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OLEKSANDR USYK

Anthony Joshua gets knocked down by Daniel Dubois during their IBF heavyweight title bout on Saturday in London.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Jan 31, 2023
Ukraine's Usyk motivated by boxing and memory of friend lost to war
Usyk said a unification title fight with British fighter Fury could possibly take place 'at the end of April.'
Japan Times
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Dec 21, 2022
Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk agree on unification bout
WBC champion Fury defeated Derek Chisora for the third time in his career to retain his title earlier this month, then called out his Ukrainian rival who was watching ringside.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2022
Tyson Fury wants to spar with Wayne Rooney ahead of next bout
Manchester United's record goalscorer, now in charge of Major League Soccer team D.C. United, is a big admirer of compatriot Fury, who welcomed the former player's involvement.
Japan Times
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Dec 5, 2022
Tyson Fury thinks surgery may be required for right elbow
If Fury has surgery, it could delay a unification showdown with Ukrainian rival Oleksandr Usyk early next year.
Japan Times
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Aug 22, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk's win leaves boxing with more questions than answers
Usyk and Fury could bring clarity — and a long-awaited, undisputed championship — to the heavyweight division, but Fury has claimed that he is retired from boxing.
Japan Times
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Aug 21, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk targets Tyson Fury after win over Anthony Joshua
The pressure was on both former Olympic champions, with one representing a country fighting for its existence after a Russian invasion, while the other was battling for his boxing future.
Japan Times
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Jul 2, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk will be fighting for Ukraine during bout against Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk said wounded soldiers in a Ukrainian hospital urged him to 'fight for the country' when he meets Anthony Joshua.
Japan Times
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Jun 30, 2022
Anthony Joshua determined to beat Oleksandr Usyk to regain heavyweight titles
'I'm not a comedian, I'm not someone who writes speeches. I'm definitely hungry, definitely desperate but at the end of the day how I perform will speak volumes to the masses.'
Japan Times
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Apr 26, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk mounts Ukraine relief effort ahead of Joshua bout
The unified heavyweight champion will use his high-profile fight with Anthony Joshua to raise funds for Ukraine with an NFT release he hopes will generate upwards of $1 million.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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