Fighting in front of his home crowd, Santillan had early success bullying his way inside, but Norman was the busier fighter, landing 52 more power punches. A Norman uppercut at the end of the eighth round caused Santillan to bleed profusely from the nose. Norman…
Tyson Fury’s Blame Game Hits New Low: Ukraine War Excuse!
In the latest episode of ‘Excuses in Heavyweight Boxing,’ Tyson Fury turned post-fight analysis into a geopolitical commentary, suggesting the judges were swayed not by punches but by international sympathy for Ukraine. Because, of course,…
Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) was outboxed by 2012 Olympic silver medalist Denys Berinchyk (23-0, 9 KOs), losing a 12-round split decision in a fight for the vacant WBO lightweight crown at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
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Denys Berinchyk used his superior technical ability to earn a split decision win over Emanuel Navarrete. | Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images
Deny Berinchyk becomes the latest Ukrainian world champion after outpointing Emanuel Navarrete. Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9…
At Petchanga Arena, San Diego, CA. Saturday over ESPN promoter Bob Arum (Top Rank) presented going for his fourth division title WBO World Super Featherweight champion Emanuel ‘Vaquero’ Navarrete lost a split and sloppy decision to 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist and WBO International champion Denys…
Tyson Fury refused to commit to exercising his rematch clause to fight Oleksandr Usyk later in 2024.
The 35-year-old sacrificed his WBC heavyweight title and his undefeated status after losing a split decision at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where in the ninth…
In the highly anticipated heavyweight clash that took place on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) by way of split-decision and won the undisputed heavyweight crown.
It was a historic win for Usyk…
Former world champion David Haye believes Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) deserved his 12-round split decision win over Tyson Fury on Saturday night in their undisputed heavyweight championship in Riyadh.
Fury’s “Stealing Rounds” Strategy Backfires
Haye feels that WBC champion Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was…
As turning points go in the annals of boxing history, what Oleksandr Usyk did in altering the direction of his undisputed heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury was something to behold.
As the seventh round closed Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Usyk had spent the…