The highly-anticipated boxing match between former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Friday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, didn’t produce as much action as expected. Joshua ended the fight with a second-round knock-out, recording his fourth straight win.

Ngannou entered the match on the back of a surprisingly good performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury back in October, which he lost in a split decision. However, the retired MMA fighter proved to be no match for Joshua.

Joshua was aggressive from the first bell, attacking Ngannou and sending him to the canvas in the first round. Several minutes into the second round, Ngannou was knocked down once again and seemed quite shaken.

Shortly after the second knockdown, Joshua delivered a powerful jab that knocked out Ngannou beyond the point of return.

Speaking after the fight, Joshua praised Ngannou and said that he belongs in the world of boxing.

“He’s an inspiration,” said Joshua. “He’s a great champion. This doesn’t take away anything of his capabilities because, in boxing, it’s one or the other. He can come again.”

Ngannou, on the other hand, went on X (former Twitter) to apologize to his fans.

Since losing two straight fights against Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua has bounced back with four consecutive wins, two of which came via KO. He now has his eyes set on recapturing the heavyweight championship belts he lost to Usyk, but he will have to wait his turn. Usyk is currently scheduled to face Fury in May in a fight that will likely produce an undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

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A long-awaited boxing match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk seems like it could finally happen. According to multiple reports, Fury and Usyk signed on to a fight that will result in an undisputed heavyweight champion.

ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that the fight is set to take place in Saudi Arabia. The date is yet to be determined, with December 23 or January date being the most likely.

Fury currently owns the WBC belt, while Usyk is the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion. If the two end up actually meeting in a boxing ring, the world will get its first undisputed heavyweight champion since the four-belt era in boxing started.

Understandably, there is still much skepticism about whether the fight will actually end up taking place. Fury and Usyk were set to face off back in April at Wembley Stadium in London, UK, but the event was called off after their representatives couldn’t agree on various important issues.

 Before facing Usyk, Fury will first have to deal with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. The two are scheduled to fight in Saudi Arabia in October.

Usyk, on the other hand, knocked out Daniel Dubois back in August and didn’t have more fights lined up before the potential boxing match against Fury.

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Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr., two of the best welterweight boxers in the world, will finally face off in the ring. According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, Crawford and Spence Jr. agreed to a fight on July 29 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.

The winner of the fight will become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. Crawford currently holds WBO welterweight title, while Spence has WBA, WBC, and IBF welterweight titles in his possession. 

Coppinger reports that the fight agreement between Crawford and Spence will have a “rematch” clause, allowing the loser to ask for a second fight 30 days after the original bout. The rematch would need to take place by the end of 2023. In case the two fights are split, a trilogy would be in the cards.

Terence Crawford has a 39-0 boxing record, with 30 of his wins coming as a result of a knockout. He won the WBO title in a match against Jeff Horn in 2018 and has since defended it six times. His last fight came in late 2022 when he knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round.

Errol Spence Jr. is also undefeated in his professional career, holding a 28-0 record and winning 22 bouts with a knockout. His last fight came in April 2022 against Yordenis Ugás, when he won the WBA (Super) welterweight title.

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While waiting for a call from NFL teams, veteran running backs Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell decided to pass time with boxing. The duo just agreed to a boxing match that will see them face in the ring on July 30.

The fight, which is reportedly characterized as an exhibition, will take place at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles. It will mark the first boxing experience for both Peterson and Bell.

Peterson himself confirmed the news to Darren M. Haynes of WUSA9.

Peterson and Bell fight will serve as an undercard for the fight between YouTubers Austin McBroom and AnEsonGib. Former NBA guard Nick Young and rapper Blueface will meet in the second bout of the undercard.

Adrian Peterson is considered one of the best running backs in the history of the league. He played his best football with the Minnesota Vikings, where he became the only non-QB in the past decade to win the MVP award. Peterson played four games in 2021, suiting up for the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks. He rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns combined.

On the other hand, Le’Veon Bell has spent the past season with the Baltimore Ravens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He rushed for 101 yards and two TDs in eight games. Bell was previously an All-Pro player while with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Tyson Fury confirmed his boxing supremacy back in October when knocked out Deontay Wilder in a thrilling fight to retain his WBC heavyweight title. But the feat is now set to be considered even more impressive after Fury’s father revealed that his son entered the ring “badly injured.”

In a recent chat with BT Sport, John Fury shared that his son dealt with elbow injuries ahead of the bout and had to get cortisone injections before the fight started. The injuries were so bad that the WBC heavyweight champ need “six-hour” surgery to repair the damage.

“He’s since had an operation, six hours, all day in hospital having them sorted out. He had some bone spurs he had to get removed,” John Fury told the British media outlet.

“My son’s No. 1, a legend and will be spoken about for hundreds of years,” he added. “He’s that damn good and got that burning desire to never get beaten.”

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder produced one of the best boxing matches in ages to wrap up their trilogy. Both of the fighters were on canvas at one point but it was Fury who dealt the finishing blow by dropping Wilder in the eleventh round to end the fight.

While Fury would probably like to chase the undisputed heavyweight title next, that doesn’t seem likely at the moment. WBC already confirmed that they want Fury to fight interim champion Dillian Whyte with early 2022 being eyed as the most likely date.

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After Mike Tyson announced his return to boxing earlier this year, another world champion decided to follow his footsteps. Oscar De La Hoya, Olympic gold medalist and former lineal champion in three classes, told ESPN on Wednesday that he is ending his retirement and intends to fight again.

The 47-years-old De La Hoya had his last fight 12 years ago against Manny Pacquiao. Since then, he remained a prominent figure in boxing as a promotor, but that doesn’t seem enough for one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time.

“The rumors are true, and I’m going to start sparring in the next few weeks,” said De La Hoya in a chat with ESPN.

According to De La Hoya, he isn’t interested in staging an exhibition fight like Tyson. Instead, he plans to have a “real fight” when he returns to the ring.

“It’s a real fight,– he added. “I miss being in the ring, I love boxing. Boxing is what gave me everything I have today, and I just miss it.”

As an amateur, Oscar De La Hoya had an unofficial 223-5 record while winning the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where he competed under the American flag. De La Hoya turned pro the same year and went on to compile 39-6 record with 30 knockouts.  Over the course of his career, he won 11 boxing titles in six different categories.

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British World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is considering canceling his scheduled rematch with Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 13^th for a different bout in New York City, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Friday.

“It looks like 13 April is unlikely,” Hearn said. “I think Dillian thinks, for a fight like that, he’d want a bit more. So, if we do the Whyte fight, I think we move it to May or June anyway. But the Jarrell Miller fight is very close for June at Madison Square Garden.”

Joshua, the Olympic Gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, beat Whyte in 2015. There have been reports that the two would have a rematch this April but Whyte has severally said Joshua doesn’t want it to happen.

“They’ve had the date booked for ages and have known AJ was available since he beat Alexander Povetkin in September yet didn’t even make an initial offer,” Whyte once told the Daily Telegraph.

“We could have made this fight if Joshua really wanted it, but it has been clear to me all along that they’ve been focused on making the Jarrell Miller fight in New York City on DAZN (streaming network).

In the meantime, Joshua is eager to book his first bout outside the UK. Deontey Wilder was a great candidate, but with him facing Tyson Fury this year, Joshua looks primed to face New York-based Miller.

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Floyd Mayweather knocked down Japan’s Tenshin Nasukawa three times before being declared the winner in the first round of an exhibition worth an estimated $9 million.

The former five-weight world champion was all smiles after winning an exhibition that just took 140 seconds in Tokyo. The fight was initially scheduled to run three rounds, each three minutes long. But once Mayweather entered the ring, Tenshin’s side threw in the towel before the first round was done.

“It was all about entertainment,” the American said. We had a lot of fun. They wanted this to happen in Japan, so I said ‘why not?”

According to the BBC, the fight almost never happened. Event organizers had trouble locating Mayweather, delaying the fight by several hours. Before the fight began, the 41-year-old took to social media to urge people to visit his Las Vegas strip club and watch the bout.

Both Mayweather and Tenshin were undefeated in their individual competitions. Despite that, the bout was heavily criticized, with some like boxer Amir Khan saying the exhibition was destroying boxing.

After the match, Mayweather heaped praise to his opponent and urged his fans to support the 20-year-old kick boxer.

“I’m still undefeated; Tenshin is still undefeated. Tenshin is a true champion and a hell of a fighter,” Mayweather said. “I want the fans around the world to support Tenshin, he’s a great guy and a great champion.”

Addressing the Japanese kick boxer, the American said.

“I want the fans around the world to support Tenshin, he’s a great guy and a great champion.”

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The highly-anticipated boxing match between former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Friday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, didn’t produce as much action as expected. Joshua ended the fight with a second-round knock-out, recording his fourth straight win.

Ngannou entered the match on the back of a surprisingly good performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury back in October, which he lost in a split decision. However, the retired MMA fighter proved to be no match for Joshua.

Joshua was aggressive from the first bell, attacking Ngannou and sending him to the canvas in the first round. Several minutes into the second round, Ngannou was knocked down once again and seemed quite shaken.

Shortly after the second knockdown, Joshua delivered a powerful jab that knocked out Ngannou beyond the point of return.

Speaking after the fight, Joshua praised Ngannou and said that he belongs in the world of boxing.

“He’s an inspiration,” said Joshua. “He’s a great champion. This doesn’t take away anything of his capabilities because, in boxing, it’s one or the other. He can come again.”

Ngannou, on the other hand, went on X (former Twitter) to apologize to his fans.

Since losing two straight fights against Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua has bounced back with four consecutive wins, two of which came via KO. He now has his eyes set on recapturing the heavyweight championship belts he lost to Usyk, but he will have to wait his turn. Usyk is currently scheduled to face Fury in May in a fight that will likely produce an undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

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A long-awaited boxing match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk seems like it could finally happen. According to multiple reports, Fury and Usyk signed on to a fight that will result in an undisputed heavyweight champion.

ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that the fight is set to take place in Saudi Arabia. The date is yet to be determined, with December 23 or January date being the most likely.

Fury currently owns the WBC belt, while Usyk is the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion. If the two end up actually meeting in a boxing ring, the world will get its first undisputed heavyweight champion since the four-belt era in boxing started.

Understandably, there is still much skepticism about whether the fight will actually end up taking place. Fury and Usyk were set to face off back in April at Wembley Stadium in London, UK, but the event was called off after their representatives couldn’t agree on various important issues.

 Before facing Usyk, Fury will first have to deal with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. The two are scheduled to fight in Saudi Arabia in October.

Usyk, on the other hand, knocked out Daniel Dubois back in August and didn’t have more fights lined up before the potential boxing match against Fury.

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Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr., two of the best welterweight boxers in the world, will finally face off in the ring. According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, Crawford and Spence Jr. agreed to a fight on July 29 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.

The winner of the fight will become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. Crawford currently holds WBO welterweight title, while Spence has WBA, WBC, and IBF welterweight titles in his possession. 

Coppinger reports that the fight agreement between Crawford and Spence will have a “rematch” clause, allowing the loser to ask for a second fight 30 days after the original bout. The rematch would need to take place by the end of 2023. In case the two fights are split, a trilogy would be in the cards.

Terence Crawford has a 39-0 boxing record, with 30 of his wins coming as a result of a knockout. He won the WBO title in a match against Jeff Horn in 2018 and has since defended it six times. His last fight came in late 2022 when he knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round.

Errol Spence Jr. is also undefeated in his professional career, holding a 28-0 record and winning 22 bouts with a knockout. His last fight came in April 2022 against Yordenis Ugás, when he won the WBA (Super) welterweight title.

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While waiting for a call from NFL teams, veteran running backs Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell decided to pass time with boxing. The duo just agreed to a boxing match that will see them face in the ring on July 30.

The fight, which is reportedly characterized as an exhibition, will take place at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles. It will mark the first boxing experience for both Peterson and Bell.

Peterson himself confirmed the news to Darren M. Haynes of WUSA9.

Peterson and Bell fight will serve as an undercard for the fight between YouTubers Austin McBroom and AnEsonGib. Former NBA guard Nick Young and rapper Blueface will meet in the second bout of the undercard.

Adrian Peterson is considered one of the best running backs in the history of the league. He played his best football with the Minnesota Vikings, where he became the only non-QB in the past decade to win the MVP award. Peterson played four games in 2021, suiting up for the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks. He rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns combined.

On the other hand, Le’Veon Bell has spent the past season with the Baltimore Ravens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He rushed for 101 yards and two TDs in eight games. Bell was previously an All-Pro player while with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Tyson Fury confirmed his boxing supremacy back in October when knocked out Deontay Wilder in a thrilling fight to retain his WBC heavyweight title. But the feat is now set to be considered even more impressive after Fury’s father revealed that his son entered the ring “badly injured.”

In a recent chat with BT Sport, John Fury shared that his son dealt with elbow injuries ahead of the bout and had to get cortisone injections before the fight started. The injuries were so bad that the WBC heavyweight champ need “six-hour” surgery to repair the damage.

“He’s since had an operation, six hours, all day in hospital having them sorted out. He had some bone spurs he had to get removed,” John Fury told the British media outlet.

“My son’s No. 1, a legend and will be spoken about for hundreds of years,” he added. “He’s that damn good and got that burning desire to never get beaten.”

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder produced one of the best boxing matches in ages to wrap up their trilogy. Both of the fighters were on canvas at one point but it was Fury who dealt the finishing blow by dropping Wilder in the eleventh round to end the fight.

While Fury would probably like to chase the undisputed heavyweight title next, that doesn’t seem likely at the moment. WBC already confirmed that they want Fury to fight interim champion Dillian Whyte with early 2022 being eyed as the most likely date.

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After Mike Tyson announced his return to boxing earlier this year, another world champion decided to follow his footsteps. Oscar De La Hoya, Olympic gold medalist and former lineal champion in three classes, told ESPN on Wednesday that he is ending his retirement and intends to fight again.

The 47-years-old De La Hoya had his last fight 12 years ago against Manny Pacquiao. Since then, he remained a prominent figure in boxing as a promotor, but that doesn’t seem enough for one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time.

“The rumors are true, and I’m going to start sparring in the next few weeks,” said De La Hoya in a chat with ESPN.

According to De La Hoya, he isn’t interested in staging an exhibition fight like Tyson. Instead, he plans to have a “real fight” when he returns to the ring.

“It’s a real fight,– he added. “I miss being in the ring, I love boxing. Boxing is what gave me everything I have today, and I just miss it.”

As an amateur, Oscar De La Hoya had an unofficial 223-5 record while winning the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where he competed under the American flag. De La Hoya turned pro the same year and went on to compile 39-6 record with 30 knockouts.  Over the course of his career, he won 11 boxing titles in six different categories.

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British World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is considering canceling his scheduled rematch with Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 13^th for a different bout in New York City, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Friday.

“It looks like 13 April is unlikely,” Hearn said. “I think Dillian thinks, for a fight like that, he’d want a bit more. So, if we do the Whyte fight, I think we move it to May or June anyway. But the Jarrell Miller fight is very close for June at Madison Square Garden.”

Joshua, the Olympic Gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, beat Whyte in 2015. There have been reports that the two would have a rematch this April but Whyte has severally said Joshua doesn’t want it to happen.

“They’ve had the date booked for ages and have known AJ was available since he beat Alexander Povetkin in September yet didn’t even make an initial offer,” Whyte once told the Daily Telegraph.

“We could have made this fight if Joshua really wanted it, but it has been clear to me all along that they’ve been focused on making the Jarrell Miller fight in New York City on DAZN (streaming network).

In the meantime, Joshua is eager to book his first bout outside the UK. Deontey Wilder was a great candidate, but with him facing Tyson Fury this year, Joshua looks primed to face New York-based Miller.

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Floyd Mayweather knocked down Japan’s Tenshin Nasukawa three times before being declared the winner in the first round of an exhibition worth an estimated $9 million.

The former five-weight world champion was all smiles after winning an exhibition that just took 140 seconds in Tokyo. The fight was initially scheduled to run three rounds, each three minutes long. But once Mayweather entered the ring, Tenshin’s side threw in the towel before the first round was done.

“It was all about entertainment,” the American said. We had a lot of fun. They wanted this to happen in Japan, so I said ‘why not?”

According to the BBC, the fight almost never happened. Event organizers had trouble locating Mayweather, delaying the fight by several hours. Before the fight began, the 41-year-old took to social media to urge people to visit his Las Vegas strip club and watch the bout.

Both Mayweather and Tenshin were undefeated in their individual competitions. Despite that, the bout was heavily criticized, with some like boxer Amir Khan saying the exhibition was destroying boxing.

After the match, Mayweather heaped praise to his opponent and urged his fans to support the 20-year-old kick boxer.

“I’m still undefeated; Tenshin is still undefeated. Tenshin is a true champion and a hell of a fighter,” Mayweather said. “I want the fans around the world to support Tenshin, he’s a great guy and a great champion.”

Addressing the Japanese kick boxer, the American said.

“I want the fans around the world to support Tenshin, he’s a great guy and a great champion.”

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