LONDON (REUTERS) – Tyson Fury was “very badly injured” going into his knockout victory over Deontay Wilder last month and has since undergone elbow surgery to correct the problem, the British heavyweight champion’s father has said. According to an interview with British broadcaster BT Sport, John Fury said Tyson had cortisone injections in both elbows... » read more
Washington, D.C., Aug 19, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Years after his untimely death, Former World Heavyweight Boxing Legend is still delivering Knockouts. In the first every foray into the world of Blockchain, Muhammad Ali with his first ever collection of NFT’s has landed yet another knockout punch. In conjunction with London based... » read more
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Manny Pacquiao’s anticipated showdown with Errol Spence is off after the unbeaten American suffered a torn retina in his left eye, organisers said on Tuesday (Aug 10). World Boxing Association welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas will replace Spence and defend his title against the 42-year-old Filipino southpaw, an eight-division world champion, on... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua will defend his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organisation heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sept 25, his promoter announced on Tuesday (July 20). Joshua was set to fight compatriot Tyson Fury in an unification bout in Saudi... » read more
World boxing qualifier in June cancelled TOKYO • The final global boxing qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics is being scrapped, the Japan Boxing Federation said yesterday, with places at this summer’s pandemic-delayed Games likely to be determined by rankings. The qualifier was due to take place in Paris in June, but coronavirus travel restrictions and... » read more
After 13 months, Alvarez wins two titles on return SAN ANTONIO • Mexican pound-for-pound boxing champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ended the longest layoff of his career on Saturday, capturing two world super middleweight titles by beating previously undefeated Briton Callum Smith with a unanimous decision victory. The three-division champion, fighting for the first time in... » read more