On May 18, 2024, hitherto unbeaten Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury, by split decision, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to add the WBC world heavyweight to his WBA, WBO and IBF titles. In so doing, he became the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since April 12,…

'Prince' Nasseem Hamed has stated that he 'never officially retired', but nevertheless fought his last professional fight on May 18, 2002, to finish his career with a 36-1-0 record, which invluded 31 knockouts. His final victory, a unanimous points decision over unheralded Spaniard Manuel Calvo at the London Arena, Millwall,…

Born and raised in Henna Province, China, but nowadays resident in New Jersey, USA, Zhilei Zhang owes his professional boxing career, in no small part, to the efforts of brothers Terry and Tommy Lane and Dino Duva. As co-founders of Dynasty Boxing, the trio negotiated with the Chinese authorities to…

Born in Manchester on August 12, 1988, Tyson Fury is the son of Irish Traveller parents, hence his nickname, 'The Gypsy King'. English National Champion in 2008, Fury amassed a 20-3-0 record as an amateur, including and made a seamless transition to the professional ranks, defeating Hungarian Bela Gyongyosi by…