Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, strongly believes Tyson Fury will have a very tough time with AJ. Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Fury stopped undefeated Deontay Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight title.
Brooklyn native Adam Kownacki will headline in his hometown on Saturday, March 7 when he takes on Robert Helenius in a WBA Heavyweight Title eliminator as the FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes from Barclays Center. Kownacki has proven himself as a popular draw in a borough full of heavyweight boxing history, and will look to continue to capitalize on that opportunity in this title eliminator.
John Fury, the father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has warned Anthony Joshua to stay far away from his son. The elder Fury believes his son would absolutely obliterate Joshua in a one-sided fight.
AN IMPRESSED Daniel Dubois has declared that Tyson Fury is “definitely the best right now” after The Gypsy King’s career best performance against Deontay Wilder on Saturday. The 22-year-old unbeaten Heavyweight lauded Wilder v Fury 2 as a “great event” and heaped praise on the new WBC Champ Tyson.
LAS VEGAS – As satisfying as it felt for Tyson Fury to stop Deontay Wilder in their rematch Saturday night, the new WBC heavyweight champion knows he can do better. England’s Fury feels more time working with trainer Javan Steward will enable him to master Steward’s aggressive style for future fights. Steward trained Fury for about seven weeks after replacing defensive-minded Ben Davison as the British star’s chief second.
Deontay Wilder knows people don’t understand why he has stated numerous times that he “wants a body on his record.” The hard-hitting former WBC heavyweight champion doesn’t expect people to understand, either, his insistence on going out on his shield, even if it means dying in the ring. But that’s the way Wilder feels.
The Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder rematch was the most-watched heavyweight pay-per-view fight in the United States in more than 17 years. Their heavily hyped showdown did not, however, reach the expectations of its optimistic organizers. BoxingScene.com has learned that the event is projected to have produced slightly more than 750,000 pay-per-view buys in the U.S., the highest rate for a heavyweight fight through that platform since Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson in June 2002. Lewis’ eighth-round knockout of Tyson generated roughly 1,970,000 buys, the second-highest total for a heavyweight fight in pay-per-view history.
LAS VEGAS - Deontay Wilder's co-trainer Mark Breland has received some flack for throwing in the towel in the 7th round of the fight against Fury on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Former unified champion Andy Ruiz was impressed with Tyson Fury's performance on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fury captured the WBC heavyweight title when he scored two knockdowns, and eventually stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte says Deontay Wilder would be making a very big mistake if he fires his co-trainer, Mark Breland. Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tyson Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight title.