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Saturday 10 June 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Tyson Fury

All time
# watershed
BBC News presenter calls heavyweight champion Tyson Fury a 'dickhead' live on air
A public petition is calling for the boxer’s removal from the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist.
# Crowd control
'Who would have thought I’d even make it as a pro?' Undefeated Jono Carroll is staying on the ball
Prizefighter winner wants to jump to world level ASAP after win on big Fury-Klitchsko bill.
# Tuesday
We'll Leave It There So: Rugby icon laid to rest, big boost for Andy Lee & all today's sport
Elsewhere, League of Ireland attendances have increased while CJ Stander has signed a new deal with Munster.
# Fighting Talk
'Fury says what a lot of people are thinking... you know where you are with him'
Long-time promoter Mick Hennessy won’t censor new heavyweight champ
# And new...
Tyson Fury reveals his Croke Park dream, discusses Irish roots and drug spiking fears
World heavyweight champ denies that he bet £200k on himself to beat Wladimir Klitschko.
# Terrifying
Tyson Fury celebrated in style last night...by belting out some Aerosmith
Earlier in the week, he serenaded Wladimir Klitschko with a Bette Midler classic.
# dreamland
'Tonight I hit a shooting star', says victorious Fury but rematch with Klitschko likely
Veteran Ukrainian insists ‘this has to be continued’ after unanimous points defeat.
# And new...
Tyson Fury is the new heavyweight champion of the world
Three world heavyweight titles were up for decision in Germany this evening.
# undefeated
Ireland's Jono Carroll remains undefeated with victory on Klitschko-Fury undercard
The 23-year took his record to 9-0 tonight.
# Canvassing opinion
Tyson Fury calls off threat to pull out of Klitschko fight due to soft canvas
The undefeated British boxer was very unhappy with facilities in Dusseldorf.
# Fight night
'Klitschko is a 40-year-old woman full of make-up': Fury gets personal before world title tilt
Klitschko’s heavyweight titles on the line tonight in the 55,000-capacity Esprit Arena.
# fists of fury
Fury in 'peak condition' ahead of Klitschko showdown
World-title challenger 100 per cent prepared after ‘five-month’ camp.
# HAYE FEVER
McGuigan reveals Haye comeback was a year in the making
Trainer backs former champ to ‘do some damage’ in heavyweight division.
# let them dope
'I can look at a man and tell you if he's full of drugs by one glance at his body'
Tyson Fury says doping should be legal as he believes 99 per cent of sportspeople are guilty of it.
# essential reading
Tyson Fury's 'disturbed' mental state & David Simon on baseball; the week’s best sportswriting
Also, why Fifa needs more women and the man whose football dreams were ended by concussion.
# Verbal sparring
Fury claims 'mental victory' over Klitschko... because he out-lasted him in a sauna
The rivals exchanged views last night on Sky Sports.
# Postponed
Fury hits the pints of Guinness as Klitschko pulls out of world title fight
The heavyweight champion has suffered a minor injury.
# na na na na Batman!
Boxer inexplicably dressed as Batman fights 'The Joker' at heavyweight title press conference
And boxing purists compare MMA to the WWE.
# fists of fury
Tyson Fury tells Klitschko 'he is the man to end his reign on the throne'
But is Fury a real threat or should we expect another boring decision victory?
# Heavyweights
Tyson Fury sets up world title fight with Klitschko after seeing off Chisora
Fury is the new European and British heavyweight champion having won last night’s eliminator.
# Off
Fractured hand forces Chisora to withdraw from Fury title fight
The British heavyweights were due to face off in Manchester on Saturday.
# pantomime
Tyson Fury shows he's really fired up for his next fight by flipping a table at a press conference
He’s mad as hell…
# anticipation
Ireland's Andy Lee ready for title fight with Marco Antonio Rubio
The Irish fighter is also eager to take on WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez
# Boxing
Tyson Fury confirms fight with David Haye
The heavyweight pair will meet in the ring in the Manchester Arena on September 28.
# fury brother
Tyson Fury celebrates K.O win by serenading boxing fans
He’s a little bit country.
# TV Listings
Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend
Pull on that onesie, ring the chipper and get on that couch, my friend.
# Catch up
Off The Record: Five sports stories you may have missed over the weekend
One of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2012 team had something else to celebrate yesterday.
# Argument
'You've ruined the kid' - Rogan and Hennessy clash over Tyson Fury fight
The boxer criticised the promoter’s treatment of Fury following the Irish heavyweight title fight in Belfast.
# twitter wars
Fez calls fix: Ulster flanker backs down after Twitter blast
Stephen Ferris’ itchy Twitter finger got him in a little trouble today…
# Fight Club
Fight me! 'Rebel' Perez wants a shot at Fury
The Cork-based Cuban says that he’ll “shut Fury’s big mouth” in November.
# Knock-out
Inside the Ropes: Mayweather a step away from boxing's biggest fight
Gavin Grace previews Floyd Mayweather’s bout with Victor Ortiz and explains Tyson Fury’s sudden love of all things Irish.
# Magee's Moment
Title chance for hard-working Magee
Defeat to Romanian Lucian Bute has opened some doors for Belfast’s Brian Magee.
# Corner man
Chisora-Fury a worthy appetiser on a thrilling fight night
Don’t ignore this evening’s British Heavyweight Title fight – it has all the ingredients of a classic, writes Gavin Grace.