South China Morning Post

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The 45-year-old multiple world champion from the Philippines will now face Japanese mixed martial artist Rukiya Anpo on July 28 in Saitama in a 68kg 3-round boxing bout.

Zhang won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but his career has been full of complications which prevented him from competing with the very best in the sport.

The multiple world champion, 45, quit the sport in 2021 but will face a Japanese MMA fighter next month, and is in talks with Mario Barrios.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang Zhilei sends American Deontay Wilder crashing to canvas in fifth round of final fight on 5v5 card in Saudi Arabia.

Bout scheduled to take place on July 20 at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium will now be put back. Tyson became unwell while aboard a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last week.

Victory in Bangkok saw her capture the WIBA super bantamweight belt with a perfect 6-0-0 record and within just two years of making her pro debut.

The 28-year-old lost his WBC Asia light-flyweight belt to Filipino Jerry Francisco but Poon says he is mentally ready to fight again, with a new coach to guide him.

Oleksandr Usyk wins split-decision to become first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years, but Tyson Fury claims ‘I won that fight’.

Superlatives have been lavished on an encounter in the Saudi Arabia capital of Riyadh where one of the undefeated fighters can become the first undisputed heavyweight in 25 years.

Undefeated champions meet in Saudi Arabia for unification bout, the first in the heavyweight division in 25 years.

Tyson, 57, says he wants to he is still a great fighter while Paul, 30 years his junior, says he is being underestimated and has more power than ex-champion.

WBC Asia super flyweight champion will take on Tanwarat Saengiamjit of Thailand for vacant WIBA super bantamweight belt.

Fight to take place on July 20 at Dallas Cowboys’ 80,000-seat stadium in Arlington. Tyson will be 58 by time pair step into the ring.

Wilder’s signing with Hearn’s Matchroom to take on Queensberry in a 5 v 5 card in Saudi Arabia is a surprise as the pair have been at loggerheads for years.

International Boxing Association was stripped of its Olympic recognition and appealed to global sport’s top court, but that appeal was dismissed.

Zhang Zhilei knocks down New Zealand’s Joseph Parker twice before fading in their contest, then Anthony Joshua blows away Francis Ngannou inside two rounds in Riyadh.

Tyson, 57, a former heavyweight champion, is 30 years older than, Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer.

Zhang defends WBO interim title against Joseph Parker in Riyadh on March 8, but all eyes will be on desert kingdom two months later, when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk clash in unification bout.

Zhang Zhilei says he holds psychological edge over ‘very dangerous fighter’ Joseph Parker, thinks Kiwi will try and take their bout in Saudi Arabia the distance in hopes of winning.

Experts say Chinese heavyweight Zhang Zhilei could be found wanting in stamina department, but win over Joseph Parker when they were amateurs should give him a boost.

Title-holder Zhang Zhilei and Joseph Parker will fight at Kingdom Arena on March 8 on undercard of Anthony Joshua clash with Francis Ngannou.

Clash expected to be held in March, weeks after Tyson Fury faces WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.

The sport finds itself in rude health thanks in no small part to the influx of influencers into the ring.

Social media celebrity to call on fight experience and ‘brand building acumen’ to guide nation’s top amateurs in France.

This week’s Chess Boxing World Championships in Italy are the biggest yet, showcasing a sport that alternates between rounds of chess and boxing, requiring mental and physical agility.

Former UFC king Francis Ngannou knocks Tyson Fury down in round three, but world heavyweight champion takes a split decision in Saudi Arabia.

He reclaims Asian continental light flyweight title in Bangkok, having lost it before Covid-19 then run into management trouble and pandemic restrictions.

Raymond Poon, who first won and defended the WBC Asian continental light flyweight title in 2018, is set to fight Wichet Sengprakhon of Thailand next Thursday in his first 10-round fight in four years.

Francis Ngannou will fight heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia next weekend, with purse continuing potential shake-up of MMA.

‘Big Bang’ Zhang Zhilei lives up to his name as he lands right-hand piledriver in third round to poleaxe Englishman Joe Joyce in their rematch in London.