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In a departure from his past life as the most menacing heavyweight champion of all time, Mike Tyson playfully laughed and tossed soft punches at Jake Paul’s gut during their faceoff while even tickling the YouTuber. “He’s having a hard time taking Jake seriously,”…

Hard-hitting Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 KOs) has had his share of success, capturing three versions of the world light-heavyweight title, becoming a unified champion with marque wins over Nathan Cleverly, Bernard Hopkins, and Jean Pascal during his reign.  Despite those victories, alongside his 2019…

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will square off for the undisputed heavyweight championship on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A sequel is in store for October, regardless of the result. After that, both fighters will likely head in different directions.…

The undercard of Subriel Matias’s IBF title defense against Liam Paro on June 15 is coming together with three Mexico-Puerto Rico clashes, including Angel Fierro-Alfredo Santiago and Yankiel Rivera-Victor Sandoval. New signings Stephanie Piñeiro and William Ortiz will also continue their pro journeys at Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati,…

The undercard of Subriel Matias’s IBF title defense against Liam Paro on June 15 is coming together with three Mexico-Puerto Rico clashes, including Angel Fierro-Alfredo Santiago and Yankiel Rivera-Victor Sandoval. New signings Stephanie Piñeiro and William Ortiz will also continue their pro journeys at Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati,…

Jonathan "La Roca" Lopez is just 20 years old, but he’s well into his professional boxing career. He has 14 fights already, all wins, and 10 of them by knockout. Born in Pennsylvania and living in Florida, Lopez turned pro at 17 and spent the…

Frazer Clarke has played down the potential advantage presented to Oleksandr Usyk over Tyson Fury by the Ukrainian's decorated amateur career. The 37-year-old Usyk won an Olympic gold medal at London 2012, having also by then won gold medals at European and world championships,…

As George Foreman contemplated who will win Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, he transported himself back 50 years, to his famed “Rumble in the Jungle” against Muhammad Ali. “Years ago, when I fought Muhammad Ali, I could’ve won…

RIYADH – Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has dismissed Anthony Joshua’s hopes of fighting the winner of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk later in 2024. Joshua’s stoppage of Francis Ngannou in March means he is on course to fight whichever of Fury and Usyk emerges as the winner…