Wednesday, 7 February WHET WEDNESDAY This week began with a strong message from the undefeated world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. He addressed rumors of his retirement following the postponement of the initial Oleksandr Usyk date. Fury emphasized that he is not retiring and outlined his future plans of fighting Usyk, AJ, and Ngannou. The EBU … Read more
By Matt Christie TYSON FURY last week endured a cut above his right eye in sparring that resulted in 11 stitches and the postponement of his February 17 showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. The Ukrainian and his team were not amused and neither it seemed were an awful lot of Fury’s own fans. There is no … Read more
TYSON FURY’S undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk is OFF after Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, sustained a cut in sparring. The undefeated pair were scheduled to clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17 in a fight to decide the best heavyweight on the planet. However, it is understood that Fury, who has been preparing … Read more
By Matt Christie ONCE upon a time in Saudi Arabia, the man widely regarded as the best heavyweight in the world was almost beaten by a debutant and subsequently had to postpone a fight with his closest rival. Less than two months later in the same Kingdom, a card featuring several other top heavyweights, which … Read more
Solomon Dacres on the recent showing of his sparring partner, the switch from Matchroom to Queensberry, and his difficult debut for his new promoters. (With Shaun Brown.) BN: What was your immediate reaction to your performance against Michael Webster on November 18? SD: Just thank God I got the win in that one (laughs). It … Read more
By Matt Christie EVEN the most hardened fight fan on the planet, one so used to riding the sport’s waves of elation and disappointment they’d grown numb to both, would have been reminded over the last seven days why they fell for boxing’s charms all those years ago. It was a triumphant week. One that … Read more
By Declan Taylor TYSON FURY has stopped short of cancelling Christmas altogether but did concede that his normal ‘15-pint’ session might have to be tempered with the undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk looming. Fury and Usyk were supposed to fight on December 23 until debutant Francis Ngannou put a knife through those plans with his … Read more
By Declan Taylor FRANK WARREN has confirmed that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for all four belts despite the new delay on their heavyweight superfight. After trying and failing to make the fight multiple times over the past 12 months, the pair seemed set to clash on December 23 in Saudi Arabia after … Read more
By Elliot Worsell ODDLY, despite the fact boxing consists of scores of well-trained men and women trying to punch one another in the head until someone is left unconscious, the scariest aspects of the sport have nothing to do with the boxers whatsoever. Though it is true, yes, that events in the ring can sometimes … Read more
By Declan Warrington Oleksandr Usyk and his promoter Alex Krassyuk have responded to suggestions of a postponement of his fight with Tyson Fury by insisting that they expect the date of December 23 to be honoured. The combination of how unexpectedly difficult Fury found Saturday’s fight with the mixed martial artist Francis Ngannou, on the … Read more
