Anthony Joshua has recorded the biggest rise in fortune in sport – £58 million – over the past year.
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Evander Holyfield appeared to be on course for a boxing comeback against Mike Tyson after he released more training footage on Tuesday.
Evander Holyfield is willing to step into the ring for a third time with Mike Tyson.
“I’d like to announce that I will be making a comeback to the ring. I will be fighting in exhibition matches for a great cause: #Unite4OurFight,” he wrote.
American boxing great Mike Tyson has been offered $1 million to have a bout with Sonny Bill Williams, Paul Gallen or Barry Hall, according to the Australian Daily Mail.
Bulgarian brute Kubrat Pulev has once again refused to step aside in order to allow Tyson Fury to face Anthony Joshua in his next fight.
Deontay Wilder has revealed that he has removed “snakes” from his entourage as he prepares to take on Tyson Fury for the third and final time.
Amir Khan wants to fight Manny Pacquiao in Qatar when boxing resumes following the coronavirus crisis.
The former world champion has not fought since his facile win over Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia last summer.
George Foreman has admitted he “didn’t want anything to do” with “monster” Mike Tyson when a fight between the two heavyweights was mooted in the late 1980s.
Tyson Fury slammed Deontay Wilder for “letting himself down” after he insisted he does not recognise the Gypsy King as the WBC champion.
Deontay Wilder has revealed he suffered a bicep injury during his knockout defeat against Tyson Fury in February.
Floyd Mayweather knocked out an over-confident heavyweight during a sparring session, according to a former training partner.
Floyd Mayweather’s teenage daughter faces up to 99 years in jail after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend’s baby mama twice in a bloody row.
The 43-year-old intends to follow in the footsteps of his father, Floyd Sr, and his late uncle, Roger, who passed away last month.
Heavyweight title contender Kubrat Pulev will donate half of his Anthony Joshua fight fee to the battle against Coronavirus Disease.
Mike Tyson has urged Deontay Wilder to stop feeling sorry for himself after his loss to Tyson Fury.
Kubrat Pulev has confirmed his fight with Anthony Joshua is pencilled in for July 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight against Kubrat Pulev on June 20 could be moved to July, says promoter Eddie Hearn.
The 30-year-old Briton is due to defend his WBA, WBO and IBF belts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“We do have a potential date in July but, right now, we are hoping June 20 can remain the date,” Matchroom Boxing’s Hearn told Sky Sports.
Bulgarian Pulev, 38, is the mandatory IBF challenger to take on Joshua.
With the uncertainty around when the remaining games in domestic football will be completed because of the coronavirus outbreak, and the possibility the season could extend into the summer months, Hearn said he has had conversations with Tottenham to “make sure we’re all on the same page”.
“We know we have the same strategy moving forward,” added Hearn. “Obviously the Premier League decision will play a big part in a number of sports. Plans to put new dates in place and that fight as well.”
Joshua won the WBA, WBO and IBF belts back with a unanimous points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr last December.
If the fight with Pulev does go ahead, it will be Joshua’s first bout in the United Kingdom since beating Alexander Povetkin at Wembley in September 2018.
He was initially due to fight Pulev at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in October 2017 but the Bulgarian withdrew after suffering a shoulder injury in sparring, with Carlos Takam stepping in to replace him at 12 days’ notice.
WBC chief Mauricio Sulaiman has backed Tyson Fury following new allegations which claim that the Gypsy King attempted to dodge a drug ban.
Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children, Josie Harris, has been found dead in her car by police in California.