By Elliot Worsell ALTHOUGH we expected tonight’s heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia to be disappointing or amusing, it turned out to be something completely different. Thanks to Ngannou’s performance, it resembled a bullfight, where the bull wasn’t weakened beforehand and had enough strength to shock the matador. It’s hard … Read more
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
By Declan Taylor OLEKSANDR USYK says his request for a 14-week training camp was a misquote and insists he is ready to face Tyson Fury on December 23. Fury and Usyk have already signed a deal to fight each other next and it is the worst kept secret in boxing that December 23 is the … Read more
By Matt Christie IT WON’T matter to some what is written here in this preview because they’ll already be irate that Boxing News is giving a contest between a man claiming to be the world heavyweight champion (Tyson Fury) and a 37-year-old debutant (Francis Ngannou) any coverage at all. On numerous occasions BN has been … Read more
HTML: It is never clear which version of Tyson Fury is going to sit down when he sweeps into the room, flanked by his brothers and the rest of his entourage, to conduct the latest in his myriad press obligations. “Are we doing a roundtable now,” he says, pointing at the empty chair set out … Read more
These are challenging times for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). In Saudi Arabia this weekend, they will oversee a 10-round fight between an established heavyweight champion and a debutant. The local government invited the Board to sanction the event, which will also include a British heavyweight title fight between Fabio Wardley and David … Read more
THE ETERNAL cry is that we need boxing stories to go with the fights. Let me tell you about a weekend, an ordinary weekend in our boxing calendar. It fell between the excesses of the Misfits in Manchester, with their devoted flock, and the wonders of this weekend in Saudi. Hey, Tyson Fury might just … Read more
THE ETERNAL cry is that we need boxing stories to go with the fights. Let me tell you about a weekend, an ordinary weekend in our boxing calendar. It fell between the excesses of the Misfits in Manchester, with their devoted flock, and the wonders of this weekend in Saudi. Hey, Tyson Fury might just … Read more
YouTube AS A fighter – an elite one at that – no matter how much good will you build with fans, the moment you advocate for yourself or, god forbid, ask for a bit of time to get your body in the right place you’ll be quickly branded a time-waster, someone not willing to fight. … Read more
