Tyson Fury tests positive for COVID-19, fight with Deontay Wilder postponed
The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this month has been called off after Fury tested positive for COVID-19, the World Boxing Council (WBC) announced on Friday. WBC heavyweight champion Fury had signed a contract in May to fight American ...
Third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder bout set for summer: promoter
A third fight between WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder is on and set for the United States by early July, the Briton's promoter Frank Warren said on Monday. Fury took the title in Las Vegas on Feb. 22 with a ...
Heavyweight brawlers have been replaced by stick-and-move specialists
Want a blueprint for the modern heavyweight boxing champion? Think Rob Gronkowski. But he's a tight end for the New England Patriots, you say. True, but Gronkowski's "long", well-muscled body type, pterodactyl-type wingspan and athleticism are what it now takes to rule boxing's once most glamorous division, ...
