Making sense of Tyson Fury’s thoughts is like boxing itself: a hazardous occupation. But when the British WBC heavyweight champion showed up for fight-week festivities in Saudi Arabia this week looking downright trim, fight analysts’ heads began spinning. Is he showing off a newfound sincerity to training after looking sluggish and escaping from former UFC
THE way it works these days is like this: someone messes up, the world jumps on the mistake in order for the mistake to go viral, the person apologises, the person suffers, and then, once the person reveals the extent of this suffering, everybody backtracks and tries to achieve the same traction with their apology
EVERY British world champion carries in their bucket list the dream of headlining in Las Vegas or at a famed venue like Madison Square Garden. Joe Cordina is another. Winning the IBF super-featherweight world title in April last year against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was another memorable night for Welsh boxing. Those inside the Cardiff International Arena
Viva Promotions announced today that WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani will meet mandatory challenger Vincent Astrolabio on July 20th at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Nakatani (27-0, 20 KO) conquered his third weight class this past February by torching the tough-as-nails Alexandro Santiago, cementing his place as a pound-for-pound fixture at just 26 years of age. Japan’s
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury danced and sang along to some of his favorite hits during a light workout Wednesday evening, three days out from his undisputed heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk. England’s Fury, 35, wrapped his hands to the tune of
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk showed up for public workouts Wednesday in Saudi Arabia on the eve of Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight. Usyk looked to be in terrific shape, which came as a surprise to absolutely no one since the man has always presented himself as a consummate professional. As for
In a departure from his past life as the most menacing heavyweight champion of all time, Mike Tyson playfully laughed and tossed soft punches at Jake Paul’s gut during their faceoff while even tickling the YouTuber. “He’s having a hard time taking Jake seriously,” Paulie Malignaggi said on Tuesday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters.”
John Fury sure knows how to stir up some controversy, and this week has been no different when the father of Tyson Fury headbutted a young member of Oleksandr Usyk’s team. According to the elder Fury, that’s just all in a day’s work but he insists that he meant absolutely no harm. John Fury on
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC welterweight title contender Darren Till will be the latest to make the jump from MMA to boxing when he steps into the ring for his professional boxing debut against former WBC world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the undercard of
RIYADH – Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has dismissed Anthony Joshua’s hopes of fighting the winner of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk later in 2024. Joshua’s stoppage of Francis Ngannou in March means he is on course to fight whichever of Fury and Usyk emerges as the winner of the two-fight series that begins on Saturday at the Kingdom
By Declan Taylor LENNOX LEWIS believes Tyson Fury will only truly understand the importance of his legacy once he has retired from boxing. On Saturday night, Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight since his compatriot Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. But the Gypsy King has insisted throughout the build
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has accomplished a staggering amount during his 35 pro-fight career, enough to cement himself among the all-time greats. The heavyweight championship division Fury rules over today is part of perhaps the most-storied lineage in all of sports, one that dates back to
By Eric Armit Highlights from the past week of action Vasyl Lomachenko stopped George Kambosos to win the vacant IBF lightweight title and took the IBO title from champion Kambosos. Pedro Guevara won the WBC interim super-flyweight title with a split decision over Andrew Moloney. Mixed night in Pasay City for Filipinos as former IBF
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will return to the ring on July 20, featuring on the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Netflix undercard in Texas. Chavez will face MMA veteran Darren Till, a former UFC title challenger. The 38-year-old Chavez (53-6-1, 34 KO) will be fighting for the first time since a Dec. 2021 win over
Quite apart from the vastly different rule sets, it has always struck me that one of the biggest differences between boxing and grappling is the swiftness at which punishment is handed out. Whereas boxing can provide an instant penalty for dropping a hand or reaching for a punch, the consequences of making a mistake in
THEY often look fanciful, adding to the sense of occasion. Organised to create an element of pageantry and ceremony around a big event. The grand arrivals have long become a staple of fight week kick-off, cutting the invisible ribbon to announce to the world that it’s all getting real. As expected, a trim and ready
Whisper it, but it is looking increasingly likely that Anthony Cacace will finally get the chance to take part in a big fight. Twelve years into his career, ‘The Apache’ is scheduled to fight for his first major world title on Saturday night when he takes on IBF super featherweight champion, Joe Cordina, in Saudi
Turns out DAZN will be counterprogramming ESPN’s Shakur Stevenson vs Artem Harutyunyan show (and Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz) on July 6th, as Salvador Rodriguez reports that William Zepeda will meet Giovianni Cabrera that evening. Zepeda (30-0, 26 KO) is currently Vasiliy Lomachenko’s mandatory challenger after bulldozing Maxi Hughes in March and has been Gervonta