‘Motivated’ Anthony Joshua ready to fight on for three more years – Barry Hearn
Anthony Joshua has been backed to fight for another three years ahead of his return to the ring against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga in Jeddah on Saturday.
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Heavyweight boxing enters a new era after Usyk vacates his belts. Here’s where they’re all headed
BEIRUT: Heavyweight boxing is entering a new era after Oleksandr Usyk’s decided to stand down as unified champion and sent his belts to different parts of the world. That’s given a bunch of globally unheralded fighters the chance to emerge from the shadows in the sport’s glamor division. Usyk recently vacated his WBA, IBF and WBC heavyweight world titles “ahead of stepping into the ring for my final fight” — without saying who that “last dance,” as he put it, would be against. “I want to make them available,” the unbeaten Ukrainian said of his belts, “so the guys who are next in line can fight for them.” So, who are they? Here’s a look at where the belts are headed in a division that has been blown wide open as Usyk — the dominant heavyweight force for the last five years — takes a new direction and established stars like Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are seemingly in the twilight of their careers. Germany’s first heavyweight champ in nearly a century Agit Kabayel didn’t even have to fight to become world champion. The 33-year-old German was recognized as the new WBC champion last weekend, his ascension capping a steady rise in his 15-year undefeated professional career. Over the past few years Kabayel has collected various regional heavyweight titles — European, Continental Americas, Mediterranean — amid a run of 27 straight wins. Now he has been gifted the big one before fight No.
Tyson Fury to take on Mariusz Wach in Thailand
Tyson Fury will take on former world title challenger Mariusz Wach on July 24th in Pattaya, Thailand – one day earlier than Anthony Joshua’s return to the ring.
Fury to fight Polish journeyman Wach in Thailand on July 24
LONDON, June 30 : Tyson Fury will fight 46-year-old Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand, on July 24 as a warm-up before a showdown with British rival Anthony Joshua, he announced on Tuesday.
Usyk vacates titles before 'last dance'
June 26 : Oleksandr Usyk said on Friday he had vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight championships to pursue a final fight.
Hearn rips 'clueless' White's claims over Joshua-Fury bout - ESPN
Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn fired back at UFC CEO Dana White on Thursday, calling him «absolutely clueless» and vehemently denying White's recent claim that he will be the lead promoter for the highly anticipated showdown between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua vows to be ‘good soldier’ for parents of friends killed in crash
Anthony Joshua is dedicating his pursuit of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion to the grieving parents of the two close friends killed in a car crash in December.
Joshua v Prenga fight moved from Riyadh to Jeddah
LONDON, June 1 : Former world champion Anthony Joshua's heavyweight fight against Albanian Kristian Prenga on July 25 has been moved from Riyadh to Jeddah, organisers said on Monday.