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TYSON FURY

Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 24, 2024.
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Nov 17, 2023
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to meet for undisputed title
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 24, 2024.
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Dec 21, 2022
Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk agree on unification bout
WBC champion Fury defeated Derek Chisora for the third time in his career to retain his title earlier this month, then called out his Ukrainian rival who was watching ringside.
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Dec 13, 2022
Tyson Fury wants to spar with Wayne Rooney ahead of next bout
Manchester United's record goalscorer, now in charge of Major League Soccer team D.C. United, is a big admirer of compatriot Fury, who welcomed the former player's involvement.
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Dec 5, 2022
Tyson Fury thinks surgery may be required for right elbow
If Fury has surgery, it could delay a unification showdown with Ukrainian rival Oleksandr Usyk early next year.
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Nov 15, 2022
Tyson Fury says need to stay 'sane' behind retirement U-turn
The 34-year-old reversed his decision several times before confirming he would defend his title in an all-British bout against Derek Chisora in December.
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Sep 6, 2022
Anthony Joshua accepts Tyson Fury challenge for WBC title bout
Joshua suffered a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk in a title rematch in Saudi Arabia last month, and has said he wants to return to the ring before the end of the year.
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Aug 22, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk's win leaves boxing with more questions than answers
Usyk and Fury could bring clarity — and a long-awaited, undisputed championship — to the heavyweight division, but Fury has claimed that he is retired from boxing.
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Aug 21, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk targets Tyson Fury after win over Anthony Joshua
The pressure was on both former Olympic champions, with one representing a country fighting for its existence after a Russian invasion, while the other was battling for his boxing future.
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Apr 25, 2022
Tyson Fury will only return to ring for unification fight, says wife
Tyson Fury will return to the ring only for a title unification bout, his wife Paris said after "The Gypsy King" retained the WBC heavyweight world championship with a technical knockout win over Dillian Whyte in what he called his final fight.
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Apr 24, 2022
Has Tyson Fury exited the ring for the last time?
Fury emerged unscathed from a turbulent fight week to cement his place among the greats of heavyweight boxing on Saturday in London.
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Nov 11, 2021
Tyson Fury was 'badly injured' ahead of victory over Deontay Wilder, according to father
The 33-year-old Fury outlasted Wilder in an enthralling slugfest in Las Vegas that was more competitive than many had expected.
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Oct 11, 2021
Wilder-Fury trilogy yields path to unified title rather than another rematch
Fury and Wilder's series immediately joins other dramatic heavyweight trilogies as must-see material for serious fans of boxing. The pair now rank alongside Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.
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Oct 6, 2021
Tyson Fury says he'll be 'sad and lonely' when career ends
Ahead of a title defense against Deontay Wilder in Las Vega, the WBC world heavyweight champion insists there's little that can hold his interest once he hangs up his gloves.
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Jul 10, 2021
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.
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May 17, 2021
Tyson Fury promises to 'smash' Anthony Joshua during title fight
British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has promised to smash compatriot Anthony Joshua in a video published on Twitter on Sunday that is confirmation of their world title unification fight in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 14.
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May 14, 2021
Promoter says Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will fight on Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia
British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed to stage their world heavyweight unification title fight on Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia, promoter Eddie Hearn said Thursday.
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May 12, 2021
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua set for August fight in Saudi Arabia
A long-awaited world heavyweight boxing title unification fight between British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is set for Saudi Arabia in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Tuesday.
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May 24, 2020
Tyson Fury hopes to 'give fans what they want' with Anthony Joshua showdown
Tyson Fury said he was eager to give British boxing fans what they want by fighting Anthony Joshua for the undisputed world heavyweight title but he said the duo must focus on their immediate opponents to make such a match happen.
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May 15, 2020
Anthony Joshua will have only one fight this year, says promoter
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will have only one fight this year but he could take on British compatriot Tyson Fury twice in 2021, his promoter Eddie Hearn said on Thursday.
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Mar 3, 2020
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.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
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Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
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If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
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Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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