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The significance of Saturday’s heavyweight championship title rematch isn’t lost on Tyson Fury. Writers and pundits have all been giving their thoughts on this event. It’s interesting how the narrative appears to be flowing. Usyk has too good of an amateur…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury must do something “extraordinary” for him to unseat unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their DAZN PPV rematch on Saturday night. Hearn believes Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) can win because he beat Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder in the…

By ESB - 12/19/2024 - Comments Turki Alalshikh says he’s working on a fight for Terence Crawford in 2025. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is recovering from an injury and starting to train again. Alalshikh wants to meet with Crawford in January to “discuss” a fight. Turki’s…

Dmitry Bivol says he’s already planning on what to do to avenge his loss to undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on February 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former WBA 175-lb champion Bivol (23-1, 12 Kos) fought a close fight against Beterbiev (21-0, 20…

The audio for the face-off between Tyson Fury and the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk today at their final press conference revealed the Gypsy King went nuts, hurling rapid-fire expletives, sounding like he was coming unhinged. Fury sounded like a sick person during the face-off…

By Michael Collins - 12/19/2024 - Comments Tyson Fury tried his best to put up a good front during today’s final press conference for his rematch with Oleksander Usyk on Saturday night, live on DAZN. Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) says he’s going to be dishing out…

Moments ago today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, rival heavyweights Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury came face again ahead of Saturday’s huge DAZN PPV rematch. The two said very little at the presser – Usyk gave his customary “don’t be afraid, I will not leave…

You of course know why Daniel Dubois is out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – he is there to watch the fight we will all be watching on Saturday night: the rematch between heavyweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk and former champ Tyson Fury. But Dubois, the reigning…

Commentator Chris Mannix is concerned about Tyson Fury’s “mindset” going into Saturday’s rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mannix notes that the 36-year-old Fury’s behavior and comments about not having talked with his wife and family for the last three…