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Joshua will bounce back, says Fury’s dad

John Fury has urged fans to support Anthony Joshua following public approval shifting on the former heavyweight champion after back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua will step back into the ring for...... Read more Fans back Usman to bounce back after Edwards defeat

Following another defeat to British Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 title fight, several fans have thrown their weight behind ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ to bounce back as soon as possible, The...... Read more UFC: Edwards earns decision win over Usman, retains title

Leon Edwards clung on to his welterweight title with a second successive win over Kamaru Usman on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London. Having won the belt with a...... Read more Usman seeks redemption against Edwards

“Looking from the lens of a former champion in combat sports, when you talk about their rematch last year in August, there are things you must consider, what did Edwards actually...... Read more Usman vows ‘violent intentions’ ahead Saturday’s bout with Edwards

Kamaru Usman is gearing up for a violent showdown with Leon Edwards in their trilogy bout at the UFC 286 main event on Saturday, as the former champion looks to regain...... Read more I’ll take Edwards’ soul, Usman vows ahead trilogy

Former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, has threatened British fighter Leon Edwards ahead of their highly anticipated trilogy bout at UFC 286 at the 02 Arena in London. Usman was well on his...... Read more Usyk Calls Tyson Fury ‘Crazy’

Boxing star, Oleksandr Usyk has branded his heavyweight world champion rival Tyson Fury ‘crazy’ before performing a bizarre impression of the Gypsy King during an interview with Gary Neville. The Ukrainian...... Read more Joshua can still bounce back, says promoter

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has admitted that the former unified heavyweight champion has lost some of his box office appeal, insists the pugilist can still bounce back to become the...... Read more Hearn challenges Fury to fight Joshua

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn is still hopeful that an epic encounter between Tyson Fury and the British-Nigerian can still be made and has called on Fury’s promotional team to assist...... Read more Hearn disagrees with Joshua on ‘disaster’ Usyk loss

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn feels the British-Nigerian is being too hard on himself regarding his performance in the title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk last August. Hearn thinks that Joshua was...... Read more Fury tougher than Joshua — Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk believes Tyson Fury will prove a more difficult opponent than British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua. Usyk won back-to-back decisions over Joshua to become the unified heavyweight champion of the world, and has...... Read more Joshua trainer wanted to leave Camp first week

Robert Garcia has revealed that he almost didn’t go through with training Anthony Joshua for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. After being thoroughly outclassed by the Ukrainian in their first meeting, ‘AJ’...... Read more Pereira tipped to beat Adesanya in rematch

UFC heavyweight fighter Jon Jones believes Alex Pereira will be victorious once again when he faces Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya in their title rematch on April 9. Pereira stunned the world at UFC...... Read more Joshua value drops, fails to sell bout tickets

Tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not been selling as expected and it appears fans have branded the contest uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available. The O2 Arena’s website...... Read more South African MMA fighter ‘mocks’ Adesanya, Usman

According to South African UFC fighter, Dricus du Plessis, although former champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman are both Nigerian-born, they are not true Africans. The world of Mixed Martial Arts...... Read more Usman, Edwards rematch breaks tickets’ records

Tickets for UFC 286, headlined by welterweight title rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, have set a new standard for pricing. Former welterweight kingpin Usman will attempt to reclaim the title...... Read more World hasn’t seen best of Joshua, says trainer

Reigning trainer of the year, Derrick James, is confident there is still work to be done with former two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, after he became his new trainer just before...... Read more Pereira’s size no problem for Adesanya

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has said that he knows what to do to beat Alex Pereira when the two face off in a title rematch at the Madison Square Garden...... Read more Pereira told to focus on Adesanya rematch

Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill advised Alex Pereira to focus on preparing for his title rematch against Israel Adesanya instead of pursuing the 205-pound light heavyweight belt. Fresh...... Read more Joshua closes in on IBF title chance

Former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is on the verge of getting a title shot much earlier than he would have hoped as a chance to battle for the IBF belt comes...... Read more Tyson tutors Joshua on extra skills

Former American boxer, Mike Tyson has offered some advice for Anthony Joshua ahead of his return to the ring at the 02 Arena in London on April 1. Joshua will take...... Read more Adesanya opens up on Pereira loss

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has explained why he lost his championship belt to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 at the Madison Square Garden last November. Adesanya had been dominant in...... Read more Ajagba ranked 13th heavyweight boxer

Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba has moved up two places to 13th spot in the latest WBC heavyweight rankings for February, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In Ajagba’s first fight of 2022 against formerly unbeaten...... Read more Usman worth N1.3bn in 2023

In the UFC, Kamaru Usman is regarded by many as one of the greatest welterweight fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, and the Nigerian’s net worth has grown as...... Read more Joshua ready to face Fury

According to Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, the British-Nigerian could fight Tyson Fury this year and is willing to make the bout immediately if Fury’s proposed meeting with Oleksandr Usyk falls through....... Read more