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Johnny Fisher breaks the Copper Box curse to send message to the heavyweight division

Posted: July 8, 2024 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Fisher dismantled Alen Babic in 36 seconds and filled the Copper Box Arena better than some more illustrious names have done Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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UFC 303 results: Alex Pereira floors Jiri Prochakza with vicious head kick, calls for heavyweight title fight

Posted: June 29, 2024 at 10:21 pm   /   Sports

Alex Pereira has his eyes set on a third divsion title after stopping Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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UFC Fight Night: Tybura chokes out Tuivasa in heavyweight clash

Posted: March 16, 2024 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Tai Tuivasa didn't have a good time in Vegas. Marcin Tybura bounced back in a big way with a first-round rear-naked choke victory. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Rags-to-riches Ngannou targets Joshua heavyweight shock

Posted: March 10, 2024 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Francis Ngannou once toiled in a sand mine, scavenged for food to avoid starvation and slept rough in a car park, so facing former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday is just another stop on his epic rags-to-riches journey.Despite an early fascination with Mike Tyson, Ngannou graduated towards Mixed Martial Arts and in […]

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Fury’s heavyweight unification fight vs. Usyk gets new May date

Posted: February 6, 2024 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Tyson Fury's heavyweight showdown vs. Oleksandr Usyk has been rescheduled for May 18 after Fury's sparring cut pushed back the fight from February. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk to meet for undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia

Posted: December 27, 2023 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Fury and Usyk came close to striking a deal at the end of 2022, but it fell apart over a disagreement on the percentage split for a potential rematch. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Fury-Usyk heavyweight unification fight set for Feb. 17

Posted: November 17, 2023 at 9:40 am   /   Sports

With "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone on hand, Tyson Fury butted heads with Oleksandr Usyk and hurled insults on Thursday in London at the first news conference confirming the February title fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Almeida sees opportunity in crowded heavyweight division

Posted: November 2, 2023 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

No. 9-ranked heavyweight Jailton Almeida faces veteran Derrick Lewis on Saturday in Sao Paolo and hopes to use a good showing in order to get a title shot. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Usyk stops Dubois to retain world heavyweight titles

Posted: August 26, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine retained his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Britain's Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday.Asked about the prospect of a unification bout with Britain's Tyson Fury, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, Usyk replied: "I'm ready tomorrow". Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Joshua-Whyte heavyweight fight on Aug. 12 canceled

Posted: August 6, 2023 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

The British boxers were scheduled to fight on Aug. 12 in London, almost eight years after their first bout. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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