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5 years on: Olympics 2012 where are they now. Part 1/4

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By Gav Duthie: This summer marks the 5 year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic games with some fantastic stories for the heroes. Of the 10 successful male gold medalists we have 4 world champions with the 7 boxers who turned pro boasting a combined record of 88-4-1 (67). Some have gained super stardom, others are already pound for pound contenders and 3 never turned professional at all. Here follows the mixed fortune of the 10 male Olympic gold medalists at the 2012 games. Following articles will discuss the successful women followed by team GB and team US.

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Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko 2 possible for Las Vegas

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By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua might need to do some traveling if he wants to fight a rematch with the 41-year-old Wladimir Klitschko. According to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, Las Vegas, Nevada is the leading candidate for the location for the rematch between the two heavyweights. The rematch between Joshua and Klitschko could take place in November if Wladimir is on board with continuing his boxing career. Wladimir hasn’t said yet whether he’ll return for a second fight.

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2017 Mid-Year Awards

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By Donavan Leonard: Boxing ain’t what it used to be. Although fans do not truly long for a revisit of the “bum of the month” tour, more activity by the top fighters would certainly be appreciated. As recently as 2013 Gennady Golovkin fought four times in one calendar year.

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Heavyweight Division – The future is bright

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By Ciaran O’Malley: The heavyweight division has not looked so alive and brought such excitement to boxing fans in almost 20 years as the current crop of fighters are at the moment. Not since the days or Lennox Lewis v Evander Holyfield in the late 90’s or Lewis v Vitali Klitschko in early 00’s has there such a buzz around the “Glamour Division” of boxing.

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Tyson Fury plans September or October ring return

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By Scott Gilfoid: Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) says he’s the fattest he’s ever been before in his career. Fury, 28, figures he’s got 8 stones [112 pounds] to lose before he’s back at his old fighting weight. Fury he’ll be back inside the ring in September or October. He wants to fight heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who he refers to as a “weight-lifter.”

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Deontay Wilder willing to travel to the UK for a BIG fight

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By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte, is interested in having unbeaten WBC champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder travel over to the UK to fight his two heavyweights, starting with Whyte. As of now, the cash isn’t there from Hearn’s side to get Deontay to fight the once beaten Whyte in the UK.

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Fury and Joshua trash talk

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By William Mackay: Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and current IBF/WBA champ Anthony Joshua traded trash talk earlier today in going back and forth about how they fought Wladimir Klitschko in beating the Ukrainian fighter. Joshua said Fury’s 12 round unanimous decision win over Wladimir in 2015 was a boring one that lacked action.

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Andre Ward’s trainer wants Anthony Joshua next

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By Allan Fox: If Andre Ward’s trainer Virgil Hunter gets his way, Ward will be fighting for a heavyweight world title in his next fight against IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs). Hunter says he sees it as a waste of time for Ward to move up to the cruiserweight division.

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Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua fight must happen

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By Jeff Aranow: Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took to social media to call out IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua today for a fight. Fury, who hasn’t fought since 2015, says Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) needs him. Fury feels that the two of them can “make boxing great again” if they fight each other.

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Rule Britannia? Part 2

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By Adam Godfrey – Just over a year ago (April 25th, to be exact) I wrote an article exalting the contribution of Great Britain to the crop of recognised World Champions at the time. Britain boasted thirteen belt holders, the most of any country in the world. Anthony Joshua had just beaten Charles Martin to claim the IBF title. Tyson Fury was 5 months into being a unified Heavyweight Champion, and Carl Frampton was a month away from stamping his authority on the featherweight division by besting Leo Santa Cruzin what would become a fight of the year candidate (at the time he was the WBA and IBF Super-Bantamweight Champion having beaten fellow Brit Scott Quigg in February 2016, although he would later be stripped of the former belt when he spurned the opportunity to fight P4P fighter Guillermo Rigondeux, instead choosing to move up in weight).

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