Tyson Fury will face MMA star, Francis Ngannou, in a crossover event on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury has held the WBC belt since February of 2022. Since then, he has successfully retained it in a rematch with former champion, Deontay Wilder, a mandatory defence against Dillian Whyte and a voluntary shot given […]
Shakur Stevenson is intent on getting his shot at lightweight glory against undisputed champion, Devin Haney. Although just one fight deep into his 135lbs campaign, Stevenson’s previous achievements in two divisions have landed him the WBC mandatory slot – just one of four belts Haney currently holds. The undefeated 26-year-old from Newark has now instructed […]
The fallout from the failure to make an undisputed bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk continues, with each side still claiming the other was at fault. Following Usyk’s second victory over Anthony Joshua to retain the unified heavyweight titles, and Fury’s one-sided win over Derek Chisora, fans were promised the four-belt clash was next […]
Daniel Dubois will travel to Poland fully confident of taking Oleksandr Usyk’s unified heavyweight titles back home to Britain. Following a victory over Trevor Bryan to secure the WBC Regular belt, Dubois defended his position in a shaky performance against Kevin Lerena to justify his mandatory shot. The elite Ukrainian – who was formerly undisputed […]
For Tyson Fury, it seems all roads lead to MMA star Francis Ngannou with a fight announcement reportedly very close. News of the potential crossover bout – the rules of which are yet to be known – hasn’t landed well with boxing fans, pundits and fellow fighters, with many believing Fury should be defending his […]
Derek Chisora has made a knockout prediction for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte. The pair of heavyweights will fight in front of a sold out crowd at London’s O2 Area, with a win for Joshua setting up a mega-money bout with Deontay Wilder. Whyte’s looking to spoil the party, and fans know he has […]
Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford will lace up and face off to crown the best welterweight – and perhaps fighter – in the world on July 29 in Las Vegas. Both champions – Crawford the WBO and Spence the WBA, IBF and WBC – have dominated in their campaigns, going unbeaten against the division’s […]
Tyson Fury has responded to the opinion he should be stripped of his world title due to inactivity – most recently articulated by Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk. Krassyuk spoke to Seconds Out recently and said that, should a rumoured crossover bout with MMA star, Francis Ngannou, materialise, it was right that ‘The Gypsy King’ […]
Ahead of his rematch with Dillian Whyte, Anthony Joshua has no time to talk about his rivals at the top of the division – or time wasters, as he calls them. The two-time world champion is back on the heavyweight horse after losing his titles to Oleksandr Usyk, and, with a win against Jermaine Franklin […]
Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte came face-to-face for the first time since announcing their heavyweight rematch. The pair have fought once in the amateurs, a Whyte decision victory, and once in the pro ranks, a conclusive ‘AJ’ knockout. Since that British title bout, Joshua has unified three of the four heavyweight belts before coming up […]
Oleksandr Usyk will face the first mandatory challenger for his unified titles, Daniel Dubois, in Wroclaw, Poland on August 26. The bout represents the first championship action on the heavyweight scene this year, and Usyk’s second defence as champion following his rematch with Anthony Joshua last August. Dubois, 25, will enter the ring an underdog […]
Tyson Fury is ‘running away’ from Oleksandr Usyk and it’s something his fans don’t deserve, according to the Ukrainian’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk. It’s no secret that the attempted fight negotiations between the two heavyweight champions have been frustrating for all involved. Following a promise from promoters that it would be made earlier this year, talks […]