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He was once untouchable. He is, so many boxing fans declare, the uncrowned ‘Fifth King.’ Right up there with superstars Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran, Wilfred Benitez – who had a couple of ring nicknames: “El…

The clown prince Tyson Fury is desperate to win on Saturday night to get a lucrative trilogy against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, live on DAZN. Turki Alalshikh says he wants the third fight to happen next, stating that Fury must “Do the…

We’re almost there. Or, to be far more accurate, the two fighters are almost there. Imagine the pressure, if you possibly can, as we inch ever closer, as the two fighters – Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury – edge ever closer to their, let’s say…

Those fans who saw Dillian Whyte struggle his way to what most felt would have been and should have been a pretty straightforward win over Ebenezer Tetteh have likely all come to the same conclusion: 36 year old Whyte is borderline shot. Looking gassed, taking…

Quotes regarding the Usyk vs. Fury fight are courtesy of Boxing News Online. The Usyk vs. Fury 2 rematch is set for Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the main card starting at 4 PM GMT (11 AM…

By Tim Compton - 12/15/2024 - Comments Ryan Garcia injured his wrist in training for his exhibition against Rukiya Anpo on December 30th. The fight will be rescheduled for the first half of 2025. It’ll be interesting to see if the match gets rescheduled by the…

Jaime Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) will activate his rematch clause in his match against Bruno Surace (20-0-2, 5 KOs) from last Saturday night in Tijuana, Mexico. The rematch will occur in the first half of 2025. Munguia’s promoters wisely included a rematch clause in the…

Tonight in Gibraltar, former world heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte scored a 7th-round corner retirement win over Ebenezer Tetteh. The end came when Tetteh, who had taken everything Whyte had to throw and did not go down or out, was exhausted and was pulled out…

Tyson Fury is still in denial about his earlier loss to Oleksandr Usyk in their fight last May and believes he should won the fight if not for the “opinionated” judges. He says he’s watched the fight 1000 times and feels he won. Fury states…