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'I've got a chance of becoming heavyweight champion of the world again'

Joshua insists he can go again after Usyk defeat

Anthony Joshua was sanguine despite being dethroned as world heavyweight champion, insisting he has no regrets about his tactics in defeat to Oleksandr Usyk and vowing to dust himself off and go again.

Boxing • 26 Sep 21

Deontay Wilder faces off with Dominic Breazeale

Wilder title defence against Breazeale confirmed

Deontay Wilder is to defend his WBC heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale at New York's Barclays Center on 18 May.

Boxing • 20 Mar 19

Anthony Joshua celebrates victory over Joseph Parker

Joshua seeks Wilder encounter after points decision

Anthony Joshua wants Deontay Wilder to travel to the UK for a potential heavyweight unification bout. The Briton maintained his undefeated record with a points decision over Joseph Parker.

Boxing • 01 Apr 18

Joshua may be forced to give up one of his belts

Joshua prepared to give up WBA title for IBF defence

Anthony Joshua is prepared to risk being stripped of his WBA world heavyweight title to continue pursuing a defence of his IBF title with Kubrat Pulev.

Boxing • 04 Aug 17

The two fighters get together to promote their rematch before it was called off for the first time

Fury-Klitschko bout called off again

Tyson Fury's heavyweight world title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko is to be called off for a second time after the British boxer's Fury's management said he has been "declared medically unfit to fight".

Boxing • 23 Sep 16

Tyson Fury and David Haye fight was called off after Haye suffered a deep cut while sparring

Haye and Fury set for February bout

David Haye has rearranged his heavyweight showdown with Tyson Fury for February next year in Manchester.

Boxing • 24 Sep 13

Heavyweight division is dead, claims Lewis

Former world champion Lennox Lewis has declared the heavyweight division "dead" and criticised current champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko for fighting sub-standard boxers.

Boxing • 21 Mar 12

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