The two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer’s life has been turned into rousing drama The Fire Inside, written by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins Claressa Shields was two months removed from defending Read more

Oleksandr Usyk’s triumph over Tyson Fury in Riyadh was barely noticed beyond Ukraine and Britain. That’s a shame because it was an important fight and a good one Once upon Read more

The Briton stayed the distance against Oleksandr Usyk but after back-to-back defeats what is left for the 36-year-old to prove? In the end everyone runs out of road. It was Read more

Boxing is full of unsavoury people but it also produces extraordinary men. The Ukrainian champion is one of them As Oleksandr Usyk walked towards us just after three in the Read more

Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was Read more

Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the backlash also damaged careers and wellbeing Lina Nielsen remembers the moment she had the idea. Read more

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s Read more

Round by round, minute by minute, punch for punch. Here’s how our experts called the unified heavyweight title bout Usyk and Fury practically sprint from their corners to meet each Read more

Ukrainian wins 116-112 on all three scorecards Briton shakes his head and leaves ring speechless Oleksandr Usyk remains the shining king of boxing’s dark and chaotic world. The great Ukrainian Read more

All the best pictures from Usyk’s win by unanimous points decision to remain the heavyweight king of boxing Continue reading… Read more