Category: Boxing
Paris (AFP) – Victory for either Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury on Saturday will create the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in 24 years. Muhammad Ali (L) reclaiming his world titles from George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, in 1974 ©…
London (AFP) – Anthony Joshua said on Monday he is hoping a fight against ex-mixed martial arts fighter Francis Ngannou will lead to a shot at becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Anthony Joshua (left) will face Francis Ngannou…
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s Naoya Inoue became an undisputed world champion at a second weight on Tuesday after knocking out the Philippines’ Marlon Tapales in the 10th round to claim all four super-bantamweight belts. The unbeaten Inoue, nicknamed “Monster”, sent Tapales…
San Francisco (AFP) – Devin Haney wrested the WBC super-lightweight world title from Regis Prograis on Saturday, knocking his opponent down once on the way to a unanimous decision victory in San Francisco. Haney, the former undisputed lightweight world champion stepping…
Los Angeles (AFP) – Australia’s Jason Moloney won his first world title on Saturday, taking a majority decision over Vincent Astrolabio of the Philippines for the vacant World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown. The 32-year-old from Melbourne won on judges’ scores of…
Guadalajara (Mexico) (AFP) – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made a triumphant return to Mexico, punishing John Ryder on the way to a unanimous 12-round decision to retain his undisputed super middleweight world title. Ryder, whose face was already a bloody mess by…
Zapopan (Mexico) (AFP) – Undisputed super-middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will defend his title against Britain’s John Ryder in Guadalajara in May, the first time the Mexican superstar has fought in his homeland since 2011. Promoters Matchroom Boxing said that Alvarez…
Paris (AFP) – Ciryl Gane described Saturday’s UFC heavyweight title fight against Jon ‘Bones’ Jones in Las Vegas as “the biggest fight” of his career and insisted he would “give a good fight” against arguably the biggest name in the MMA…
London (AFP) – Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face American Jermaine Franklin at London’s O2 Arena on April 1. Joshua is returning to the ring after two successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with the British fighter’s most recent loss…
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chris Eubank Jr has called on boxing to be more inclusive after Liam Smith was accused of homophobia in the build up to their middleweight clash on Saturday in Manchester. Smith made unsubstantiated claims questioning Eubank’s…
