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Usyk beats Fury by unanimous decision!

And Oleksandr Usyk has done it! The Ukrainian has retained his unified heavyweight champion with a unanimous decision over Tyson Fury. All three ringside judges handed down scores of 116-112. Here’s a look at how they scored it round by round. (The Guardian had it 115-113 to Usyk.)

Compubox’s punch statistics lend numerical context to tonight’s result. Usyk landed 179 of 423 punches (42.3%), compared to 144 of 509 for Fury (28.3%). Much like in their first encounter, the tireless Ukrainian poured it on over the second half of the fight, landing 54% of his power shots over the last five rounds while saving his most prolific rounds for the 11th (22 punches landed) and 12th (20).

Fury leaves the ring without giving an interview. But his promoter Frank Warren is there to speak for him after Usyk is finished.

“How could Tyson only got four rounds from this fight?” Warren says. “It’s impossible. Four rounds, across all three judges. Each of them four rounds, all different rounds.”

Warren is asked what Fury will do next.

“I don’t know,” he says. “I mean, he’s very disappointed as I am as well. But I mean, I would genuinely … I’m not saying any bias. Everybody along the front there. We all thought it was [much closer].”

Will we see Fury in the ring again?

“That’s up to him,” Warren says. “That’s up to him. I mean, you know, it’s too early. It’s just after a fight, obviously emotions are running high. We’ll see. But you know, it’s nuts. Nuts. I don’t get it. I’m really, really disappointed. But look, it’s what it is and we’ll have to see what happens in the future for Tyson.”

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Fury vs Usyk 2 official scorecards: Did the judges get it right in heavyweight title rematch?

Oleksandr Usyk emerged victorious over Tyson Fury again on Saturday, winning on points – just as he did in their first fight.

Except this time, it was a clearer win for Usyk, according to the judges. While the Ukrainian was a split-decision winner in May, this time he won by unanimous decision.

In his first fight with Fury, Usyk secured scorecards of 115-112 and 114-113, while the other judge favoured the Briton 114-113. With that, Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion in Riyadh.

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And in the same Saudi city, Usyk earned scorecards of 116-112 from every official on Saturday, with Gerardo Martinez, Pat Morley and Ignacio Robles judging the bout at ringside.

Below are the official, round-by-round scorecards from the judges, followed by a detailed breakdown of how Indy Sport scored the bout…

Round one

Both men run to the centre of the ring. Usyk seems to stumble back upon a right hook to the body from Fury, within the first five seconds. Whereas Fury was on the back foot for much of the first fight, he tries to take the centre of the ring from the first bell this time. Usyk lands two crosses to the body, blocks a left hook, and fires two more straights to the torso. He charges Fury with a longer combination, though both men land. Fury with a long right hand to the body, then a jab there. He looks two weight classes bigger. Usyk with a cross upstairs, then we see the first clinch of the fight. Usyk already taking the centre of the ring away from Fury. Palpable tension. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round two

Fury trying to find the southpaw with jabs, but Usyk keeping good range and a high guard. Two crosses by Usyk, attacking the body, then some jabs to the same target. Usyk holding the middle of the ring, and throwing greater volume of output. Fury skids a right cross off Usyk’s head, but the Ukrainian avoids the worst of the impact. Fury burrows a right uppercut into the body. He stings Usyk with a cross to the head – the best shot of the fight, but not enough to win the round. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round three

Fury with a decent left hook, before Usyk closes range and lands two clubbing shots and complains that Fury’s counter hit the back of his head. Another quick left hook by Fury, but Usyk evades the follow-up one-two. Usyk on the offence. Another clinch. Some clumsier work from both men, as they try to assert dominance. Fury attacking the body now. Two slick lefts from Fury, who gets some blood dripping from Usyk’s nose. Usyk 9-10 Fury.

Round four

Usyk with a good start, but Fury fires back to keep it close. Usyk with a flurry to the body, Fury replies with one hard shot upstairs. Left hand and right by Usyk, eliciting “ooo”s from the crowd. He follows up. Usyk feinting level changes, feeling himself now. Fury takes the centre, trying to arrest momentum, while Usyk stays mobile. Fury with a solid right hand. Usyk trying to keep perspective and play the long game by targeting the body. Still so tense. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round five

Lots of clinching early in the round, with Fury using his massive frame to lean on the champion and fire off short punches. Fury lands a close-range uppercut, and Usyk winces then shakes his head. Fury tries to clinch again, but the referee separates them. Fury on the front foot for now. Usyk with good body work, then going to the head. Right uppercut to Usyk’s body. The champion skips around but breathes heavily. Right hook to his body by Fury. Two more swipes at the body, but Usyk smiles and fires off a barrage of headshots. Usyk ends strong, but… Usyk 9-10 Fury.

Round six

Usyk goes to the body then the head. More lead-hand activity from Fury, lots of jabs. He’s making it harder for Usyk to close range, which was an issue for the Ukrainian for a long spell in the first fight. Right cross lands for Fury, decent left hook. Better moment for Usyk now, putting together combinations – going from body to head again. Clean cross by Usyk, which Fury felt! More headshots from Fury. Good end to the round by Usyk, to take it for sure. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round seven

Nothing of note landing for either man, but Fury is in the centre and keeping an active lead hand. Some boos, for the first time, due to the relative lack of action. Fury eats a left cross upstairs! Now Usyk attacks the body. Fury goes southpaw late in the round. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round eight

Usyk stalking Fury, who lands an uppercut, the sort that worked so well in May. Clash of heads, but only a brief break. Good body work by Usyk, then Fury is warned for hitting the back of the head. Fury looking a bit tired and worried. But he comes back now. Only briefly, though, before Usyk lands to the head then the body. Really positive end to the round. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round nine

Usyk buzzing around Fury like a wasp – more vindictive than a bee! Fury trying to keep the Ukrainian off him. Fury trying to wear on Usyk in the clinch, but it’s a brief one. Hard body shot from the Briton, then two more with uppercuts. Usyk with his own body shots, but he walks onto another uppercut. And another! Fury using that shot that worked so well in the first fight. Both men land to the head. One-two to the body of Fury, one shot to the head. Body then head again. Cross by Usyk, as Fury breathes hard and backs off. Usyk might have snatched this round late… Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round 10

Nice uppercut to the head by Fury. Usyk is marked under his left eye now. Fury with a flurry. One-two to Usyk’s body, then he leans on Usyk. Cross upstairs by Usyk, then two jabs. Fury again using the uppercut, and again wearing on the smaller man. Left hook at point-blank range by Fury. Usyk looks tired but he’s still throwing back, including a nice left hand. Busy end to the round by both men. Thrilling spell. Usyk 9-10 Fury.

Round 11

Fury comes forward, but Usyk attacks the body to deter the challenger. Usyk just looks half a step ahead right now. Usyk gets through with crosses to the head, cornering Fury. Fury with two hooks to the body. Rapid left cross by Usyk. Fury is bruised under the eyes. Usyk with another cross. He is turning the screw, and might just be sealing victory in these very seconds. Usyk 10-9 Fury.

Round 12

Hard right hook to Usyk’s body. Fury is getting after Usyk, having been given a talking-to by his corner, but Usyk stings Fury. Usyk is feinting in front of Fury, who looks nervous. But he lands a good uppercut and hook to the head. One-two by Fury! Both men land now. Usyk with a clean cross and left uppercut. Fury closes range and buries an uppercut into the body. Usyk 9-10 Fury.

BOXING

Oleksandr Usyk topples Tyson Fury in dominant rematch performance

A rematch is used in boxing to clear up unanswered questions, and Oleksandr Usyk did exactly that in his second win over Tyson Fury — this time by unanimous decision.

The pair clashed in Riyadh on Saturday night for the WBA, WBC and WBO world heavyweight titles, and this time around it was a clearer result.

After a tense build-up, Fury seemed back to his usual self, with a ringwalks which started with Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ before the Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Hypnotize’.

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Annihilation was the word Fury was using when it came to what would transpire in the ring, and it was immediately obvious the “Gypsy King” wanted to dominate by taking control of centre ring in round one.

A chess match began to unfold with the two swapping roles, this time Usyk on the front foot and in the centre of the ring. Then, it was noticeable that this was a different Usyk fighting under the bright lights of Riyadh.

The Ukrainian has become known for his slick footwork and ability to weave away from any threats his opponents pose, but for his second encounter with Fury, he decided to take the fight to the former WBC heavyweight champion.

In rounds three and four, Usyk was marching Fury down, and landed a number of left hands to the head and body as he looked to slow down Fury and his 20 stone frame.

Fury had to try and seize control, and in round five it looked like there was a chance to do that as Usyk slowed down. Fury found success with a number of punches including a right to the body and the uppercut which caused so many problems in the first fight, but Usyk was using this period as a chance to recover before going up a gear once more.

From round six onwards, a pattern began to play out. While Fury did enjoy brief moments, Usyk always finished the rounds strong. His left hand was where all the danger was coming from and whenever it looked like Fury was on course to win a round, Usyk snatched it away with the more effective ring work.

With Usyk having a second wind towards the final three rounds, Fury’s best chance of stopping Usyk was to slow him down and he tried every weapon in his arsenal. From body shots to smothering in the clinch, Usyk shrugged them off and continued to come forward as he stalked his prey.

In the 12th and final round, it was clear, Fury needed a knockout if he was to get the win. Fury tried all he could, but despite the gruelling nature of this contest, Usyk still had the audacity and power to trouble the Brit, the stoppage however never came.

While it was a successive loss to Usyk to Fury, there was a clear improvement. At 20 stone and seeing him in the flesh, there were concerns as to whether someone with that frame can last 12 gruelling rounds against a pound-for-pound great.

Fury’s gigantic frame however lasted the full contest, and it was something to be admired and showed that the three-month training camp in Malta paid off.

But on the night, while Fury had glimpses in each of the rounds, Usyk was doing the more effective work which made sure the rounds were his, and this performance confirmed the Ukrainian as the world’s number one heavyweight.

For what Usyk will do next, there’s a myriad of options including an undisputed showdown with the winner of IBF champion Daniel Dubois’ clash with Joseph Parker on February 22 or even retirement.

Usyk will now do what he often does next: He will disappear from the boxing world as he enjoys the fruits of his labour. One thing is for sure however, everyone will await his next move with bated breath.

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Tyson Fury breaks silence after second loss to Oleksandr Usyk with honest take on judges’s scorecards

Tyson Fury has spoken out about the scorecards as he lost for a second time to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.

The Manchester native was defeated by Usyk for the first time in May, before pushing for an immediate rematch just a few months later. That second bout happened on Saturday night in Riyadh, with the Brit coming out on the wrong side of a unanimous decision of eight rounds to four.

His future now remains unclear, as Usyk seems to be moving towards either retirement or a rematch with Daniel Dubois, who stormed the ring to challenge his rival.

Tyson Fury loses close decision to Oleksandr Usyk in rematch

In front of a packed crowd of celebrities and fight fans at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Tyson Fury looked to become the first man to dethrone Oleksandr Usyk as a professional. The pair’s May meeting was a razor-close split decision, decided by a knockdown in the ninth that swung it to the Ukrainian.

This time around, Fury piled on 19lb to weigh in at 288lb and looked every bit the bigger man as he lumbered through 12 rounds, clearly looking for the big shots that could fell Usyk. The ex-cruiserweight champion had tipped the scales at a career heaviest of 226lb, but was still 55lb less than his rival.

Ultimately, it was Usyk’s ability to move and stay limber while landing the biggest shots and outpunching his rival that got him the victory. All three judges were in agreement with a scorecard of 116-112, meaning Fury won just four rounds to Usyk’s eight.

Tyson Fury breaks his silence after losing to Oleksandr Usyk

As he was walking through the backstage area, Fury ran into his old trainer Ben Davison, who helped him to return to fitness after a lengthy spell out from 2015 to 2018 where he had ballooned to over 400lb. The pair shared a moment, which was captured by Sky Sports and seemingly IFL TV.

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Anthony Joshua reacts to Oleksandr Usyk’s controversial win over Tyson Fury with one-word

Anthony Joshua has reacted to Oleksandr Usyk’s much-talked-about victory over Tyson Fury with a one-word comment on social media.

After weeks of build-up, Usyk defeated Fury by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 116-112) to retain his WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titles at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Ukrainian landed several clean shots on his opponent throughout and rather predictably, he outworked a tired-looking Fury in the latter rounds.

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But many agreed that the 116-112 scoring in favour of Usyk was unfair given how close the fight was. In fact, footage has since emerged of Fury’s reaction to the defeat and well, he was far from happy.

So what did Anthony Joshua think? Well, the former two-time unified WBO, IBF, and WBA heavyweight champion gave Usyk the nod over Fury on his unofficial scorecard.

Joshua, who was scoring the fight for streaming service DAZN, scored the bout 115-114 in favour of Usyk, which was much closer than the judges’ final scorecard.

Taking to social media on Saturday night, AJ gave a one-word reaction to Usyk’s win. He wrote the word “respect” on his Instagram story alongside the Ukraine flag.

Eddie Hearn, who has called for Fury to fight Joshua at Wembley Stadium, said he thought Saturday night’s contest was a draw.

He added: “I couldn’t split them. I thought there were so many close rounds. I really struggled to split them, it was more of a chess match tonight, I had it very close. I just didn’t feel it was an 8-4 fight.”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren, on the other hand, was in a state of disbelief after seeing the final result.

Armed with what appeared to be a paper copy of all three scorecards from the event, Warren gave a quite remarkable in-ring interview with Ade Oladipo.

“It’s nuts,” he said. “Did you have him as only winning four rounds out of eight? Very harsh. It’s nuts. I don’t get it. But it is what it is, and we’ll see what happens in the future with Tyson.”

Minutes later, TNT Sports reporter Jaydee Dyer spoke to Warren outside the ring, with the promoter analysing each copy of the scorecard he had been given while speaking to the camera.

He added: “Tyson was dumbfounded. They gave him four rounds out of the 12, which is impossible.

“I’ve been around a long time and I know I’m biased, but one judge didn’t give him, any rounds from round six onwards. Look! No rounds. How can that be? That’s impossible.

“Same with the other judge. They gave him one round in the last six, and the same here with this guy. It’s crazy. I’m calm and collected, I’m not screaming and shouting. That is a nonsense.

“Oscar de la Hoya had him [Fury] winning by three or four rounds. And he’s a neutral.”

BOXING

Turki Alalshikh drops hint on Anthony Joshua’s decision over Daniel Dubois rematch

Anthony Joshua may not engage in a risky rematch with Daniel Dubois after all, according to Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh.

In September, Dubois dropped Joshua three times en route to a fifth-round knockout win, retaining the IBF heavyweight belt against his fellow Briton.

Talk quickly turned to a rematch of the Wembley showdown, but Dubois has since been paired with Joseph Parker, who will challenge the 27-year-old in Riyadh in February.

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When Alalshikh was asked about Joshua vs Dubois 2 on Thursday, he told iFL TV: “Of course I want to see it again, but I don’t think it will happen again.”

Joshua’s other main option for his next bout is a long-awaited clash with Tyson Fury, yet – as ever – there are complications there.

Fury, who challenges Oleksandr Usyk for the unified titles on Saturday, is contracted for a trilogy fight with the Ukrainian, 37, if he emerges victorious in Riyadh.

In May, Usyk outpointed Fury in the same Saudi city to become undisputed heavyweight champion. In doing so, the former cruiserweight king stayed unbeaten and handed the Briton his first professional loss.

So, Joshua faces an uncertain 2025. The 35-year-old could face a beaten Fury, 36, if the “Gypsy King” loses to Usyk again, though “AJ” vs Fury would have lost much of its lustre in that case.

Should Parker beat Dubois in February, Joshua could angle for a title shot against the New Zealander, whom he beat on points in 2018.

Parker is now riding a five-fight win streak, having beaten Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang in his last two outings. Parker, 32, defeated both men on points – Wilder in December 2023 and Zhang in March of this year.

GOLF

Tiger Woods’ immediate goal: Keep his son from beating him in golf for 18 holes

Tiger Woods turns 49 at the end of the month and he has one pressing goal that relates to his golf. He wants to prolong that inevitable day when his son beats him over 18 holes.

They will be playing with — not against — each other this week for the fifth straight year at the PNC Championship, a 36-hole tournament so meaningful to them and everyone else in the field that Woods was determined to play for the first time since a sixth back surgery in September.

Word got out, however, that 15-year-old Charlie finally beat his 15-time major champion dad.

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“He beat me for nine holes,” Woods said, an important clarification to him. “He has yet to beat me for 18 holes. That day is coming. I’m just prolonging it as long as I possibly can.”

As for the details, Woods talked about the typical banter between them and how much fun they have. It was clear he was not going to share the hole-by-hole of the loss.

Winning is a goal, but not the priority, at the PNC Championship. It’s a happy end of the year for all 20 teams at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, an event that pairs the winners of majors or The Players Championship with a family member.

Woods played five tournaments this year and completed only one of them, making the cut at the Masters for a record 24th consecutive year. He had to play 23 holes on Friday at Augusta National in a raging wind, posting a 72 for his best round of the year. He followed that with an 82, an example of ups and downs from a player whose body has been wracked with injury.

“I’m not going to feel what I’m used to feeling,” Woods said. “The recovery has gotten to be the hardest part. But over the course of rounds, weeks, months, it gets harder.”

He missed the cut in the next three majors and then had surgery on his lower back in September to alleviate some of the spasms he had been feeling. The timing of the surgery was related to the PNC Championship.

Woods chose not to play the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas two weeks ago, saying he wasn’t competitively sharp enough to handle Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas among a 20-man field of players from the top 40 in the world.

This might as well be his fifth major because he plays with his son.

“That was one of the reasons why I had the surgery done earlier, so that hopefully I could give myself the best chance to be with Charlie and be able to play,” Woods said. “I’m not competitive right now, but I just want to be able to have the experience again. This has always been one of the bigger highlights of the year for us as a family, and now we get to have that moment together again.”

The surgery was on his back, but Woods said his right leg, which was mangled in a February 2021 car crash outside Los Angeles, remains the biggest physical obstacle.

Even so, he chose to walk the pro-am on Friday instead of riding a cart, which is allowed for players because the tournament is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions.

Team Woods has yet to win since they began playing in 2020. They finished second the following year by two shots to John Daly and his college son, when Charlie was 12. He is adding inches to his height every year, filling out and pounding the golf ball. Woods plans to rely on his son’s tee shots in the scramble format.

They will play the opening round Saturday with Justin Leonard and son Luke, who goes to The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach with Charlie and is going to Villanova next year.

Charlie Woods went through U.S. Open qualifying for the first time this year and failed to advance out of the first stage. He qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills but didn’t come close to making it to match play.

Woods appreciated that his son is under a spotlight few others his age face.

“I was always reminding him, ‘Just be you.’ Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he’s my son. He’s going to have my last name and it’s going to be part of his core. But I just want him to be just himself and be his own person. That’s what we can only do,” Woods said.

“I always encourage it, for him to carve his own name, carve his own path and have his own journey,” he said. “I think he’s doing a great job. In this day and age where everyone is basically media, with all the phones, being constantly filmed and constantly people watching, that’s just part of his generation, and that’s part of the world that he has to maneuver through.”

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Tiger Woods walks 18 holes in PNC Championship pro-am

The PNC Championship, a two-day team golf tournament that pairs major champions with a family member, allows competitors to use golf carts, unlike a typical PGA Tour event.

Yet in the event’s pro-am Friday at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., Tiger Woods took the opportunity to walk all 18 holes.

Woods’ ability to walk the entire course opened some eyes, as he’s said in the past that it is a greater obstacle for him at this point than hitting the shots he wants to hit.

Woods, who turns 49 this month, has not played more than a handful of events in a given PGA Tour season since a single-car crash in February 2021 nearly cost him his right leg.

Friday was Woods’ first time playing golf in public since the Open Championship last July, where he missed the cut. He has since undergone another back surgery, and he elected not to play earlier this month in his foundation’s event in the Bahamas, the Hero World Challenge.

“Yeah, my leg is what it is. It’s still here. It is what it is,” Woods told reporters Friday. “But this year I struggled a lot with my back, and it’s a lot better, but I still have a long way to go. … The recovery has gotten to be the hardest part.”

Woods was asked how close he was to not playing this weekend.

“I had moments,” he said. “That was one of the reasons why I had the surgery done earlier, so that hopefully I could give myself the best chance to be with (son Charlie Woods) and be able to play. I’m not competitively good right now, but I just wanted to be able to have the experience again. This has always been one of the bigger highlights of the year for us as a family, and now we get to have that moment together again.”

Without giving any indication of where he stood for the 2025 PGA Tour season, he added that the process of getting ready for competitive golf takes him months, “but it starts with each and every day.”

“Unfortunately I’ve gone through this process a number of times,” the 15-time major champion said. “It’s frustrating. It’s hard. But I have an amazing team, amazing support. But I have to do the little things on a daily basis and away from everybody.”

The PNC Championship begins Saturday and concludes Sunday. Tiger and Charlie Woods were the runners-up in 2021 and tied for fifth last year, but they are still searching for their first win in the event.

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[VIDEO] What President Bill Clinton said to Serena Williams after she won her first US Open title in 1999

After winning the first Grand Slam title of her career Serena Williams received a special message.

The American produced one of the most iconic and influential careers not just in tennis but all of sport.

For nearly three decades the 43-year-old produced greatness on the court and broke various records on the way to becoming an all-time great,

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At the start of her journey to become a sporting legend Serena Williams received a special phone call after her first triumph at Flushing Meadows 25 years ago.

Williams won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles at the 1999 US Open, when she was just 17 years of age.

She defeated Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters, Conchita Martínez, Monica Seles, and Lindsay Davenport, before beating top seed Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final.

By winning the doubles tournament with Venus Williams, Serena became just the fifth woman in the Open Era to win both singles and doubles at the same Grand Slam.

Following her achievement, Williams recalled when she received a special phone call from none other than the President at the time, Bill Clinton.

“It was very exciting,” she said. “I thought for sure my day couldn’t get any better. Next thing I knew, someone was telling me, ‘The President of the United States wants to talk.’ I was thinking, ‘Wow.’

“He said that they had watched my last three matches and they were really rooting for me, him and Chelsea also. I talked to her also, she’s really nice (laughter).

“She said she’ll show me around Stanford when I go there for Fed Cup if I wanted to. Pretty exciting.” Williams also visited the White House along with Andre Agassi, to meet President Clinton after they both won the 1999 US Open.

President Clinton has attended the US Open and watched Williams in action both in 2013 when she won the title, and in 2022, the final event of her illustrious career. In the past he praised the athlete, her game and what she means to the younger generation.

“She always wanted to be someone who opened up new avenues for girls and women and she was able to play highly competitive, high concentration tennis, win but always be concerned about why she was really doing it,” Clinton told BBC Radio Five Live back in 2013.

Throughout her illustrious career, Williams won the US Open, her home Grand Slam, on six occasions.

Following her first trophy in 1999, Williams emerged victorious again in 2002, defeating her sister Venus in the final.

Her next US Open win did not come until 2008, before another four years and Serena claimed her fourth title in New York, winning a thrilling final against Victoria Azarenka.

Williams went on to claim three titles in a row as she clinched the 2013 and 2014 championships, once again defeating Azarenka before dispatching Caroline Wozniacki.

The American came close on other occasions to winning the title, first by reaching the semi-finals in 2015 and 2020, before finishing runner-up in 2018 and 2019 to Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu respectively.

BOXING

“We want Tank Davis”: Devin Haney Sets Sights on Tank Davis for Blockbuster Comeback

In a bold move , Bill Haney, father and manager of former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney, has publicly declared his intention to pursue a high-stakes showdown with knockout artist Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.

This announcement comes as Devin Haney looks to bounce back from his recent setback and reclaim his position at the pinnacle of the sport.

The proposed matchup between Haney and Davis has long been a dream fight for boxing fans, pitting two of the most skilled and exciting young fighters against each other. Devin Haney, known for his technical brilliance and defensive prowess, would face the explosive power and ring IQ of Tank Davis in a clash that promises fireworks from the opening bell.

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Bill Haney’s strategic move to call out Davis is a testament to the confidence he has in his son’s abilities, even in the wake of Devin’s first professional loss. The elder Haney’s declaration demonstrates a willingness to take on the toughest challenges in the sport, a mindset that has characterized Devin’s career thus far.

For Devin Haney, a fight with Tank Davis represents more than just a chance at redemption; it’s an opportunity to prove that he belongs among the elite of the sport. Having tasted defeat for the first time, Haney’s resolve and mental fortitude will be put to the test as he prepares for potentially the biggest fight of his career.

The timing of this callout is particularly intriguing. With both fighters at crossroads in their careers, a Haney-Davis bout could reshape the landscape of the lightweight and super lightweight divisions. Tank Davis, coming off a series of impressive victories, has been looking for a signature fight to cement his status as one of boxing’s biggest stars. A clash with Haney could provide just that platform.

From a stylistic standpoint, this matchup is a boxing purist’s dream. Haney’s slick boxing and Davis’s devastating power present a classic boxer versus puncher scenario. The chess match that would unfold in the ring, with Haney trying to outmaneuver Davis while avoiding his thunderous shots, promises to be a tactical masterpiece.

However, making this fight a reality will require navigating the complex world of boxing politics. With the fighters aligned with different promoters and networks, negotiations could prove challenging. Yet, the potential for a pay-per-view blockbuster might be enough to bring all parties to the table.

The coming weeks will be crucial as negotiations unfold and details are ironed out. Boxing fans around the world will be watching closely, hoping that this dream matchup becomes a reality. If it does come to fruition, Haney vs. Davis has the potential to be not just the fight of the year, but a contest that defines the careers of both men.

As the boxing world holds its collective breath, one thing is clear, Bill Haney’s bold callout has set the stage for what could be one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory. Whether in the ring or at the negotiating table, the next moves from both camps will be scrutinized with intense interest. The path to Haney vs. Davis may be complex, but the potential reward – a fight for the ages – makes it a journey worth taking.