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Tyson Fury to pray for Oleksandr Usyk before heavyweight clash
(COMBO) In this combination of pictures, Britain’s Tyson Fury (L) and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk train in Riyadh on May 15, 2024, ahead of their undisputed heavyweight world boxing championship fight on May 18. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) Tyson Fury declared himself ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he’d pray for his Ukrainian…
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Fury vs Usyk: Rapper Bugzy Malone says we’ll see the ‘best of Tyson Fury’ against Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing News
Anyone who has listened to Bugzy Malone’s music will know how much the city of Manchester means to him. The communal spirit of the town has played an integral role in moulding the MOBO-winning Grime star. Bugzy Malone may have made his name on the microphone, but it was in the squared circle where he…
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Fury vs Usyk: Tyson Fury on the dangers of boxing – ‘I know the risks, but I can’t worry about it’ | Boxing News
Tyson Fury intends to prove himself the best heavyweight on the planet when he fights Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. It is the opportunity of a lifetime and with a fight of this magnitude come vast rewards – wealth from his prizemoney whatever happens and lasting legacy if he wins. But as the countdown to the…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Boxing’s Super Bowl descends on Saudi Arabia as undisputed greatness awaits | Boxing News
Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis – to name but a few. Who will be next to take a seat at the table of undisputed heavyweight victors? The stage is set, and the world’s wait…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott predicts who will win heavyweight fight | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has given his prediction ahead of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed world heavyweight championship fight, live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday May 18. Scott knows first-hand what it takes to prepare for a heavyweight clash against Fury. Wilder and current WBC heavyweight champion Fury were embroiled in…
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Oleksandr Usyk: Fabio Wardley on the ‘mental battle’ of sparring the unified world heavyweight champ | Boxing News
Autumn 2018. A 23-year-old Fabio Wardley has just stepped off a plane in Kyiv after being summoned to spar a then-cruiserweight by the name of Oleksandr Usyk ahead of his upcoming undisputed world title showdown with Tony Bellew that November. From there, he will be picked up by Usyk’s friend and ferried to his hotel,…
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Deontay Wilder targets violent knockout against Zhilei Zhang with Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk still in his sights | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder is plotting an explosive knockout victory over Zhilei Zhang as he looks for the statement performance he believes would propel him back into world heavyweight title contention. The former WBC heavyweight champion is seeking to climb back up the heavyweight pecking order after enduring a setback defeat at the hands of an inspired…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Promoter demands ‘very strong’ referee for undisputed heavyweight title fight | Boxing News
The referee of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Uysk undisputed heavyweight title fight must be “very strong,” demands promoter Frank Warren. Fury will fight Usyk for the four major belts, the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles, on May 18, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Warren, who co-promotes Fury, is concerned by Usyk’s last…
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Oleksandr Usyk will target cut but Tyson Fury better at exploiting any weakness, says promoter Frank Warren | Boxing News
Oleksandr Usyk will target Tyson Fury’s cut, warns promoter Frank Warren. Fury and Usyk were due to box for the undisputed heavyweight world championship earlier this year. But their contest had to be postponed when Fury suffered a cut in sparring. They will now fight for the unified WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles on…
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Anthony Joshua says he will target Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk winner after his knockout win over Francis Ngannou | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua welcomed a blockbuster bout against the winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk after a brutal knockout of Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. The British heavyweight star floored Ngannou twice before finishing the fight in the second round with a huge right hand that sent the MMA star crashing to the canvas before…
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