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Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in tense face-off – Fury predicts: 'I guarantee he does not go past [round seven]'

Tyson Fury has newfound “one-punch knockout power” and promised to “run over” Deontay Wilder when they went face to face. Fury and Wilder met at a press conference on Tuesday night ahead of their trilogy fight for the WBC heavyweight championship on July 24 in Las Vegas. Wilder spoke only briefly to thank his legal team for enforcing this fight […]

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Claressa Shields will find it 'very hard' to conquer MMA despite her debut victory, says Bellator president Scott Coker

Claressa Shields will find it ‘very hard’ to conquer MMA, despite her debut win last week, as it takes ‘years’ to learn the correct skills, says Bellator boss Scott Coker. The 26-year-old American, who is one of the biggest stars in women’s boxing, made a successful switch to MMA last week as she stopped Brittney Elkin in her first bout […]

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Eddie Hearn responds to Bob Arum's criticism

‘He’s the greediest man I’ve EVER met’: Eddie Hearn responds to Bob Arum’s criticism after fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury failed to materialise Eddie Hearn has labelled Bob Arum as ‘the greediest man I’ve ever met’ Arum said Hearn’s greed stopped Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury from happening  Hearn dismissed that suggestion, saying that Arum was in fact […]

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Alexander Povetkin: Russian heavyweight announces retirement from boxing aged 41

Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin has announced his retirement from boxing, citing lingering injuries that require treatment. The 41-year-old was the 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist before turning professional. He held the WBA world heavyweight title between 2011 and 2013. Povetkin had 36 wins, three losses and one draw in his professional career, including 25 knockouts. “The years take their […]

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Shakur Stevenson dominates Jeremiah Nakathila to score shutout unanimous decision win in Las Vegas

Shakur Stevenson proved too slick for Jeremiah Nakathila as he cruised his way to the vacant WBO interim super-featherweight title in Las Vegas. The undefeated 23-year-old dominated his Namibian counterpart from the off, dropping his man in the fourth, en route to a convincing unanimous decision verdict via three scores of 120-107. After a patient opening few rounds, Stevenson picked […]

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