Boxing

Nearly 40 years after his professional debut, and 19 years after retiring, 58-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the ring on Friday in a Netflix-backed bout that has stirred widespread condemnation in the boxing world.   Tyson, who dominated the heavyweight division in the late 1980s, will lace up the …

In an interview with RFI, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou explains that he will leave the sport when his motivation is no longer present. Cameroonian Francis Ngannou In an interview with RFI, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou explains that he will leave the sport when his motivation is no longer …

  Oleksandr Usyk has become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after he defeated Tyson Fury by split decision in Saudi Arabia.     The Ukrainian is the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis. Usyk put up an impressive performance and almost stopped Fury in the ninth round. But the …

The unusual way Oleksandr Usyk found Tyson Fury body doubles for sparring Oleksandr Usyk launched his own app to find sparring partners to imitate Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian has revealed. Usyk will defend the unified heavyweight titles against Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, while the Briton puts his WBC belt on the …

The Presidency has congratulated heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, for knocking out Francis Ngannou.   The Presidency has congratulated heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, for knocking out Francis Ngannou. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Joshua might face Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk next. Joshua floored …

Popular singer, Davido pokes fun at the Canadian rapper Drake as he loses a whopping $615,000 after betting on Francis Ngannou to defeat British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua. It would be recalled that the professional and decorated boxer, Anthony Joshua had knocked out Francis Ngannou after only two rounds, a knockout …

Anthony Joshua has vowed to “make a statement” and deliver a knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in Friday’s crossover super-fight in Saudi Arabia. Joshua is currently on a three-fight winning streak and building back towards being in world title contention, most recently despatching Otto Wallin in a dominant five-round win in …

  Anthony Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, has retracted his claim that he won’t fight again until December of this year in favour of suggesting that he might do so this summer.     At the beginning of April, Joshua, 33, returned to winning ways by dominating Jermaine Franklin in …

British boxer Anthony Joshua is aiming to become a three-time world heavyweight champion “within the next 16 months”, despite his recent setbacks in the ring. The 33-year-old fighter lost two consecutive fights to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021 and August 2022, following a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz …

Alex Pereira is the new middleweight champion after he vanquished longtime rival Israel Adesanya with a stunning fifth-round knockout.   It was just Pereira’s fourth fight in the UFC and just when it looked like Pereira was staring down a loss, he decided to come after Adesanya with everything knowing …