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
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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
The World Boxing Association [WBA] has overturned its intention to implement a 12lbs rehydration clause for WBA lightweight title holder Gervonta Davis’ (29-0, 27 KOs) upcoming title defense against Frank Martin (18-0, 12 KOs), scheduled for June 15 in Las Vegas. WBA president Gilberto Mendoza intended to implement the rehydration limit in a conversation with
Mairis Briedis has not seen the ring since losing his IBF cruiserweight title to Jai Opetaia nearly two years ago. The pair put on an incredible show in Gold Coast, Australia. Tomorrow night they rematch on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both men broke each other’s bones in arguably the
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.
William Zepeda’s pursuit of Shakur Stevenson didn’t materialize, and now the unbeaten lightweight has turned his attention to Giovanni Cabrera. Zepeda, 30-0 (26 KOs), will meet Cabrera, 22-1 (7 KOs), on July 6 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, as the main event of a DAZN-streamed card promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. This fight will
Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has had quite the journey with his charge Tyson Fury as he approaches the first undisputed heavyweight title fight in 25 years. The pair’s working relationship spans more than a decade. “In the early days, when he fought Derek Chisora for the second time [in 2014], it was a WBO final
In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Chris Algieri considers how boxing has changed over the years, and megafights such as Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk hold back the sport. The politics of making these events, Algieri says, rather than the fight itself, kneecap boxing’s ability
Amid the fervent anticipation and hype surrounding Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship between unbeaten three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and unbeaten WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), the ultimate high stakes loom in their guaranteed mid-October rematch. It’s that bout that allows the winner to exit as an undisputed champion, free to select
Isaac Chamberlain will now face Jack Massey for the vacant European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles on June 15 at South London’s Selhurst Park Stadium. Chamberlain had been set to challenge Michal Cieslak for the EBU belt, but Cieslak has been forced to withdraw due to injury and has chosen to vacate his European title, giving Massey a opportunity to step in and
By: Sean Crose One of the most entertaining (or annoying, depending on how you look at it) elements of today’s fight game is the TYSON FURY SHOW. Make no mistake about it, the towering Englishman has a way of drawing attention to himself (as does his cantankerous father). It’s hard to ignore a loud, nearly
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
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
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