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Joshua, Wilder set for separate showdowns in Saudi Arabia on December 23
Former world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua will fight separate opponents on the same bill at a mega-show in Saudi Arabia on ... Saudi Arabia -
Ahead of Riyadh Season fight, iconic fighters Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou face-off
Ahead of their showdown in Riyadh on October 28, heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou faced off for the very first time.The titans are ... Saudi Arabia -
Sports ‘central’ to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, says Kingdom’s Prince Fahd
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz has said sports and entertainment play a “central role” in the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030, the strategy ... Gulf -
Saudi youth star in promo video ahead of boxing showdown Usyk Vs Joshua in Jeddah
Hundreds of young Saudi men and women have taken part in a cinematic promo for the ‘Rage on the Red Sea’ tournament which will see heavyweight world ... Gulf -
Tickets go on sale for boxing showdown Usyk Vs Joshua in Saudi Arabia
With exactly one month to go, tickets have gone on sale for the ‘Rage on the Red Sea’ tournament which will see heavyweight world champion Oleksandr ... Gulf -
Boxing: Joshua-Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and the IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for ... Sports -
Tyson Fury new world champion after stopping Wilder in 7th round
Tyson Fury is a heavyweight champion once again, dominating Deontay Wilder in their title rematch Saturday night before Wilder’s corner threw in ... Sports -
Beaten Ruiz wants Joshua rematch but others ahead in line
A beaten Andy Ruiz Jr called for a rematch after Anthony Joshua won back an array of world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, but the ... Sports -
Anthony Joshua says he had health issue before first Ruiz fight
Briton Anthony Joshua, who reclaimed his world heavyweight titles with a clinical victory over Andy Ruiz Jr on Sunday, says a health issue had left ... Sports -
Saudi Arabia’s sports authority announces events for upcoming Diriyah Season
Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority announced the Kingdom will be hosting international athletes in four different sports for the upcoming ... Sports -
Olympics: IOC plans boxing qualifiers with the help of suspended AIBA
The International Olympic Committee has been cooperating with boxing’s suspended international federation AIBA as the Olympic body plans the ... Sports -
Boxing legend Chavez says he was mugged at gunpoint in Mexico City
Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez said on Friday he had been mugged by armed robbers in Mexico City, and he slammed mounting violence that has ... Sports -
Ruiz beats Joshua to become world heavyweight champion
Andy Ruiz Jr. dethroned British title-holder Anthony Joshua with a stunning seventh-round stoppage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on ... Sports -
Canelo pummels Fielding in third round TKO at the Garden
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez proved too strong for Rocky Fielding as he delivered a third round TKO on Saturday to easily win their WBA super ... Sports -
VIDEO: Rumble in the Outback.. Aussie boxing troupe keeps on swinging
When Fred Brophy bangs a drum on the floodlit stage outside his boxing tent, the large crowd gathered in front of him falls silent in rapt attention. ... Sports -
Wilder keeps heavyweight title, fights Fury to split draw
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought to a split draw Saturday night, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British ... Sports -
Boxing still on the ropes after IOC freezes planning for Tokyo 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) put planning for the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament on hold on Friday in a move that could see the governing ... Sports -
Sumo wrestling grand champion pulls out after fourth successive loss
Sumo wrestler Kisenosato, who holds the highest rank of yokozuna, pulled out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, a day after suffering ... Sports -
Mayweather says 'never agreed' to fight Japanese kickboxer
Floyd Mayweather said on Wednesday he never agreed to come out of retirement to fight a Japanese kickboxer on New Year's Eve and was blindsided when ... Sports -
Mayweather to fight Japanese kickboxer Nasukawa in December
Floyd Mayweather is planning on fighting Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 in Saitama, north of Tokyo.Mayweather is 50-0 in his boxing ... Sports -
Nurmagomedov keeps UFC lightweight title against McGregor with submission victory
Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov ended Irish fighter Conor McGregor’s attempt to win back the UFC lightweight title when he sealed a brutal ... Sports -
Britain’s Callum Smith wins Mohammed Ali Clay Boxing Cup in Jeddah
The British boxer Callum Smith ended fellow Briton George Groves’ 16-month reign as WBA world super-middleweight champion and won the World ... Sports -
Saudi women put on boxing gloves for sporting glory, self-defense
A young Saudi woman tightens the band around her wrist and puts on her boxing glove before starting a training class inside a boxing hall in one of ... Sports -
British boxing star Amir Khan bringing Super Boxing League to Pakistan
British boxing star Amir Khan announced that he will be establishing a Super Boxing League in Pakistan this year. Co-founded by Khan, the league will ... Sports -
VIDEO: Boxing a growing success in Nigeria
When Selah Fawaz decided to organise his first boxing match in Lagos, he didn't expect more than 500 spectators. In the end, over 800 tickets were ... Sports -
Amir Khan wins first fight in two years in 39 seconds
Former world champion Amir Khan won his first fight in two years by stopping Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds on Saturday. Fighting in a British home ring ... Sports -
Boxing: Pacquiao targets more bouts after Kuala Lumpur showdown
Manny Pacquiao believes he has “a couple more fights” left in him before he retires, starting with his first contest for more than a year ... Sports -
Saudi Arabia’s first female boxing champion wins global competition
Saudi boxer Dona Mohammed al-Ghamdi has won the 2018 International Boxing Championship, which concluded in the Jordanian province of Balqa on Friday. ... Sports -
Rare photos of Muhammad Ali’s visit to Saudi Arabia
The Twitter account, “Memory of the Beautiful Past”, published a rare picture of the legendary American Muslim boxer Muhammad Ali during a ... Sports -
In 2018 Kingdom hosts Race Of Champions and World Boxing Super Series
Saudi Arabia will host the first World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight final in May next year as well as its first-ever international motorsport ... Sports