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Fury v. Whyte presented on April 23 at Wembley

Published

4 years ago

February 25, 2022

Sophia

Fury v. Whyte presented on April 23 at Wembley

LONDON, UK — The date of April 23, at Wembley Stadium in London, has been confirmed for the WBC heavyweight championship bout between Britain’s reigning champion Tyson Fury and his contender Dillian Whyte, announced co-promoter Frank Warren.

The holding of this fight had already been announced Tuesday by Fury himself on social networks, but the date was yet to be confirmed.

Fury, 33, retained his WBC heavyweight belt by defeating American Deontay Wilder by knockout. in the 11th round after one of the biggest fights in history in Las Vegas in October 2021.

The WBC, one of the three main boxing federations, decided on December 12 to force him to defend his belt against Dillian Whyte in 2022.

In his last fight, in March 2021, Whyte, also 33, defeated Russian Alexander Povetkin by knockout. in the 4th round.

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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Rating of the richest boxers in history. Jake Paul ahead of Usyk and Klitschko

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2 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Rating of the richest boxers in history. Jake Paul ahead of Usyk and Klitschko

Alexander Usik He became one of the ten richest boxers in history. According to GiveMeSport, the Ukrainian, who has a fortune of $120 million, ranked 10th in the world rankings. Usik earned a significant portion of this amount from super-lucrative fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

The legendary Klitschko brothers were also included in the prestigious list. Vladimir Klitschko is in 12th place with his capital of 90 million dollars, and Vitali Klitschko is in 13th place with his wealth of 80 million dollars.

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At the top of the list is Floyd Mayweather, who has earned $400 million in his career. The top five also includes Jake Paul, who became rich after his fight with Anthony Joshua.

The 15 richest boxers in history:

Floyd Mayweather – 400 million
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – 300 million
George Foreman-300 million
Manny Pacquiao-220 million
Jake Paul-200 million
Oscar De La Hoya – 200 million
Anthony Joshua – 199 million
Tyson Fury-160 million
Lennox Lewis – 140 million
Alexander Usik – 120 million
Sugar Ray Leonard – 120 million
Vladimir Klitschko – 90 million
Vitali Klitschko – 80 million
Ryan Garcia-50 million
Muhammad Ali – 50 million

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

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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Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

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15 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.

The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.

Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.

Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.

Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.

The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).

Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):

(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)

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(2) Dereck Chisora (Great Britain)
(3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
(4) Richard Torres (USA)
(6) Jared Anderson (USA)
(8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
(9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
(10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
(-) Richard Riakpore (England)
(15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
(7) Michael Hunter (USA)
(5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
(11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
(12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
(13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

Fights

Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

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19 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.

According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.

Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.

A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn