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Oleksandr Usyk net worth: purse history, career earnings for heavyweight boxing champion

Oleksandr Usyk net worth: purse history, career earnings for heavyweight boxing champion

(ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) After dominating the cruiserweight division, Oleksandr Usyk quickly made his presence known at heavyweight. Spending time defending Ukraine between dominant wins, he is ready to maintain control over the division.

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Tim Tszyu vs. Tony Harrison results: Aussie sets up undisputed clash with ninth-round KO victory

Tim Tszyu vs. Tony Harrison results: Aussie sets up undisputed clash with ninth-round KO victory

(Getty Images) “What’s my motherf***in' name?” That was the question Tszyu asked those in attendance following the biggest victory of his career." The 28-year-old Sydneysider claimed a maiden world title, securing the interim WBO super-welterweight strap and, in doing so, stepped out of his legendary father’s shadow.

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How Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury, and why KSI should be his next fight

How Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury, and why KSI should be his next fight

Jake Paul’s unlikely journey from YouTuber to professional boxer hit a major speed bump when he suffered a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. After bouts against three former UFC fighters, a fellow YouTuber and a former NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion, criticism that Paul had yet to face a “real” boxer started to come down hard across the boxing community.

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Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers: PFL prodigy Sammy-Jo Luxton ready for undercard in London

Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers: PFL prodigy Sammy-Jo Luxton ready for undercard in London

EXCLUSIVE — The effect of the pandemic on sport in early 2020 could not have come at a worse time for one of the best Muay Thai fighters in the UK.

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Luis Nery shines in Fight of the Year contender with Azat Hovhannisyan: Fulton-Inoue winner beckons for Pantera

Luis Nery shines in Fight of the Year contender with Azat Hovhannisyan: Fulton-Inoue winner beckons for Pantera

It’s rare for a matchup that’s billed as a Fight of Year contender to actually deliver on that promise, but that’s exactly what transpired when Mexico’s Luis Nery scored a spectacular 11th-round stoppage of Azat Hovhannisyan at the Fox Theater Pomona in California.

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