We’ve been here before. After a tough, at times laboured performance from Derek Chisora, with fans seeing the extremely likeable ring warrior trudge through yet another one, his legs looking slow, his balance far from on-point, his punches seemingly being fired through treacle, his heart as massive as ever, the calls for his retirement are ringing out.
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) kept himself in position for his massive payday fight against Deontay Wilder in January by knocking out substitute opponent Robert Helenius (32-5, 21 KOs) in the seventh round of a competitive fight on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The August 12th card at The O2 in London, that will be headlined by Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte’s rematch, will be a night of the heavyweights.
nbeaten heavyweight prospect Michael Polite Coffie, who is already 35 years of age but looks and fights like a much younger man, will return to action on July 31st when he will face former WBC heavyweight title challenger Gerald Washington on FOX.
Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury defeated Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder by seventh-round stoppage to capture the WBC Heavyweight Championship Saturday night headlining a historic mega PPV event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
On the big Wilder-Fury II card in Las Vegas tonight, former IBF heavyweight champ “Prince” Charles Martin scored a sixth round KO over Gerald Washington to win an IBF eliminator.
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(IBF Heavyweight World Title Eliminator— 12 Rounds).
Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) kept his word in weighing in over 270 lbs on Friday at his weigh-in for his rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
Fighters stepping into the ring this Saturday, February 22 on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II undercard previewed their respective showdowns at the final press conference Thursday before they step into the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury made their grand arrivals Tuesday afternoon at MGM Grand, kicking off fight week events for the most anticipated heavyweight showdown in two decades.’