For the first time in 25 years, boxing produced an undisputed world heavy champion on Sunday when Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk beat British Tyson Fury by split decision. The Ukraine now holds the World Boxing Association (Super), International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organisation and World Boxing Council titles. Lennox Lewis was the last undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1999. The Mirror …

The Ministry of Sports in collaboration with Yucateco Boxing Promotions will hold the first boxing award event, Boxing Lifetime Achievements Merit Awards Ceremony, at Jivinik Hall in Ikeja GRA on Friday, 19 April in Lagos. The event is in line with Sports Minister John Enoh’s agenda on athletes’ recognition and appreciation and is organised by the hosts of the first-ever …

Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou in just the second round of their heavyweight clash in the early hours of Saturday. Joshua had his Cameroonian opponent on the canvas in the first round and twice more in the second in a brutal and brief exhibition of punching power. Ngannou, 37, a former UFC …

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has claimed his first-ever MMA Junkie Knockout of the Year Award for his second-round KO of Alex Pereira in April 2023. Adesanya has previously won multiple awards, including Newcomer of The Year, Fight of The Year, and Male Fighter of The Year in mixed martial arts, but despite his impressive knockouts record in UFC …

Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus (well known as Portable), on Wednesday, was declared winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha. The contest last four round. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State. It started after 1 am and lasted about 40 minutes. The pair had …

Anthony Joshua has won his third fight of 2023 with a TKO victory over Otto Wallin in the main event of the “Day of Reckoning” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After securing consecutive victories over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius with a seventh-round knockout in August, Joshua cruised to a fifth-round technical knockout win over Wallin, who had …

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes that the Biritish-Nigerian will have his first bout of 2024 against Deontay Wilder as long as they both win their respective fights on 23 December. Joshua will headline against Otto Wallin two days before Christmas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Wilder will take on Joseph Parker on the same card. Should both Joshua and …

Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has tried to convince Israel Adesanya to make an early return from his UFC break when both athletes met in Saudi. The former two-time middleweight champion confirmed plans for a lengthy break from active competition until potentially 2027 at the earliest following his September title loss. On Saturday, Adesanya appeared to have his interested piqued …

WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury beat former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou on a split decision in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. It was, indeed, a fight that almost delivered one of boxing’s biggest upsets. Fury, an unbeaten holder of one of the sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly avoided a first defeat at the hands of a …

Anthony Joshua despite the fact boxing fans are longing for an all-British bout between the two heavyweights may not fight Tyson Fury. 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. The Gypsy King – who is taking on …