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HEAVYWEIGHT

Mike Tyson fights Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Nov 17, 2024
Mike Tyson has 'no regrets' after losing to Jake Paul in return to ring
The 58-year-old legend lost a unanimous decision against the 27-year-old Paul.
Anthony Joshua gets knocked down by Daniel Dubois during their IBF heavyweight title bout on Saturday in London.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 22, 2024
Dubois destroys Joshua to retain IBF world heavyweight crown
The 27-year-old dominated the bout from the start in front of 96,000 passionate fans, dropping the former two-time heavyweight champion multiple times.
Anthony Joshua (left) and Daniel Dubois during a pre-bout news conference in London on Thursday.
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Sep 20, 2024
Dubois and Joshua primed for Wembley heavyweight showdown
The British boxers left the hype to their promoters as they met in a low-key news conference ahead of Saturday's IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium.
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (left) and YouTuber Jake Paul face off during a news conference in New York on May 13.
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May 29, 2024
Tyson says he feels '100%' after plane health scare
The 57-year-old reportedly needed medical treatment on Sunday after feeling unwell during a flight.
Tyson Fury (left) and promoter Frank Warren speak during a news conference after Fury's loss against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday.
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May 19, 2024
Tyson Fury says sympathy for Ukraine played role in loss to Oleksandr Usyk
"His country's at war, and people are siding with the country at war, but make no mistake, I won that fight," Fury said.
Oleksandr Usyk punches Tyson Fury during their fight in Riyadh on Saturday. Usyk won to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
May 19, 2024
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
Usyk is the first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly 25 years.
Oleksandr Usyk fights Daniel Dubois during a title fight in Wroclaw, Poland, on Aug. 26, 2023.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
May 18, 2024
Oleksandr Usyk fighting for legacy in bid to unify heavyweight title
Usyk says he is driven by legacy, not money, ahead of his unification fight against Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk pose during a news conference in Riyadh on Thursday.
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May 17, 2024
Confident Tyson Fury ready to meet Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed crown
Tyson Fury declared himself ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he'd pray for his Ukrainian rival before their undisputed heavyweight clash on Saturday.
Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 24, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Nov 17, 2023
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to meet for undisputed title
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 24, 2024.
Japan Times
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Oct 5, 2016
Fury opens up about cocaine use
Britain's world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been drinking and using cocaine to help him deal with depression, he told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview released on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / TYSON-DOUGLAS SHOCKER REVISITED
Feb 5, 2015
Whiting says booming economy brought Tyson-Douglas bout to Tokyo
Best-selling author Robert Whiting, who penned an epic series for The Japan Times examining the legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics last fall, has lived in Tokyo for decades. He is a keen observer of the ties that bind the United States and Japan, especially through the prism of sports.
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 5, 2013
Lack of American heavyweights sad
What if they held a world heavyweight title fight and no one in America showed up?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2011
March 11 disasters a turning point for Japanese civil society
When the earthquake and tsunami hit the coast of Japan on March 11, it was clear the scale of this disaster, compounded by the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, was unprecedented — even for natural disaster-prone Japan, where some 20 percent of the world's earthquakes occur.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?