With both men insistent on making big fights and an aim to eventually earn a heavyweight title shot, former WBO champion Joseph Parker is prepared to face Joe Joyce, per recent comments by his manager David Higgins. If they could agree terms, this would matchup #2 and #3 in the rankings for Anthony Joshua’s WBO belt, which he defends vs. Oleksandr Usyk later this month. Continue reading
Ahead of his mandatory title defence vs. Oleksandr Usyk this time next month, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has stressed the importance of keeping his weight trim as he prepares to face a bullish “12-round fighter” in the Ukrainian, whose excellent movement and tactical prowess has helped him remain perfect as a pro at 18-0 with 13 KOs.
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Despite insisting that he’d find an opponent to fight over the summer, eager to remain active, WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte’s in-ring return could be as late as early September if his promoter Eddie Hearn is to be believed.
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Having shaken some of his ring rust off – recovering from a round two knockdown – before outstriking Chris Arreola in their WBA heavyweight title eliminator, former unified world champion Andy Ruiz Jr (34-2, 22 KOs) expressed an interest in fighting another dangerous veteran – Luis Ortiz (32-2, 2 NC), who attended Saturday and is equally up for the challenge.
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Ahead of his return on May 1 against Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 2 NC), former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr (33-2) believes he owes those who supported him before and after losing handily to Anthony Joshua in their rematch to deliver on his potential, as his career resurgence begins.
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He had a seven-month wait and three rescheduled dates, but heavyweight title hopeful Dillian Whyte (28-2) produced a much-needed display to avenge his shock summer KO loss by Alexander Povetkin (36-3-1) with a fourth-round TKO win, reclaiming the WBC interim title as 500-odd fans cheered him on from Gibraltar’s Europa Point Sports Complex.
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Ahead of his world title bout against Anthony Joshua (23-1) on December 12, IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev (28-1) is confident he’ll expose the two-time heavyweight champion to the world again, just like Andy Ruiz did during that fateful night in Las Vegas last June. Continue reading
Last week, former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz announced that he hired highly-respected trainer Eddy Reynoso as his new coach. However, the 43-year-old has been warned to keep him motivated if he’s to reclaim gold again in future. Continue reading
It’s been 100 days since Anthony Joshua avenged one of the sport’s all-time upsets, regaining his heavyweight titles with a comprehensive decision victory in Saudi Arabia. So how does Ruiz avoid becoming the modern-day Buster Douglas, falling into boxing insignificance?
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Six months on from one of the sport’s most staggering upsets, Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles in style with an impressive points victory – 119-109, 118-110, 118-110 – during the Andy Ruiz Jr rematch on Saudi Arabian soil.
Far from pretty, a more competitive scrap than most expected but Tyson Fury importantly came through victorious with a unanimous decision win (116-112, 117-111, 118-110) against spirited Swede Otto Wallin, who was unbeaten in 20 previous fights before their clash in Las Vegas.
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