Staredown cancelled as tensions rise at press conference Heavyweights due to meet for third time on Saturday Tyson Fury labelled Deontay Wilder “weak” before a blazing argument erupted between the Read more

Tyson made his professional debut in March 1985. With 21 months, he had won 28 fights and become a world champion By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog To Read more

American says he has improved since loss to Fury in 2020 and his ability to overcome adversity may stand him in good stead “I see me beating him up and Read more

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will fight for the third time on Saturday. In 2018, the pair drew as they faced up for the first time. Last year Fury was Read more

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Richard McLaren’s report details bribes made to fix Olympic fights, an official threatened in his hotel room, and a thwarted cash-for-medals deal McLaren said he was now investigating 11 suspicious Read more

Culture of ‘favours’ saw incorruptible officials driven out Aiba president Wu Ching-kuo let ‘manipulation flourish’ A damning investigation into boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics has found widespread evidence of Read more

‘I was hoping Joshua could win the fight’, admits Fury WBC champion will fight Deontay Wilder on 9 October Tyson Fury says he was “absolutely wounded” by Anthony Joshua being Read more