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Here we go again. Just hours after Tyson Fury’s stunning defeat at the hands of the truly exceptional Oleksandr Usyk, we have some controversy building – or perhaps already built – regarding the count Fury was administered in the ninth round. It seems there…

Plenty of people have wondered for some time, how Tyson Fury would react if he ever did lose a fight? Well, that moment, that sting, came last night, with the superb Oleksandr Usyk handing the self-proclaimed “greatest fighter who ever lived” his first pro defeat.…

Tyson Fury’s Bizarre Blame Game: How He Made a Fool of Himself in Riyadh Tyson Fury has tossed in a new act that’s part comedy, part tragedy. After taking his first L in the professional ring, the “Gypsy King” turned “Conspiracy King” suggests that…

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. (Photo credit: Top Rank) The wild…

Tonight, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by 12 round split decision in a great, dramatic fight that lived up to the hype. Winning via scores of 115-112, 114-113, with Fury getting the nod at 114-113 on the third card, Usyk is…

Tonight, on the huge “Ring of Fire” card in Riyadh, unbeaten German heavyweight Agit Kabayel scored a big stoppage win over fellow unbeaten Frank Sanchez of Cuba. Kabayel dominated all the way through, and he then dropped Sanchez twice in round seven to get the…

Tonight, on the massive bill in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, unbeaten British lightweight star in the making Mark Chamberlain did it again and he did it in style. Facing something of a mystery foe in Accra, Ghana’s Joshua Wahab, a man who had never been stopped,…

By Michael Collins - 05/18/2024 - Comments Tonight, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will take on WBC champion Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) to try to collect the last belt to become the undisputed #1 in the division. Fight information: Ringwalks for Fury-Usyk:…

It will be all about the big men of the sport tonight, the heavyweights, with the massive and historic four-belt unification clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk going down in Saudi Arabia. But there has been a whole lot going on in the sport…