Speaking at a press conference in his home town where he is training for a unified heavyweight title fight, the British boxer insisted there was "nothing personal" between him and his opponent, Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk. The fight, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on 18 May, was postponed due to a cut on Fury's face in the build-up.

Tyson Fury insists he is fit to face the Ukrainian for the undisputed heavyweight title on 18 May. He's not bothered by the cut on his eye that happened a few weeks ago because "it's healing well". "The winner of Joshua-Ngannou will have a shot at the title," he added.

On Friday 8 March, Saudi Arabia will host a showdown between two heavyweight champions, one from boxing and the other from the UFC. For the British boxer, it's a chance to regain his credibility. For the Cameroonian, it's a chance to show what he can do in the world of boxing.

The former Nottingham boxer was interviewed by Luckyblock.com and he was asked about the outcome of a hypothetical fight between Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury. Froch was quick to point out that the Brooklyn boxer "would have beaten anybody at his best". In his opinion, Iron Mike would "knock Fury unconscious".

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's scheduled fight in Saudi Arabia on 17 February will now take place on 18 May after Fury suffered a deep cut to one of his eyes during training. Saudi promoters and authorities are now imposing compensation clauses if either boxer pulls out.

Former unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has once again criticised Anthony Joshua for choosing Francis Ngannou to face him in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 8 March.

The British champion finished off the Swede in the fifth round after his corner stopped the fight, producing one of his best performances on a night that also saw former champion Joseph Parker outpoint Deontay Wilder. The best boxing of the moment was seen in Riyadh last Saturday.

While Las Vegas has always been and will continue to be the mecca of boxing, according to ESPN, the fight for the undisputed title that unifies all the belts will be held in Riyadh. The boxers in question are Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, two contenders who have been sizing each other up for some time and finally have a date to meet in the ring: February 17.

"'Fings ain't what they used to be," so goes the Cockney refrain, and it could not be more appropriate in the case of boxing.

It wasn’t quite as the late Queen Elizabeth II once memorably said, an annus horribilis, but 2022 saw little reason to be joyful. 

Back in his seventies heyday the charismatic American tennis champion Jimmy Connors memorably mused of Wimbledon: "You could stick rackets in the hands of two orang-utans and you would still sell out the Centre Court on finals day." True.

When your forename is Delicious, it is just as well that you are 6ft 6in and can fight.

By a happy coincidence two of the greatest world heavyweight champions in boxing appeared on our TV screens on successive nights last weekend.

Not for the first time the spectre of organised crime hangs over a world heavyweight championship fight. The difference is that for the first time it is in Britain and not the United States, where until recent years the association of big-time boxing with the underworld was commonplace.

Tyson Fury was a big hit at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden in New York, last weekend - without throwing a punch. The World Boxing Council world champion flew into the Big Apple to serenade, in his own inimitable fashion, veteran promoter Bob Arum on his 90th birthday.