Tyson Fury’s post-fight comments were more exciting than his bout Saturday against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) There has never been a heavyweight like Tyson Fury. He’s the size of an NBA power forward, has the wit of a stand-up comic, power that rivals that of boxing’s best ever punchers and the skills of a man 100 pounds lighter. He’s a guy who less than five years ago was contemplating suicide and now, in… Source link
Read More »Usyk defends unified titles with split decision over AJ
Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles Saturday with a split decision win over former champion Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Judges scored the contest 115-113 for Joshua, and 115-113 and 116-112 for Usyk. [Full recap.] [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] Oleksandr Usyk… Source link
Read More »Usyk extends title reign with split decision nod over AJ
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in action during their heavyweight title fight for the IBF, WBA and WBO belts at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) Anthony Joshua seemed to sense he needed to do something dramatic when the ninth round of his bout for the unified heavyweight titles with Oleksandr Usyk began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. And Joshua came out and was blistering Usyk, ripping him with body shots… Source link
Read More »Anthony Joshua faces Oleksandr Usyk on Sept. 25
With Tyson Fury out of the picture for now, Anthony Joshua has his next fight lined up. The WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion will face former unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Sept. 25 in London, his promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Friday. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole reported earlier this month that the two sides were planning for that date. Joshua was initially slated to face Fury, the WBC and lineal heavyweight champ, in a unification bout this summer, but a legal… Source link
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