Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will compete in separate fights on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN, in what could serve as a prelude to the long-awaited battle between the former heavyweight…
After injuries created major short-notice shake-ups on last month’s UFC 294 fight card, the theme continued with this weekend’s pay-per-view. And once again both the main event and the future of the division are involved. Following…
Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius has stepped in on short notice to fight former world champion Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday after Dillian Whyte was ruled out for failing a drug test. Promoters Matchroom stated on…
Former heavyweight unified champion Anthony Joshua claimed his first victory in over two years with a unanimous decision triumph over American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. The judges scored the…
Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora are in the process of finalizing a Dec. 3 trilogy fight in the United Kingdom for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title, sources told ESPN. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), the WBC heavyweight…
Derek Chisora showed there is more to come in his roller-coaster boxing career after he ended a run of three consecutive losses with a split-decision triumph Saturday to gain revenge over Kubrat Pulev. Chisora celebrated…
After briefly considering retirement earlier this year, legendary heavyweight Fabricio Werdum still wants to compete in the PFL. A former UFC champion, Werdum, 44, signed with PFL in 2021, but has only made one appearance for the…
WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua is likely to take place in the United Kingdom in April, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. The Ukrainian southpaw acquired the belts from Joshua…
Luis Ortiz survived two knockdowns to score a sixth-round stoppage of Charles Martin in a heavyweight bout Saturday night at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) badly buckled Martin with an…
Tyson Fury has his sights set on his potential next adversary. The WBC on Tuesday ordered Fury to defend his heavyweight championship versus Dillian Whyte, who was the organization’s No. 1 contender for more than…
Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury unloaded on Deontay Wilder at Wednesday’s news conference, taking aim at the challenger’s unfounded accusations that Fury doctored his gloves in their February 2020 rematch that “The Gypsy King” achieved via…
A fight that was promoted as being a sure bet to produce fireworks ended up being a dud. Thiago Santos edged Johnny Walker via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on…
Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. underwent successful surgery on his right knee on Tuesday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and he’s arranged to return to the ring in December, his team told ESPN Knockout. Ruiz…
Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles versus Oleksandr Usyk in front of what is hoped will be a crowd of over 60,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, on…
The heavyweight championship saga in 2021 took another unexpected turn on Thursday. The championship trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been postponed from July 24 after a COVID-19 outbreak in Fury’s camp, according…
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou stated he would like to fight twice more this year, and while he’s not sure what’s going on between the UFC and Jon Jones, he said he wants Jones first and at some…
Add the Pula Arena in Pula, Croatia, to the list of locations interested in hosting the heavyweight fight between unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua and challenger Kubrat Pulev. “We have a very solid offer,” CEO…
The trilogy bout between WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and rival Deontay Wilder will move forward — just not in July as intended. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday that…
