Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Deontay Wilder was stopped in the fifth round

Wilder knocked out by Zhang in fifth round

Deontay Wilder was knocked out by Zhilei Zhang in the fifth round on Saturday as Queensberry dominated Matchroom in a unique team-based event in Saudi Arabia.

Boxing • 02 Jun 24

Joseph Parker (R) celebrates with coach Andy lee

Lee-trained Parker stuns Wilder as Joshua shines

Anthony Joshua delivered one of his best displays in recent memory with an impressive stoppage of Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia while Deontay Wilder was easily defeated in the co main event.

Boxing • 24 Dec 23

Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin will face off just before Christmas

Joshua to face Wallin on same card as Wilder

Anthony Joshua will fight Sweden's Otto Wallin on the same bill as Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia on 23 December.

Boxing • 15 Nov 23

Joshua confirms 'big fight' with Wilder for December

Anthony Joshua has confirmed work is under way over a "big fight" with Deontay Wilder for December, but has not ruled out a summer bout beforehand.

Boxing • 20 Apr 23

Claressa Shields (L) is now the undisputed middleweight champion after beating Savannah Marshall

Undisputed Shields outguns Marshall on all-female card

Claressa Shields beat old foe Savannah Marshall on points to become the undisputed women's world middleweight champion at a sold-out O2 in London.

Boxing • 16 Oct 22

Tyson Fury fights Dillian Whyte on 23 April

Date set for Fury and Whyte showdown

Tyson Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on 23 April, the reigning champion announced on social media.

Boxing • 22 Feb 22

Tyson Fury looks set to fight Dillian Whyte

Fury ordered to defend WBC title against Whyte

Tyson Fury has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte.

Boxing • 07 Dec 21

Wilder to undergo hand surgery after Fury loss

Deontay Wilder will have surgery on his right hand after his defeat in last weekend's fight against Tyson Fury, his co-manager revealed.

Boxing • 14 Oct 21

Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder in the third round during their WBC heavyweight championship

Beaten Wilder has no plans to retire, says trainer

Deontay Wilder has no plans to retire, the American boxer's trainer Malik Scott said, after he was knocked out by Briton Tyson Fury in their WBC heavyweight world championship fight on Saturday.

Boxing • 12 Oct 21

Fury still the champion after knocking out Wilder

Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title but only after rising from the canvas twice before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of a spellbinding contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 10 Oct 21

Tyson Fury insists he isn't worried about Deontay Wilder mind-games

Fury on Wilder: I don't care what that big dosser does

Tyson Fury insists he is not affected by mind games ahead of his WBC heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 07 Oct 21

Anthony Joshua was well beaten by Oleksandr Usyk

Joshua says he has 'learnt his lesson' from Usyk defeat

Anthony Joshua believes he has learnt his lesson after losing to Oleksandr Usyk last weekend in their world heavyweight title showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Boxing • 30 Sep 21

A positive coronavirus test for the 32-year-old has forced the trilogy fight to be rearranged for 9 October

Fury title defence postponed due to positive Covid test

Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder, originally scheduled for 24 July, has officially been postponed.

Boxing • 15 Jul 21

Facing Wilder again is no gamble, says Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury has vowed to stop Deontay Wilder inside the distance once again when they clash for a third time in Las Vegas on 24 July.

Boxing • 16 Jun 21

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will do it again

Fury signs contract for third Wilder fight

Tyson Fury has signed a contract to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time and said he will knock the American out inside one round.

Boxing • 23 May 21

Joshua has until 31 May to reach an agreement for a fight with Usyk's camp

Joshua ordered to defend WBO title against Usyk

Anthony Joshua has been ordered to defend his WBO heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk following the apparent collapse of his fight against Tyson Fury.

Boxing • 22 May 21

Tyson Fury had his sights on a bout with Anthony Joshua

Fury suggests he will fight Wilder following ruling

Tyson Fury has appeared to suggest he will have to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time after claiming the American had demanded $20million to step aside and pave the way for a showdown with Anthony Joshua.

Boxing • 19 May 21

A US judge has ordered that Deontay Wilder is next in line to fight Tyson Fury

Fresh doubt over Fury and Joshua showdown

Tyson Fury's projected world heavyweight title clash against Anthony Joshua appears to have been plunged into doubt by an American legal ruling.

Boxing • 18 May 21

Tyson Fury wants a showdown with Anthony Joshua

Frustrated Fury still no closer to Joshua fight

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury admits his highly-anticipated fight with Anthony Joshua is no closer to being finalised.

Boxing • 24 Feb 21

Fury shelves plans for December return to the ring

Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring this year less than a month after saying his next fight would take place on 5 December in London.

Boxing • 16 Nov 20

Tyson Fury has given up on the prospect of another bout with Deontay Wilder

Frustrated Fury has 'moved on' from Wilder fight

Tyson Fury says he has "moved on" from the prospect of facing Deontay Wilder in December after the American reportedly missed a deadline to secure a third fight between the pair.

Boxing • 12 Oct 20

Tyson Fury is due to take on Deontay Wilder for a third time in his next bout

Tysons could yet tangle in exhibition fight

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has claimed he was offered the chance to fight Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout.

Boxing • 26 May 20

Tyson Fury proved too strong for Deontay Wilder

Fury too strong mentally for Joshua, says Lee

Tyson Fury is mentally stronger than Anthony Joshua and would overcome his British rival in similarly commanding fashion to how he defeated Deontay Wilder, according to the WBC heavyweight champion's coach Andy Lee.

Boxing • 08 May 20

Tyson Fury inflicted a TKO on Deontay Wilder in the seventh round of their February fight

Warren on Fury v Wilder: No fans, no fight

There is no chance of a rematch between world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder going ahead without a crowd, according to Fury's promoter Frank Warren.

Boxing • 07 May 20

Tyson Fury has a contract to fight Deontay Wilder next

Hearn insists Fury vs Joshua is still on the cards

Eddie Hearn believes deals could be struck with the prospective next opponents of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to step aside and allow the two British heavyweights to fight next.

Boxing • 01 May 20