Demetrius Andrade is expected to relinquish his world title in favour of moving up in weight. The WBO middleweight champion has long flirted with the idea of a shift north to 168 pounds and after being mandated to face Janibek Alimkhanuly, it looks like he will finally make the move. Andrade (31-0, 19 KOs) initially […]
Bob Arum has taken to social media with the clearest indication yet that the undisputed heavyweight showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will happen. The Top Rank head honcho looks after ‘The Gypsy King’s’ Stateside affairs and co-promotes the 34-year-old with Frank Warren and Queensberry. Arum also works with Usyk’s team in a roundabout […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed what happened in the dressing room after Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The Matchroom head honcho was ringside in Saudi Arabia last Saturday as his charge lost to the Ukrainian by a split decision in their rematch. Joshua was bidding to become a three-time unified champion at heavyweight and looking […]
Dmitry Bivol has had his next fight confirmed. The WBA world champion in the light-heavyweight division will face his mandatory challenger next. Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) is coming off a seismic shock victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after the Mexican superstar stepped up in weight from super-middleweight to attempt to pick up a world title […]
Deontay Wilder has insisted that he didn’t have to come back to boxing. The former WBC heavyweight champion will make his return on October 15 after over a year out. Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) has not fought since suffering a second defeat to Tyson Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas back in October […]
Eddie Hearn has hit out at Tyson Fury after the world champion’s reaction to Anthony Joshua’s latest defeat. The Matchroom head honcho was ringside on Saturday in Saudi Arabia as his charge was outpointed on a split decision by Oleksandr Usyk in the pair’s money-spinning rematch. Joshua failed to win back the WBA Super, IBF, […]
Anthony Joshua had to be held back in the aftermath of his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The 32-year-old former two-time unified world heavyweight champion was bidding to become a three-time global ruler in a rematch against the Ukrainian on Saturday night. Joshua, under the guidance of his new trainer Robert Garcia for the first time, […]
Oleksandr Usyk has been pictured with a bruised and battered face after retaining his world titles. The Ukrainian added the vacant Ring Magazine title to the WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles on Saturday night as he remained undefeated. Usyk, who moved to 20-0 with 13 quick finishes, outpointed Anthony Joshua in a […]
Anthony Joshua has admitted he let himself down with his actions after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. The 32-year-old lost to the Ukrainian for the second time in less than a year on Saturday night, failing to win back his WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO world heavyweight titles at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi […]
Tony Bellew has taken to social media to defend Anthony Joshua after his defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk. The former WBC cruiserweight champion was knocked out by the Ukrainian back in 2018 when the pair met for all the belts in the 200-pound division. Bellew, who is now retired, is a long-time friend […]
Lennox Lewis has called for a unification bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury after the Ukrainian held onto his belts against Anthony Joshua. The British legend, who is the last undisputed heavyweight champion, had his say in the aftermath of the rematch between Usyk and Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Joshua had been bidding to become a three-time unified […]
Oleksandr Usyk has issued his reaction to Anthony Joshua’s post-fight outburst. Joshua was on the wrong end of a split decision against the Ukrainian on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. The pair rematched for the WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO world heavyweight titles at the Jeddah Superdome, with the 35-year-old getting the nod on […]