Ahead of the undisputed heavyweight title fight in Riyadh on Saturday night between WBC champion Tyson Fury and WBA, WBO and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk, BoxingScene spoke to three leading trainers to talk about how the fight could be won and lost.
The International…
For the longest time, Tyson Fury has been telling us all he is “the greatest heavyweight who ever lived.” Now, perhaps showing a little more restraint, the unbeaten 35 year old says a win over Oleksandr Usyk will make him the greatest ever. Fury fully…
Emanuel Navarrete isn’t sure if he’ll stay at lightweight following his fight this Saturday night against Denys Berinchyk (18-0, 9 KOs) on ESPN at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
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Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs) is battling the unbeaten #1 Berinchyk for…
Heavyweight great and the last man to hold undisputed status, Lennox Lewis has given his take on the fast approaching four-belt unification showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. And Lewis, a self-proclaimed “pugilist specialist,” told RingTV.com that both Fury and Usyk are in “war…
Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani will make the first defense of his new belt July 20 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena against top-ranked contender Vincent Astrolabio, manager Sean Gibbons told BoxingScene.
Japan’s three-division champion Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) has been a destructive force, following…
Tyson Fury revealed why he’s not always in great shape, blaming it on his less-than-stellar opposition. What this means is Fury is blaming his opponents for his lack of professionalism rather than owning it.
Fury’s Excuse for Not Being in Top Shape
The Gypsy King…
Whisper it, but it is looking increasingly likely that Anthony Cacace will finally get the chance to take part in a big fight.
Twelve years into his career, ‘The Apache’ is scheduled to fight for his first major world title on Saturday night when…
Boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi believes Vasily Lomachenko will fight Shakur Stevenson next. He feels that a fight can be made.
Their promoter, Bob Arum, wants that fight, and he repeatedly mentioned that he hoped to make it next.
Malignaggi feels that WBC lightweight champion Stevenson…
WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and WBO, IBF, and WBA unified champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will battle for the undisputed heavyweight crown this Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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