Tyson Fury will rematch Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday in the hope of putting right a wrong and lifting the WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles. Fury seemed to be boxing to a clear decision victory in their first fight, but that all changed when…
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The former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney never got a chance to avenge any of his losses. The recently dethroned heavyweight champ Tyson Fury is getting an immediate rematch Saturday to his lone defeat, by Oleksandr Usyk, and Cooney sees a path to victory for his…
When Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face off in Riyadh on Saturday in a rematch of their bout in May, something will have to give. Neither man has lost a rematch, Usyk proving victorious twice in a row against Anthony Joshua, and Fury boasting two…
The WBC’s latest ratings update – released December 20, but reflecting decisions made during the sanctioning body’s convention the week before – includes the installation of two new No. 1 contenders. At lightweight : William Zepeda’s split decision over Tevin Farmer in November brought…
Until news broke regarding plans to have an artificial intelligence-powered judge at “ringside” for the heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, I wasn’t sure which word to use to summarise boxing in 2024. However, thanks to Tuesday’s news, I suddenly had it. The…
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Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has refused to rule out a possible return. The 48-year-old Klitschko, who last boxed in 2017, won 64 bouts and lost five – including his last two, to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Ukraine’s Klitschko took to social…
Heavyweights Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury both unsurprisingly made weight for their Saturday night rematch taking place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk, 37, tipped the scales at 226lbs, with Fury weighing 281lbs – a 55lbs difference. Most notably, both remained fully…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins is now for the undisputed heavyweight championship")
All four heavyweight world titles – three of them vacant, one of which never existed before – will be on the line when Claressa Shields takes on Danielle Perkins on February 2. That means Shields vs Perkins will be for the undisputed heavyweight…
To this day, Egis Klimas leaves the technical details of fight preparation and analyzing the next bout – in this case, Saturday’s unified heavyweight title defense against former champion Tyson Fury – to others. Klimas knows well from his 12-year-long managerial bond to three-belt…