SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 70: TYSON FURY IS NOT CONCERNED THAT HIS REMATCH WITH OLEKSANDR USYK IS NOT FOR UNDISPUTED TITLE ANYMORE
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Tyson Fury is not concerned about his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk not being an undisputed heavyweight title fight anymore, according to his manager Spencer Brown. Fury lost to Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight in 25 years. Fury had stated his ambition of winning the undisputed heavyweight title last held by Lennox Lewis.
Fury lost a great fight and immediately agreed to a rematch on December 21, but Usyk vacated the IBF title and it was being awarded to Daniel Dubois. That means that even if Fury avenges his only defeat and records his biggest victory, he will win only the WBA, WBO and WBC titles. Anthony Joshua will challenge Dubois on September 21 at Wembley Stadium.
Fury has held multiple heavyweight world titles, including WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the WBC title from 2020 to 2024. He also held the IBO title.
Usyk has held the undisputed championship in two weight classes, at cruiserweight and heavyweight, and reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from May to June 2024. He has also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title since 2021, and The Ring title since 2022
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The Golden State Warriors most likely will let go of Klay Thompson in free agency, Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported for The Athletic. The Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are interested to enlist the services of the Warriors veteran in free agency. Thompson was the Warriors ' No. 11 pick of the 2011 draft, and has played all 11 of his NBA seasons with the team. He won four titles with the franchise between 2015 and 2022.
Thompson is a five-time NBA All-Star and was once named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Thompson has also won gold medals with the United States national team during the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson.
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Manny Pacquiao is planning to challenge newly-installed WBC welterweight titlist Mario Barrios before the year ends. Mario Thomas Barrios, age 29, was born on May 18, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., was the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion since June 2024. He was also a former World Boxing Association (WBA) Regular super lightweight champion from 2019 to 2021.
He is nicknamed Azteca and stands at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) with a reach of 71 in (180 cm). The Orthodox fighter has 31 total fights with 29 wins, 18 wins by KO, and 2 losses.
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The Boston Celtics led the NBA with 18 championships, when the team won their 18th NBA championship, after 16 years. This victory makes them the league’s all-time winningest franchise, surpassing the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 titles. Here’s the list of the NBA titles each franchise has won.
18 - Boston Celtics
17 - Los Angeles Lakers
7 - Golden State Warriors/Philadelphia Warriors
6 - Chicago Bulls
5 - San Antonio Spurs
3 - Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals
2 - Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks
1 - Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Wizards/Washington Bullets, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks/St. Louis Hawks, Sacramento Kings/Rochester Royals, Baltimore Bullets
0 - Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz
Source: NBA.com
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