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Tyson Fury is gearing up in attempt to avenge the first loss of his professional career, handed to him by Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year.

The first battle for the undisputed heavyweight crown in over two decades lived up to its billing, with Usyk starting strong but giving way to Fury’s momentum in the middle rounds.

The Ukrainian, as he has done many times before, found another level late on and scored a 10-8 round after battering the Brit around the ring. It was enough to earn him a split decision on the scorecards to become a four-belt champion in a second division.

Fury has said he took his eye off the ball, though still believes he deserved the nod on the cards, and has assured fans he will right the wrong on December 21 when they run it back in Saudi Arabia. One great boxing mind who believes him is Shakur Stevenson, three-weight world champion and defensive master.

Speaking on social media, Stevenson backed the bigger man.

“I got Fury in the rematch, whoever wanna bet some bread on it hit my line. As long as he in dog shape it’s gone be easy! … Usyk is one of the greatest I ever seen to be honest, but if Tyson Fury is in tip top shape and locked in I got him for sure.”

The second fight will not be for the undisputed championship after Usyk vacated the IBF belt. That was then given to Daniel Dubois, who defended it in emphatic fashion against Anthony Joshua – two men the Ukrainian soundly beat on his way to the history books.

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Anthony Joshua and his problems with the law prior to being knocked out by Dubois: Guilty of speeding four days earlier

Joshua was knocked down four times just days after speeding near Brighton, on the UK’s south coast.

Anthony Joshua revealed he feared he could be banned from driving just days before suffering a humiliating defeat to Daniel Dubois in their all-British IBF Heavyweight title clash at Wembley Stadium.

The ex-unified two-time champion was knocked down four times in front of 98,000 people on Saturday as the 34-year-old’s career took another damaging hit, figuratively and literally, in London.

But it could have been so much worse for the 2012 Olympic gold medalist if a court judge had ruled slightly differently and stripped him of his driving license just days prior to the clash, with the 6ft 6in boxer blaming his offense on training fatigue.

Joshua was ultimately fined $1561.10, a drop in the ocean of his estimated net worth of around $80 million dollars, but it’s suspected he may not have known about the outcome of the legal situation before his Wembley ring walk.

He claimed he sped on May 29 because he was tired after travelling to very remote locations in order to train for his clash with Dubois on September 22, after being served the

“I fully accept responsibility for my actions on May 29, 2024 and deeply regret my failure to adhere to the speed limits,” Joshua said in a letter to Hastings Court. “I understand the importance of road safety and am fully aware of the potential consequences of speeding, not only for myself but also for other road users.”

Joshua‘s letter continued: “I am a professional athlete, currently in the middle of a very intense training camp. My schedule has been extremely demanding, and I was traveling to or from a training session at the time and date of the offense.

“The physical and mental fatigue from my training may have clouded my judgment, leading to this lapse in concentration.”

What speed did Joshua do?

PC Benjamin Dean of Sussex Police pulled his Range Rover over shortly after 21:00 and later told Hastings Magistrates Court it was not the first time the Brit had been caught and punished for speeding.

“From conducting checks on the driving licence of Joshua,” Dean said. “I could see that they had three penalty points on their licence from a previous speeding offence.”

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World Champion Vows To Knock Out Gervonta Davis In 10 Rounds: “I’ll Dominate Him”

Gervonta Davis is in the business of knocking people out.

The 29-year-old from Baltimore has been taken the distance just twice in his undefeated campaign, stopping the other 28 opponents often with one perfect shot.

‘Tank’ is part of a talented group of young American fighters who fans want to see face off. Also included is one Teofimo Lopez, the two-weight champion from Brooklyn.

Speaking on the It Is What It Is podcast, Lopez detailed how a fight would play out against Davis.

“I would say I don’t think it will enter the championship rounds. Someone getting knocked out. May the best man win.”

Asked why he wasn’t conclusively backing himself to win, he then gave a more confident prediction.

“I got to give him a little fair chance. I think I dominate any of them. If you really look at, you gotta really tap in on this, look at the resume, all the s**t, whatever. There’s a certain limit that you hit and then there’s that next top tier, and if you don’t match that you’re never gonna know how great you really are. I’ve done that a few times already. I jumped out that and did that. I’ve yet to see Gervonta come out of that box.”

Lopez then went on to criticise ‘Tank’s matchmaking, drawing on the recent news that he is set to face super-featherweight titleholder Lamont Roach next.

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Floyd Mayweather was paid $1million just to answer phone call to discuss fight with YouTube star

Floyd Mayweather claims he was paid $1million just to take a phone call and open negotiations with KSI’s brother Deji.

‘TBE’ retired from professional boxing in 2017 with an unblemished 50-0 record but has continued competing in exhibition bouts deep into his forties.

In his fifth outing in the crossover boxing sphere, he took on YouTube star Deji in Dubai under one-and-done promoter Global Titans.

At first, Mayweather wasn’t entirely convinced by the legitimacy of the newly formed company.

But they showed their financial resolve by paying him an extortionate fee just to pick up the phone.

“They reached out to me and said ‘Floyd, we’d like you in Dubai again’, Mayweather told Fight Hype.

“The other one was supposed to be in Dubai and it got moved to Abu Dhabi, but they want me back in the UAE.

“I said ‘Let’s make it happen,’ but I also told them I won’t get on the phone unless I know the numbers, then we can talk.

“They said, ‘We’ll get you on the phone’ and they wired me $1m. So I got on the phone ASAP and said ‘What’s going on?’

“They said they wanted me to do [an exhibition] with a YouTuber, I said, ‘Yo, let’s make it happen’.

“We’re doing these exhibitions and it doesn’t matter what happens, I can get knocked out and I’m still 50-0!

“I did what I had to do when it really counted, it don’t count now.”

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Round 2: Canelo Álvarez immediately gets comfortable and connects with a crushing left hook that creates a welt near Edgar Berlanga’s right eye.

The action gets rough momentarily with Álvarez landing body shots to a defenseless Berlanga, who retaliates with a low blow. Referee Harvey Dock steps in to break up the action. Álvarez opens up

and connects a total of 14 shots compared to just seven returned by Berlanga.

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CANELO LANDS A HUGE LEFT HOOK SCORES A KNOCKDOWN IN THE 1RD ROUND

Edgar Berlanga gets a crack at the biggest win of his career when he faces Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for the unified super middleweight championship on Saturday night. The fight takes place on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alvarez has long been at the top of boxing pound-for-pound lists while piecing together a sure-fire Hall of Fame career. Berlanga started off his professional career with 16 consecutive first-round knockouts but that blistering KO rate slowed with just one stoppage win in his six most recent fights.

The undercard is packed with recognizable names and former world champions, including a meeting between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia for Lara’s WBA middleweight championship.

CBS Sports will be with you throughout the entire way on Saturday, beginning with the start of the pay-per-view broadcast at 9 p.m. ET, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights below.

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Update News: ROLLY ROMERO MAKES A SUCCESSFUL COMEBACK WITH A 10-ROUND DECISION OVER MANUEL JAIMES

It was something. When you have a mouthy reputation and get humbled by going 1-2 over your last three fights, you take any crumb you can snatch.

That is what was facing Rolando Romero, who many thought his career was on life support after being crushed for the second time in his career, when he was stopped in eight rounds by Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz back in March.

So, the first in many little steps back came Saturday night for “Rolly,” when he took on Manuel Jaimes in a 10-round junior welterweight bout on the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night opening the PBC on Prime pay-per-view card.

Romero came out with a fairly dominant 10-round, unanimous junior welterweight decision over Jaimes, winning by agreed scores of 99-91 across the board from judges Tim Cheatham, Patricia Morse Jarman and Steve Weisfeld.

“I needed a tough 10-round fight against someone hungry and that’s what I got tonight,” Romero said. “I was doing a lot of stuff tonight that I should have done in my earlier fights.

“Jaimes was coming forward a lot, but I was controlling the pace. The fight was going how I wanted it to. In the later rounds I started coming forward more and landing more body shots.

“Hopefully I’m fighting for a title next. I have my eye on any of the champions.”

Neither fighter seemed willing to commit early. In fact, Romero landed a mere three punches in the first round, and Jaimes landed two. Of the 10 rounds, Jaimes landed double figure punches in just two, the eighth and ninth rounds. Romero did not do much better, although he opened up as the course of the fight unfolded, landing double figures in the last six rounds.

During the course of the fight build-up, Romero (16-2, 13 knockouts) was uncharacteristically reserved. He was very restrained during the fight, too, staying within a boxing framework of jabbing and staying in a defensive shell, allowing Jaimes to come forward.

It was a rather uneventful production.

Romero would land a two-, three-punch combination and keep it safe, not willing to take any chances.

Jaimes (16-2-1, 11 KOs) tried to lure Romero into his kind of fight, though to no avail.

CompuBox stats revealed Romero landed 112 (40 body)/403 (27.8%), while Jaimes 89 (14)/361 (24.7%) got points for trying, even though it the talent disparity was quite evident.

Jaimes, predictably, thought he did better than what the judges saw.

“The judges saw what they saw,” he said. “I’d have to watch the tape to be able to score it myself. I could have been more active, that would have helped me land more. It was big to be in this position, it’s the kind of fight I always wanted to be in. I’m going to get back to work and figure out what’s next.”

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been working for Ring Magazine/RingTV.com since October 1997 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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Rolly Romero beats Manuel Jaimes by decision to open Canelo vs Berlanga PPV

Rolly Romero returned with a win over Manuel Jaimes to kick off tonight’s PPV.

Rolly Romero bounced back from defeat tonight, returning to action with a 10-round unanimous decision win over Manuel Jaimes to kick off the Canelo vs Berlanga pay-per-view card in Las Vegas.

Romero (16-2, 13 KO) took the fight on scores of 99-91 from all three judges, never facing any serious push-back from Jaimes (16-2-1, 11 KO), who was seen as a live dog coming into the fight but never much fought like one.

Jaimes, 24, was stepping up in level a bit and certainly in spotlight against the 28-year-old Romero, who still manages to draw massive attention as one of boxing’s modern villains, a guy people will pay to see even if they’re paying to see him lose.

Romero arguably showed a bit of improvement in this fight, at least a bit more defensively responsible, but it was also a fairly dull affair where nobody really took too much initiative or stepped on the gas, other than Romero fighting a bit harder in the eighth round than he had for much of the rest of the bout.

On the prelims tonight, Stephen Fulton also came back from defeat with a win, moving up to featherweight and taking a split decision over Carlos Castro, who will likely be kicking himself for letting the fight get away. Fulton improves to 22-1 (8 KO) as he enters a very competitive division, while Castro drops to 30-3 (14 KO).

In other action, Ricardo Salas scored an upset knockout win over Roiman Villa in round three. The 25-year-old Salas (20-2-2, 15 KO) came in pretty much unknown, while Villa (26-3, 24 KO) was trying to bounce back from being dominated by Jaron “Boots” Ennis a little over a year ago.

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Eddie Hearn reveals when Anthony Joshua will retire from boxing ahead of his bid to become a three-time world heavyweight champion against Daniel Dubois

By Admin September 14, 2024

Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois next week as he chases a third world title

The Watford-born fighter turns 35 next month and Hearn has revealed his plans

Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed when Anthony Joshua will retire from boxing.

Joshua is set to take on fellow-Brit Daniel Dubois in a hotly-anticipated bout which would see the former become a three-time world heavyweight champion with victory at Wembley Stadium.

It will be the 34-year-old’s 32nd professional fight of a hugely successful career which began over a decade ago.

Joshua over the years stated his eagerness to not keep going late into his 30s but Hearn says the Watford-born fighter is no closer to retirement.

‘Everything changes after every fight, but I think I’ve never seen him enjoy boxing so much,’ the Matchroom boxing chief recently said speaking

‘The preparation, the team. It’s simple but effective. I think he’s really found his rhythm with Ben [Davison] and the camp there.

‘And I think if you look back after the Oleksandr Usyk fights you might have said, “How many more fights? Three? Five?’

‘Well we’ve had four since then and now we’re saying five [more] still.

‘It’s always fight by fight.’

Joshua previously had plans to hang up his gloves after his 35th birthday which he celebrates next month.

However, his plans were hindered after back-to-back defeats against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022 respectively.

Speaking on the Jonathan Ross show earlier this year, Joshua said: ‘I’ve always said [I’d retire at] 35.

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What Is Simone Biles’ Gold Over America Tour? Know All About the Mega Gymnastics Event and Its Purpose

By Admin September 14, 2024

Simone Biles’ headliner Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour (GOAT) is back with a second edition mix of jaw-dropping stunts and high-energy choreography. With the Paris Olympics now behind us, the stage is set for some thrilling action. September marks the exciting return of the Gold Over America Tour after a three-year break, and this time it’s bigger, better, and set to give gymnastics fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Joining Simone Biles for the 2024 Gold Over America Tour are some stellar teammates and rising stars. Olympic gold medalists Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera will bring their dazzling skills to the stage, alongside U.S. Olympic team bronze medallists Paul Juda, Brody Malone, and Frederick Richard. With such a powerhouse lineup, the tour is set to be an unforgettable display of gymnastics brilliance.

Everything you need to know about Simone Biles’ Gold Over America Tour

In 2019, Simone Biles dreamed up something amazing—a tour that would blend sports and entertainment to inspire the next wave of female athletes. That vision became the Gold Over America Tour, also known as Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour, which kicked off in 2021. Simone Biles headlined this unique show, and the excitement started with Katelyn Ohashi, the former UCLA gymnast, being the first cast member announced.

But it didn’t stop there! The lineup got even more exciting with stars like Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum, and MyKayla Skinner from the 2020 Olympics. Plus, fan-favorites like Morgan Hurd, Laurie Hernandez (who even narrated the opening act), and Chellsie Memmel joined in. The tour was all about celebrating gymnastics and putting on a show that’s both thrilling and inspiring!

And now this second season’s lineup is dropping jaws, no joke! It’s got a stellar cast that’ll make your heart race, featuring the GOAT herself, who’s back to dazzle us all. Alongside Biles, we’ve got Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Paul Juda, bringing their A-game. Plus, we’ve got Peng-Peng Lee, Brody Malone, and Katelyn Ohashi, all set to light up the stage. Don’t miss out on Stephen Nedoroscik, Fred Richard, Joscelyn Roberson, Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos, and Casimir Schmidt, each adding their own spark to the tour. Talk about an all-star crew!