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For a 6-foot-9 giant as gregarious as two-time heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been throughout his legendary — and, at times, tumultuous — career, the self-proclaimed “Gypsy King” has been noticeably quiet, if not stoic this week as he looks to avenge his first loss in 16 years as a pro.  Under normal circumstances, any […]

From her meteoric rise out from poverty and a dysfunctional home life in Flint, Michigan, to a pair of Olympic gold medals and world titles in five divisions as a professional boxer, Claressa Shields has built her name upon the principles of always staying true to herself. Raw, real, brash, unapologetic and relentless would be […]

Getty Images It’s been a wild year so far in the boxing ring. The first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion was crowned after Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Tyson Fury. Undisputed (at the time) super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returned to score a spirited win over countryman Jaime Munguia before returning in September to outbox Edgar Berlanga. And […]

Getty Images As 2024 wraps up, boxing fans can begin to turn their attention to 2025 and a rapidly growing slate of fights for the new year. Many of the sport’s biggest names already have fights on the 2025 calendar, including several members of the pound-for-pound elite. Naoya Inoue, the undisputed junior featherweight champion and […]

Tyson Fury will look to avenge his only loss as a professional fighter when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight championship in a rematch on Saturday. Usyk earned a 12-round split decision win in their May 18 bout to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring […]

In a rematch of their spectacular undisputed heavyweight championship bout from May, Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will clash for a second time on Saturday from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  All four recognized world titles will not be at stake in this second meeting between the two […]

Premier Boxing Champions The highly-anticipated light heavyweight showdown between rising stars David Morrell and David Benavidez got a little extra heat on Tuesday. The two men came together for a media workout event ahead of their Feb. 1 meeting. With Morrell already on the stage, Benavidez joined him and extended a hand for a handshake. […]

If Conor McGregor is believed, a mammoth crossover exhibition fight with Logan Paul is in the works. The problem is that it’s hard to believe the Irishman and his posts on social media. On Tuesday, the former two-division UFC champion claimed he made “preliminary agreements” to box the older Paul brother in India. McGregor declared […]

Getty Images The rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury is drawing near. The two future Hall of Famers will meet for their second fight on Dec. 21 from Ryadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of boxing’s four-belt era when he took a split decision over Fury in May. With the […]

Getty Images Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue’s planned Christmas Eve title defense against Sam Goodman has been postponed. Goodman suffered a cut over his left eye in his final pre-fight sparring session. While there was some thought the Japanese superstar could seek a late replacement to keep the date, the fight has been postponed […]