Tag: heavyweight
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Usyk defeats Joshua again to retain heavyweight titles
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Nigeria/British boxer Anthony Joshua on Saturday night in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to retain his title. Joshua gave a good account of himsef but met a stiffer opposition in Oleksandr Usyk Both fighters held up the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag as the judges’ scores were read out at King Abdullah Sport City…
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Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba suffers first professional defeat
Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba has suffered the first professional defeat of his career, losing to Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez on Sunday morning. Ajagba lost via a unanimous decision after judges scored the bout 97-92, 98-91, 98-91. The unbeaten Cuban, 29, shocked the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder crowd when he knocked Ajagba to the canvas but…