Even before Tyson Fury lost his return fight with Oleksandr Usyk, the man who really will go down as Fury’s nemesis, there was plenty of talk of Fury fighting Anthony Joshua – who was also twice bested by Usyk in 12 round distance fights –…
Leading cruiserweight titlist Jai Opetaia is among the names of potential opponents for world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk following the Ukrainian’s rematch victory over Tyson Fury – but the Aussie has identified Moses Itauma as the future of the division. Opetaia, 26-0 (20 KOs),…
Tyson Fury felt he deserved to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their Saudi Arabia rematch. Instead, Usyk won by 116-112 on all three scorecards but the Englishman said his rival, who also defeated him via split decision in May, had been given a gift. …
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has said that he wants the unified heavyweight champion of the world to become the undisputed champion of the world again. Usyk defeated Fury for the undisputed title in May, but relinquished the IBF version for Daniel Dubois, who…
Floyd Schofield Sr. says his son, Floyd Jr., isn’t coming to lose against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22nd in their fight in Riyadh. He says that fans are tripping if they believe Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs). is just coming up for…
Heavyweight icons Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko had differing views of what transpired between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury in Riyadh on Saturday night. Klitschko was full of praise for his countryman, Usyk, the winner on the scorecards, while Lewis felt Fury blew his…
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, says he’d like to see him right for the undisputed championship next following his 12-round unanimous decision win over Tyson Fury in their rematch last Saturday night.
They’ll have to wait for the winner of the February 22nd match between…
Turki Alalshikh posted on social media today, discussing his earlier comment from last night. In an interview, he remarked that he felt unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk had won by four points in his victory over Tyson Fury in their rematch in Riyadh. Usyk won…
Dainier Pero’s goal is to become the first Cuban heavyweight titleholder. He fought five times this year, winning each fight by knockout. His latest victory was a first-round knockout of Walter Burns. Pero, a 2020 Cuban Olympian who lost to Richard Torrez…