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  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s Heavyweight championship rematch between undefeated unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk and former two-time Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua took place earlier today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The champion weighed in at 221 1/2lbs. Joshua meanwhile weighed in at 244lbs., which is four pounds heavier than what he weighed when the two met in their first encounter in London, England last September where Usyk scored a twelve round unanimous decision to win the unified world championship.   As was the case in the first bout between the two, the rematch is scheduled for twelve rounds.   *Weights for bouts on the undercard are unavailable as of this writing.     Usyk vs. Joshua II takes place on Saturday, August 20th at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The fight can be seen globally in 190 countries including the United States and Canada on digital subscription sports streaming network DA...

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s World Heavyweight championship fight between unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua and undefeated WBO number one Heavyweight contender and former Undisputed world Cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk took place earlier today in London, England. Official weights for the entire card, which will be broadcast globally by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN and by Sky Sports Box Office Pay-Per-View in the United Kingdom and Ireland are below.   Main Event: Unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.   Anthony Joshua (Champion) 240lbs. vs. Oleksandr Usyk (Challenger) 221 1/4lbs.   WBO Cruiserweight world championship – 12Rds.   Lawrence Okolie (Champion) 199 lbs. vs. Dilan Prasovic 200lbs.   Light-Heavyweight – 10Rds.   Callum Smith 175lbs. vs. Lenin Castillo 175lbs.   Welterweight – 10Rds.   Maxim Prodan 146 3/4...

  If there is one thing that almost anyone with an interest in Boxing, the sport known as the sweet science can agree on, it is that one of the things that make it so appealing is the element of the unknown. The element that not only can a fight end at any given moment, but also the anticipation of a fight where there is a legitimate sense of not knowing what the outcome is likely to be amongst both fans and experts alike.   One such meeting will take place on Saturday, September 25 th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England where two-time unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make the second defense of his second reign as champion against undefeated former Undisputed Cruiserweight world champion and current WBO number one Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds that can be seen globally on digital subscription-based sports streaming network DAZN and on Sky Sports Box Office Pay-Per-View in the Unit...

  So often in the sport of Boxing when it is able to operate under normal circumstances, it is not uncommon to see two fights take place in the same division within a short span of time that has a similar storyline. Such will be the case on Saturday, May 1 st  when two Heavyweight encounters will headline separate cards that have similarities between them and one might argue given the state of the Heavyweight division, the winners of these bouts could well face each other down the line.   In one of these bouts, former unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz will return to the ring for the first time since December 2019 where he lost his crown in a rematch with the man he had taken the championship from in June of that year Anthony Joshua. Ruiz will return against longtime Heavyweight contender and multi-time world title challenger Chris Arreola in the main event of a card televised here in the United States by Fox Sports Pay-Per-View at the Dignity He...

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s Heavyweight rematch between top contenders Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte took place earlier today in  Gibraltar. Weights for the entire card, which will be broadcast globally on digital subscription sports streaming network  DAZN  and on pay-per-view throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland on  Sky Box Office  are as follows .   Main Event: Heavyweight – 12Rds.*   Alexander Povetkin 228 1/4lbs. vs. Dillian Whyte 247 1/4lbs.   (* Bout will determine interim champion status in the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Heavyweight ratings. A designation currently held by Povetkin.)   Vacant British Jr. Middleweight championship – 12Rds.   Ted Cheeseman 153 1/2lbs. vs. James Metcalf 153 3/4lbs.   Lightweight – 4Rds.    Campbell Hatton 136 3/4lbs. vs. Jesus Ruiz 136 1/4lbs.   Welterweight – 10Rds.    Chris Kongo 146 3/4lbs. vs. Michael McKinson 146 1/4lbs.    H...

  The fight between top Heavyweight contenders Dillian Whyte in August of last year took place during the initial stages of the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic. While the bout, which headlined a Boxing card held under Matchroom Boxing’s “Fight Camp” banner, taking place on the grounds of the home of Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, was part of a process of the sport’s top promoters making the best out of what remains a difficult and uncertain situation to navigate, what took place on August 22 nd  of last year was for some unexpected, but should serve as another in an ever growing list of reasons why you never know what will happen when two fighters square off in Boxing and by extension all combat sports. Such anticipation of the unknown is only one reason why Boxing, despite its many faults, is so  great.   On that August evening the Boxing world was treated to an intriguing battle of styles. Whyte a fighter known for his punching power and for engaging ...