Tyson Fury says he’s ready to face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, sending out an aggressive message to the Ukrainian he calls a “middleweight.” “Usyk, middleweight, you say you want the WBC (belt) … it’s held by the ‘Gypsy King,’ and it’s held tightly, grasped tight,” Fury said on social
Month: September 2022
Fighters competing in action on FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes this Sunday, September 4 previewed their respective matchups during a press conference Friday before they step into the ring in PBC action from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (photos by Stephanie Trapp) FOX action will feature unbeaten rising super welterweight Joey Spencer taking on Mexico’s
Posted on 09/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Not to be outdone by Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis, who have been engaging in a Twitter clash, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury took to Twitter on Friday to directly address WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk in a video titled “Special
1:52 PM ET PARIS — UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou told ESPN on Friday that the most realistic timetable for his return to competition is early 2023. Some reports had surfaced that the UFC was hoping that Ngannou, who had knee surgery to repair his right ACL and MCL in March, would be back by
Premium • Preview Liam Smith before fighting Anthony Fowler in Liverpool on October 9, 2021 (Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing) Mwakinyo can bang with the best of them so Smith has to remain focused in Liverpool, writes Matt Christie WHEN Liverpool’s Liam Smith made the move back to Sky Sports this year – via promoter Ben
As former heavyweight titleholder Joseph Parker readies for his next outing against Joe Joyce on September 24 in Manchester, Parker says he’s sensing cracks in the armor of Joyce’s confidence stemming from their fight negotiations. As Parker sees it, Joyce and his team can’t be overly confident about their chances in beating him as they
Edwin De Los Santos takes exception to carrying the replacement opponent label heading into this weekend. The description is technically true, as the Dominican southpaw was tabbed to replace an unavailable Jezreel Corrales against unbeaten lightweight Jose Valenzuela this Sunday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Corrales was unable to secure a travel visa in
Posted on 09/01/2022 By: Sean Crose “They overlooked the greats,” undisputed lightweight champion of the world Devin Haney tweeted on Thursday. “You need to fight tank,” someone replied, referring to Gervonta “Tank” Davis. “He never gonna fight nobody,” Haney retorted aggressively, “he 27 with a Mickey Mouse belt & the best person on his resume
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Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-090422 Order Pay-Per-View: https://pbcham.ps/RuizOrtiz-OrderPPV Watch the Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference LIVE at 5pm ET/2pm PT! **ABOUT RUIZ VS ORTIZ FIGHT NIGHT** Ruiz vs. Ortiz will see former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz meet in a 12-round WBC
Feature • Opinion KSI and Swarmz “boxed” at The O2 Arena on August 27, 2022 (Luke Walker/Getty Images) Like the unwanted gatecrashers at a party, YouTubers and influencers won’t be leaving boxing anytime soon, writes Elliot Worsell I came to discover the latest action from the world of YouTube Boxing the same way I came
News Earnie Shavers, 1944-2022. A tribute to one of the hardest hitters of them all EARNIE SHAVERS, one of the last man standing from the greatest of all heavyweight eras, has died at the age of 78. While it would be untrue to label Shavers solely as a slugger, it would be unfair to focus
Feature In 2016, Earnie Shavers reflected on the best and worst moments of his career HARDEST PUNCHER I FOUGHT “TWO guys spring to mind in the late Ron Lyle, a very good friend of mine, and George Foreman. Lyle hit me the harder – the hardest I’ve ever been hit in my life! Lyle had
Letters • Premium John Conteh alongside Muhammad Ali. Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images With a major show heading to Liverpool this weekend, we look at some of the best boxers to have emerged from that city… 1 John Conteh After winning British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles, Conteh reigned as WBC champion from 1974 to ’78,
Letters Luis Ortiz shadowboxes (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) This week’s panellists were asked to pick a winner in Saturday’s heavyweight encounter between Andy Ruiz and Luis Ortiz Joe Gallagher (Top trainer) I’m really looking forward to this. Ruiz ripped the title away from Anthony Joshua, then overfed himself for the rematch, and Ortiz is one of
Former WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman has tabbed Oleksandr Usyk to overcome Tyson Fury in a potential full division unification. There are ongoing discussions to stage Fury vs. Usyk in the early part of 2023. Last month, Uysk retained the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles with a twelve round decision win in his anticipated
Posted on 09/01/2022 By: Sean Crose The great Mohammad Ali entered the ring to the rousing sounds of John William’s Star Wars theme. “The Greatest” was, in fact, about to engage in more of a war than he might have expected. At 35 years of age, Ali could be forgiven for not having the zing
Floyd Mayweather’s next exhibition is set, as the boxing legend will be returning to Japan to face mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura at the RIZIN 38 card in Saitama, and the fight will also be available in the United States and the rest of North America via pay-per-view. Since it’s in Japan, time zones can