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 […]
Rapper Drake loses $615k on his Bet on Joshua vs. Ngannou
In the second round of the “Knockout Chaos” fight on Friday night, Joshua defeated Francis Ngannou via severe knockout (KO), according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The well-known recording artist, who frequently makes large wagers on sports, announced earlier on Instagram that he was wagering $615,000 on Ngannou to defeat Joshua hands-down. Drake […]
Portable Beats Charles Okocha In Celebrity Boxing Fight
After the fourth round, artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, was announced as the winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor Charles Okocha on Wednesday. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment and held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, kicked off past 1 a.m. and lasted for about 40 […]
Anthony Joshua promises to hang his boxing gloves if he loses to American boxer Jermaine Franklin.
Two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has stated he will hang his boxing gloves if he loses to American boxer Jermaine Franklin. The 33-year-old would later opt to face Franklin come Saturday at the O2 Arena in Greenwich in London. The former champion will hope to upturn his bad run of form, after losses […]
