n Vianello claims he signed his side of the deal, but that Bakole pulled out amid an ongoing promotional dispute with BOXXER.<\/p>\n “One week off after the Alexis [Barriere] fight and I was back in the gym,” Vianello told Ring Magazine.<\/p>\n “I’ve been training for six months, was ready to fight Bakole on the Usyk undercard, but he pulled out, and I’m very upset about this…<\/p>\n “There are many top-level heavyweights, just give me a fight. <\/p>\n “I don’t care about money, management or other things, [I] just want to fight.”<\/p>\n Watch Boxing on DAZN<\/p>\n *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue<\/p>\n Sign up to DAZN<\/a> to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.<\/p>\n Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate<\/a> from just \u00a324.99\/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.<\/p>\n Alternatively, DAZN Standard<\/a> is just \u00a315.99\/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/david-adeleye-punches-filip-hrgovic-1016667801.jpg\")
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