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Fury, Usyk Heavyweight Unification Fight Postponed Due To Fury Injury

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February 02, (THEWILL) - The highly anticipated heavyweight unification fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed indefinitely after Fury sustained a cut during training. The fight, which was scheduled to take place on February 17 in...
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Wallin Retires On Stool As Joshua Powers To Impressive Stoppage Victory

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December 24, (THEWILL) - Anthony Joshua scored an impressive fifth-round TKO victory over Otto Wallin on Saturday night at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, forcing the Swedish heavyweight into retirement on his stool after five one-sided rounds....
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Pereira Announces Move Up To Light Heavyweight Division

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April 13, (THEWILL)- Alex Pereira, the recently dethroned UFC middleweight champion, has announced that he will be moving up in weight to light heavyweight. In a YouTube video posted on Wednesday evening, Pereira explained that he feels it is...
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Fury Shades Joshua, Calls Out Usyk After Third Defeat Of Chisora

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December 06,(THEWILL) - Tyson Fury has blamed Anthony Joshua for the beating he gave Derek Chisora during their trilogy match on Saturday night. Boxing audiences had longed to see an all-British heavyweight bout between Fury and Joshua, and it was...
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Wilder Wants To Fight Joshua In Africa

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October 12, (THEWILL) – Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has expressed his willingness to take on Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight bout in Africa. This Saturday, he goes into the ring to fight Robert Helenius in New York...
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Fury, Joshua Agree To British Heavyweight Showdown

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September 06, (THEWILL) - Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua appear set for a December showdown, for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship. Fury had been in talks to face Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed champion of the WBA Super, WBO,...
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FIFA, CAF Begin Abuja Assessment of NFF Crisis as Shehu Dikko Pushes Football Reforms

The joint assessment mission, which began on Monday, September 14, brings FIFA and CAF officials into discussions with Nigerian football stakeholders following a wave of resignations that has left the NFF facing questions over its leadership structure, governance and electoral process.
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