Daily Archives: May 19, 2024

Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) wasn’t altogether pleased with his performance last Saturday night, wishing he’d done better defeating Mairis Briedis (28-3, 20 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF cruiserweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Opetaia,…

Boxing pundit, Johnny Nelson predicts Tyson Fury won’t use his rematch clause to fight Oleksandr Usyk again after losing to him last Saturday night. Fury won’t risk another humiliation. Nelson feels Fury will look at how he performed in the fight, particularly in the ninth…

Tyson Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, has no problems with the referee, Mark Nelson, stepping in to stop the action in the ninth round to give a standing eight when the Gypsy King was battered from pillar to post by Oleksandr Usyk. He feels that the…

Promoter Frank Warren isn’t sure what Tyson Fury will do as far as taking a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after losing to him last Saturday night. Warren says he’ll wait for Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to call him and let him know what he wants…

Former super middleweight champion George Groves reacted with amusement when Tyson Fury told the media that unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk had suffered a broken jaw in their fight last Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury’s “Theory” vs. Reality Groves…

Boxing analyst Tim Bradley says the adjustments Oleksandr Usyk made in the eighth round played a large part in his victory over WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Early Rounds: Fury’s Dominance Bradley felt that Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was controlling the fight early on, sweeping…