South African professional mountain bike racer Alan Hatherly won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics men's cross-country mountain biking, finishing with a time of 1 hour 26 minutes and 33 seconds on Monday. Great Britain's Tom Pidcock clinched gold as he crossed the line nine seconds ahead of France's Victor Koretzky. The bronze medal of Hatherly became South Africa’s third medal in Paris and second...
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by splitdecision points in Riyadh on Saturday night to become the first-ever four-belt undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion in boxing history. Fury began the highly-anticipated match strongly but was given a standing 10 count and was also saved by the bell after an Usyk onslaught in the ninth round. After the 12th round, the judges scored 115-112 and 114-113 decisions in...
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will face each other in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 18 with four heavyweight titles from WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF on the line. The four heavyweight titles will be on display at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as the world awaits the coronation of the first heavyweight champion since 1999. A boxer who holds the titles from the four boxing...
Anglo-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua is looking forward to a return to the ring and has hinted about a potential fight at Wembley in September 2024. The two-time world heavyweight champion stopped Francis Ngannou in his last fight in March, knocking him out in the second round. Boxing promotion company, Matchroom is planning an event at Wembley and Joshua said it would be in September. The...
Anthony Joshua's knockout win over Francis Ngannou in a 10-round heavyweight fight has continued to generate reactions on social media. The former heavyweight champion of Nigerian roots made light work of his Cameroonian opponent with a brutal knockout that left him unconscious in the second round. The victory puts Joshua in leading position to contest for a heavyweight title but Nigerians are more satisfied as they...
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