Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley on September 21 for the IBF heavyweight belt, following Oleksandr Usyk’s announcement that he will vacate the world title. Dubois is the IBF’s mandatory challenger and it was announced on Wednesday that he will go up against fellow Briton Joshua after the undisputed world heavyweight champion Usyk […]
Undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed he will vacate his IBF title, clearing the way for Anthony Joshua to fight for it. Usyk became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he beat Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia last month. With the Ukrainian now contracted to a […]
Natasha Jonas was pushed to the limit but retained her IBF welterweight crown with a razor-thin split decision victory over American rival Mikaela Mayer in a thriller in Liverpool. Jonas started strongly in the first defence of the world title she won by defeating Kandi Wyatt last July but Mayer steadily grew into the bout […]