Canelo, Usyk Take Conflicting Approaches to IBF Mandatories
Two proud champions who’ve conquered all challengers in the ring now find themselves sucker punched by the petty requirements of retaining their belts.
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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury Will Rematch on December 21
The rematch is on between new undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury. They will fight again on December 21 as part of Riyadh Season.
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Daily Bread Mailbag: The Fallout From Usyk vs Fury
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards going deep into the undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia, looking at Oleksandr Usyk’s greatness and what went down between Tyson Fury and Usyk.
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Usyk Asks IBF For An Exception To Maintain His Undisputed Crown
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has requested the IBF grant him an exception to keep his rematch with Tyson Fury as another battle for undisputed supremacy.
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Thank You, Oleksandr Usyk, for Eviscerating the Bridgerweight Concept
The bridgerweight division limit is 224 pounds. The undisputed heavyweight champion of the world weighed in one week ago at 223½ pounds. And we need to split heavyweight into two weight classes, why exactly? Boxing owes Oleksandr Usyk many debts of gratitude these days,
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Lawrence Okolie Willing to Face Oleksandr Usyk to Become 'Three-Weight Champion'
Lawrence Okolie is aiming to become a three-weight world champion and would be open to a fight with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to achieve the feat.
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Oleksandr Usyk Has Nothing Left To Prove
We said it all fight week, and even since the fight was made: If Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to be recognized as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, he would transcend being a lock for the Hall of Fame – after all, he already was – and enter the realm of the leading all-time greats.
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Carl Froch: John Fury Could Have Cost Tyson Fury Fight Against Oleksandr Usyk
Carl Froch believes that John Fury interrupting Tyson Fury’s training team in the corner of his undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk could have cost him the win.
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Warren Reveals That Fury Is ‘Very Philosophical’ As He Plots Usyk Rematch
Tyson Fury is “philosophical” about losing for the first time, to Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title. The 35-year-old was winning the most significant heavyweight fight for 25 years until the impressive Usyk transformed their contest to almost stop Fury in the ninth round at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and ultimately to earn a deserved decision.
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Why This Might Be The Perfect Goodbye For Usyk and Fury
In October 1975 the world watched in awe as Muhammad Ali, 33, and Joe Frazier, 31, summoned the last of their peaks to beat each other silly for 14 brutal rounds. Although it remains one of the greatest contests of them all, it is hard to truly enjoy today.
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