Anthony Joshua to face Daniel Dubois for IBF heavyweight title on September 21
Anthony Joshua will face fellow Briton, Daniel Dubois, for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on September 21. Undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt yesterday and interim champion, Dubois, was elevated to champion status as a result. While Joshua is on a four-fight winning streak and has three stoppages in his past three bouts, […]
Usyk defeats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by split decision to win the world’s first undisputed heavyweight championship in 25 years on Sunday, in Saudi Arabia. Two judges scored it for Usyk by scores of 115-112 and 114-113 while the third gave it to Fury 114-113. The victory extended the 37-year-old Usyk’s professional record to 22-0. After […]
Canelo Alvarez beats Jaime Munguia on points to defend titles
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez beat fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia by a unanimous points decision to retain his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas. Munguia was dropped for the first time in his career in the fourth when he was caught by a right uppercut before Alvarez went on to win on points […]
Ryan Garcia denies steroid use after positive test report
Ryan Garcia has denied taking performance-enhancing steroids after testing positive for a banned substance before his win over Devin Haney. Sanctioning body the WBC confirmed it had “received notification” from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) that Garcia returned “adverse findings for ostarine” in tests taken in April. The samples were allegedly taken the day before […]
Sports minister dismisses Bash Ali’s bribery allegations, threatens legal action
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has dismissed bribery allegations levied against him by former world boxing champion, Bash Ali. In a letter he signed, the minister said Ali’s desperate and unprovoked attack on his person is an attack on decency, honesty, and integrity, and although he could have ignored Ali’s allegations but […]
Boxer Tyson Fury is ready to delve into the music industry with the release of his debut single.
Boxer Tyson Fury is ready to delve into the music industry with the release of his debut single. But this is to raise money for men’s mental health charity Talk Club and not to make more money for his pocket. The two-time world heavyweight champion has covered Neil Diamond’s classic “Sweet Caroline”. The song is […]