Esports Boxing Club, the indie made spiritual successor to EA's Fight Night franchise, has been delayed once again but brings with it some good news. Legendary boxer Tyson Fury and referee Kenny Bayless.

Steel City Interactive founder Ash Habib said the company recently received additional investment, which means the team has more resources at its disposal. I suspect the overwhelmingly positive reception to that initial gameplay trailer, which has nearly 1m views on YouTube, had a lot to do with that.

"Because of the massive expansion of the game, the roster and the expectations, we have to make sure we do justice to the names," Habib said, referencing the real-life boxers licensed for use in the game, such as Muhammad Ali.

"We can't rush something we know everybody is excited about, including us with our own high expectations," Habib continued.

Currently the game has no window for release as the devs want to make sure its up to snuff with what fans of Fight Night expect out of boxing game but at the same time, this being the studios first game, it makes you wonder if they are biting off a bit more than they can chew.

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