The new WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury and dethroned world champion Deontay Wilder will stage the next leg of their fight trilogy in July at the Las Vegas venue where their rematch took place. Wilder officially exercised his right to another fight against Fury and plan is to have it…
Deontay Wilder plans to sack his trainer Mark Breland after he threw the towel in during his heavyweight title defeat against Tyson Fury. Breland was praised for saving Wilder from further punishment after a bloody contest ended at 1:39 minutes in the seventh round, with Fury well ahead on the…
Deontay Wilder claims that his extravagant ring-walk costume was in part to blame for his defeat to Tyson Fury. The previously unbeaten Wilder donned an outfit weighing over 40lbs in tribute to Black History Month prior to his Las Vegas rematch with Fury. Wilder relinquished his WBC heavyweight title to…
Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder to become world heavyweight champion for the second time in a thrilling rematch at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old Fury made good on his promise to go for a knockout as he dominated throughout the rematch, knocking Wilder down in…
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury shoved each other and were separated by security guards at a heated press conference before their high-stakes rematch. The WBC heavyweight championship will be on the line on Saturday night in Las Vegas and, when Wilder and Fury locked eyes on Wednesday night in front…
Tyson Fury says he will have to knock out Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to avoid a repeat of the judging controversy of their first fight. The British heavyweight, despite hitting the canvas twice, believed he had won their enthralling December 2018 WBC contest, declared a draw. “I believe I…
Anthony Joshua celebrated becoming a two-time world champion with a lavish party at a countryside mansion – where he displayed his world boxing heavyweight titles. The 30-year-old regained his titles on December 7 from Andy Ruiz Jr after being shocked in June. After putting in months of hard graft to…
The much-anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will be finalised next week with New York’s Madison Square Garden and a number of British venues under consideration promoter Eddie Hearn reveals. Ruiz produced one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight boxing history to take Joshua’s IBF, WBO and…
Anthony Joshua vowed to “get the belts back” after calling his sensational heavyweight world-title defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr a “minor setback”. Joshua, 29, was floored four times as Ruiz defied underdog status to win in seven rounds and deliver a true shock to the sport at Madison Square Garden.…
Anthony Joshua wants face-to-face talks with Deontay Wilder to thrash out a unification showdown with the American after he “shines” against Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua defends his IBF, WBO and WBA ‘Super’ heavyweight titles against Ruiz Jr on his US debut at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday…
