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Mayweather, Logan Paul Exchange Blows In Exhibition Fight

Floyd Mayweather says “he had fun” exchanging blows with Logan Paul during their eight-round exhibition match Sunday. “I had fun ... He’s better than I thought he was,” Mayweather said after...... Read more Joshua May Vacate His WBO Title, Says Hearn

Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua won’t be told what to do by the governing bodies in being ordered to fight particular fighters such as Oleksander Usyk, reports boxingnews24.com. Matchroom Boxing promoter...... Read more Fury-Wilder Reach Tentative Agreement For Third Fight

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have verbally committed to a third fight, ESPN reported Thursday night, days after an arbitration ruling halted fight talks between Fury and British champ Anthony Joshua....... Read more Wilder Won’t Step Aside To Allow Fury Fight Joshua — Arum

Deontay Wilder will not step aside to allow Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua in August, Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum said. Fury, 32, agreed to face Joshua, 31, in Saudi...... Read more Joshua And Fury Exchange Insults

Anthony Joshua called Tyson Fury “a fraud” in a furious social media exchange after the news that their heavyweight showdown might be off. The pair looked set for a highly-anticipated meeting...... Read more Hearn: Joshua May Face Usyk If Fury Unavailable

Anthony Joshua could have his next opponent quickly – even if it isn’t Tyson Fury. In a video released Tuesday by Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing indicated that a...... Read more Fury-Joshua In Jeopardy Over Wilder Rematch Order

Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua could be put on hold after an independent arbitrator ruled that the WBC heavyweight champion must face former champion Deontay Wilder in a...... Read more Fury Says Fight vs. Joshua To Take Place Aug. 14

Tyson Fury has received assurances from Prince Khalid Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi defense secretary, that his four-belt heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua will happen Aug. 14 in Jeddah, Saudi...... Read more Joshua Vs Fury fight Set For Saudi Arabia On August 14 In A Stadium That ‘Will Shock The World’

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have finalised the date for their undisputed heavyweight championship clash and will meet in a specially-created stadium, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua and Fury's fight will...... Read more Joshua-Fury Set For Saudi Arabia — Hearn

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, says Eddie Hearn. A specific venue and date is yet to be confirmed for the all-British...... Read more Alvarez Stops Saunders In Eighth Round, Unifies Super-Middleweight Titles

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stopped Billy Joe Saunders in the eighth round on Sunday morning in Texas, USA, to unify the super-middleweight titles. Britain’s Saunders was growing into the fight before a...... Read more Olympic Boxer Accused Of Killing Pregnant Lover

A boxer who fought in London’s 2012 Olympics has been charged with abducting and killing his pregnant lover. Puerto Rican Félix Verdejo is accused of attacking Keishla Rodríguez and then throwing...... Read more Holyfield Set For Return Against Tyson’s Final Opponent

Evander Holyfield will fight Kevin McBride in an exhibition on June 5, Triller Fight Club’s Peter Kahn confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Sunday. Holyfield’s return will be on the undercard...... Read more Okolie KOs Glowacki To Win World Cruiserweight Title

Britain’s Nigerian-born Lawrence Okolie won the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) cruiserweight title with a spectacular sixth-round knockout of Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki at Wembley Arena on Saturday. Victory meant the 28-year-old Londoner...... Read more Joshua, Fury Sign Two-Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a deal for two all-British world heavyweight title unification fights, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday. Confirming the agreement, Hearn told ESPN: “The...... Read more Boxing Legend Hagler Dies Aged 66

Former undisputed middleweight world champion 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler has died at the age of 66. The American dominated the middleweight division from 1979 until his controversial defeat by Sugar Ray Leonard...... Read more Fury-Joshua Close To Deal, Fury Promoter Says

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are close to agreeing a deal for their world heavyweight title unification fight, Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren has told ESPN. Fury told ESPN on Wednesday that...... Read more Anthony Joshua Makes History As Fortunes Hit £100 Million

Heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua has become Britain’s first official £100m boxer. His company Sparta Promotions has posted massive profits over the past 12 months thanks to his success in the ring....... Read more ‘I’d Rather Die In Battle’ — Anthony Joshua Speaks Ahead Of Fury Matchup

Two-time unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has stepped up the fighting talk and warned Tyson Fury he relishes going to war in the ring as the pair move closer to...... Read more Top Nigerian Boxer Dies After Surgery

One of Nigeria’s reputable professional boxers, Akeem ‘Dodo’ Sadiku, 37, died on Saturday, two weeks after he was hospitalised at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. He was buried also on...... Read more Buhari Hails New Boxing Champion, Ridwan ‘The Scorpion’

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with new World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola, “The Scorpion’’. In a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in...... Read more ‘I’m Ready’: Anthony Joshua Eager For Fury Showdown

Anthony Joshua has set his sights on a world heavyweight title showdown with fellow Briton Tyson Fury in June after revealing on Tuesday that he is ‘keen’ for the fight to...... Read more Joshua-Fury World Title Belts Could Be Dropped To Make 2021 Fight

Promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have agreed world title belts could be dropped in order to make Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua a reality in 2021. Both sides started negotiations...... Read more Countdown To Joshua V Tyson Fury Heavyweight Showdown; Talks Set To Be Concluded In Just A ‘Couple Of Days’

Talks to agree a bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for 2021 could take just “a couple of days” to be completed, promoter Eddie Hearn says. Joshua’s knockout of Kubrat...... Read more Breaking News: Anthony Joshua Beats Kubrat Pulev In Style To Retain World Heavyweight Titles

Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua mixed power and patience as he knocked out Kubrat Pulev to bolster hopes that a historic fight against Tyson Fury could soon be a reality....... Read more