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British boxer: “All the pressure is on Fury. Prove Usyk is middleweight.”

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3 years ago

December 21, 2022

Madelyn

British boxer: “All the pressure is on Fury. Prove Usyk is middleweight.”

Former British champion Johnny Nelson believes Tyson Fury is a favorite against Oleksandr Usyk, but there will be more pressure on him.

“Usyk vs Fury will answer a lot of questions. Usyk has an incredible reputation and Fury is back on top against all odds. Perfect fight. I think Fury will win. He is very big, very smart and strong. I think Tyson will prove his heavyweight dominance if he beats Usyk. But it will be extremely difficult to defeat him, and it will be much more difficult for Fury if he loses.

“All the pressure will be on Fury, not Usyk, who will go up against a successful boxer without losing to a giant. We remember Tyson calling Usyk just middleweight.”

“Now Fury has to get in the ring and prove it,” Nelson said.

Fighting should take place in February or March.

Source: Sport UA

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I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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What a change! Usik’s promoter may be a living boxing legend

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7 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Madelyn

What a change! Usik’s promoter may be a living boxing legend

Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik He could sign a contract with an American promoter, his manager Egis Klimas had previously mentioned this.

As the portal revealed, three promotional companies are competing for cooperation with the Ukrainian. Top Rank, led by promoter Bob Arum, known for his collaborations with Vasily Lomachenko, Alexander Gvozdyk and Denis Berinchyk, is looking to sign Usik. Another option for Usik is PBC, headed by Gervonta Davis, and Golden Boy, whose owner and main representative is the living legend of boxing Oscar De La Hoya.

Previously, Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs), the holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles (over 90.7 kg), talked about his plans and admitted when he plans to end his professional career. The boxer recently vacated his WBO title and lost his status as absolute world champion.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

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“The grappling match with Makhachev will not take place, because Islam earns a lot of money in the UFC” – Tsarukyan

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18 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Annie

“The grappling match with Makhachev will not take place, because Islam earns a lot of money in the UFC” – Tsarukyan

Islam Makhachev / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru

UFC lightweight number one Arman Tsarukyan said that he does not yet consider a potential grappling fight with the promotion’s welterweight champion Islam Makhachev to be realistic.

On Tuesday, Tsarukyan and Sharabutdin Magomedov, known by his nickname Shara Bullet, ended in a draw in a grappling bout in Yerevan.

— The grappling match with Makhachev will not take place, because Islam earns a lot of money in the UFC. I don’t think anyone can afford to pay him that amount,” Red Corner MMA quotes Tsarukyan as saying.

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Source: Sportbox

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I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

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TYSON FURY: “Usyk will give up his champion title and there is a reason for that”

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19 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Madelyn

TYSON FURY: “Usyk will give up his champion title and there is a reason for that”

Former world heavyweight champion, British Tyson Rage I am sure that WBC champion Oleksandr Usyk will leave his belt vacant due to the lack of interesting opponents:

“Usyk will not fight opponents ranked in the WBC because it is impossible to make good money from these fights. How much money will he make by fighting Agit Kabayel or Lawrence Okolie?”

Frankly, these are insufficient. After making a ton of money fighting Tyson Fury, you don’t want to go back to fights that have no financial benefit.

Usik will therefore give up his WBC title and Agit Kabayel will become the full world champion. He will be able to defend against (German boxer) Okolie or Moses Itauma,” Fury said on the DAZN platform.

Kabayel’s next opponent will be Poland’s undefeated representative Damian Knyba. The fight for the WBC interim title will take place in Germany on January 10.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn