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Dubois changes perceptions and muscles onto the top table of heavyweights. He wants Usyk next
Read full article: Dubois changes perceptions and muscles onto the top table of heavyweights. He wants Usyk nextBoxing's marquee heavyweight division has been further shaken up by Daniel Dubois' dismantling of Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium.
Tyson Fury meets Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Tyson Fury meets Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi ArabiaAfter Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally meet in the ring this weekend, boxing should have its first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly a quarter-century.
Wilder and Joshua jostle for position as heavyweight scene simmers before Fury-Usyk unification bout
Read full article: Wilder and Joshua jostle for position as heavyweight scene simmers before Fury-Usyk unification boutDeontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua were once the main characters in heavyweight boxing’s soap opera and now they are extras.
Heavyweight boxing champ Fury survives scare from former UFC fighter Ngannou to win split decision
Read full article: Heavyweight boxing champ Fury survives scare from former UFC fighter Ngannou to win split decisionFormer UFC champion Francis Ngannou shockingly went the distance in his boxing debut early Sunday morning, even knocking down reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at one point, but Fury remained undefeated after winning a split decision.
Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury's promoter says
Read full article: Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury's promoter saysTyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight in Saudi Arabia in the first bout this century to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles.
'I'm a legend': Fury retains heavyweight belt in final fight
Read full article: 'I'm a legend': Fury retains heavyweight belt in final fightWorld heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has retained his WBC title with a sixth-round stoppage of fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in front of more than 94,000 spectators at London’s Wembley Stadium.
F1 title contenders mellow headed into dramatic conclusion
Read full article: F1 title contenders mellow headed into dramatic conclusionLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen head into Sunday's season finale tied in the championship standings — the first time since 1974 the Formula One title contenders have been level ahead of the deciding race.
New champ Usyk heads for simple life, Joshua eyes rematch
Read full article: New champ Usyk heads for simple life, Joshua eyes rematchOleksandr Usyk is heading home for a hero’s reception in Ukraine after becoming world heavyweight champion after just three fights in the division by beating Anthony Joshua.
Source: Fury positive for COVID, 3rd Wilder bout postponed
Read full article: Source: Fury positive for COVID, 3rd Wilder bout postponedA person with knowledge of the situation says heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19, and his third bout with Deontay Wilder will be postponed likely until the fall.
Alvarez adds another title with 8th-round TKO of Saunders
Read full article: Alvarez adds another title with 8th-round TKO of SaundersCanelo Alvarez added another title belt in the super middleweight division, handing Billy Joe Saunders his first loss when the English boxer didn’t come out for the ninth round.
Odd became normal: sports’ masked road trip to the unknown
Read full article: Odd became normal: sports’ masked road trip to the unknownFILE - Cardboard cutouts rest in seats at Oracle Park as the San Francisco Giants play the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, in this Wednesday, July 29, 2020, file photo. What wasn’t odd in 2020, when the coronavirus was the commissioner of all sports? And, before long, the odd became the new normal. Masked coaches patrolled the sidelines looking as if they had been lifted from the set of a cheesy cops-and-robbers movie. But with no fans in the park -- in Oakland and San Francisco -- and plenty of balls landing in the seats, AP Baseball Writer Janie McCauley had an idea.
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally
Read full article: Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virallyFile-This Jan. 28, 2020, file photo shows a remembrance board at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. LeBron, on court, gives heartfelt shout,A declaration: “Mamba out.”Sports still reeling by Super Bowl,Where Patrick Mahomes takes control. Defying odds, even reason,Baseball makes it through its season,Leaving summer and into fall --Bob Gibson ’s time, October ball. Through it all, a truth emerges:Games go on while COVID surgesAnd records fall, that much is clear --Consider Tara VanDerveer. But we’ll toast, of course, don’t think twice --Take a deep breath and roll the dice.
Fury awaits as Joshua KOs Pulev to retain heavyweight belts
Read full article: Fury awaits as Joshua KOs Pulev to retain heavyweight beltsWorld Heavyweight boxing champion Britain's Anthony Joshua lands a blow on challenger Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev during their Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Arena in London Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (Andrew Couldridge/Pool via AP)LONDON – By rediscovering the thrill of a brutal knockout, Anthony Joshua cleared the way to a shot at being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. It wasn’t long before the inevitable question was thrown at him: is WBC champion Tyson Fury next in what would be an all-British blockbuster to unify the four titles in boxing’s marquee division? “We know what we have to do starting from tomorrow: to make the Tyson Fury fight straightaway,” Hearn said, a big grin on his face. “I want the fight, I want the fight next,” said Fury, who was wearing a Christmas sweater for the occasion.
Joshua, Pulev weigh in, then talk trash wearing face masks
Read full article: Joshua, Pulev weigh in, then talk trash wearing face masksLONDON – Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Kubrat Pulev jawed at each other through black face masks Friday on the eve of their title fight at Wembley Arena. Joshua pointed a finger in Pulev's face as they exchanged words while beefy security guards kept the peace during their weigh-in for Saturday's bout. During the exchange, Pulev twice readjusted his mask after it slipped below his nose, and Joshua’s mask also drooped low at one point. Pulev appears to be the only hurdle Joshua needs to clear before a shot at being the undisputed world heavyweight champion. First, Joshua must take care of business against the hardened Pulev, who didn't wait for Saturday to get things started.
The Latest: Women's title fight called off because of virus
Read full article: The Latest: Women's title fight called off because of virusThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___A women’s world middleweight title fight in England has been called off after a trainer tested positive for the coronavirus. The 29-year-old Marshall was scheduled to fight Hannah Rankin on Saturday in Peterborough for the vacant WBO world middleweight title. ___Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has tested positive for the coronavirus. ___The Canadian round of figure skating’s Grand Prix has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The five-round Grand Prix season is due to begin with Skate America in Las Vegas from Oct. 23-25 without spectators.
Tyson Fury takes on unbeaten Otto Wallin in Las Vegas
Read full article: Tyson Fury takes on unbeaten Otto Wallin in Las VegasTyson Fury wore a luchador, or Mexican professional wrestler, mask to the Thursday weigh-in with Otto Wallin. LAS VEGAS (CNN) - Otto Wallin will come into the ring Saturday night undefeated but a huge underdog to Tyson Fury in their heavyweight boxing fight. But Fury, considered the lineal heavyweight champion after beating undisputed champion Wladimir Klitchko in 2015, was his usual jovial self Tuesday. "Otto Wallin is a tall blonde, just the way I like them. "Sweden's last heavyweight champion was Ingemar Johansson, and that was 60 years ago.