Yearly Archives: 2024

Oleksandr Usyk was declared the undisputed heavyweight champion after producing the most remarkable of performances to inflict the first defeat of Tyson Fury’s distinguished career. After appearing to struggle with the significant size disadvantage at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he masterfully made…

Unlike their first encounter two years ago, a fight of the year contender, the first nine rounds were relatively subdued with both fighters fighting cautiously and only Opetaia exceeding nine punches landed in a round once in the sixth round. Briedis came alive in the…

Jai Opetaia reclaimed the IBF cruiserweight title after easing to victory in his rematch with Mairis Briedis. The Australian was stripped of his title in the build-up to his victory in December over Ellis Zorro, and on his return to the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh,…

Anthony Cacace has waited years for a big fight. “The Apache” has been unlucky, avoided and prone to injury during his 12-year career but he saved his finest performance for the biggest stage of all. The unheralded 35 year old IBO super featherweight champion produced…

Cordina was out-landing Cacace 22-20 through the first two rounds. In round three, Cordina relaxed after the referee told the fighters to break, but Cacace did not and seemed to stun Cordina with a blow to his head. Cacace poured it on and knocked Cordina…

Anthony Cacace dethroned Joe Cordina as the IBF super-featherweight champion by stopping him in eight rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the Kingdom Arena, on the undercard of the undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, he produced his finest performance to…