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FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 file photo, Oleksandr Usyk, left, reacts after defeating Chazz Witherspoon during a heavyweight boxing bout, in Chicago. Usyk is scheduled to take on Anthony Joshua for the heavyweight title, at the London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Saturday, Sept. 25. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
Heavyweight champ Joshua back in ring and has plenty to lose

By Steve Douglas Sep. 23, 2021 04:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 file photo, World Heavyweight boxing champion Britain's Anthony Joshua celebrates after beating challenger Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev to win their Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Arena in London.  Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against former undisputed world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sept. 25. The fight pits two 2012 London Olympic gold medallists against each other. Joshua topped the podium in the super-heavyweight division and Usyk reigned supreme in the heavyweight bracket. (Andrew Couldridge/Pool via AP, File)
Joshua defending heavyweight titles vs Usyk in September

Jul. 20, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, left and Deontay Wilder face off at a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in anticipation of their third heavyweight championship showdown scheduled for July 24 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Shut up: Fury says he'll thrash silent Wilder in 3rd meeting

By Greg Beacham Jun. 15, 2021 06:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday Dec. 8, 2019, Britain's Anthony Joshua celebrates after beating Andy Ruiz Jr. to win their World Heavyweight Championship contest at the Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Joshua was able to end his self-isolation on Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020, after his coronavirus test came back negative ahead of his world heavyweight clash with Kubrat Pulev at Wembley in London on upcoming Saturday Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, FILE)
Joshua defending titles vs Pulev with Fury fight on horizon

By Steve Douglas Dec. 10, 2020 11:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo, Manny Pacquiao prepares to fight Keith Thurman in a welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Qatar is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup and is now looking to attract big-name boxing. Promoter Bob Arum has been in talks with Qatari officials about bringing a welterweight unification bout between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford to the energy-rich Gulf nation. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Qatar lined up to stage Pacquiao-Crawford fight in 2021

By Neil Barker And Rob Harris Nov. 13, 2020 10:29 AM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

Povetkin tests positive for coronavirus, Whyte rematch off

Nov. 03, 2020 10:08 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Alexander Povetkin's rematch with Dillian Whyte for the WBC interim heavyweight title was postponed Tuesday after the Russian boxer tested...

Joshua and Pulev reschedule title fight for December

Oct. 16, 2020 04:01 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua will defend his world heavyweight titles for the first time this year when it was confirmed he will face Kubrat Pulev on Dec. 12...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:18 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:12 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2020 03:06 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, defending champion Andy Ruiz Jr., left, takes a right cross to the face during his fight against Britain's Anthony Joshua in their World Heavyweight Championship contest at the Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An all-British world heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in 2021 is a step closer. Fury said Wednesday, June 10, 2020, that an agreement has been reached with Joshua's camp on a two-fight deal between the current holders of the heavyweight belts. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua agree to two-fight deal

Jun. 10, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2020 12:09 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, Tyson Fury, of England, lands a right to Deontay Wilder, left, during a WBC heavyweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas. Boxing promoter Bob Arum says he plans to stage a card of five fights on June 9 at the MGM Grand. It's the first of a series of fights over the next two months at the Las Vegas hotel. A second fight card will be held two nights later. ESPN will televise both cards to kick off twice weekly shows at the hotel in June and July. The fights are pending approval of the Nevada Athletic Commission. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
Fury-Wilder III by end of the year, promoter says

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 01:44 PM EDT

Katie Williams, right, poses for a photo with her son Benjamin, 18 months, and husband Kyle near the White House, Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Washington, as people gather before scheduled protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Flash bang, pepper spray disperses Seattle crowd

By The Associated Press Jun. 06, 2020 02:04 AM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 03:23 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 02:09 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

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