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UFC 282: Jiri Prochazka injured, vacates title

Posted: November 25, 2022 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has suffered a significant injury forcing him to not only pull out of his UFC 282 title defense versus Glover Teixeira. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Tyson Fury vacates heavyweight belts, loses boxing license (The Associated Press)

Posted: October 14, 2016 at 5:23 am   /   Sports

Tyson Fury’s downward slide since becoming world heavyweight boxing champion plunged further Thursday when the British fighter relinquished his titles and had his license suspended over drug use and medical issues. Fury’s promoters said the 28-year-old boxer was giving up his WBO and WBA belts with immediate effect to focus on treatment and recovery from […]

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Fury vacates world titles, has license suspended (Reuters)

Posted: October 13, 2016 at 5:22 pm   /   Sports

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – British heavyweight Tyson Fury has had his boxing license suspended, hours after he announced he was relinquishing his two world titles to focus on his mental health. Robert Smith, general secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) that oversees professional boxing in Britain, told Reuters the decision […]

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