LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The sweet science has never been short on dream matchups—but some linger longer than others. One of them is the tantalizing clash between two titans of British boxing: the thunderous Olympic gold medalist from Watford and the undefeated giant with a gypsy soul. Fans have been salivating over Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury insisted that there would be no joking around ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, as both heavyweights were subdued in a bizarre press conference on Thursday. Usyk beat Fury on a split-decision in Saudi Arabia in May to become a four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion, and the pair will meet…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three weeks after losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury was seen falling over outside of a pub after being removed by security following a night of drinking. Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury was seen being escorted out of a pub by security before falling over on the pavement outside. Fury was at the…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The judges were split, but the title is undisputed. Boxing has its first true heavyweight king in 24 years, and his name is Oleksandr Usyk. The WBA, WBO and IBF champion defeated WBC champion Tyson Fury on Saturday by split decision (115-112, 113-114, 114-113) to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou with a devastating second-round finish to shatter any prospect of a sensational upset and continue his march towards becoming a three-time world champion on Friday. Joshua floored a shell-shocked Ngannou with a vicious right hand in the opening round before knocking down the former UFC heavyweight…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury was forced to get up off the canvas as he claimed an incredibly controversial split decision victory over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, making his professional boxing debut, took Fury the distance and put his opponent on the canvas in round three after connecting with a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury has no interest in fighting Anthony Joshua despite the fact boxing fans are longing for an all-British bout between the two heavyweights. Fury described Joshua as a ‘big bum-dosser’ who was beaten by a ‘fat man’ and stated their bout was ‘dead’ in the water following AJ’s second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. …
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois on Saturday night at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland with a knockout victory in nine rounds. He retained the unified WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight belts, the titles that Usyk had won from, and defended against, Anthony Joshua. But Usyk had to weather immense pressure to…