Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35 (DAZN) Boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35 just six days after winning his first title. Bamba beat Rogelio Medina Luna in New Jersey last Saturday to win the WBA Gold Cruiserweight belt. A former United States Marine who served for seven months in Iraq, Bamba turned to professional boxing in 2021. Last month, Bamba became the first client of Ne-Yo’s new management company. ‘It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved son, brother, friend and boxing champion Paul Bamba, whose light and love touched countless lives,’ Ne-Yo and the Bamba family said in…

Tyson Fury has faced calls to quit (Picture: Getty) Tyson Fury has no plans to retire from boxing just yet despite suffering his second professional defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night. Fury was seeking revenge on Usyk after his razor-thin defeat in February but tasted defeat again in Saudi Arabia, as all three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian. The Gypsy King later vented at the judges’ scorecards, describing them as a ‘Christmas gift’ for Usyk, but skirted around questions surrounding his future in the sport. ‘You might see me fight again, you might not,’ he cryptically told reporters shortly after his fight. The Brit…

Tyson Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk again in Riyadh (Picture: Getty Images) Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk earned a lot of money from their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, although the Gypsy King got less than he did from their first fight. Usyk beat the Brit for a second time, winning a unanimous decision victory after his split decision win in May. The Ukrainian keeps hold of the WBC, WBO and IBO belts and takes his perfect record to 23-0, while Fury’s back-to-back defeats leave him at 34-2-1. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, despite it being an extremely close…

Tyson Fury has now suffered back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk (Reuters) Turki Alalshikh has disagreed with Tyson Fury’s claim that he won his rematch against OIeksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Usyk cemented his status as the best heavyweight in the world with another impressive display against Fury, with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian. Speaking after suffering the second loss of his career, Fury described the judges’ scoring as a ‘Christmas gift’ and was adamant that he had done enough to beat Usyk. However, Turki Alalshikh, Saudi’s boxing kingpin, agrees that Usyk deserved to win by a four-round margin. ‘I thought…

Oleksandr Usyk showed his class in his rematch win against Tyson Fury (Getty) Oleksandr Usyk cemented his status as the world’s best heavyweight after a second victory against Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Usyk produced another masterful display to win via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian. Fury, who has now suffered back-to-back defeats to Usyk, describing the judges’ scorecards as a ‘Christmas gift’. Fury said: ‘I felt I won the both fights. I know what I had to do – knock him out to get a decision. But do you know what, it’s boxing. ‘There’s no doubt…

Tyson Fury says the judges gave Oleksandr Usyk a ‘Christmas gift’ in their rematch (Getty) Tyson Fury believes Oleksandr Usyk was handed a ‘Christmas gift’ by the judges following his rematch defeat in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. In another entertaining fight in Saudi Arabia, all three judges scored the contest 116-112 in favour of Usyk, although many believed that Fury had done enough to win more rounds. Fury felt he was the aggressor during the fight and felt he had done enough to convince the judges to secure a victory via decision. After the fight, the 36-year-old also dismissed suggestions that Usyk is the best opponent he’s faced and…

Tyson Fury has question marks over his future after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time (PA Wire) Eddie Hearn believes the only opponent Tyson Fury can face next is Anthony Joshua after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night. Fury was beaten by Usyk for a second time in Saudi Arabia as all three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian. The loss is now the second of Fury’s career and Usyk could now face Daniel Dubois, who beat Joshua for the IBF world heavyweight title in September, at some point next year if the 27-year-old Brit beats Joseph Parker on February 22. Joshua’s next…

Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury via unanimous decision in their rematch (PA Wire) Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury in their highly anticipated rematch but Anthony Joshua disagreed with the judges’ unanimous 116-112 scorecards. The Ukrainian delivered another impressive display in Saudi Arabia by catching Fury with several clean shots and outworking his opponent particularly in the latter rounds. However, Fury started the contest brightly and many believed that the 36-year-old had done enough to make it a tough evening for the three judges at ringside. But after the final bell, all three judges scored it 116-112 in favour of Usyk, who retains his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC heavyweight world…

Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury did not disappoint (Picture: Getty) An inspired Oleksandr Usyk successfully retained his heavyweight world titles and further cemented his legendary status with a unanimous points victory over Tyson Fury in a compelling rematch. Usyk, defending his WBA, WBO and WBC belts, was the more reserved of the two fighters in the opening exchanges but battled back emphatically in the closing rounds to keep his 100 per cent career record intact. All three judges scored the contest 116-112 in favour of Usyk, with Fury left visibly stunned as he was consigned to only the second defeat of his professional career. ‘I win, it’s good. I win,…

Usyk and Fury will face off for the second time this weekend (Picture: Getty) Tyson Fury will look to enact his revenge on Oleksandr Usyk when the pair square off in a huge heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia tonight. Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly a quarter of a century after his narrow split-decision win against Fury seven months ago. The defeat marked the first professional loss of the Gypsy King’s career but he now has the chance to avenge that loss back in Riyadh. Usyk has since vacated his IBF belt but three world title belts will still be on the line as both fighters once…