Boxing

TYSON FURY FAKED INJURY TO CATCH A MOLE LEAKING CAMP INFORMATION TO DEFEATED WILDER

Published

6 years ago

March 6, 2020

According to Daily Mail of UK, the new WBC boxing champion, Tyson Fury faked an injury to try and find a mole leaking information from his training camp ahead of his triumph over Deontay Wilder last month.

That is according to Fury’s cousin and trainer, Andy Lee, who details the lengths Fury went to in order to stop Wilder in the seventh round in LaS Vegas. .

‘There was a couple days where Tyson messed around to see if leaks would happen,’ he told Boxing Social.

He feigned injury or pretended to limp after a sparring session just to see what would happen.

‘That’s the type of level of deviousness you’re dealing with, with him. Inside his own training camp he’ll put on a show and play act to see if anyone talks outside the camp.’

Fury was spotted limping at a UFC event in January which sparked concerns he was injured before his rematch with Wilder.

During his training camp, the British heavyweight champion also swapped trainer Ben Davison for Sugar Hill Steward just two months before his win over Wilder.

Fury’s close friend, adviser and camp manager Timothy Allcock painted a picture to VegasInsider of what was going on behind the scenes before the fight.

‘The big differences have been food, particularly strictness with what is in camp – silly little things like cans of Diet Coke have gone,’ Allock said.

‘We definitely had to rope in the food. Tyson never really stuck to the diet plan we gave him last time, he was always nipping out and eating fast food outside the camp – and all that has changed now.’

‘We’ve also cut a lot of out of the way in terms of people visiting the house willy nilly.’

Fury floored Wilder twice on his way to being crowned WBC heavyweight champion in February.

Boxing

Usyk to put WBC title on line against kickboxer Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Egypt

Published

2 weeks ago

February 28, 2026

Kunle Solaja

Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois - Undisputed World Heavyweight Title - BoxPark Wembley, London, Britain - July 19, 2025 Oleksandr Usyk during the press conference after winning the fight against Daniel Dubois Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Oleksandr Usyk will put his WBC heavyweight title belt on the line against Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven on May 23 at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza, Ring Magazine announced on Friday.

The Ukrainian three-times undisputed champion holds the IBF, WBA and WBC titles after vacating the WBO belt.

The 39-year-old has not boxed since beating Britain’s Daniel Dubois at London’s Wembley Stadium last July.

“I respect his (Verhoeven’s) journey – he’s truly the ‘King of Kickboxing’. But this is boxing – a different game, with its own rules and its own kings,” said Usyk, who has a 24-0 record.

“I’m ready and looking forward to meeting him in the ring. It’s going to be a unique experience for both of us, and I know the fans are excited too. A big night is coming.”

The ‘Glory in Giza’ fight will be streamed live on DAZN.

“I spent 12 years as the undisputed heavyweight kickboxing champion and accomplished everything I set out to accomplish,” Verhoeven, 36, told The Ring.

“But staying at the top for that long didn’t take away from the hunger; it strengthened it. Usyk is the undisputed champion in boxing. That’s the kind of challenge that motivated me. Undisputed versus undisputed.”

Verhoeven has sparred in the past with former champion Tyson Fury and had one professional bout in 2014, which he won by a knockout.

-Reuters

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Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch set for September at Las Vegas Sphere

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3 weeks ago

February 24, 2026

Kunle Solaja

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off in a professional rematch at the Sphere in Las Vegas in September, with the bout streaming globally on Netflix, the fighters and promoters announced on Monday.

The fight marks Mayweather’s return from retirement and will be the first professional boxing match held at the Sphere.

Mayweather, who holds a perfect 50-0 record with 27 knockouts, defeated Pacquiao in their 2015 encounter dubbed the “Fight of the Century.”

That bout generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and a $72 million live gate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

“I already fought and beat Manny once. This time will be the same result,” Mayweather said in a statement.

Pacquiao, whose record stands at 62-8-3 with 39 knockouts, expressed confidence he would hand Mayweather his first professional loss.

“I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him,” the Filipino fighter said.

The rematch will stream to Netflix’s more than 325 million subscribers worldwide, continuing the platform’s push into live boxing.

The streaming platform has recently broadcast several high-profile fights, including Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson, which the company said drew 108 million live global viewers

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Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement – again

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3 weeks ago

February 21, 2026

Kunle Solaja

Floyd Mayweather Jr. gestures on the day of a press conference, ahead of an exhibition fight with John Gotti III, in Mexico City, Mexico, August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

Former multi-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement this year for his first official fight in nearly a decade, his new promotion CSI Sports/Fight Sports said on Friday, though his opponent has yet to be decided.

Before his official return, Mayweather is set for an exhibition bout with fellow boxing great Mike Tyson, with the date and venue still to be announced.

“I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing – from my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards – no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event – than my events,” Mayweather, 48, said in a statement on his new promotion’s website.

It will mark the American’s fourth comeback from retirement, following previous exits in 2007, 2015 and 2017 — the last after beating Conor McGregor to extend his record to 50-0. He has, however, fought several exhibitions since.

Across a three-decade career, Mayweather defeated many of his era’s top fighters and headlined the three highest‑grossing bouts in history, against Manny Pacquiao, McGregor and Canelo Alvarez.

-Reuters

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