Tag: Anthony Joshua
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WBC Champion, Tyson Fury reveals next likely opponent
World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion, Tyson Fury has said that he would love to fight his counterpart, Anthony Joshua first before facing Oleksandr Uysk in a unification bout. Anthony Joshua is still looking attractive to Fury despite losing all his belts to Usyk. Joshua lost the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles to Usyk…
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Fury sets 7-day deadline for unification fight with Usyk
Tyson Fury has set a seven-day deadline to arrange a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO belts after winning his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday. Fury, who retired after beating Dillian Whyte in April, holds the WBC belt.
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Top 5 boxers Nigeria has ever produced
Boxing is one of the most popular sports in the world, featuring 17 weight categories and around 20,000 active professional boxers. It’s a respected sport among Nigerians, and we admit, however painfully, that many of us eagerly anticipated our dear Anthony Joshua to trump Usyk and get his much-needed revenge.
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After downing Anthony Joshua, Usyk reveals who to fight next
Oleksandr Usyk threw down a challenge to Britain’s Tyson Fury on Sunday to come out of retirement and fight him for the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title.
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BREAKING: Usman loses UFC title hours after Joshua’s defeat
Nigerian-American mixed martial artist, Kamaru Usman on Sunday morning lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title to Leon Edwards hours after Anthony Joshua was defeated in a heavyweight boxing clash.
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Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua to retain IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight title (VIDEO)
Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, 35, has retained his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight title via a split-decision win over British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, in a thrilling contest on Sunday. Joshua, 47, and Usyk took to the ring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at around 10pm GMT for the second fight as the British-Nigerian boxer sought to become…
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Veteran boxer, Oboh tips Anthony Joshua to defeat Oleksandr Usyk
Veteran boxer and former WBA Intercontinental champion, Peter Oboh, has tipped Anthony Joshua to defeat Oleksandr Usyk, saying that Joshua is a better boxer. Oboh made his position known on Cable TV ahead of the rematch between both boxers coming up in Saudi Arabia on August 20
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I don’t want to retire, says Anthony Joshua
Nigerian/British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has refuted speculation he will quit boxing if he loses to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night in their rematch. Joshua, who will be hoping to reclaim his WBA, WBO, and IBF belts he lost to the unified heavyweight champion last September in London, insists that he will carry on…
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Anthony Joshua vows to reclaim his belts from Oleksandr Usyk
Nigerian/British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has vowed to win back his belts when he faces Oleksandr Usyk in their title rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Joshua said he would take the rematch more seriously than last time when he lost the bout adding that he is more focused and determined at this point.
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Mike Tyson predicts winner of Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk rematch
The two-time heavyweight champion is set to face the Ukrainian for a second time live on talkSPORT on Saturday as he attempts to win back the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight world titles that he lost to him last year September.