Frank Warren has defended Tyson Fury’s unsavory postfight comments following the Brit’s unsuccessful attempt to become undisputed heavyweight champion. Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) lost a split decision to Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in a thrilling spectacle with the former
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By: Sean Crose Can Tyson Fury possibly win a rematch against newly crowned undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk? Why yes, yes he can. While there’s no doubt Usyk laid a beating on Fury when they fought last Saturday in Saudi Arabia, there’s also no doubt that Usyk took a beating himself. Check out the recent
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first international signee of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions will debut on the undercard of Paul’s July 20 showdown with Mike Tyson, officials confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday. India’s Neeraj Goyat (18-4-2, 8 KOs) will compete for the first time under the MVP
Heading into this weekend’s rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Matchroom Boxing and DAZN release behind the scenes footage of the entire build-up to this sequel which has been delayed several times. Taylor, who won a controversial decision over Catterall in the first meeting, will have the opportunity to prove himself the superior fighter
Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk nearly fought last year before Berinchyk opted to take a fight in Poland instead of a bout against the 2020 Olympic silver medalist. That worked out well for Berinchyk, who parlayed the victory into a WBO lightweight title shot that he won Saturday night by upsetting three-division champion Emanuel Navarrete
By Eric Armit OLEKSANDR Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion as he floored Tyson Fury and went on to stage a strong finish to overcome Fury’s lead and take home the split decision. Here’s how it went down, session by session. Round 1 Plenty of probing jabs with Fury on the back foot and southpaw
CRUISERWEIGHT Jack Massey would have been happy just to have been given a date, a venue, and the name of an opponent, only last week he received all that and more. Last week, when sitting at home on his sofa, he received more than just details of his next fight. He received a pathway. A
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk spent some time talking to the media about his fighter’s big win to become undisputed yet again. During the media session Krassyuk says he had Usyk winning pretty clearly on his personal scorecard, and believes the referee stole a stoppage win from Usyk. Check out some excerpts of what he
Salita Promotions has made a significant late addition to the televised lineup of “Big Time Boxing USA” fights this Thursday night (May 23), as world-class super middleweight Ali Akhmedov will take on always-tough Encarnacion “Demoledor” Diaz in a 10-round bout from Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit and live on premier global sports platform DAZN (8
Nick ParkinsonMay 18, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Anthony Cacace pulled off a shock, eighth-round TKO win when he overwhelmed Joe Cordina for the IBF world junior lightweight title on Saturday. Cacace (22-1, 8 KOs), 35, from
Jack Catterall believes that victory on Saturday over Josh Taylor will secure what he considers to be an overdue world-title fight. They fight at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, little over two years after Taylor was awarded the most controversial of split decisions to retain the undisputed super-lightweight title. A succession of injuries suffered
By: Sean Crose “Those days are gone forever,” Steely Dan once claimed, “over a long time ago.” And so we were led to believe that boxing’s heavyweight division was no longer the “big man’s division.” It was now the “supersized division,” featuring men who could pass for NBA players rather than traditional boxers. The heavyweights
Nearly two months after its initial reveal, Teofimo Lopez’s next title defense is official. Top Rank announced today that “The Takeover” will meet Canadian veteran Steve Claggett on June 29th at Miami, Florida’s James L. Knight Center. It’s worth noting that this ESPN show will almost certainly run head-to-head with Juan Francisco Estrada vs. “Bam”
Nick ParkinsonMay 20, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions After Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury produced a classic in their undisputed world heavyweight title showdown, you were left wondering whether they are in a league of their own.
It is now or never for junior lightweight Adam Lopez, who finds himself in a fight he needs to win in order to avoid being relegated to the regional boxing circuit. Lopez faces Jonhatan Cardoso on Wednesday, as a part of ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, at the ProBox TV Events in Plant City, Florida.
PROMOTER Frank Warren says Tyson Fury was giving Oleksandr Usyk a “boxing lesson” prior to his fighter suffering a bloody nose during their heavyweight encounter on Saturday night. As the ‘Gypsy King’ got off his stool for the ninth round – one of the most dramatic rounds in recent heavyweight history – blood poured out
In a lengthy interview with Ariel Helwani, Turki Alalshikh talks about all of his big plans for the sport of boxing including some of the fights he’s either working on would like to make. Here are some highlighted excerpts from the full interview below. Alalshikh on plans for his next big card “My idea to
HAVING become undisputed champion in two weight classes where does Oleksandr Usyk now sit in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings? Listing the top 10 fighters in the world splits the boxing community with some insisting it’s a pointless exercise while others enjoy the debate as to who is the best fighter in the world. The sport
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