Fury set for 2026 return, says Saudi boxing bigwig July 3, 2025 Tyson Fury has given his word over a return to the ring in 2026, boxing dealmaker Turki Alalshikh has claimed. The man behind Riyadh Season, seen as key to a resurgence in boxing, spoke on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday saying the Gypsy King will return next year. It comes after Fury retired for the [...]
Hearn hopeful of Battle of Britain Fury fight with Joshua April 16, 2025 Matchroom bigwig Eddie Hearn has said he is hopeful boxing fans will still get to watch Anthony Joshua take on Tyson Fury in the future. Hearn’s optimism comes despite Fury retiring for the fourth time in January. There have been calls from British boxing fans to see a Battle of Britain fight at Wembley Stadium [...]
Wembley lined up for Usyk-Dubois undisputed heavyweight title fight April 15, 2025 London’s National football stadium Wembley is being lined up to host Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed heavyweight fight with Daniel Dubois. The arch-topped arena has hosted eight headline bouts before and could stage one of Ukrainian Usyk’s final fights in July this year. Dubois has taken on Anthony Joshua previously at the 90,000-seater stadium in north London, [...]
Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren interview: ‘Let’s not f*** this up’ April 7, 2025 Listening to Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren bounce off each other it is easy to forget they were sworn enemies until around 18 months ago. That was when Saudi sports impresario Turki Alalshikh essentially instructed Britain’s two biggest boxing promoters to bury the hatchet if they wanted to keep staging lucrative fights at his expense [...]
Wembley considered for Usyk undisputed heavyweight fight with Dubois March 12, 2025 Wembley Stadium could host the undisputed heavyweight boxing world title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois. Ukrainian Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis last May when he beat Tyson Fury in Riyadh but relinquished one of his belts when he couldn’t face Dubois due to a rematch clause with [...]
Daniel Dubois next fight: Brit mulls Usyk revenge mission and Joshua rematch February 24, 2025 Daniel Dubois is weighing up a rematch with either Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua after being forced to pull out of his £7m world title defence against Joseph Parker. IBF heavyweight champion Dubois was ruled out of the scheduled fight with Parker in Riyadh on Saturday at short notice after falling ill and his stand-in [...]
Tyson Fury turns back on £100m Joshua fight by announcing retirement January 13, 2025 Tyson Fury appears to have turned his back on a £100m windfall by announcing his retirement from boxing in the wake of a second defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Fury, 36, made the shock statement in a short video clip posted to Instagram on Monday, just three weeks after he lost to Usyk in a controversial [...]
Anthony Joshua joins padel craze by investing in Murray’s Hexagon Cup team January 13, 2025 Boxer Anthony Joshua has teamed up with fellow British sporting great Andy Murray by becoming a co-owner of his Hexagon Cup-winning padel team. Joshua has joined Murray, tennis coach Dani Vallverdu and businessman Arran Yentob in the ownership group of Team AD/vantage as the British entrant bids to retain its crown this month. They will [...]
Hamilton world title or Fury vs Joshua? The betting trends set to dominate 2025 January 4, 2025 Millions of Brits love a little betting flutter now and again, and sport is where the majority of our punts go. Government reports state that “the provisional 2024 to 2025 year-to-date [April to September] total for betting and gaming receipts is £1,78bn, which is £102m (6 per cent) higher than the same period during the [...]
Boxing fans to get more blockbuster fights from new global TV deal November 4, 2024 Dazn’s exclusive deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions will help to unlock more of the blockbuster fights that fans have been clamouring for, such as Tyson Fury’s long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua, says the channel’s boxing chief. The multi-year agreement sees Queensberry join UK rival Matchroom in committing to the London-headquartered sport streaming platform, removing [...]