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4 Dec
Tyson Fury said 2023 would be "the "biggest year of my career" as the Briton looks to unify boxing's fractured heavyweight division. Fury, unbeaten as a professional, retained his WBC version of the title with a 10th-round stoppage of Derek Chisora on Saturday -- the third time he has defeated his compatriot. The 34-year-old Fury…
8 Jul 2022
The Brit has partnered with new trainer Robert Garcia for the rematch, parting ways with longtime coach Robert McCracken after a disastrous gameplan in his first meeting against Usyk, reports mirror.co.uk...
17 Apr 2022
Tyson Fury has declared he is not thinking about retirement ahead of his WBC heavyweight title showdown against Dillian Whyte.
8 Dec 2021
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury must face Dillian Whyte in his next title defence following a ruling on Tuesday by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
3 Dec 2021
Anthony Joshua will consider a step-aside offer from Oleksandr Usyk’s camp to allow the Ukrainian to fight Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship, reports express.co.uk.
18 Sep 2021
Anthony Joshua says the mouthwatering heavyweight boxing bout with fellow Briton Tyson Fury will happen preferably in Britain before he hangs up his gloves.
13 May 2021
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury continues to express confidence in his ability to make easy work of unified champion, Anthony Joshua, not missing a moment to let it be known that he thinks Joshua...
1 Dec 2020
WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, has insisted that the organisation will “absolutely support” a bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, reports independent.co.uk.
5 Nov 2020
Anthony Joshua could spoil the positioning done by contenders Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker by choosing to defend his WBO heavyweight title against his mandatory Oleksandr Usyk in early 2021, reports boxingnews24.com. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn gave a hint this week that Joshua values his title, which means he might not vacate the WBO belt…
23 Jul 2020
Deontay Wilder has dismissed any lingering doubts about the third fight against Tyson Fury, which means Dillian Whyte must wait until early next year for his WBC title shot
20 Jun 2020
Tyson Fury has claimed he would have no trouble beating a prime Mike Tyson as he labelled himself the best heavyweight boxer of the last thousand years.
21 Apr 2020
If anyone can beat Tyson Fury it’s Anthony Joshua, according to David Haye, reports ringnews24.com. Joshua retained his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight championships with a revenge win over Andy Ruiz Jr
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