British heavyweight boxing titleholder Tyson Fury and Ukrainian challenger Oleksandr Usyk are set to battle for the undisputed heavyweight world championship this Saturday at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena.

On Saturday the 18th, the long-awaited fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will unify the heavyweight belts for the first time in 25 years. Tyson, in his presentation of the fight, points out that "it's all about the money." But the truth is that the winner of this fight will go down in boxing history. Usyk, cool and focused, is thinking about Saturday.

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez started Mexico's Cinco de Mayo celebrations by ending Jaime Munguia's unbeaten record in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Alvarez won by unanimous decision after flooring his fellow Mexican in round four.

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.

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.

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.

"'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.

Chelsea are reported to be reviewing their sponsorship arrangement with Parimatch Tech after news that the Ukraine-based betting firm is among the latest businesses to be sanctioned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has told International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach that achievements by Russian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics would be "medals of blood, deaths and tears".

World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has expressed his wish for "victory" and "peace" in his native Ukraine in 2023.

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.

Once again we are reminded that Oleksandr Usyk is as hard to beat as his name is to pronounce.