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Fury-Joshua undisputed heavyweight match set on August 14

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2 years ago

May 30, 2021

By Ponciano Melo – WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury said his hotly anticipated world heavyweight title unification session against Anthony Joshua would occur in Saudi Arabia on August 14.

\”Massive announcement FURY VS JOSHUA IS ON AUGUST 14 in The kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The world\’s (sic) biggest sporting event all eyes on us,\” Fury tweeted.

Between them, the two British boxers hold all four major versions of the heavyweight title.

Saudi Arabia staged the 31-year-old Joshua\’s rematch against Andy Ruiz when the Briton regained his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation, and World Boxing Organisation titles in December 2019. Putting him on a collision course with Fury became the World Boxing Council champion shortly afterward.

In a video posted on Twitter, Fury said: \”I have got some massive news. I have just got off the phone with Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia and he told me this fight is 100 percent on August 14.\”

A year older than Joshua, Fury added: \”All eyes of the world will be on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

\”I cannot wait, I repeat, cannot wait to smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all time.

\”This is going to be the biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet Earth. Do not miss it.\”

What is broadly anticipated to be the most extravagant battle in British confining history began to linger to see when Fury halted Deontay Wilder to win the WBC title in February a year ago after Joshua had retaliated for the lone loss of his expert profession by crushing Ruiz.

Joshua held his three belts in December with a 10th round knockout of compulsory challenger Kubrat Pulev.

The third battle among Fury and Wilder has neglected to occur in the interim, which means the \”lineal boss\” has been idle in over a year since halting Wilder in Las Vegas.

As of late, rage\’s co-advertiser Bob Arum said a battle in July or August was \”dead in the water.\”

In any case, recently, Eddie Hearn, who advances Joshua, said the two camps were near getting a date just as a setting.

\”August 7, August 14,\” Hearn told Sky Sports when asked about a date for Joshua-Fury. \”It\’s a terrible secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia. I don\’t mind giving that information; Bob Arum\’s already done it.\”

Hearn added: \”It\’s the same people we did the deal with for Andy Ruiz. That event was spectacular. As partners, they were fantastic as well, so we\’re very comfortable.

\”We\’re very comfortable. Anthony\’s comfortable. He knows those people. They delivered on every one of their promises last time – we\’re ready to go.\”

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Warriors, Lakers get crucial win in tight West playoff race

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14 hours ago

March 26, 2023

PONCIANO

Warriors, Lakers get crucial win in tight West playoff race

In a tight race for a playoff spot in the West, the defending champions Golden State Warriors and the lost glory-seeking Los Angeles Lakers got much-needed wins.

The Warriors outplayed the visiting Philadelphia 76ers for their third straight win behind Jordan Poole’s 33 points. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 50 points to counter Joel Embiid’s 46-piece.

With the dub, they currently sit at the sixth spot with a 39-26 win-loss record.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers went .500 (37-37) for the first time this season after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-111. Anthony Davis top scored with 37 points along with 15 boards.

LA is now at the eighth spot but still in a pressure pack position as teams below them are just one-game behind.

There are less than 20 games left before the regular season comes to an end.

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Fury-Usyk world heavyweight unification fails to push through

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2 days ago

March 24, 2023

PONCIANO

Fury-Usyk world heavyweight unification fails to push through

The much-anticipated world heavyweight unification bout hit a major blow after Oleksandr Usyk’s manager Alexander Krassyuk said that it will not push through on April 29.

“No matter how much Usyk compromised, he was pushed for more,” Krassyuk said on ESPN.

However, Tyson Fury answered back that it was Usyk to blame for the failure of the mega fight.

According to his promoter Frank Warren, the demand for a rematch clause of Usyk caused the breakdown of the fight.

“I convinced Tyson to take the rematch. Then we got into how the money will be split in the rematch. The rematch has become a sideshow. Why can’t this be overcome if Usyk wants the fight? All the splits were agreed. Who walks in first was agreed. If it’s a great fight then we will make the rematch,” Warren said in an interview with talkSPORT.

This was supposed to mark Fury’s return to boxing after initially retiring.

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Paul George out for the rest of regular season due to knee sprain

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2 days ago

March 24, 2023

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Paul George out for the rest of regular season due to knee sprain

It started with a jaw-dropping 360 slam off a baseline cut by Paul George. Indeed a crazy play that sent the internet into a frenzy but several plays later another thing went viral involving George, a nasty knee injury in a rebound play.

Seen in the replays was the awkward position of his knee when he landed. He was carried out in the game and after further evaluation he will miss two to three weeks due to a sprained right knee.

It means George will not be available to play in the remainder of the regular season but there are hopes he will be ready in some time in the playoffs if his reevaluation is good.

Currently, his Los Angeles Clippers are fifth in the West but there’s no safe place yet as the standing in their conference is very tight from no. 5 up to the 10th spot.

With this, the Clippers will rely heavily on Kawhi Leonard and their newly-required Russell Westbrook to finish the regular season in a good spot.

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