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Katie Taylor to Face Flora Pili in Farewell Fight

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor looks set to end her stellar career against unbeaten French fighter Flora Pili. Taylor, 39, holds the IBF, WBA and WBO titles at 140lbs and will announce her farewell fight on Friday, with Dublin's Croke Park expected to be the venue.

Tyson Fury to Fight in Dublin on August 1 as Joshua Warm-Up

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Tyson Fury has announced that his next fight will take place on Saturday August 1 in Dublin. Fury's warm-up fight - with the opponent yet to be announced - will take place four months before his much-anticipated heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua in November, with the latter set to face Albanian…

UK Favoured to Host Joshua vs Fury; USA or Saudi Possible

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

A UK stadium is the “frontrunner” to stage the Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury mega-fight, says promoter Eddie Hearn. British rivals Fury and Joshua have signed a deal to box this year, as the former world champions look to settle a rivalry that dates back decades.

Mark Prince launches Champions' Club on 20th anniversary

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

To mark 20 years since his son Kiyan’s tragic murder, former boxer Mark Prince has launched The Champions' Club, which aims to "inspire young people in the UK" and includes a blueprint on "how young people can feel like winners again".

Bellew: Fury Must Accept Usyk Was Simply Better

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Tyson Fury needs to accept that "elite-level freak" Oleksandr Usyk was simply better than him, says former world champion Tony Bellew. Bellew, who enjoyed success at heavyweight and was a cruiserweight world champion, has fought Usyk himself.

Usyk vs Verhoeven: Stakes, Upset Scenarios and Next Steps

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

We answer the key questions ahead of Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven... What is happening? Oleksandr Usyk, the unified, still unbeaten and a two-weight, three-time undisputed world champion, is fighting Rico Verhoeven in Giza, Egypt on Saturday May 23.

Hrgovic Eyes Moses Itauma After Rout of Dave Allen

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Filip Hrgovic could fight Moses Itauma in August after dispatching Dave Allen inside three rounds on Saturday. Hrgovic is an Olympic bronze medallist who's previously fought top heavyweights, including Daniel Dubois, now the WBO world champion.

Wardley activates Dubois rematch clause to regain WBO title

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Fabio Wardley has activated a clause for an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois. Wardley floored Dubois twice in the early rounds of their fight in Manchester on Saturday night, but the Ipswich boxer lost his WBO heavyweight title in an 11th-round stoppage defeat.

Harrison: Wardley Needs Time Before Rematch With Dubois

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Fabio Wardley needs more time for a rematch with Daniel Dubois, says Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist Audley Harrison. Wardley dropped Dubois twice but lost his WBO world championship in the 11th round of their brutal heavyweight slugfest.