Day: 21. Dezember 2024

.@Tyson_Fury makes his way to the ring to none other than Mariah Carey x Biggie Smalls 🎅#Usyk2Fury | BUY NOW on TNT Sports Box Office ▶️ https://t.co/FXWiFF98Ej pic.twitter.com/5K3DAHI8Fw

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) December 21, 2024 After 24 rounds shared in the ring, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will forever be linked for their two wars together in the squared circle, but the history books will remember one man as the victor of their storied rivalry.

Usyk put his stamp on the feud Saturday night with a masterful 12-round performance that resulted in him retaining his WBA, WBO, WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 116-112) in the DAZN main event at Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) had to storm back in their first fight after a slow start, but that was not the case in the rematch. The defending champ took the fight to the 281-pound challeng…

Brandon Royval has a little more work to do if he wants to get another shot at flyweight gold.

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According to an initial report from Ag.Fight, Royval will face former Rizin bantamweight champion Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Fight Night 253 on March 1. Royval and multiple outlets have since confirmed the booking. The event is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

“At the end of the day, I got the toughest résumé since I signed to the UFC,” Royval wrote on Instagram. “Y’all going to learn to put some respect on my name. Only top 10 fighters. 4th main event in a row.”

Royval has won five of his last six UFC appearances. His lone defeat during that stretch came when he challenged Alexandre Pantoja for the flyweight belt and dropped a unanimous decision at UFC 296. “Raw Dawg” has since rebounded to post back-to-back triumphs over Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira in headlining bouts.

Kape is also 5-1 in his last six promot…

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Congratulations to 2024 PFL Flyweight World Champion @dakotadofficial on being named @MMAJunkie Female Fighter of The Year pic.twitter.com/GneCsNRf1v

— PFL (@PFLMMA) December 21, 2024

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The marvelous journey for Professional Fighters League’s Dakota Ditcheva continues to grow through the end of 2024. After bursting onto the scene in 2023, Ditcheva made her arrival known by collecting the PFL Europe Women’s Flyweight title, and doing so in emphatic fashion, putting away all her opponents by stoppage during her run to the PFL Europe gold and the $100,000 grand prize.

Not satisfied with her accomplishments at PFL Europe, Ditcheva arrived on the PFL Global stage in 2024, joining the women’s flyweight season and continuing her run of finishes to extend her undefeated record. Putting away all her opponents by stoppage in 2024, Ditcheva’s success would grow even more, becoming PFL champion …