Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
When Tyson Fury isn’t taunting it, or tempting it, or indeed tweeting about it at regular intervals throughout the year, he happens to be surprisingly cogent and insightful on the subject of retirement.
Oleksandr Usyk is open to a third fight with Anthony Joshua if Joshua beats Daniel Dubois in September
On Sept. 21, Anthony Joshua will face IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium. Should Joshua, 28-3 (25 KOs), beat his fellow Londoner, he will recapture the belt he first won against Charles Martin more than eight years ago. Yet this is a much more mature and considered Joshua than the ultra confident wrecking machine who brushed Martin aside inside two rounds.
After scoring an upset over Jared Anderson on Saturday in Los Angeles, Martin Bakole said he prefers to next fight either the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch or Michael Hunter, in a rematch of their own.
Terence Crawford, alongside Oleksandr Usyk, is definitely one of the two best fighters in the world.
Tyson Fury is the leading heavyweight contender in the latest WBC rankings following confirmation that Anthony Joshua, the previous WBC mandatory, will challenge the IBF titlist Daniel Dubois in September
Some will argue that it is, particularly after the exceptional opening six months of 2024. But only those promoting their own businesses from inside of the boxing bubble, and thus enjoying something of a lucrative period, are making those claims with any validity. Outside of that bubble, where the widespread public’s interest is generally pricked only once or twice a year, the view is somewhat different.
In the second of a six-part guide to boxing utopia, we focus on the implementation of an independent rankings body
When one considers how exciting boxing is, how easy it is to follow even with only a rudimentary understanding of what it takes to win a fight, and the incredible characters involved who shape the drama, it’s frustrating that the sport isn’t (universally) regarded as one of the biggest on the planet
When this year’s Summer Olympics begin later this month, with the first boxing matches set for July 27 in the Paris region, viewers will see the pinnacle of amateur boxing — the culmination of the years these men and women spent fighting and training for this opportunity.