“They’ve had the opportunity to agree to this fight for about a month,” Fury says when he is asked by BT Sport about his mooted bout with Usyk or Joshua on December 17. After being cheered into the ring to the strains of ‘Delilah’, the Staffordshire fighter suffered a horrendous cut from a clash of heads. Tion Wayne’s take on La Roux’s ‘In for the Kill’ soundtracked Serrano’s entry to centre stage. The legendary Puerto Rican, who is a seven-weight world champion, is wearing maroon.
Joyce vs Parker date, start time, venue and ring walks
Zorro could cause an upset on the judge’s scorecards ($26) if he hurts Opetaia early and works the body from there. However, the more likely scenario is that Opetaia looks to use this opportunity on a stacked card to put his name in lights and put this one to bed early. Still, he can take advantage late should the fight last beyond the middling rounds.
- Time is of the essence for the undefeated Joyce (14-0), who turned 37 this week and needs to kick on once again if he is to realise his long-held world championship ambition.
- Australia’s Brock Jarvis will take on former Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman in a blockbuster event at the Hordern Pavillion.
- Take Zhang at $1.65, and there is value with him to win by knockout at $2.05.
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What does MD mean in boxing?
Majority Decision (MD) – A majority decision occurs when two of the three judges score one boxer as the winner, while the third judge scores neither boxer a winner (a draw). Example: 116-114, 116-114, 114-114.
Jason Moloney will look to become Australia’s next world champion when he faces Vincent Astrolabio for the vacant WBO bantamweight title. Katie Taylor has the chance to become a two-weight undisputed World Champion when she takes on undisputed Super-Lightweight World Champion Chantelle Cameron in a historic homecoming fight at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The Problem Child’ Jake Paul and UFC icon Nate Diaz will finally meet in a highly anticipated grudge match. Undefeated three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis will defend his WBA Lightweight World Title against unbeaten top contender Frank “The Ghost” Martin. Undefeated superstar Nikita Tszyu is looking for his 10th straight win against Koen Mazoudier who is coming off a strong win in March. Boxing superstar Gervonta Davis returns to defend his WBA Lightweight World Title against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center, New York.
Although currently the WBC champion, Fury has, at some stage, held all four major belts at heavyweight. All up, Usyk has a professional record of 21-0 with 14KOs, only one of which has come in a heavyweight contest. Usyk won unanimous decisions in both fights but only by, at most, a handful of rounds. In each fight Usyk has had at heavyweight, he used his superior footwork and box-craft to frustrate and bamboozle his opponent. He has done so by beating three British boxers in his four career fights at heavyweight. Joyce to win via a close split-decision tonight after a bruising, highly-entertaining heavyweight slugfest that will command the attention throughout.
“Who’s afraid of work? Nobody,” bloodied Parker’s corner tell him, urging the powerhouse to finish each round strongly because they are likely to remain so close. We knew that these two had concrete chins and we’ve seen that again tonight. Joyce has been on the front foot more and Parker’s conditioning could prove crucial but that shot has to hand the round to the New Zealander. It’s a huge shot – almost certainly enough to take down your average tree – but Joyce takes it, swaying back before moving on. He spends six seconds cornered on his back, then unsuccessfully tries to wobble to his feet.
Dubois was forced to pull out on Friday – just two days before his hotly anticipated mega-fight in Saudi Arabia, The Sun reports. Fury’s footwork, hand speed and evasiveness is up there with the skills of anyone in the top 10 pound-for-pound list. But look past the circus that has surrounded Fury; there is a magnificent fighter who has battled as many demons outside the ring as in it. Whether it’s a reality TV show, a desire to compete in WWE, or his dad headbutting one of the Usyk camp at the arrivals earlier this week, it’s almost as if Fury the celeb makes more headlines than the fighter ever could. How much that trilogy took out of either fighter is worth discussing, three hellacious and bloody wars that saw both men felled and forced them to reach deep into themselves just to survive.
After a narrow loss in his professional debut to Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou will now look to take on former undisputed heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Matchroom Boxing returns to New York City in style, as IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins attempts to make a first defence of his crown against Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. Tim Tszyu is poised for a blockbuster rematch with towering American Sebastian Fundora in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas.
Hitchins vS Kambosos Jr.
Wallin isn’t a big name in boxing, but is one some will recognise after his bout with Tyron Fury in September 2019. It’s the only loss on Wallin’s record and worth noting that Fury required 47 stitches above his eye following the fight. Leaving Fury a bloody mess suggests the Usyk vs Parker Odds Swedish heavyweight has plenty of power behind him to be interested in his $10.50 to win by KO/TKO. IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois is hungry to get back in the ring against Oleksandr Usyk, demanding the undisputed champion face him in a rematch. Fury has had three wins since the last of their fights, but those came against a brow-beaten Chisora, an outclassed Dilion Whyte and via a questionable split decision victory over novice MMA star, Francis Ngannou.
Plus, Manny Pacquiao will make his highly anticipated return to the ring to face Mario Barrios. On the undercard, as well as a couple of world title eliminators, will be the first women’s professional bout to take place in Saudi Arabia. The laid back assuredness of Joshua and his brand as Britain’s golden Olympian and heavyweight champion hits hard against his recent fallibility once he steps through the ropes. Now 21-0 as a professional including his incredible upset win over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez back in May 2022, Bivol is a proven expert in hitting without getting hit. In his last fight – a comfortable unanimous decision win – Bivol’s opponent, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, landed just 107 of 878 of his punches thrown. Joshua coming into this one under the guidance of yet another new trainer is somewhat of a concern.
You suspect that Serrano senses she can stay on the prowl and end this with one shot at some point. Mahfoud is staying in there but it is hard to see how she can turn the tide. Serrano slows it down and there is a case for her losing that round, Mahfoud landing scoring shots in front of the intrigued Peter Fury, among others visible at ringside.