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Editor’s Letter: From Fury and Usyk, via Frank and Eddie, to Heaney and Denny, last week was a week to remember

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Editor's Letter: From Fury and Usyk, via Frank and Eddie, to Heaney and Denny, last week was a week to remember

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

Tyson Fury would have preferred to fight Oleksandr Usyk on December 23 but is willing to endure a “s**t Christmas” to become undisputed champion in February

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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

The 10 scariest fighters in boxing reimagined as classic horror films

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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

Oleksandr Usyk says the Tyson Fury fight has to happen on December 23 in Saudi Arabia

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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

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk will not take place on December 23, says Frank Warren

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By Declan Taylor TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk will no longer clash on December 23 because the Morecambe heavyweight ‘needs protecting from himself’ following Saturday’s scarcely believable clash with Francis Ngannou. Usyk was ringside at the Kingdom Arena to see Fury get dropped by Ngannou before claiming a razor-thin and highly controversial split decision victory … Read more