During his post-fight interviews Tyson Fury was very sober about how his fight with Oleksandr Usyk went, and he was gracious in defeat, so the news that he intends on activating his rematch clause comes as no surprise. I thought he was very gracious – he gave the perfect answers for someone who’s as genuine
Month: May 2024
Dmitry Salita, former fighter turned promoter, has seen his promotion, Salita Promotions, rise over the past decade in part due to his partnership with two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-division undisputed champion Claressa Shields. Now, Salita is calling for Shields to receive her proper recognition following a historic weekend in boxing. Salita will host the
Pepe Reilly is one of the assistant trainers at Wild Card Boxing Club, and he is seeing a lot of growth in 2016 Mexican Olympian Raul Curiel. Curiel stopped Jorge Marron Jr. in the first round of their scheduled 10-round DAZN opener on April 27th, at the SaveMart Center in Fresno, Calif. Reilly, a 1992
The Daily Mail has reported that the undisputed heavyweight championship clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury was watched by at least 20 million people using illegal streams. That equates to 95 million euros in lost revenue for the broadcasters, says the Daily Mail. The May 18 showdown, which was won by Usyk on points
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced that India’s number one boxer and MVP’s first international signee, Neeraj Goyat (18-4-2, 8 KOs), will make his MVP debut against Brazil’s multi-talented superstar Whindersson Nunes, who holds a cumulative 2-2-1 record in his boxing career with 1 KO, in a professional 6 round super middleweight bout
By: Sean Crose The mood was explosively electric in Riyadh. The 21-0 WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk entered the ring looking like a Ukrainian warrior from the era of Napoleon. The 34-0-1 WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury came out sans elaborate costume. Still, he danced, smiled, and communicated with the audience while
By: Sean Crose Just hours after Oleksandr Usyk won his brilliant heavyweight battle against Tyson Fury, the WBO lightweight title was at stake in San Diego. Emanuel Navarrete, the thrilling 38-2-1 action fighter squared off against the 19-0 Denys Berinchyk in a scheduled 12 rounder. The winner would enjoy such esteemed company as Vasyl Lomachenko,
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 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
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
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
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
It’s an old adage in boxing that precision beats power and timing beats speed. And this saying is also conducive to analysis outside of the ring as we narrow in on this Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. At their final press conference last night dripping in the heat of
Ryan Garcia has made his way to Saudi Arabia for this weekend’s undisputed heavyweight unification between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. During a conversation with DAZN, Garcia discusses the black cloud hanging over his win over Devin Haney, wanting to fight Errol Spence next, and his prediction for the heavyweight contest. Check it out! Garcia
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
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
Lightweight contender William Zepeda will face Giovanni Cabrera in a July 6 DAZN main event from Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif., Golden Boy Promotions officially announced today. The 27-year-old Zepeda (30-0, 26 KO) has emerged as a top force in the lightweight division, and the Mexican southpaw thrashed Maxi Hughes in his last outing on
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk is finally here! The two heavyweights meet today in a 12-round main event from Riyadh, with the undisputed world heavyweight championship on the line. Fury brings the WBC title to the fight, while Usyk has the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts in his possession. The winner will be the first
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Oleksandr Usyk weighed in at a career-heaviest 233.5lbs for Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury. The 37 year old was therefore more than 12lbs heavier than in August 2023 when he stopped Daniel Dubois, suggesting he is expecting a physical contest with Fury, who at 262lbs was
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