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When Tyson Fury steps into the ring today, against the only boxer to ever beat him in a prizefight, there is more at stake for the Englishman than mere titles and glory. A second consecutive defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, particularly one…

I’d predicted victory for Oleksandr Usyk over Tyson Fury ahead of their undisputed heavyweight title fight in May.  I was then really surprised with how impressive Fury was when boxing, and dominating Usyk, during the middle rounds. Regardless of Usyk rightly being awarded victory…

In their first fight on May 18, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury emptied their vast offensive and defensive arsenals in a 12-round thriller. Fury looked in command through the first half of the fight, but Usyk worked his way back into the bout, wobbling Fury…

Tyson Fury has “learned his lesson” with Oleksandr Usyk in the same way he did with Deontay Wilder, according to his trainer SugarHill Steward. Fury and Usyk fight for the second time on Saturday evening at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where…

Nothing about the 6ft 3ins Oleksandr Usyk is ordinary, especially relative to other heavyweights. He is undersized, a natural cruiserweight, but still he found a way to defeat the 6ft 9ins Tyson Fury in their May 2024 bout for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury-Usyk…

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…

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…