BoxingScene presents the ultimate guide to the 78-step trail of the ‘undisputed’ heavyweight championship – from when Mike Tyson claimed three belts in 1987 to the present day when, at last, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury battle it out for four. August 1, 1987: Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker on points to add the IBF
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury delivered a lackluster performance vs. Francis Ngannou in October, but “The Gypsy King” appeared in far better shape during Friday’s weigh-in at 262 pounds ahead of his undisputed heavyweight championship fight vs. Oleksandr Usyk. England’s Fury was 277.5
New welterweight blood is ready to break through. Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) and Brian Norman (25-0, 19 KOs) will meet in a critical 147-pound clash Saturday night in an ESPN-televised co-main event fight at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena. The winner will be awarded the vacant WBO interim welterweight title. Santillan is the WBO’s No.
The weight difference for tomorrow’s undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will be a bit less pronounced than expected. “The Gypsy King” hit the scales this morning at 262 pounds, more than 15 pounds lighter than in last year’s near-disaster against Francis Ngannou and his lightest since weighing in at 254.5
Tyson Fury promised fireworks after a feisty weigh-in ahead of his huge heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk tomorrow evening. “I’m gonna knock this little f****r spark out,” spat Fury, prompting a tête-à-tête as they faced off. Following a mild-mannered press conference to close out the fight week niceties, Fury exploded on stage with a follow-up
By Declan Taylor TYSON FURY knows the eyes of the world will be upon him at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night but in Morecambe next week, he will plot his dog walk so that nobody will see him at all. Given the postponement of this undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk, caused by a sparring
Mark Kriegel, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Given the several years of acrimony between the camps of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk — the most recent expression of which was an ill-fated headbutt that left Fury’s father John in his preferred state, both bloodied and happily enraged — I am profoundly
His former sparring partner Agit Kabayel believes Tyson Fury has “everything” he needs to triumph on Saturday over Oleksandr Usyk. The 35-year-old Fury and Usyk, 37, are on the eve of contesting the undisputed heavyweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Kingdom Arena. Kabayel will be a particularly keen observer once he has finished
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally square off for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world on Saturday in Riyadh. Two unbeaten champions, the men who have fought their way to this spot, and our first undisputed heavyweight champion to be crowned in a quarter-century, the first in the four-belt era. So who wins boxing’s
HE was a legendary fighter, born in Senegal and willing to brawl anywhere in the world. A world champion who competed with the likes of Mike McTigue and legendary Frenchman Georges Carpentier. Yet his name remains a mystery to many outside of the most devoted boxing circles. A documentary on the man known as Battling
Despite having his own fight incoming, heavyweight contender Jermaine Franklin is looking forward to this weekend’s unified heavyweight championship bout between WBC titlist Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. Saginaw, Michigan’s Franklin is 22-2 (14 KOs) and hoping to get back among the big fights. Next Thursday, he
While the eyes of the boxing public remained firmly fixed on Saturday’s undisputed showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, something extremely bizarre developed elsewhere, starting with Frank Martin’s claim yesterday that the WBA had instituted a rehydration clause for his June 15th lightweight title fight against Gervonta Davis. Davis (29-0, 27 KO) took to
James Regan May 15, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rising cruiserweight David Nyika will be fighting in a big stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. The New Zealander is all too aware he needs to impress after being handed a golden opportunity to fight on the spectacular undercard which will precede
By: Sean Crose Let me be quite clear here – this Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship fight between WBC titlist Tyson Fury and WBA, IBF, and WBO titlist Olksandr Usyk is a judges’ nightmare. Why? Because it’s going to be hard, very hard, to pick a winner that’s even close to universally accepted. The fight is
Shakur Stevenson, the WBC lightweight titleholder, is growing increasingly impatient with WBA champion Gervonta Davis’ claims about a potential showdown. Stevenson is set to fight Artem Harutyunyan on July 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., headlining an ESPN event. Meanwhile, Davis will face Frank Martin on pay-per-view on June 15 in Las Vegas.
THE time for talking had stopped but the mind games hadn’t when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk shared the stage for this evening’s final press conference in Riyadh. In two days’ time boxing will crown it’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield 25 years ago. The two men were in the
As we await an official testing of Ryan Garcia’s B-sample following initial reports that he tested positive for banned substance Ostarine leading into his fight with Devin Haney, Haney has formally sent a letter to the New York State Athletic Commission where he looks to go beyond having the official decision declared a no contest.
Timothy Bradley Jr.May 16, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions From the 1880s to the present undisputed era, one championship reigned supreme around the heavyweight division: The lineal championship.