LONDON: Fans got their first glimpse of two of the biggest names in boxing four days ahead of the highly anticipated Riyadh Season Card Wembley Edition fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois on Monday. Joshua and Dubois faced off for the first time at a media event held near the iconic London landmark of Tower Bridge. It was…
RIYADH: Frank Warren’s Queensberry fighters accomplished a 10-0 clean sweep over Matchroom’s boxers in a team boxing format in Riyadh on Sunday. Queensberry’s Daniel Dubois put on the performance of his career to stop Filip Hrgovic, after a nasty cut to the Croatian forced a stoppage. Dubois, who continues to progress up the boxing ladder,…
RIYADH: Tyson Fury will seek revenge against Oleksandr Usyk on Dec. 21 in Riyadh for the heavyweight boxing title. Usyk defeated the British boxer on May 19 on points, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the 21st century.The chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh said: “The quality of the first fight…
RIYADH: Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua stopped Francis Ngannou in the second round on Saturday, dominating his matchup with the ex-UFC heavyweight champ. Joshua floored Ngannou in the first round and again in the second with right hands at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. He finished the fight with one punch immediately after the second 10-count,…
Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan has been handed a two-year ban from all sport after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 36-year-old retired boxer returned a positive result for anabolic agent ostarine after his loss to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022, UK Anti-Doping said Tuesday. Ostarine is a selective androgen receptor modulator that…
Israel Adesanya has pulled off a stunning knockout win over Alex Pereira to reclaim the middleweight crown at UFC 287 in Miami, downing the Brazilian in the second round to avenge his only UFC defeat at middleweight. Adesanya wanted a quick rematch after a November loss to Pereira stripped him of the 185-pound (84kg) championship…
