Tag: Oleksandr
Oleksandr Usyk: Tyson Fury underestimated Francis Ngannou – but he will be different with me | Boxing News
Oleksandr Usyk trusts that when they fight next year Tyson Fury won’t make the mistakes he did against Francis Ngannou. Usyk does expect their undisputed heavyweight title contest to take place in February of 2024. They were originally due to box on December 23, but the fight was put back after Fury’s harder than anticipated…
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Tyson Fury won’t fight Oleksandr Usyk next – it’s Francis Ngannou or retirement, says George Groves | Boxing News
George Groves does not expect Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk next – saying the unbeaten heavyweight will either meet Francis Ngannou again or retire. A proposed December 23 bout with Usyk for the undisputed title looks in jeopardy with Fury given an almighty scare by former UFC star Ngannou before a contentious win in…
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Daniel Dubois’ bid to have Oleksandr Usyk defeat overturned rejected by WBA after no low-blow claim | Boxing News
Daniel Dubois’ bid to have his defeat against Oleksandr Usyk changed to a no-contest owing to a debatable low-blow call has been rejected by the WBA. Usyk retained his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout in August but the result was overshadowed by what happened earlier on when he was dropped to…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk ‘won’t be hard to make,’ says promoter Bob Arum | ‘Could happen as early as December’ | Boxing News
Tyson Fury could still fight Oleksandr Usyk next, says Bob Arum, the influential head of Top Rank which co-promotes the WBC heavyweight champion. Fury is next boxing in a non-title bout against Francis Ngannou, the mixed martial artist and former UFC titlist, and has himself suggested he will continue to fight other names from the…
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Oleksandr Usyk recovers to floor and knock out Daniel Dubois in unified heavyweight title fight | ‘Tyson Fury next!’
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois on Saturday night at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland with a knockout victory in nine rounds. He retained the unified WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight belts, the titles that Usyk had won from, and defended against, Anthony Joshua. But Usyk had to weather immense pressure to win, and pick…
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Daniel Dubois: Oleksandr Usyk has been a great champion, but everything with a beginning has an end
Daniel Dubois says Oleksandr Usyk has ‘been a great champion, but everything must end’, while his trainer adds he is ‘destined to become unified world champion.’ The Londoner will challenge Usyk for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles on August 26, in Wrocław, Poland. Dubois will be making his first return to the ring…
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Oleksandr Usyk to defend heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois – rezal404
FILE PHOTO: Boxer Oleksandr Usyk. —Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo Oleksandr Usyk will defend his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles when he takes on Britain’s Daniel Dubois at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, on Aug. 26, the Ukrainian said on Thursday. Usyk had been expected to fight WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in…
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Lawrence Okolie aims to pit himself against Oleksandr Usyk | ‘It’ll be interesting to see how he deals with me’
Lawrence Okolie declared at the weigh-in he would go for an early stoppage against Chris Billam-Smith. That would be an emphatic statement. It could also prompt Okolie, a towering six-foot five-inch tall cruiserweight, to move up to heavyweight. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking ahead of his fight against Lawrence…
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Martin Bakole smashes the ‘Hulk’ Ihor Shevadzutskyi and calls out Dillian Whyte, Daniel Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder
Martin Bakole preserved his high world ranking with a crushing three-round victory over Ihor ‘Hulk’ Shevadzutskyi in Poland. Fighting on the undercard of Alen Babic vs Lukasz Rozanski at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, Bakole needed to protect his position, No 2 with the WBA, to set himself up for further major heavyweight fights. He…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk failure ‘extremely disappointing’ says WBC: ‘Window of opportunity won’t be there in a long time’ | boxing news
The collapse of negotiations over an undisputed heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has drawn consternation from across the boxing world. Instead of finalizing plans for a stadium fight at the end of April, the Fury-Usyk talks fell apart before the last points of a deal could be agreed. The heavyweight division hasn’t…
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