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Eddie Hearn feels Tyson Fury will finally be untouchable, from a legacy standpoint, if he manages to defeat Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion, will take on WBC titlist Fury, of Manchester, England, on May. 18 for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Terence Crawford didn’t bother hiding his schadenfreude. The unified welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, could not help but snipe at Teofimo Lopez after the WBO 140-pound titlist outpointed Jamaine Ortiz in a 12-round snoozer that left boxing fans frustrated.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is apparently doing all that he can to get his client-pal Devin Haney a significant fight, despite whatever Oscar De La Hoya may think.
Conor Benn is apparently the most wanted fighter in America, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. To that end, the Matchroom Boxing head wants to pair the controversial Benn with another big name, namely Gervonta Davis, the Baltimore puncher who is arguably the biggest American-born boxing star in the sport.
Veteran boxing manager Egis Klimas thinks there needs to be more respect afforded to Vasiliy Lomachenko, in light of how his former adversaries have fared recently.
Turki Alalshikh won’t entertain any notion that casts doubt on the legitimacy of Tyson Fury’s latest gash. The Saudi power broker was quick to dispel such theories after it was announced that the undisputed heavyweight championship between Fury, the WBC titlist, and Oleksandr Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion, will not be
The promoter of Oleksandr Usyk isn’t sold on the supposed evidence explaining the gash seen around the world. The highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight championship between Ukraine’s Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion and WBC titlist Tyson Fury, set for Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was derailed a few days ago after it was revealed that Fury suffered a serious cut, allegedly during a sparring session.
Keyshawn Davis feels his life has improved since he cut out the reefer. In an interview on Cigar Talk, the highly regarded lightweight prospect from Norfolk, Virginia, explained how overcoming his addiction to marijuana has paid off in many ways, most notably in his performance as a fighter.
The admiration Ryan Garcia has for Floyd Mayweather Jr. apparently goes beyond casual association. During a lengthy interview with Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, Garcia, the junior welterweight contender from Victorville, Calif., opened up about his much-publicized friendship with “Money May,” making it clear that he respects the Hall of Fame Fighter more than most people even within his inner circle.
Anthony Yarde feels his stock rose in the wake of Artur Beterbiev’s vicious beatdown of Callum Smith. Yarde, London, England, arguably gave Beterbiev, the IBF, WBC, WBO light heavyweight champion from Russia, the toughest outing in the ring in recent memory. The two went toe to toe in one of the more entertaining fights of 2023, but Beterbiev pulled away late, stopping Yarde in the eighth round. Yarde, however, was leading on two scorecards.