boxing

The sport of boxing was on fire in 2024. Four fighters earned undisputed status, including Artur Beterbiev at light heavyweight and Oleksandr Usyk at heavyweight. Those new champions also meant we got to see some long-awaited showdowns like Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (twice) and Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol (which will see its second matchup in […]

In a year-round, global sport like boxing, there’s a near-guarantee that every year will produce several great fights. That was no different in 2024, with several viable contenders emerging in the Fight of the Year race. Making 2024 even more interesting was the fact that these great fights took place across a variety of weight […]

For all the artistry at the elite levels of boxing, the footwork and defense, the crisp combinations and pinpoint jabs, there’s nothing quite like a knockout. To see a boxer’s consciousness separated from their body by a thunderous shot is arguably the most visceral moment in all of sports. 2024 was a year that delivered […]

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After 12 months of big-time fights and even bigger moments, it’s no surprise that so many big names would find themselves in contention for boxing’s fighter of the year award in 2024.   With a huge influx of money into the sport from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which led to multiple “Riyadh Season” fight […]

Boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35 just days after winning the WBA gold cruiserweight title. Bamba’s manager, Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo, announced the fighter’s death on social media. On Dec. 21, Bamba knocked out Rogelio Medina in New Jersey for his 14th consecutive stoppage win in the span of 12 months. […]

If part of the very definition of the term pound for pound surrounds being able to defeat a variety of boxers at different sizes and weight classes, then what unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk accomplished on Saturday needs to be applauded even more than it already has.  Usyk, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist who went […]

🏈 The Football Five Entering this weekend, the Buccaneers controlled their playoff destiny. Then Sunday night happened. Tampa Bay lost to Dallas, 26-24, handing the NFC South lead to the Falcons. The Buccaneers out-gained the Cowboys 411-317 but had two turnovers, including a devastating Rachaad White fumble to seal the loss. Tampa Bay and Atlanta are […]

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are set to meet on Saturday in a rematch of their massive May clash. While that fight, arguably the biggest heavyweight fight of the era, was to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era, only three world titles will be on the line the second time around […]

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 will take place on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main Fury vs. Usyk fight card got underway around noon ET, with the ring walk for the main event expected around 6 p.m. ET. Fury is arguably the most accomplished heavyweight of this generation as a […]