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[ad_1] New WBA Super Welterweight world titleholder Israil Madrimov and his promoter Eddie Hearn have called out Aussie champ Tim Tsyzu after the Uzbekistani’s fifth-round TKO of Magomed Kurbanov in Saudi Arabia. Madrimov improved to a 11-0-1 record with the win, and Hearn believes his fighter deserves a “massive” bout later in the year. BOXING … Read more
[ad_1] Heavyweight superstar Anthony Joshua has been praised for his classy reaction following a brutal knockout of cross-code beast Francis Ngannou, while the “biggest fight in the history of the sport” now looms large. Joshua knocked down the UFC convert three times in the first two rounds, with the third a thunderous right hand that … Read more
[ad_1] Australian heavyweight star Justis Huni has won the most important fight of his short career, surviving a 10 round epic against South African Kevin Lerena. Fighting on the ‘Knockout Chaos’ card in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh – with Anthony Joshua to face Francis Ngannou later in the morning – Huni moved to … Read more
[ad_1] Francis Ngannou once toiled in a sand mine, scavenged for food to avoid starvation and slept rough in a car park — so facing former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday is just another stop on his epic rags-to-riches journey. “I’ve had a lot of experience in life,” the softly-spoken Cameroon-born fighter … Read more
[ad_1] Former world champion Anthony Joshua described himself as a “postman” who will deliver victory against Francis Ngannou in Friday’s heavyweight clash in Riyadh. Joshua weighed in at 114.48kg (18st 02lbs) on Thursday with his Cameroonian opponent, a former UFC heavyweight champion, tipping the scales almost two stones heavier. Ex-Mixed Martial Arts star Ngannou weighed … Read more
[ad_1] ‘The Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury gatecrashed the press conference between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou ahead of their huge clash in Riyadh – but got more than he bargained for after being brutally shut down by UFC great Ngannou. Ngannou dropped Fury in October in what was his boxing debut, only to fall to … Read more
[ad_1] American Erickson Lubin has sensationally declared he never withdrew from negotiations with WBO super welterweight champ Tim Tszyu, declaring the allegations as “cap” while also stating: “Don’t start s…, I’ll fight anybody”. Only hours after reportedly walking away from a Tszyu title showdown, Lubin and his team have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s Tim Tszyu has turned his attention towards some of the super welterweight division’s biggest names – and potentially American welterweight king Terence Crawford – after his next expected title challenger Erickson Lubin withdrew from negotiations today. While Lubin has long been considered the clubhouse leader for Tszyu’s next WBO super welterweight title defence, … Read more
[ad_1] Michael Zerafa’s agonising wait for a world title fight might be nearly its end after the World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered a bout against middleweight world champion Erislandy Lara. The two parties must now reach an agreement for the bout by February 15, otherwise the fight will go to a purse bid. UFC 297: … Read more
[ad_1] Australian cruiserweight sensation Jai Opetaia will take on Mairis Briedis in a rematch of their all-out battle on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s heavyweight showdown against Oleksandr Usyk on February 17. Opetaia produced the performance of a lifetime to overcome Briedis in 2022 and win the Ring and IBF cruiserweight world titles on the … Read more