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Anthony Joshua Vows To Regain Belts From Olesksandr Usyk

ANTHONY JOSHUA insists he IS focused on reclaiming his heavyweight world titles from Oleksandr Usyk. The 32-year-old Olympic 2012 golden boy suffered a punishing points loss to the Ukraine in September....... Read more Tyson Fury: 'Usyk Will Smash Anthony Joshua '

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk remain in talks about a rematch which remains the preferred option for the new champion, says his promoter, while Tyson Fury’s negotiation with Dillian Whyte rumbles...... Read more Mike Tyson In Advanced Talks With Jake Paul About £36m Fght Despite Being 30 Years Older

MIKE TYSON is in advanced talks with YouTuber Jake Paul about a big money exhibition fight in Las Vegas, Sun Online can reveal. Tyson and Paul's reps are thrashing out plans...... Read more Usyk Tipped To Beat ‘Vulnerable’ Fury — Scott

Deontay Wilder's coach Malik Scott believes Oleksandr Usyk could beat a "vulnerable" Tyson Fury if the heavyweights eventually fight. WBA (Super), WBO and IBF champion Usyk is set for a rematch...... Read more Joshua Gets New Trainer For Usyk Rematch

Anthony Joshua has been spotted working with trainer Anthony ‘Chill’ Wilson ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk next year. Following his September defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, the former heavyweight champion...... Read more Afini Avenges Defeat, Wins N1m Prize Money At GOtv Boxing Night 24

. . . Baby Face KOs Ghana’s Quick Action Abiodun ‘Infiniti’ Afinni, at the weekend, emerged the national cruiserweight champion by defeating Michael ‘Emirate’ Godwin by split decision at GOtv Boxing...... Read more Anthony Joshua And Tyson Fury 'Will Fight Atleast One Because The People Want It'

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will still collide in the heavyweight division's most in-demand fight "because the people want it", said Top Rank president Todd DuBoef. WBC champion Fury is in...... Read more Female Boxers Return To GOtv Boxing Night 24

An extra bout has been added to GOtv Boxing Night 24 fight line-up, moving the number of bouts from six to seven. This was disclosed on Thursday in Lagos by the...... Read more Muhammad Ali’s Grandson On The Rise In Boxing

Nico Ali Walsh won his third fight of 2021 with a majority decision over the previously unbeaten Reyes Sanchez in a non-title middleweight fight on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in...... Read more Tyson Fury: WBC Heavyweight Champion To Face Dillian Whyte In Title Defence

Tyson Fury has been ordered to defend his heavyweight title against British rival Dillian Whyte. The World Boxing Council has named Whyte as Fury’s mandatory challenger and the two parties have...... Read more Tommy Fury V Jake Paul: Fight Called Off With Briton Struggling For Fitness

Tommy Fury’s fight with YouTuber Jake Paul has been called off, with the Briton struggling to be fit. After a long-running online feud the pair were due to fight in Tampa,...... Read more Fury Says He’s Fighting Paul For The Money

Tommy Fury says he is only fighting YouTuber Jake Paul to make money and that victory will give him “no credit in the boxing world”. After a long-running online feud the...... Read more Alvarez Makes History By Beating Plant

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez made history in Las Vegas by beating Caleb Plant to become the first undisputed world super-middleweight champion. The 31-year-old knocked out Plant in the 11th round to unify...... Read more Tyson Urges Fury To Fight On Amid Retirement Rumours

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has urged Tyson Fury not to hang up his gloves amid rumours that he might walk away from the sport following his electrifying win against...... Read more Anthony Joshua: Briton Trains With Mike Tyson's Former Coach In America

Anthony Joshua has met with several American-based trainers as he considers a shake-up to his coaching set-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. The British heavyweight has faced calls to part...... Read more Usyk Reveals Plan To Hunt Down Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk is plotting a fight with Tyson Fury after facing Anthony Joshua again, his promoter has revealed. Fury’s brilliant win over Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight extended his...... Read more Fury Knocks Out Wilder In Epic Heavyweight Clash

Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder with a vicious 11th round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. Wilder was the aggressor early in...... Read more Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder III: Who Win Today’s Heavyweight Showdown?

One of 2021’s most anticipated bouts will roar into action in Las Vegas on Saturday as heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meet for a third time. Britain’s Fury will...... Read more Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder In Shouting Match Ahead This Weekend’s Heavyweight Showdown

Tyson Fury goaded Deontay Wilder into a shouting match at the final news conference before their trilogy fight. They meet in Las Vegas this weekend with Fury making the first...... Read more Fury v Wilder III: Tyson Fury Calls Deontay Wilder ‘Dangerous’ And An ‘Atomic Bomb’

Deontay Wilder is an “atomic bomb” of a fighter and the “most dangerous heavyweight out there” says Tyson Fury as he prepares for their trilogy fight. American Wilder was knocked...... Read more Joshua Admits He Has ‘Learnt His Lesson’ After Usyk Defeat

Anthony Joshua says he has learnt his lesson after losing his world heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk in London at the weekend. Usyk outpointed Joshua on all three judges’...... Read more Pacquiao Retires From Boxing

Philippine boxing legend and 2022 presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday that he is hanging up his gloves after a glittering decades-long career in the ring. The eight-division world...... Read more ‘110 Percent’: Anthony Joshua Wants Rematch With Usyk

Anthony Joshua said he was “110 percent” likely to activate a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his world heavyweight titles to the Ukrainian in stunning fashion in London...... Read more Joshua Stunned, Loses Heavyweight Titles To Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk shook up the heavyweight division to become a two-weight world champion with a unanimous points decision win over Anthony Joshua for the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight...... Read more Anthony Joshua, Usyk Set For ‘War’

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk went face to face in an intense stare-down after unveiling musclebound physiques for their world heavyweight title fight. Joshua weighed a solid 17st 2lbs (240lbs)...... Read more