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    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE REACTION: AJ ‘let himself down’, Tyson Fury ready for £125m Usyk DECEMBER fight

    ANTHONY JOSHUA says that he “let himself down” after his ring rant following the split-decision defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in their thrilling heavyweight rematch.An emotional AJ said said: “I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.
    “I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.
    “I love this sport so, so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”
    While Usyk could now fight Tyson Fury in a sensational £125m super-fight back in Saudi Arabia in December, with the Gypsy King ready to return for the unification.
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    Former coach blames Joshua’s cornermen
    Paul Walmsley has blamed the cornermen for both of the Anthony Joshua’s world title losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Joshua’s former coach tweeted in the aftermath of Saturday’s bout: “Big Josh let down by woeful cornermen in both fights.”
    When asked by a fan what he would’ve done differently if he was in AJ’s corner on the night, Walmsley responded in depth: “Front foot pressure, staying in front of him as he moves.
    “Let his shots go as Usyk came in (Josh has the longer reach) therefore more chance of landing. Also easier to control ring space and put pressure on Usyk
    “Josh kept pushing away as Usyk came in giving him more space to move.”
    Rob McCraken was by Joshua’s side when Usyk beat him the first time at White Hart Lane.
    He was replaced by American mastermind Robert Garcia ahead of the second fight, but to no avail.
    Olek travels with lucky Liolia
    Oleksandr Usyk was spotted at the airport leaving Saudi Arabia after defeating Anthony Joshua for the second time.
    And Usyk’s heroics can be attributed to the lucky donkey that was given to him by his daughter Yelizaveta when they were separated due to the raging war between Ukraine and Russia.
    The Champ hasn’t let the teddy, in the form of Disney character Eeyore, whom he’s re-named Liolia – leave his sight ever since.
    Liolia was present during his victory over Joshua – and was right by his side again as he jetted out of the Middle Eastern region.
    The donkey’s head was seen poking out of Usyk’s Louis Vuitton rucksack while he collected his boarding pass from Turkish Airlines, in footage attained by Michael Benson.
    Usyk was all smiles despite sporting two black eyes from the enthralling spectacle on the weekend.
    Credit: INSTAGRAM @BIGMAZI
    Joshua-Usyk news
    Anthony Joshua has admitted he let himself down with his rant after losing to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
    Speaking on social media, he said: “I wish @usykaa continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ.
    “Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts!
    “I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.
    He then went on to add: “I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.
    “I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.
    “I love this sport so, so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”
    Meanwhile, AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed how he could be back in the ring later this year.
    He told talkSPORT: “I’d like to see him back out. Maybe even in late December.
    “There’s massive fights for him. Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder.
    “There’s so many fights for him in the top [ten]. There’s even some Brits for him that are coming through in a couple of fights as well.”
    And finally, Tyson Fury has vowed to become the undisputed world heavyweight champ in a record £125million Saudi Arabia superfight with Oleksandr Usyk in December.
    Fury declared on Instagram: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy.
    “If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.”

    Saudi showdown
    Tyson Fury has vowed to become the undisputed world heavyweight champ in a record £125million Saudi Arabia superfight with Oleksandr Usyk in December.
    Fury declared on Instagram: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy.
    “If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.”
    And recalling his 2015 triumph over Usyk’s countryman Wladimir Klitschko, Fury added: “Send me in and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
    “But it’s not going to be cheap, if you want the best you have to pay.
    “It’s going to be very expensive, so get your f***ing cheque book out and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of the belts.”
    Read more HERE.
    Stop Joshing
    Boxing judge Glenn Feldman was confronted after he controversially scored Anthony Joshua as a winner against Oleksandr Usyk.
    England’s Steve Gray wisely went 115-113 Usyk, 35, and Ukraine’s Victor Fesechko fairly called it 116-112 to his compatriot.
    But American Feldman stuck out having seen it 115-113 to Joshua, 32, drawing criticism.
    In a rare moment, online outlet ID Boxing managed to confront the experienced judge.
    Reporter Rob Tebbutt asked: “How did you score that fight for Anthony Joshua, Glenn?”
    Feldman responded: “Just the way I did.”
    Probed further, he then said: “I can’t, you’d have to talk to my supervisor.”
    Kell of a look
    Ebanie Bridges joked the outfit she wore to watch Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk was picked out by Kell Brook.
    Bantamweight world champion Bridges, 35, went to Boxpark Croydon with retired welterweight Brook, 36, for the huge heavyweight clash on Saturday night.
    On Sunday, Bridges then shared an image of herself with the ex-world champ and claimed he had selected her outfit for the evening.
    Speaking on social media, she said: “He picked this outfit… #ThanksKell.”
    Prior to AJ’s split decision defeat to Usyk, Bridges posted a picture of her and Brook.
    And she added a flirty caption which read: “Imagine the kids 👀 #JustSaying”.

    Tale of the tape
    Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk could finally be set to clash following the Ukrainian’s second win over Anthony Joshua last night.
    Usyk showed off his class yet again to win in Saudi Arabia on a split decision.
    Taking hold of the microphone following AJ’s bizarre outburst, Usyk declared the only boxer in the world he is willing to fight is Fury.
    The Gypsy King was keeping close tabs on last night’s brilliant action.
    And he responded by insisting he would happily knock out another Ukrainian, having already dethroned the legendary Wladimir Klitschko.
    But how do Fury and Usyk stack up against each other?

    ‘Fair play to him’
    Conor McGregor leapt to Anthony Joshua’s defence over his “great speech” following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Following a repeat result in their Saudi Arabia rematch, Joshua, 32, raised eyebrows as he produced a bizarre post-fight speech.
    Sky Sports pundit Carl Froch, 45, and even Joshua’s training partner Frazer Clarke, 31, slammed the incident.
    But UFC legend McGregor, 34, tweeted: “You are all going on ridiculous over this. That is a great speech right there.
    “Fair play to him he made it yet he is still in there keeping that cog going.
    “If they wanted the mic they could’ve tried get it back. Then he gives me a shout out. Great fight, thank you!”
    AJ did not mention McGregor at any point but hailed Usyk, 35, as the “champ champ” – a phrase the Irishman made famous.
    Joshua reflects on Usyk display
    Anthony Joshua has admitted he let himself down with his rant after losing to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
    Speaking on social media, he said: “I wish @usykaa continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ.
    “Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts!
    “I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.
    He then went on to add: “I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.
    “I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.
    “I love this sport so, so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”
    Ring it in
    Tyson Fury has trolled Anthony Joshua for “talking absolute rubbish” in the ring after losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
    AJ was beaten on points for the second time in the space of a year to Ukrainian great Usyk.
    But following a repeat result in their rematch in Saudi Arabia, Joshua raised eyebrows as he produced a bizarre post-fight speech.
    AJ spoke about his late start in boxing after avoiding jail, how he is heavier than legends of the past and Ukraine’s series of wars.
    Arch rival Fury, 34, took aim at Joshua, 32, by reposting a meme of himself on Instagram.
    The WBC champion is pictured on his way to the ring in his last fight, with the caption: “AJ running back to the ring to talk absolute rubbish.”

    Frazer Clarke apologise for AJ
    Anthony Joshua’s former team-mate Frazer Clarke apologised on his behalf for his lengthy rant in the wake of losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “As a gym friend and a friend in general, for anyone that is offended by what happened, I think I can just apologise on his behalf for the outburst.
    “He might be mad at me for saying this and the whole team might be mad at me for saying this, but I feel like he was left out to dry by the team. I feel like someone should have saved him.
    “It’s words but in the true reflection of boxing, that was Oleksandr Usyk’s time to celebrate that victory and he didn’t get to do it straight away.
    “I just don’t think that was right but once again, Anthony is a great person, he does a lot for a lot of people, he’s done a lot for me, but I feel like he had a bit of a bad one there and it was out of character.
    “There were no excuses, that was Oleksandr Usyk’s time. To the people around him, where were you? Someone should have jumped in there.
    “Someone should have stopped him and saved him from himself. It was only words, but it was the wrong time.”
    Punch stats – a look at the details
    In terms of individual rounds, Usyk outlanded Joshua in nine of the 12.
    AJ managed to land more punches in the first two rounds – but his only victory after that came in the ninth when his onslaught fell short of securing a stoppage win.
    Usyk ended with a total punches landed of 170 compared with Joshua’s 124.
    But Joshua actually did have a marginally higher percentage of punches landed – 25 per cent to Usyk’s 24.

    Usyk on Tyson Fury’s claims
    Oleksandr Usyk has hit back after Tyson Fury claimed he could beat the Ukrainian and Anthony Joshua in the same night.
    Fury mocked his heavyweight rivals following Usyk’s rematch win on points against AJ in Saudi Arabia.
    Fury said: “After watching that, the both of them were s***e. It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I have ever seen.
    “It was bulls***. Come on! I’d beat annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e.
    “Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.”
    Usyk, who wants to face Fury in an undisputed decider, had a blunt response.
    He quipped: “That’s what he’s dreaming every day. I’m gonna beat his ass.”
    Syk feeling for AJ
    Anthony Joshua was left visibly fuming after defeat to Oleksandr Usyk – despite Vasiliy Lomachenko’s best efforts to console him.
    Lomachenko watched ringside in Saudi Arabia as his close friend Usyk beat AJ for a second time.
    And the double Olympic and ex-unified champion then appeared to congratulate Joshua on his performance.
    But the beaten and distraught British star was having none of it.
    Joshua said: “F*** that s***, good boxing has to win. F*** that s***.”
    AJ was then seen irate in the corner as members of his team tried to calm him down.
    AJ won’t retire, says Hearn
    Hearn was quick to shut down any talk of retirement following Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Usyk, one of the finest boxers in the business.
    He said: “People talked in the build-up about him retiring.
    “When you lose a split decision to the pound-for-pound number one, why would you contemplate retirement?
    “It’s about passion. It’s about if you still want it. You could see how much he wanted it by his post-fight interview.”
    ‘Massive fight’ with Whyte or Wilder next for AJ, says Hearn
    AJ could return in a massive fight by December following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk again.
    The British superstar, for the second time in the space of a year, was beaten on points by the pound-for-pound No1.
    It leaves AJ out of the heavyweight title picture but still in line to face some of the biggest names in the division.
    Promoter Eddie Hearn told talkSPORT: “I’d like to see him back out. Maybe even in late December.
    “There’s massive fights for him. Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder.
    “There’s so many fights for him in the top [ten]. There’s even some Brits for him that are coming through in a couple of fights as well.”
    ‘A crack in the armour’, says AJ
    AJ added: “it comes at a cost, a big cost. It’ll never break me, but it takes real strength for it not to break me. And tonight, there’s a little crack in the armour when I took a loss.
    “And I think you just saw me just upset. And with the speech, I was just speaking about where I come from. I was on the roads, really.
    “And I made a transition to boxing that really changed my life and brought me closer to God and brought me closer to meeting so many people.
    “And I just kind of laid it all on the line with my speech. But let’s not forget the champ Oleksandr Usyk. He put on a phenomenal performance as well. So credit to him.
    “I can’t remember what I said in the ring because it was just so passionate. But I just want to say thank you to him for taking part in a great historical fight as well. It takes two to tango. I was just so upset.”
    More on AJ post-fight press conference
    Joshua said: “When you’re trying to do things from the heart and everyone is just not understanding. It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not anyone else just myself.
    “So I thought, I’ve got to get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry, you might do stupid things.
    “I was mad and then I realised, ‘Oh s***, this is sport. Let me do the right thing and come back.’
    “I just spoke from my heart. It’s been so tough. You see AJ holding it together, yeah, and I’m a hustler so I try put things together. Try work hard and put things together and make sure my team’s good.
    AJ emotional in post-fight press conference
    Anthony Joshua broke down in tears in his post-match press conference as he discussed his meltdown following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Joshua suffered a second successive defeat to Usyk via split decision at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Saudi Arabia last night.
    After the result was announced, AJ threw the Ukrainian star’s belts out of the ring before appearing to storm off.
    The Brit then decided to return to the squared circle to hijack the mic and deliver a bizarre speech to the crowd.
    The 32-year-old got emotional in his press conference as he explained this was “from the heart” and came as a result of him being “mad” at himself.

    Joshua to return before end of year
    AJ has revealed he wants to return to the ring in November or December just hours after suffering a devastating second loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
    The Brit was more competitive in his rematch with Usyk for the heavyweight titles.
    Joshua has answered those questions by vowing to return before the end of 2022.
    Speaking after the loss, he said: “I will become three-time world heavyweight champion.”
    AJ added: “About who I fight. Come one and come all I will fight anybody.”
    AJ lucky to be held back from my team, says Usyk
    Anthony Joshua was lucky not to get beaten up by Oleksandr Usyk’s team as “most of them” are “horrible street fighters”, says the heavyweight champion.
    The 32-year-old Brit lost his cool after being defeated by Usyk for a second time.
    And Joshua’s behaviour hasn’t gone down well with Usyk.
    The Ukrainian, 35, says he still respects AJ – but says he was “bullying some of my team-mates”.
    Usyk said: “I feel nothing but respect to AJ. I saw him a bit emotional and like bullying some of my team-mates.
    “That would be a bare-knuckle fight that I don’t recommend him to do because most of them are horrible street fighters.”
    More on Fury vs Usyk
    Fury does have 32 victories, but like Usyk he is also unbeaten, with the only blemish on his record a controversial draw against Deontay Wilder.
    As for knockouts, Fury is the KO king with 23 knockouts to Usyk’s 13.
    The Morecambe man also has a huge height advantage, standing at 6ft 9in to Usyk’s 6ft 3in.
    It means Fury has a reach advantage too, with his arms measuring in at 85in while Usyk has a 78in reach.
    The two men do have different stances, with Fury an orthodox fighter and Usyk boxing as a southpaw.
    And a battle between the pair would surely be one for the ages.
    Boxing fans will now wait with bated breath to see if Fury truly does come out of retirement.
    Punch stats – a look at the details
    In terms of individual rounds, Usyk outlanded Joshua in nine of the 12.
    AJ managed to land more punches in the first two rounds – but his only victory after that came in the ninth when his onslaught fell short of securing a stoppage win.
    Usyk ended with a total punches landed of 170 compared with Joshua’s 124.
    But Joshua actually did have a marginally higher percentage of punches landed – 25 per cent to Usyk’s 24.

    However, it was ultimately futile as Usyk had his hand raised despite the judges scorecards being closer than many expected.
    And the beating Usyk inflicted on Joshua in the final nine minutes will go down in history as one of the great heavyweight performances in the key, championship rounds.
    Won and lost in the final three rounds
    It was the champion’s remarkable final three rounds which saw him clinch the win.
    After a breathtaking ninth round saw Joshua rock Usyk and land 28 punches to the Ukrainian’s nine, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion came out for the 10th and dismantled all hope of a British victory.
    Usyk landed 39 punches in the 10th round – the highest number any fighter has ever landed on Joshua over three minutes.
    And he then went on to land a further 23 in the 11th and 17 in the final round.
    That totals 79 punches landed in the final three rounds – a spell which ultimately took the fight away from Joshua – with AJ landing just 29 over the same period.
    Usyk lands title defence
    AJ suffered another defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
    The Brit, 32, was outboxed by the magical Ukrainian as Usyk claimed a split decision victory – 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112.

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    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE REACTION: Tyson Fury ready for £125m Usyk DECEMBER fight, AJ ‘let himself down’

    ANTHONY JOSHUA says that he “let himself down” after his ring rant following the split-decision defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in their thrilling heavyweight rematch.An emotional AJ said said: “I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.
    “I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.
    “I love this sport so, so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”
    While Usyk could now fight Tyson Fury in a sensational £125m super-fight back in Saudi Arabia in December, with the Gypsy King ready to return for the unification.
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    Saudi showdown
    Tyson Fury has vowed to become the undisputed world heavyweight champ in a record £125million Saudi Arabia superfight with Oleksandr Usyk in December.
    Fury declared on Instagram: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy.
    “If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.”
    And recalling his 2015 triumph over Usyk’s countryman Wladimir Klitschko, Fury added: “Send me in and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
    “But it’s not going to be cheap, if you want the best you have to pay.
    “It’s going to be very expensive, so get your f***ing cheque book out and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of the belts.”
    Read more HERE.
    Stop Joshing
    Boxing judge Glenn Feldman was confronted after he controversially scored Anthony Joshua as a winner against Oleksandr Usyk.
    England’s Steve Gray wisely went 115-113 Usyk, 35, and Ukraine’s Victor Fesechko fairly called it 116-112 to his compatriot.
    But American Feldman stuck out having seen it 115-113 to Joshua, 32, drawing criticism.
    In a rare moment, online outlet ID Boxing managed to confront the experienced judge.
    Reporter Rob Tebbutt asked: “How did you score that fight for Anthony Joshua, Glenn?”
    Feldman responded: “Just the way I did.”
    Probed further, he then said: “I can’t, you’d have to talk to my supervisor.”
    Kell of a look
    Ebanie Bridges joked the outfit she wore to watch Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk was picked out by Kell Brook.
    Bantamweight world champion Bridges, 35, went to Boxpark Croydon with retired welterweight Brook, 36, for the huge heavyweight clash on Saturday night.
    On Sunday, Bridges then shared an image of herself with the ex-world champ and claimed he had selected her outfit for the evening.
    Speaking on social media, she said: “He picked this outfit… #ThanksKell.”
    Prior to AJ’s split decision defeat to Usyk, Bridges posted a picture of her and Brook.
    And she added a flirty caption which read: “Imagine the kids 👀 #JustSaying”.

    Tale of the tape
    Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk could finally be set to clash following the Ukrainian’s second win over Anthony Joshua last night.
    Usyk showed off his class yet again to win in Saudi Arabia on a split decision.
    Taking hold of the microphone following AJ’s bizarre outburst, Usyk declared the only boxer in the world he is willing to fight is Fury.
    The Gypsy King was keeping close tabs on last night’s brilliant action.
    And he responded by insisting he would happily knock out another Ukrainian, having already dethroned the legendary Wladimir Klitschko.
    But how do Fury and Usyk stack up against each other?

    ‘Fair play to him’
    Conor McGregor leapt to Anthony Joshua’s defence over his “great speech” following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Following a repeat result in their Saudi Arabia rematch, Joshua, 32, raised eyebrows as he produced a bizarre post-fight speech.
    Sky Sports pundit Carl Froch, 45, and even Joshua’s training partner Frazer Clarke, 31, slammed the incident.
    But UFC legend McGregor, 34, tweeted: “You are all going on ridiculous over this. That is a great speech right there.
    “Fair play to him he made it yet he is still in there keeping that cog going.
    “If they wanted the mic they could’ve tried get it back. Then he gives me a shout out. Great fight, thank you!”
    AJ did not mention McGregor at any point but hailed Usyk, 35, as the “champ champ” – a phrase the Irishman made famous.
    Joshua reflects on Usyk display
    Anthony Joshua has admitted he let himself down with his rant after losing to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
    Speaking on social media, he said: “I wish @usykaa continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ.
    “Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts!
    “I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.
    He then went on to add: “I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.
    “I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain’t great.
    “I love this sport so, so much and I’ll be better from this point on. Respect.”
    Ring it in
    Tyson Fury has trolled Anthony Joshua for “talking absolute rubbish” in the ring after losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
    AJ was beaten on points for the second time in the space of a year to Ukrainian great Usyk.
    But following a repeat result in their rematch in Saudi Arabia, Joshua raised eyebrows as he produced a bizarre post-fight speech.
    AJ spoke about his late start in boxing after avoiding jail, how he is heavier than legends of the past and Ukraine’s series of wars.
    Arch rival Fury, 34, took aim at Joshua, 32, by reposting a meme of himself on Instagram.
    The WBC champion is pictured on his way to the ring in his last fight, with the caption: “AJ running back to the ring to talk absolute rubbish.”

    Frazer Clarke apologise for AJ
    Anthony Joshua’s former team-mate Frazer Clarke apologised on his behalf for his lengthy rant in the wake of losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “As a gym friend and a friend in general, for anyone that is offended by what happened, I think I can just apologise on his behalf for the outburst.
    “He might be mad at me for saying this and the whole team might be mad at me for saying this, but I feel like he was left out to dry by the team. I feel like someone should have saved him.
    “It’s words but in the true reflection of boxing, that was Oleksandr Usyk’s time to celebrate that victory and he didn’t get to do it straight away.
    “I just don’t think that was right but once again, Anthony is a great person, he does a lot for a lot of people, he’s done a lot for me, but I feel like he had a bit of a bad one there and it was out of character.
    “There were no excuses, that was Oleksandr Usyk’s time. To the people around him, where were you? Someone should have jumped in there.
    “Someone should have stopped him and saved him from himself. It was only words, but it was the wrong time.”
    Punch stats – a look at the details
    In terms of individual rounds, Usyk outlanded Joshua in nine of the 12.
    AJ managed to land more punches in the first two rounds – but his only victory after that came in the ninth when his onslaught fell short of securing a stoppage win.
    Usyk ended with a total punches landed of 170 compared with Joshua’s 124.
    But Joshua actually did have a marginally higher percentage of punches landed – 25 per cent to Usyk’s 24.

    Usyk on Tyson Fury’s claims
    Oleksandr Usyk has hit back after Tyson Fury claimed he could beat the Ukrainian and Anthony Joshua in the same night.
    Fury mocked his heavyweight rivals following Usyk’s rematch win on points against AJ in Saudi Arabia.
    Fury said: “After watching that, the both of them were s***e. It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I have ever seen.
    “It was bulls***. Come on! I’d beat annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e.
    “Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.”
    Usyk, who wants to face Fury in an undisputed decider, had a blunt response.
    He quipped: “That’s what he’s dreaming every day. I’m gonna beat his ass.”
    Syk feeling for AJ
    Anthony Joshua was left visibly fuming after defeat to Oleksandr Usyk – despite Vasiliy Lomachenko’s best efforts to console him.
    Lomachenko watched ringside in Saudi Arabia as his close friend Usyk beat AJ for a second time.
    And the double Olympic and ex-unified champion then appeared to congratulate Joshua on his performance.
    But the beaten and distraught British star was having none of it.
    Joshua said: “F*** that s***, good boxing has to win. F*** that s***.”
    AJ was then seen irate in the corner as members of his team tried to calm him down.
    AJ won’t retire, says Hearn
    Hearn was quick to shut down any talk of retirement following Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Usyk, one of the finest boxers in the business.
    He said: “People talked in the build-up about him retiring.
    “When you lose a split decision to the pound-for-pound number one, why would you contemplate retirement?
    “It’s about passion. It’s about if you still want it. You could see how much he wanted it by his post-fight interview.”
    ‘Massive fight’ with Whyte or Wilder next for AJ, says Hearn
    AJ could return in a massive fight by December following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk again.
    The British superstar, for the second time in the space of a year, was beaten on points by the pound-for-pound No1.
    It leaves AJ out of the heavyweight title picture but still in line to face some of the biggest names in the division.
    Promoter Eddie Hearn told talkSPORT: “I’d like to see him back out. Maybe even in late December.
    “There’s massive fights for him. Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder.
    “There’s so many fights for him in the top [ten]. There’s even some Brits for him that are coming through in a couple of fights as well.”
    ‘A crack in the armour’, says AJ
    AJ added: “it comes at a cost, a big cost. It’ll never break me, but it takes real strength for it not to break me. And tonight, there’s a little crack in the armour when I took a loss.
    “And I think you just saw me just upset. And with the speech, I was just speaking about where I come from. I was on the roads, really.
    “And I made a transition to boxing that really changed my life and brought me closer to God and brought me closer to meeting so many people.
    “And I just kind of laid it all on the line with my speech. But let’s not forget the champ Oleksandr Usyk. He put on a phenomenal performance as well. So credit to him.
    “I can’t remember what I said in the ring because it was just so passionate. But I just want to say thank you to him for taking part in a great historical fight as well. It takes two to tango. I was just so upset.”
    More on AJ post-fight press conference
    Joshua said: “When you’re trying to do things from the heart and everyone is just not understanding. It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not anyone else just myself.
    “So I thought, I’ve got to get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry, you might do stupid things.
    “I was mad and then I realised, ‘Oh s***, this is sport. Let me do the right thing and come back.’
    “I just spoke from my heart. It’s been so tough. You see AJ holding it together, yeah, and I’m a hustler so I try put things together. Try work hard and put things together and make sure my team’s good.
    AJ emotional in post-fight press conference
    Anthony Joshua broke down in tears in his post-match press conference as he discussed his meltdown following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Joshua suffered a second successive defeat to Usyk via split decision at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Saudi Arabia last night.
    After the result was announced, AJ threw the Ukrainian star’s belts out of the ring before appearing to storm off.
    The Brit then decided to return to the squared circle to hijack the mic and deliver a bizarre speech to the crowd.
    The 32-year-old got emotional in his press conference as he explained this was “from the heart” and came as a result of him being “mad” at himself.

    Joshua to return before end of year
    AJ has revealed he wants to return to the ring in November or December just hours after suffering a devastating second loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
    The Brit was more competitive in his rematch with Usyk for the heavyweight titles.
    Joshua has answered those questions by vowing to return before the end of 2022.
    Speaking after the loss, he said: “I will become three-time world heavyweight champion.”
    AJ added: “About who I fight. Come one and come all I will fight anybody.”
    AJ lucky to be held back from my team, says Usyk
    Anthony Joshua was lucky not to get beaten up by Oleksandr Usyk’s team as “most of them” are “horrible street fighters”, says the heavyweight champion.
    The 32-year-old Brit lost his cool after being defeated by Usyk for a second time.
    And Joshua’s behaviour hasn’t gone down well with Usyk.
    The Ukrainian, 35, says he still respects AJ – but says he was “bullying some of my team-mates”.
    Usyk said: “I feel nothing but respect to AJ. I saw him a bit emotional and like bullying some of my team-mates.
    “That would be a bare-knuckle fight that I don’t recommend him to do because most of them are horrible street fighters.”
    More on Fury vs Usyk
    Fury does have 32 victories, but like Usyk he is also unbeaten, with the only blemish on his record a controversial draw against Deontay Wilder.
    As for knockouts, Fury is the KO king with 23 knockouts to Usyk’s 13.
    The Morecambe man also has a huge height advantage, standing at 6ft 9in to Usyk’s 6ft 3in.
    It means Fury has a reach advantage too, with his arms measuring in at 85in while Usyk has a 78in reach.
    The two men do have different stances, with Fury an orthodox fighter and Usyk boxing as a southpaw.
    And a battle between the pair would surely be one for the ages.
    Boxing fans will now wait with bated breath to see if Fury truly does come out of retirement.
    Punch stats – a look at the details
    In terms of individual rounds, Usyk outlanded Joshua in nine of the 12.
    AJ managed to land more punches in the first two rounds – but his only victory after that came in the ninth when his onslaught fell short of securing a stoppage win.
    Usyk ended with a total punches landed of 170 compared with Joshua’s 124.
    But Joshua actually did have a marginally higher percentage of punches landed – 25 per cent to Usyk’s 24.

    However, it was ultimately futile as Usyk had his hand raised despite the judges scorecards being closer than many expected.
    And the beating Usyk inflicted on Joshua in the final nine minutes will go down in history as one of the great heavyweight performances in the key, championship rounds.
    Won and lost in the final three rounds
    It was the champion’s remarkable final three rounds which saw him clinch the win.
    After a breathtaking ninth round saw Joshua rock Usyk and land 28 punches to the Ukrainian’s nine, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion came out for the 10th and dismantled all hope of a British victory.
    Usyk landed 39 punches in the 10th round – the highest number any fighter has ever landed on Joshua over three minutes.
    And he then went on to land a further 23 in the 11th and 17 in the final round.
    That totals 79 punches landed in the final three rounds – a spell which ultimately took the fight away from Joshua – with AJ landing just 29 over the same period.
    Usyk lands title defence
    AJ suffered another defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
    The Brit, 32, was outboxed by the magical Ukrainian as Usyk claimed a split decision victory – 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112.

    Fury here to stay?
    Tyson Fury hinted he WILL return to the ring to fight Oleksandr Usyk… the day after his own retirement party.
    The Gypsy King watched with family and friends at another bash in Menorca as the Ukrainian defended his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a split decision thriller.
    Fury – who turned 34 last week – had the day before posted snaps from a party at his Morecambe home, complete with birthday balloons and “Happy Retirement” signs.
    However, it did not take for long for his latest comeback hint, as Fury added: “Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.”
    Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.Tyson Fury
    Fury unimpressed by Usyk and AJ
    Fury was far from impressed last night, claiming he could beat the BOTH in one night.
    Fury said on Instagram: “After watching that, the both of them were s***e. It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I have ever seen.
    “It was bulls***. Come on!
    “I’d beat annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e.”
    Usyk calls out Fury
    Oleksandr Usyk wants to face Tyson Fury after retaining his heavyweight world titles against Anthony Joshua.
    The Ukrainian, 35, beat AJ once again via split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    Usyk called out Fury for a bout and hinted he would quit if he does not get to face the Brit.
    He said: “I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. I’m sure, I’m convinced he wants to fight me. I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”
    I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.Oleksandr Usyk
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    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE RESULT: Fury OUT of retirement after AJ loses to Ukrainian – latest reaction

    ANTHONY JOSHUA lost in his heavyweight title rematch with Oleksandr Usyk last night in Saudi Arabia. AJ was defeated by split decision, largely giving a better performance than he did in the first fight, but the Ukrainian was much too skilled for the Watford man.
    After the fight, Joshua threw down the title belts after the result was read out, and sparked concussion fears with a rambling speech in the ring.
    And the night got even more emotional for Joshua, who broke down in tears at the post-fight news conference in Jeddah.
    Usyk, meanwhile, called out Tyson Fury, who in turn has responded by telling those in charge of making the fight to get their chequebooks out.
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    Won and lost in the final three rounds
    It was the champion’s remarkable final three rounds which saw him clinch the win.
    After a breathtaking ninth round saw Joshua rock Usyk and land 28 punches to the Ukrainian’s nine, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion came out for the 10th and dismantled all hope of a British victory.
    Usyk landed 39 punches in the 10th round – the highest number any fighter has ever landed on Joshua over three minutes.
    And he then went on to land a further 23 in the 11th and 17 in the final round.
    That totals 79 punches landed in the final three rounds – a spell which ultimately took the fight away from Joshua – with AJ landing just 29 over the same period.
    Usyk lands title defence
    AJ suffered another defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
    The Brit, 32, was outboxed by the magical Ukrainian as Usyk claimed a split decision victory – 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112.

    Fury here to stay?
    Tyson Fury hinted he WILL return to the ring to fight Oleksandr Usyk… the day after his own retirement party.
    The Gypsy King watched with family and friends at another bash in Menorca as the Ukrainian defended his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a split decision thriller.
    Fury – who turned 34 last week – had the day before posted snaps from a party at his Morecambe home, complete with birthday balloons and “Happy Retirement” signs.
    However, it did not take for long for his latest comeback hint, as Fury added: “Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.”
    Get your f***ing chequebook out because the Gypsy King is here to stay, forever.Tyson Fury
    Fury unimpressed by Usyk and AJ
    Fury was far from impressed last night, claiming he could beat the BOTH in one night.
    Fury said on Instagram: “After watching that, the both of them were s***e. It was one of the worst heavyweight title fights I have ever seen.
    “It was bulls***. Come on!
    “I’d beat annihilate both of them on the same night. F***ing s***e.”
    Usyk calls out Fury
    Oleksandr Usyk wants to face Tyson Fury after retaining his heavyweight world titles against Anthony Joshua.
    The Ukrainian, 35, beat AJ once again via split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    Usyk called out Fury for a bout and hinted he would quit if he does not get to face the Brit.
    He said: “I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. I’m sure, I’m convinced he wants to fight me. I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”
    I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.Oleksandr Usyk
    AJ concussion could be to blame for post-fight rant
    Fans and pundits feared Anthony Joshua suffered a concussion in his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
    The former unified heavyweight champion flew into a fit of rage after suffering a second successive points defeat to the slick southpaw in their Saudi rematch.
    He did, however, repeatedly praise Usyk for his display in their rematch in his x-rated post-fight interview.
    Joshua’s behaviour left many stunned, including training partner Frazer Clarke.
    The Olympian said: “Maybe he was concussed. I would have taken a dog to take that microphone off him.’
    “I apologise for the team, someone from the team should have saved him. Anthony’s a good person, it was out of character.
    “Someone should have jumped in and stopped him. It was only words at the wrong time.”
    Credit: Reuters
    Furious AJ
    This was the moment Anthony Joshua lost his rag after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
    Anthony Joshua lost his temper after losing his rematch to Oleksandr Usyk and reacted angrily by throwing two belts out of the ring. 🚨pic.twitter.com/VjS8z3UrGl— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 20, 2022

    ‘A crack in the armour’, says AJ
    AJ added: “it comes at a cost, a big cost. It’ll never break me, but it takes real strength for it not to break me. And tonight, there’s a little crack in the armour when I took a loss.
    “And I think you just saw me just upset. And with the speech, I was just speaking about where I come from. I was on the roads, really.
    “And I made a transition to boxing that really changed my life and brought me closer to God and brought me closer to meeting so many people.
    “And I just kind of laid it all on the line with my speech. But let’s not forget the champ Oleksandr Usyk. He put on a phenomenal performance as well. So credit to him.
    “I can’t remember what I said in the ring because it was just so passionate. But I just want to say thank you to him for taking part in a great historical fight as well. It takes two to tango. I was just so upset.”
    More on AJ post-fight press conference
    Joshua said: “When you’re trying to do things from the heart and everyone is just not understanding. It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not anyone else just myself.
    “So I thought, I’ve got to get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry, you might do stupid things.
    “I was mad and then I realised, ‘Oh s***, this is sport. Let me do the right thing and come back.’
    “I just spoke from my heart. It’s been so tough. You see AJ holding it together, yeah, and I’m a hustler so I try put things together. Try work hard and put things together and make sure my team’s good.
    AJ emotional in post-fight press conference
    Anthony Joshua broke down in tears in his post-match press conference as he discussed his meltdown following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Joshua suffered a second successive defeat to Usyk via split decision at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Saudi Arabia last night.
    After the result was announced, AJ threw the Ukrainian star’s belts out of the ring before appearing to storm off.
    The Brit then decided to return to the squared circle to hijack the mic and deliver a bizarre speech to the crowd.
    The 32-year-old got emotional in his press conference as he explained this was “from the heart” and came as a result of him being “mad” at himself.

    Punch stats – a look at the details
    In terms of individual rounds, Usyk outlanded Joshua in nine of the 12.
    AJ managed to land more punches in the first two rounds – but his only victory after that came in the ninth when his onslaught fell short of securing a stoppage win.
    Usyk ended with a total punches landed of 170 compared with Joshua’s 124.
    But Joshua actually did have a marginally higher percentage of punches landed – 25 per cent to Usyk’s 24.

    However, it was ultimately futile as Usyk had his hand raised despite the judges scorecards being closer than many expected.
    And the beating Usyk inflicted on Joshua in the final nine minutes will go down in history as one of the great heavyweight performances in the key, championship rounds.
    Won and lost in the final three rounds
    It was the champion’s remarkable final three rounds which saw him clinch the win.
    After a breathtaking ninth round saw Joshua rock Usyk and land 28 punches to the Ukrainian’s nine, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion came out for the 10th and dismantled all hope of a British victory.
    Usyk landed 39 punches in the 10th round – the highest number any fighter has ever landed on Joshua over three minutes.
    And he then went on to land a further 23 in the 11th and 17 in the final round.
    That totals 79 punches landed in the final three rounds – a spell which ultimately took the fight away from Joshua – with AJ landing just 29 over the same period.
    Usyk lands first defence of titles
    AJ suffered another defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
    The Brit, 32, was outboxed by the magical Ukrainian as Usyk claimed a split decision victory – 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112.

    Tears of joy
    Oleksandr Usyk was overcome with emotion after registering his first defence of his heavyweight titles.

    Hearn pays tribute to AJ
    Eddie Hearn has paid tribute to Anthony Joshua following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk.

    Furious AJ
    This was the moment Anthony Joshua lost his rag after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
    He said of his actions in the post-fight interview: “When you’re trying to do things from the heart and everyone is just not understanding.
    “It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not anyone else just myself.
    “So I thought, I’ve got to get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry, you might do stupid things.
    “I was mad and then I realised, ‘Oh shit, this is sport. Let me do the right thing and come back.’
    Anthony Joshua lost his temper after losing his rematch to Oleksandr Usyk and reacted angrily by throwing two belts out of the ring. 🚨pic.twitter.com/VjS8z3UrGl— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 20, 2022

    Teary-eyed
    Anthony Joshua was brough to tears in the post-fight press conference after being asked a touching question.
    My question brought Anthony Joshua to tears at the press conference. This man has done so much for the sport and community- I wish he would get more respect and love. He apologised for his reaction in the ring. But some so called fans will never give him the respect he deserves pic.twitter.com/gO2p4TijGi— Antoine Allen (@AntoineSpeaker) August 21, 2022

    Tyson Fury speaks
    Retired WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has had his say on Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Anthony Joshua.

    AJ fumes
    Anthony Joshua raged after being told to “keep it professional” as he made his way back to his locker room.
    He said: “Who the f**k are you talking to?”

    Usyk addresses AJ’s rant
    Uysk has had his say on Anthony Joshua’s stunning post-fight rant.
    He said: “I didn’t feel much at this time when he was a bit frustrated. Just common emotions. It’s all good. We just need to communicate a little bit.
    “The good things that he said about me is something that I accept. But I don’t accept it deep to my heart because I want to stay a humble person.
    “I don’t want my pride inside me to go bigger. That’s something like that. I don’t believe in good words.”
    He added: “I have nothing but respect for Anthony Joshua. I saw him a little bit emotional and I saw him pulling some of my team-mates and that looked like a bare-knuckle fight.
    “And I do recommend him to do that because most of them are horrible street fighters.
    “I have 20 bouts and 20 wins at the moment. Some of my guys have 20 fights and 25 wins by the way of knockout.”

    Scorecards revealed
    The judge’s scorecards for Joshua’s second successive defeat to Usyk have been revealed

    Anthony Joshua addresses his post-fight rant
    AJ admits his astonishing post-fight rant was the result of all the pressure on his shoulders.
    He said: “When you’re trying to do things from the heart and everyone is just not understanding. It was just from the heart. I was mad at myself. Not anyone else just myself.
    “So I thought, I’ve got to get out of here because I’m mad. Like anyone, when you’re angry, you might do stupid things.
    “I was mad and then I realised, ‘Oh shit, this is sport. Let me do the right thing and come back.’
    I just spoke from my heart. It’s been so tough. You see AJ holding it together, yeah, and I’m a hustler so I try put things together. Try work hard and put things together and make sure my team’s good.
    “But it comes at a cost, a big cost. It’ll never break me, but it takes real strength for it not to break me. And tonight, there’s a little crack in the armour when I took a loss.
    “And I think you just saw me just upset. And with the speech, I was just speaking about where I come from. I was on the roads, really. And I made a transition to boxing that really changed my life and brought me closer to God and brought me closer to meeting so many people.
    “And I just kind of laid it all on the line with my speech. But let’s not forget the champ Oleksandr Usyk. He put on a phenomenal performance as well. So credit to him.
    “I can’t remember what I said in the ring because it was just so passionate, but I just want to say thank you to him for taking part in a great historical fight as well. It takes two to tango. I was just so upset.”

    Usyk speaks
    “I saw in round eight that he was feeling victorious already.
    “And I kept telling myself, ‘Keep calm, do not stop. You cannot stop. Do not stop.’
    “Some big things were at stake. Thank God the belts are coming back to Ukraine and the victory is with us and Ukraine won.”

    Concussion fear
    Training partner Frazer Clarke reckons Anthony Joshua’s bizarre post-fight rant could’ve been the result of a concussion.
    He said: “Maybe he was concussed. I would have taken a dog to take that microphone off him.’
    “I apologise for the team, someone from the team should have saved him.
    “Anthony’s a good person, it was out of character. Someone should have jumped in and stopped him. It was only words at the wrong time”
    Lennox Lewis weighs in
    Lennox Lewis has urged Anthony Joshua to come again – with plenty of big fights still out there.
    He tweeted: “Great fight by Usyk. Congrats on the win. Definitely earned it. Good showing by AJ too..don’t fret.
    “There are still big fights out there we want to see.”
    Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
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    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE RESULT: AJ throws away BELTS after SPLIT-DECISION thriller- latest reaction

    ANTHONY JOSHUA and Oleksandr Usyk’s huge heavyweight rematch is finally here, live from Saudi Arabia RIGHT NOW!Usyk is defending the WBA, IBF and WBO titles he ripped from Joshua’s grasp, plus the The Ring magazine title which Tyson Fury recently vacated.
    It has been 11 long months since Usyk outpointed AJ in front of 70,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – and the pair NOW battle again.
    It’s make or break for AJ, follow EVERY blow with SunSport’s live blog right here.

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    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Joshua is now on the microphone, he explains that he started boxing late after going in prison.
    AJ going on a tangent and explains that he is not a 12-round fighter – due to his 18stone size – and suggests he’s a KO artist.
    He does congratulate Usyk and talks about the war going on in Ukraine.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Bit of drama post-fight as Joshua looks furious.
    It followed after AJ threw away his title belts but it is unclear what sparked his furious reaction.
    Now Usyk and Joshua are arguing in the ring… what on Earth is going on?
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Judges score the bout, 115-113 Anthony Joshua, 115-113 Oleksandr Usyk and finally 116-112 the winner… OLEKSANDR USYK.
    It’s repeat in Saudi Arabia, as AJ fails in his revenge mission, leaving Usyk almost in tears.
    Joshua shakes Usyk’s hands as the pair embrace post-fight.
    Credit: Getty
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Joshua had his moments and has pushed Usyk further than anyone else before him.
    But Usyk was just too good, too classy, and it looks as though AJ has accepted that.
    We will await both the scorecards and Tyson Fury’s imminent reaction…
    Credit: Getty
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 12 – Usyk lands some big shots on the ropes but Joshua continues to come forward.
    Usyk letting his hands go, flashy combinations, all sorts of angles, all in the final round too.
    The fight goes the distance and after it’s all said and done, Joshua can be proud of the performance he put on.
    But he came up against a modern great tonight, just as he did last September. The scorecards now follow.
    Anthony Joshua (left) and Oleksandr Usyk in action during their World Heavyweight Championship WBA Super IBF, IBO and WBO fight at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Saturday August 20, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story BOXING Jeddah. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to […]Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 12 – Right hand for AJ snaps Usyk’s head back, he’s got to come forward and roll the dice.
    Usyk evades a right hand and comes back with a combo of his own.
    Right hands lands for AJ! But Usyk takes it well and maybe the Brit just cannot put a dent in the Ukrainian great.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 11 – Heading into the final round and AJ needs either a massive round, a knockout or some poor judges to save him.
    But he has not given up, bitten down on his gum shield when needed and put Usyk is nervy moments.
    Usyk though is a special fighter and showing his class here as we enter the final three minutes.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 11 – Two body shots land for AJ but Usyk looks as alive as ever.
    Joshua lands with a lovely right hook to the body, Usyk looked hurt but covered up well on the ropes.
    Corkscrew right hand lifts AJ’s chin up and the champion looks classy here. He’s pouring on the pressure and fighting the fight strong.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 10 – What a round. Usyk started really strong, had Joshua in trouble.
    Then AJ came back with a right hand of his own but failed to follow it up.
    A big uppercut for Usyk then landed and a flurry of combinations soon followed. The champion is in the driving seat.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 10 – NOW JOSHUA LANDS A BIG SHOT.
    Usyk look staggered but Joshua fails to follow it up and may have left the champion off the hook.
    Here comes Usyk, this round has swung both ways and AJ is in trouble again, he looks to be struggling for balance.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 10 – Fast start from Usyk, who letting his hands go and making AJ miss.
    Left hands lands for Usyk and AJ IS IN TROUBLE. He takes a big
    Hook staggered Joshua and the Brit is forced to cover up. Big response from Usyk.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 9 – HUGE round for AJ.
    He had Usyk evidently hurt, rocking backwards and bleeding, but the champ stayed in there.
    How much of that will have affected Joshua’s gas tank, will his confidence build from it?
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 9 – Usyk lands a sneaky left to start the round off, AJ almost walked into that one.
    Three-punch combination lands for AJ, chopping hooks around Usyk’s guard.
    He comes forward, sensing he has Usyk hurt as the champ grabs on.
    Usyk is reeling backwards, bleeding as well, this is AJ’s biggest round in the fight, maybe his moment.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 8 – Big left body shot lands for Joshua and Usyk is on the retreat.
    Right hooks slaps the side of Usyk’s face, up until that point he had landed a flurry of quick punches.
    Another big set of body shots land for Usyk and the champion now grabs hold, positive signs for AJ.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 8 – AJ starts the round by complaining about the canvas.
    They have an official now cleaning the surface, giving both men a breather.
    Fight now resumes.
    Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 7 – Big right hand jabs sinks into AJ’s temple, but the Londoner comes back with a body shot.
    Joshua almost slips over and has a confused look on his face. Let’s hope that doesn’t affect the fight.
    Left hand snaps AJ’s head back, he took two to the body before that, Usyk’s speed starting to show.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 6 – Joshua backs Usyk up to the ropes but nothing clean lands.
    Usyk stands his grown and lands a flurry of quick shots, coming around the side of his guard.
    He then lands a combination to head and body, AJ covers up well but that was the champion’s round.
    Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 6 – Right hand lands for AJ, but Usyk comes back with a right hook.
    Usyk lands to whipping body shots of his own, now it’s Joshua defending punches coming his way.
    AJ’s right eye is marked up which could cause him problems heading into this second half.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 5 – Heavy straight right hand to the body lands for AJ.
    Big jab bounces off Joshua’s head and there really is not much to separate the pair.
    Another combination lands for Usyk, ending in a left hand but Joshua seems unfazed, though he may have conceded the round.
    Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 5 – Nip and tuck stuff again as they sit in mid-range, centre ring and trade shots.
    Joshua lands a shot to the midsection but Usyk complains that is was low.
    The fight carries on and Usyk comes forward right away.
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 4 – Really, really competitive round with not much to separate them.
    Usyk lands a good left, Joshua comes back with a right.
    Heading into the fifth and AJ will be happy with his start, but does Usyk have more to give heading into the second half?
    Credit: PA
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 4 – AJ lands a sharp jab but Usyk comes back with a left to rock his head back.
    Right hand for Joshua lands but Usyk walks through it, the Brit is working his jab well, encouraging stuff.
    Left hand finds home for Usyk and he backs AJ up, although an uppercut whisks just past the Ukrainian champ.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 3 – Right hook comes around the side of the guard but Usyk just about blocks it.
    He comes back with a three-punch combo of his own to close out a really tight round.
    Still not much to separate the pair, AJ landing maybe the more telling shots but Usyk controlling the range as he bobs and weaves.
    Credit: Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 3 – Usyk doubles up his jab and lands a left but AJ responds with a right to the body.
    Left hand lands for Usyk and he spins off, such good movement from the southpaw superstar.
    The pair comes together and AJ attempts a right uppercut in close. The two are trading blow for blow.
    Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
    Round 2 – Joshua lands a counter right and comes back with a hook to the body.
    Usyk showed great movement during that round and does look to be letting AJ let his hands go, perhaps saving himself.
    Already clear that Joshua will look to target the body and land his right hand upstairs.
    Credit: Reuters
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    Boxing schedule 2022: Upcoming fights, schedule as Anthony Joshua faces Oleksandr Usyk TONIGHT

    THE first six months of 2022 was a monster run in boxing, and you can expect more of the same in the second half of the year.Earlier this year we had Tyson Fury’s knockout win over Dillian Whyte, as well as Dmitry Bivol’s shocking decision victory against Canelo Alvarez.
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    And TONIGHT, Brit star Anthony Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a huge heavyweight rematch.
    And later this year, Canelo is back in action in a huge trilogy match-up with Gennady Golovkin.

    🥊AJ vs Usyk 2 confirmed fight time, TV and live stream info for tonight’s blockbuster
    Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2022 below…
    📺 Sky Sports Box Office (UK) 📺
    🗓 August 20 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, IBF, WBO titles)
    Filip Hrgovic vs Zhang Zhilei (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    📺 Showtime (US) 📺
    🗓 August 20 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

    Adrien Broner vs Omar Figueroa (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Albert Puello vs Batyr Akhmedov (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Roger Gutierrez vs Hector Garcia (12 rounds – super-featherweight)

    📺 DAZN PPV (UK) 📺
    🗓 August 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    KSI vs Swarmz (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

    📺 FOX PPV (US) 📺
    🗓 September 4 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

    Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Isaac Cruz vs Eduardo Ramirez (12 rounds – lightweight)

    📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 September 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, The Ring titles)
    Alycia Baumgardner vs Mikaela Mayer (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

    📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
    🗓 September 17 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin III (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC, Ring Magazine titles)
    Jesse Bam Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Ammo Williams vs Kieron Conway (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Diego Pacheco vs Enrique Collazo (10 rounds – super middleweight)

    📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 September 23 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

    Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)

    📺 BT Sport Box Office (UK) 📺
    🗓 September 24 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

    📺 DAZN PPV (UK) 📺
    🗓 October 8 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn (12 rounds – catchweight 157lbs)

    📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
    🗓 October 15 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York City

    Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Caleb Plant vs Anthony Dirrell (12 rouinds – super-middleweight)

    📺Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

    Devin Haney vs George Kambosos II (12 rounds – lightweight, WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA titles)

    📺Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 October 22 🇺🇸 TBA

    Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Jamaine Ortiz (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Robeisy Ramirez vs Jessie Magdaleno (10 rounds -featherweight)

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    Boxing results 2022
    🗓 August 13 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Teofimo Lopez def. Pedro Campa TKO7 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 August 6 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Michael Conlan def. Miguel Marriaga UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 August 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

    Dalton Smith def. Sam O’maison KO6 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Sandy Ryan def. Erica Anabella Farias UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 August 6 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas

    Vergil Ortiz Jr def. Michael McKinson TKO9 (12 rounds – welterweight)

    🗓 July 30 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

    Danny Garcia def. Jose Benavidez Jr. MD12 (12 rounds -super-welterweight)
    Gary Antuanne Russell def. Rances Barthelemy TKO6 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 July 30 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth, England

    Chris Billam-Smith def. Isaac Chamberlain UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Ben Whitaker def. Greg O’Neill TKO2 (6 rounds – light heavyweight)
    Caroline Dubois def. Happy Daudi TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 July 16 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

    Ryan Garcia def. Javier Fortuna (12 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 July 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Mark Heffron def. Lennox Clarke TKO5 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Hamzah Sheeraz def. Francisco Emmanuel Torres TKO5 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Dennis McCann def. James Beech Jr. TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 July 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Rey Vargas def. Mark Magsayo SD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)

    🗓 July 9 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Derek Chisora def. Kubrat Pulev SD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Israel Madrimov vs Michel Soro TD3 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 July 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Joe Joyce def. Christian Hammer TKO4 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Jason Cunningham vs Zolani Tete KO4 (12 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 25 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Jesse Bam Rodriguez def. Srisraket Sor Rungvisai TKO8 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Murodjon Akhmadaliev def. Ronny Rios UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBA, IBF titles)

    🗓 June 18 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Artur Beterbiev def. Joe Smith Jr. TKO2 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBO, IBF world titles)
    Robeisy Ramirez def. Abraham Nova KO5 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

    Richard Riakporhe def. Fabio Turchi TKO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Chris Kongo def. Sebastian Formella UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Zak Chelli def. Germaine Brown UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Telford, England

    Liam Davies def. Marc Leach UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Ijaz Ahmed DREW w/ Kaisy Khademi (12 rounds – super-flyweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Edgar Berlanga def. Roamer Alexis Angulo UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Anaheim, California

    Jaime Munguia def. Jimmy Kelly TKO5 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

    Daniel Dubois def. Trevor Bryan (12 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 June 10 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

    Hiroto Kyoguchi def. Esteban Bermudez TKO8 (12-rounds – light-flyweight, WBA title)
    Eduardo Hernandez def. Jorge Casteneda TKO1 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Diego Pacheco def. Raul Ortega TKO4 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

    🗓 June 7 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

    Naoya Inoue def. Nonito Donaire II KO2 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring titles)

    🗓 June 4 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Stephen Fulton def. Danny Roman UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBC, WBO titles)
    David Morrell def. Kalvin Henderson TKO4 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

    Joe Cordina def. Kenichi Ogawa KO2 ( 12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF world title)
    Zelfa Barrett def. Faroukh Kourbanov UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Skye Nicolson def. Gabriela Bouvier UD8 (8 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 5 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

    Devin Haney def. George Kambosos Jr UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring titles)
    Lucas Browne def. Junior Fa KO1 (10 rounds, heavyweight)

    🗓 May 28 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

    Gervonta Davis def. Rolando Romero TKO6 (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Erislandy Lara def. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan TKO8 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Jesus Ramos def. Luke Santamaria UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

    Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore (no decision – exhibition)
    Anderson Silva vs Bruno Machado (no decision – exhibition)
    Delfine Persoon def. Elhem Mekhelad UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Badou Jack def. Hany Atiyo KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Janibek Alimkhanuly def. Danny Dignum KO2 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Jamaine Ortiz def. Jamel Herring UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona

    David Benavidez def. David Lemieux KO2 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 May 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

    Joshua Buatsi def. Craig Richards UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
    Alen Babic def. Adam Balski UD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Chantelle Cameron def. Victoria Bustos UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Robbie Davies Jr. def. Javier Molina SD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Ellie Scotney def. Maria Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

    📺 PBC YouTube (UK) – Showtime (US) 📺
    🗓 May 14 🇺🇸 Carson, California

    Jermell Charlo def. Brian Castano TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
    Jaron Ennis def. Custio Clayton KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)

    📺 ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 May 14 🇫🇷 Paris, France

    Martin Bakole def. Tony Yoka MD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 May 7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Dmitry Bivol def. Canelo Alvarez UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBA title)
    Montana Love def. Gabriel Valenzuela UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Shakhram Giyasov def. Christian Gomez UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Zhilei Zhang def. Scott Alexander KO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Aaron Silva def. Alexis Espino TKO4 (8 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano SD10 (10 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring Magazine titles)
    Liam Smith def. Jesse Vargas TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Franchon Crews-Dezurn def. Elin Cederroos SD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles)

    🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Shakur Stevenson def. Oscar Valdez UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC & WBO titles)

    🗓 April 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Tyson Fury def. Dillian Whyte KO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, Ring Magazine title)
    Ekow Essuman def. Darren Tetley UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Nick Ball def. Isaac Lowe TKO6 (10 rounds – featherweight)
    David Adeleye def. Chris Healey TKO4 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
    Tommy Fury def. Daniel Bocianski UD6 (6 rounds – light-heavyweight)
    Karol Itauma def. Michal Ciach TKO2 (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    🗓 April 16 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas

    Errol Spence Jr def. Yordenis Ugas TKO10 (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF titles)
    Isaac Cruz def. Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO5 (10 rounds – lightweight)
    Eimantas Stanionis def. Radzhab Butaev SD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)

    🗓 April 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Conor Benn def. Chris van Heerden KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy KO8 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 April 9 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

    Gennady Golovkin def. Ryota Murata TKO9 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBA & IBF titles)

    🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Ryan Garcia def. Emmanuel Tagoe UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Sebastian Fundora def. Erickson Lubin TKO9 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Tony Harrison def. Sergio Garcia UD12 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 March 26 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Tim Tszyu def. Terrell Gausha (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Richard Riakporhe def. Deion Jumah TKO8 (10 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds, England

    Josh Warrington def. Kiko Martinez TKO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
    Maxi Hughes def. Ryan Walsh UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Ebanie Bridges def. Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight, IBF title)
    Dalton Smith def. Ray Moylette TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Skye Nicholson def. Bec Connolly (6 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 March 19 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

    Sunny Edwards def. Muhammad Waseem UD12 (12 rounds – flyweight, IBF title)
    Regis Prograis def. Tyrone McKenna TKO6 (10 rounds -super-lightweight)

    🗓 March 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    David Avanesyan def. Finn Oskari Metz KO1 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Hamzah Sheeraz def. Jez Smith KO2 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Dennis McCann def. Charles Tondo UD8 (8 rounds – bantamweight)

    🗓 March 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

    Leigh Wood def. Michael Conlan KO12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA Regular title)
    Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
    Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 March 5 🇺🇸 San Diego, California

    Roman Gonzalez def. Julio Cesar Martinez UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBA title)
    Mauricio Lara def. Emilio Sanchez TKO3 (10 rounds – featherweight)
    Diego Pacheco def. Genc Pllana KO2 (8 rounds – super middleweight)
    Marc Castro def. Julio Madera UD6 (6 rounds – lightweight)
    Skye Nicolson def. Jessica Juarez UD6 (6 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

    Jose Ramirez def. Jose Pedraza UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Joet Gonzalez def. Jeo Santisima TKO9 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Lawrence Okolie def. Michal Cieslak UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
    Jordan Gill def. Karim Guerfi KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
    Anthony Fowler def. Lukasz Maciec UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Demsey McKean def. Ariel Esteban Bracamonte UD8 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Galal Yafai def. Carlos Bautista TKO5 (10 rounds – flyweight)
    Campbell Hatton def. Joe Ducker TKO6 (4 rounds -lightweight)

    🗓 February 26 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, California

    Hector Garcia def. Chris Colbert UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Gary Antuanne Russell def. Viktor Postol TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Fernando Martinez def. Jerwin Ancajas UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, IBF title)

    🗓 February 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

    Josh Taylor def. Jack Catterall SD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)
    Robeisy Ramirez def. Eric Donovan TKO3 (10 rounds -featherweight)
    Nick Campbell def. Jay McFarlane TKO7 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 February 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Kell Brook def. Amir Khan TKO6 (12 rounds – catchweight, 149lbs)
    Natasha Jonas def. Chris Namus TKO2 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Viddal Riley def. Willbeforce Shihepo UD6 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Adam Azim def. Jordan Ellison TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)
    Hassan Azim def. MJ Hall UD4 (4 rounds – welterweight)

    🗓 February 19 🇲🇽 Tijuana, Mexico

    Jaime Munguia def. D’Mitrius Ballard TKO3 (12 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 February 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    John Ryder def. Daniel Jacobs SD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Johnny Fisher def. Gabriel Enguema UD6 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
    Felix Cash def. Magomed Madiev UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Ellie Scotney def. Jorgelina Guanini UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Ammo Williams def. Javier Francisco Maciel TKO6 (10 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Keith Thurman def. Mario Barrios UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Luis Nery def. Carlos Castro SD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Leo Santa Cruz def. Keenan Carbajal UD10 (12 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

    Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez def. Carlos Cuadras UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Jamie Mitchell def. Carly Skelly TKO4 (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
    Raymond Ford def. Edward Vazquez SD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

    Chris Eubank def. Liam Williams UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Claressa Shields def. Ema Kozin UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight, WBC, IBF, WBA titles)
    Caroline Dubois def. Vaida Masiokaite UD4 (4 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 January 22 🇺🇸 Atlantic City, New Jersey

    Mark Magsayo def. Gary Russell Jr MD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)
    Subriel Matias def. Petros Ananyan TKO9 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 January 15 🇺🇸 Verona, New York

    Joe Smith Jr def. Steve Geffrard TKO9 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBO title)
    Abraham Nova vs Jose Enrique Vivas TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 January 1 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

    Luis Ortiz def. Charles Martin TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Frank Sanchez def. Christian Hammer UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
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    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2: UK start time CONFIRMED, live stream, TV channel, PPV price and undercard

    BRITISH boxing icon Anthony Joshua’s huge heavyweight re-match against Oleksandr Usyk is fast approaching.And a start time has been revealed for the huge fight.
    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 has been confirmed
    Anthony Joshua was outboxed in his first clash with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
    Joshua, 32, and his Ukrainian counterpart were due to do battle in May, and then July, but there were various hold-ups in negotiations which pushed the fight further back.
    Russia’s war on Ukraine, where Usyk is from, also had an impact on the arrangement of the rematch.
    Usyk, 35, returned to his home country earlier this tear to join the fight in the war against Russia, which began in February.
    But he’s now in training camp for the biggest fight of his life.
    Usyk outpointed and largely outclassed a game Joshua in front of 70,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September to win the WBA, WBO, IBF & IBO world titles.
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    However, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told The Sun earlier this month that his client is ‘baffled’ by the tactics used last year, and hinted at a change of gameplan for the rematch.
    He said: “I was talking to him the other night and I think finally it’s baffled him why he fought like that.
    “For a long time, he still felt even when he lost that he could still beat Usyk like that. But why when you don’t need to fight like that?
    “He could fight in your old style and have a much better chance of beating him. Klitschko-style but Usyk is a tremendous fighter, a great counterpuncher.”
    Hearn added that AJ “needs to be a lot more aggressive” this time.
    The two sides spent months negotiating a money-spinning deal for AJ’s second fight in Saudi Arabia, having beaten Ruiz Jr on points in the oil-rich country in December 2019.
    Joshua will also have a new training team, with the experienced Robert Garcia leading his corner while Angel Fernandez plays second-in-command.
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    When is Joshua vs Usyk 2?

    Joshua vs Usyk 2 will take place on Saturday, August 20.
    The fight is going to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    It is set to be a late one for UK viewers, with 10.54pm revealed as the approximate start time.

    🥊 AJ vs Usyk 2 date, live stream and TV channel for blockbuster rematch
    What TV channel is it on and can I live stream it?

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    Can I listen to Joshua vs Usyk 2 on radio?
    Yes you can.
    talkSPORT have the exclusive rights for the big fight and you can listen to it all for FREE.
    The station’s Fight Night team will be made up of be presenters Adam Catterall and Gareth A Davies, commentator Andy Clarke, sports broadcaster Ade Oladipo and former bantamweight boxer Spencer Oliver.
    Joshua vs Usyk 2 FULL CARD
    The full Joshua vs Usyk 2 undercard has finally been announced, and what a cracker it’s going to be.
    Callum Smith will compete in Jeddah, however, just as he did on the first Joshua vs Usyk undercard when he takes on Mathieu Bauderlique in a WBC light-heavyweight final eliminator.
    While heavyweight star Filip Hrgovic takes on Zhilei Zhang in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator.
    Badou Jack will also be in action against Richard Rivera.

    Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2
    Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera
    Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (WBC light-heavyweight final eliminator)
    Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (IBF heavyweight final eliminator)
    Tyron Spong vs Andrew Tabiti
    Daniel Lapin vs Jozef Jurko
    Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova
    Ziyad Almaayouf vs Hector Alatorre

    Where will Joshua vs Usyk 2 take place?
    The venue for Joshua vs Uysk 2 is the King Abdullah Sports City Arena, otherwise known as the Shining Jewel.
    The stadium can seat up to 62,000 for a football match, but more are expected to pile in for Joshua vs Usyk 2.
    Saudi Arabia has been a controversial host country, with the oil-rich nation accused of sportswashing after spending huge sums luring some of the world’s best golfers to their new LIV series.
    Hearn, however, has dismissed any such comparison. He said: “He is not worried about any backlash because he has done it before.
    “He will ultimately go, ‘Eddie over to you’. I am not going to pass the buck but it is very different when the deal is a 50/50 split. How can we go back to Usyk and say, ‘Let’s do it at Spurs’ because they will just say it is a non-starter.”
    What has been said?
    Both Joshua and Usyk met face-to-face for the first time since their clash last year at the press conference in Saudi Arabia.
    “The fight with Usyk, he bust my a** for some rounds,” Joshua quipped.
    “And I have to take that defeat like a man as well, I have to be accountable.
    “In the fight in September, I was wrong and he was right. Simply I have to reverse that role in August.
    “I don’t like to overcomplicate the situation, because there’s simplicity in genius. I’m just gonna keep things simple.”
    Usyk added: “As you all know, we are not in the best conditions at the moment back home.
    “I never made some very loud and bright speeches, all I did was just work hard in my training camp, my gym, that’s what I’m gonna do until the date of the fight.
    “Then I will enter the ring and I will make you happy with my boxing.”
    Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua met at a press conference in Saudi ArabiaCredit: AFP
    Who is Robert Garcia?
    Robert Garcia is Joshua’s new trainer, with AJ splitting from long-time coach Rob McCracken following his loss to Usyk last September.
    McCracken had led Joshua to Olympic gold at London 2012, his first world title in 2016, and the regaining of his belts in 2019.
    But the tactics Joshua used in the defeat to Usyk were widely panned, so the Watford man went out in search of a new voice in the corner.
    In steps Garcia, who has guided 14 different men to world titles throughout his legendary career as a trainer.
    Fighters he’s trained include former four-division champ and brother Mikey Garcia, Marcos Maidana, Jose Ramirez, Bam Rodriguez, Abner Mares, Nonito Donaire, Brandon Rios and Antonio Margarito.
    The Mexican was also a fighter himself, and won the IBF super-featherweight world title in 1998.
    Anthony Joshua has named Robert Garcia as his new trainerCredit: Snapchat
    Robert Garcia will be Anthony Joshua’s lead trainer in Saudi Arabia on August 20
    But in 2001, after a knockout loss to Joel Casamyaor, Garcia retired at the age of 26 and decided to focus on training.
    Garcia is known to be an offensive, Mexican-style, front-foot trainer, and will train the tactics plenty believe Joshua needs to beat an elusive southpaw like Usyk.
    The 47-year-old has said: “We’ll see who’s the better man. We’re going to do whatever it takes to win those titles back.
    “I know he can do it. He’s the bigger man, he’s the stronger man, he’s got the reach advantage, so we’re going to take advantage of all that.
    “Come that day, I think without a doubt, we’re going to have a three-time heavyweight champion of the world.” More

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    Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: CONFIRMED Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel and undercard for British dust-up

    BIG time British boxing is back as Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn are set to clash in a bout that will stoke the memories of the 1990s. It was in 1990 and again in 1993 that Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn fought two brutal world title fights.
    Conor Benn won his last fight via KO in the 2nd round vs Chris van HeerdenCredit: PA
    Chris Eubank Jr beat Liam Williams on points in FebruaryCredit: Reuters
    Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn fought twice in their legendary careersCredit: Getty
    Eubank Sr won the first one via 9th-round TKO, picking up the WBO middleweight title in the process, but the second fight, which took place at super-middleweight, ended in a draw.
    Now 29 years on, their sons will clash.
    Eubank Jr, a middleweight who has also campaigned at 168lbs, will come down to his lowest weight ever 156lbs to challenge Benn – a career welterweight.
    It was a fight which was first floated into the ether after Eubank Jr beat Liam Williams earlier this year.
    Nobody took the idea of it seriously, apart from Benn, who has struggled to find a competitive fight at 147lbs.

    When is Eubank Jr vs Benn?

    Eubank Jr’s massive clash with Benn will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
    The fight will take place at the O2 Arena in front of 18,000 fans.
    Both men will clash 29 years on, almost to the day, from Eubank Sr vs Benn 2 at Old Trafford on October 9, 1993.
    Ring-walks for the main event are expected to get going at around 10pm UK time.

    What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

    Eubank Jr vs Benn will be shown live on DAZN PPV
    You can subscribe to DAZN for £7.99-a-month, but that does NOT give you streaming access to Eubank Jr vs Benn.
    The clash is available for live streaming from the DAZN app, which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.

    Eubank Jr vs Benn FULL CARD
    The full card is yet to be announced but SunSport will be regularly updating fans once the other fights are revealed.
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    What has been said?
    Both fighters are excited to put on a showdown which will roll back the years for many boxing fans.
    Eubank Jr said: “I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis… could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out.
    “He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
    “It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.”
    Whilst Benn said: “This fight is for the legacy and was an opportunity I felt I couldn’t pass up.
    “My team and I had other options on the table as I’m currently ranked top 5 with all governing bodies at Welterweight and no doubt I’m looking for a World Championship fight very soon, but this fight is embedded with so much history and I know it’s one the public really want to see.
    “To me this fight is personal – it’s more than titles and rankings, this is unfinished business between our families!” More

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    Boxing schedule 2022: Upcoming fights, schedule as Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr CANCELLED, Joshua vs Usyk 2

    THE first six months of 2022 was a monster run in boxing, and you can expect more of the same in the second half of the year.Earlier this year we had Tyson Fury’s knockout win over Dillian Whyte, as well as Dmitry Bivol’s shocking decision victory against Canelo Alvarez.
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    In three weeks Brit star Anthony Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a huge heavyweight rematch on August 20.
    And later this year, Canelo is back in action in a huge trilogy match-up with Gennady Golovkin.

    🥊 AJ vs Usyk 2 date, live stream and TV channel for blockbuster rematch
    Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2022 below…
    📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
    🗓 August 6 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas

    Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Michael McKinson (12 rounds – welterweight)

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    🗓 August 6 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Michael Conlan vs Miguel Marriaga (10 rounds – featherweight)

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    🗓 August 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

    Dalton Smith vs Sam O’maison (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Erica Anabella Farias vs Sandy Ryan (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 August 13 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Teofimo Lopez vs. Pedro Campa (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Xander Zayas vs Elias Espadas (8 rounds – super-welterweight)

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    🗓 August 20 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

    Adrien Broner vs Omar Figueroa (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Albert Puello vs Batyr Akhmedov (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Roger Gutierrez vs Hector Garcia (12 rounds – super-featherweight)

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    🗓 August 20 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, IBF, WBO titles)
    Filip Hrgovic vs Zhang Zhilei (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    📺 DAZN PPV (UK) 📺
    🗓 August 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    KSI vs Alex Wassabi (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

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    🗓 September 4 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

    Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Isaac Cruz vs Eduardo Ramirez (12 rounds – lightweight)

    📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
    🗓 September 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, The Ring titles)
    Alycia Baumgardner vs Mikaela Mayer (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

    📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
    🗓 September 17 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin III (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC, Ring Magazine titles)
    Jesse Bam Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Ammo Williams vs Kieron Conway (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Diego Pacheco vs Enrique Collazo (10 rounds – super middleweight)

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    🗓 September 23 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

    Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)

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    Boxing results 2022
    🗓 July 30 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

    Danny Garcia def. Jose Benavidez Jr. MD12 (12 rounds -super-welterweight)
    Gary Antuanne Russell def. Rances Barthelemy TKO6 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 July 30 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth, England

    Chris Billam-Smith def. Isaac Chamberlain UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Ben Whitaker def. Greg O’Neill TKO2 (6 rounds – light heavyweight)
    Caroline Dubois def. Happy Daudi TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 July 16 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

    Ryan Garcia def. Javier Fortuna (12 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 July 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Mark Heffron def. Lennox Clarke TKO5 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Hamzah Sheeraz def. Francisco Emmanuel Torres TKO5 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Dennis McCann def. James Beech Jr. TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 July 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Rey Vargas def. Mark Magsayo SD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)

    🗓 July 9 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Derek Chisora def. Kubrat Pulev SD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Israel Madrimov vs Michel Soro TD3 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 July 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Joe Joyce def. Christian Hammer TKO4 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Jason Cunningham vs Zolani Tete KO4 (12 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 25 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Jesse Bam Rodriguez def. Srisraket Sor Rungvisai TKO8 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Murodjon Akhmadaliev def. Ronny Rios UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBA, IBF titles)

    🗓 June 18 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Artur Beterbiev def. Joe Smith Jr. TKO2 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBO, IBF world titles)
    Robeisy Ramirez def. Abraham Nova KO5 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

    Richard Riakporhe def. Fabio Turchi TKO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Chris Kongo def. Sebastian Formella UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Zak Chelli def. Germaine Brown UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Telford, England

    Liam Davies def. Marc Leach UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Ijaz Ahmed DREW w/ Kaisy Khademi (12 rounds – super-flyweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Edgar Berlanga def. Roamer Alexis Angulo UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Anaheim, California

    Jaime Munguia def. Jimmy Kelly TKO5 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

    Daniel Dubois def. Trevor Bryan (12 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 June 10 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

    Hiroto Kyoguchi def. Esteban Bermudez TKO8 (12-rounds – light-flyweight, WBA title)
    Eduardo Hernandez def. Jorge Casteneda TKO1 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Diego Pacheco def. Raul Ortega TKO4 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

    🗓 June 7 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

    Naoya Inoue def. Nonito Donaire II KO2 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring titles)

    🗓 June 4 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Stephen Fulton def. Danny Roman UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBC, WBO titles)
    David Morrell def. Kalvin Henderson TKO4 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 June 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

    Joe Cordina def. Kenichi Ogawa KO2 ( 12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF world title)
    Zelfa Barrett def. Faroukh Kourbanov UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Skye Nicolson def. Gabriela Bouvier UD8 (8 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 June 5 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

    Devin Haney def. George Kambosos Jr UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring titles)
    Lucas Browne def. Junior Fa KO1 (10 rounds, heavyweight)

    🗓 May 28 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

    Gervonta Davis def. Rolando Romero TKO6 (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Erislandy Lara def. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan TKO8 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Jesus Ramos def. Luke Santamaria UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

    Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore (no decision – exhibition)
    Anderson Silva vs Bruno Machado (no decision – exhibition)
    Delfine Persoon def. Elhem Mekhelad UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Badou Jack def. Hany Atiyo KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Janibek Alimkhanuly def. Danny Dignum KO2 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Jamaine Ortiz def. Jamel Herring UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona

    David Benavidez def. David Lemieux KO2 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 May 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

    Joshua Buatsi def. Craig Richards UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
    Alen Babic def. Adam Balski UD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Chantelle Cameron def. Victoria Bustos UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Robbie Davies Jr. def. Javier Molina SD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Ellie Scotney def. Maria Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

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    🗓 May 14 🇺🇸 Carson, California

    Jermell Charlo def. Brian Castano TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
    Jaron Ennis def. Custio Clayton KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)

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    🗓 May 14 🇫🇷 Paris, France

    Martin Bakole def. Tony Yoka MD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 May 7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Dmitry Bivol def. Canelo Alvarez UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBA title)
    Montana Love def. Gabriel Valenzuela UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Shakhram Giyasov def. Christian Gomez UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Zhilei Zhang def. Scott Alexander KO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Aaron Silva def. Alexis Espino TKO4 (8 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano SD10 (10 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring Magazine titles)
    Liam Smith def. Jesse Vargas TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Franchon Crews-Dezurn def. Elin Cederroos SD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles)

    🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Shakur Stevenson def. Oscar Valdez UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC & WBO titles)

    🗓 April 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Tyson Fury def. Dillian Whyte KO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, Ring Magazine title)
    Ekow Essuman def. Darren Tetley UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Nick Ball def. Isaac Lowe TKO6 (10 rounds – featherweight)
    David Adeleye def. Chris Healey TKO4 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
    Tommy Fury def. Daniel Bocianski UD6 (6 rounds – light-heavyweight)
    Karol Itauma def. Michal Ciach TKO2 (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    🗓 April 16 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas

    Errol Spence Jr def. Yordenis Ugas TKO10 (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF titles)
    Isaac Cruz def. Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO5 (10 rounds – lightweight)
    Eimantas Stanionis def. Radzhab Butaev SD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)

    🗓 April 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Conor Benn def. Chris van Heerden KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy KO8 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 April 9 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

    Gennady Golovkin def. Ryota Murata TKO9 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBA & IBF titles)

    🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Ryan Garcia def. Emmanuel Tagoe UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Sebastian Fundora def. Erickson Lubin TKO9 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Tony Harrison def. Sergio Garcia UD12 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 March 26 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Tim Tszyu def. Terrell Gausha (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Richard Riakporhe def. Deion Jumah TKO8 (10 rounds – cruiserweight)

    🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds, England

    Josh Warrington def. Kiko Martinez TKO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
    Maxi Hughes def. Ryan Walsh UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Ebanie Bridges def. Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight, IBF title)
    Dalton Smith def. Ray Moylette TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Skye Nicholson def. Bec Connolly (6 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 March 19 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

    Sunny Edwards def. Muhammad Waseem UD12 (12 rounds – flyweight, IBF title)
    Regis Prograis def. Tyrone McKenna TKO6 (10 rounds -super-lightweight)

    🗓 March 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    David Avanesyan def. Finn Oskari Metz KO1 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Hamzah Sheeraz def. Jez Smith KO2 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Dennis McCann def. Charles Tondo UD8 (8 rounds – bantamweight)

    🗓 March 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

    Leigh Wood def. Michael Conlan KO12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA Regular title)
    Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
    Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 March 5 🇺🇸 San Diego, California

    Roman Gonzalez def. Julio Cesar Martinez UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBA title)
    Mauricio Lara def. Emilio Sanchez TKO3 (10 rounds – featherweight)
    Diego Pacheco def. Genc Pllana KO2 (8 rounds – super middleweight)
    Marc Castro def. Julio Madera UD6 (6 rounds – lightweight)
    Skye Nicolson def. Jessica Juarez UD6 (6 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

    Jose Ramirez def. Jose Pedraza UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Joet Gonzalez def. Jeo Santisima TKO9 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Lawrence Okolie def. Michal Cieslak UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
    Jordan Gill def. Karim Guerfi KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
    Anthony Fowler def. Lukasz Maciec UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Demsey McKean def. Ariel Esteban Bracamonte UD8 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Galal Yafai def. Carlos Bautista TKO5 (10 rounds – flyweight)
    Campbell Hatton def. Joe Ducker TKO6 (4 rounds -lightweight)

    🗓 February 26 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, California

    Hector Garcia def. Chris Colbert UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Gary Antuanne Russell def. Viktor Postol TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Fernando Martinez def. Jerwin Ancajas UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, IBF title)

    🗓 February 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

    Josh Taylor def. Jack Catterall SD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)
    Robeisy Ramirez def. Eric Donovan TKO3 (10 rounds -featherweight)
    Nick Campbell def. Jay McFarlane TKO7 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 February 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Kell Brook def. Amir Khan TKO6 (12 rounds – catchweight, 149lbs)
    Natasha Jonas def. Chris Namus TKO2 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Viddal Riley def. Willbeforce Shihepo UD6 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Adam Azim def. Jordan Ellison TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)
    Hassan Azim def. MJ Hall UD4 (4 rounds – welterweight)

    🗓 February 19 🇲🇽 Tijuana, Mexico

    Jaime Munguia def. D’Mitrius Ballard TKO3 (12 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 February 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    John Ryder def. Daniel Jacobs SD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Johnny Fisher def. Gabriel Enguema UD6 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
    Felix Cash def. Magomed Madiev UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
    Ellie Scotney def. Jorgelina Guanini UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Ammo Williams def. Javier Francisco Maciel TKO6 (10 rounds – middleweight)

    🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Keith Thurman def. Mario Barrios UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Luis Nery def. Carlos Castro SD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Leo Santa Cruz def. Keenan Carbajal UD10 (12 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

    Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez def. Carlos Cuadras UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
    Jamie Mitchell def. Carly Skelly TKO4 (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
    Raymond Ford def. Edward Vazquez SD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 February 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

    Chris Eubank def. Liam Williams UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight)
    Claressa Shields def. Ema Kozin UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight, WBC, IBF, WBA titles)
    Caroline Dubois def. Vaida Masiokaite UD4 (4 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 January 22 🇺🇸 Atlantic City, New Jersey

    Mark Magsayo def. Gary Russell Jr MD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)
    Subriel Matias def. Petros Ananyan TKO9 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    🗓 January 15 🇺🇸 Verona, New York

    Joe Smith Jr def. Steve Geffrard TKO9 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBO title)
    Abraham Nova vs Jose Enrique Vivas TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

    🗓 January 1 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

    Luis Ortiz def. Charles Martin TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Frank Sanchez def. Christian Hammer UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    Ali Eren Demirezen def. Gerald Washington TKO8 (10 rounds – heavyweight) More