JEFF POWELL: Tyson Fury took what is likely to be a last, lingering look on Tuesday at the world heavyweight championship belts he is believed to be in the throes of relinquishing as treatment for clinical depression prolongs his absence from the ring. Manchester’s Gypsy King, having pulled out of his contracted rematch with Wladimir Klitschko twice in the 11 months since his upset triumph in Germany, hopes to be declared champion in recess by the WBA and WBO, whose belts feature in his collection. That is more certain if he stands down, rather being stripped of his titles, and would position him to challenge for the belts as soon as he is declared fit to box again.
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JEFF POWELL: Carl Froch is challenging Andre Ward to cross the Atlantic for the first time in his career and face him at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Ward earned recognition as the world's supreme super-middleweight when he defeated Froch in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City.
Thurman and Broner shine in boxing's return to prime-time television in USA
Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero gave a prime-time television audience something to watch Saturday night. Thurman won a piece of the welterweight title with a bruising decision win over Guerrero in the debut of a new boxing series on network television. And he did it with the kind of fight that had the crowd on its feet and gave a much needed boost to boxing in the first prime-time fights on NBC in 30 years.
THE BEST COLUMNISTS IN BOXING
JEFF POWELL'S BOXING COLUMN
- Froch wants Ward unification battle at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
- Sky Sports favourites to land Mayweather's £160m mega-fight against Pacquiao
- Britain's boxing heroes face further waiting game for much anticipated title challenges
- Froch targets mega fight with Hopkins after hold up in plans to take on Chavez Jr
EDDIE HEARN'S BOXING COLUMN
- Mayweather vs Pacquiao tickets could cost £100,000 and there might not be a general sale
- Khan and Brook will fight... and I am pushing for it to happen this summer
- DeGale can make history... but why won't Groves accept the rematch
- Joshua will be first to stop Johnson but mouthy American will be AJ's toughest challenge so far
Frampton and Quigg on collision course after Jackal's five-round destruction of Avalos in Belfast
JEFF POWELL: Carl Frampton delivered big-time and now he hopes ITV will do the same, along with rival Scott Quigg and his pound-wise promoter Eddie Hearn.
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- Ronaldo finds time for a selfie as fan invades pitch during Portugal's 6-0 win over Faroe Islands Couldn't escape his adoring fans on the pitch
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- Hummels and Germany stars train ahead of Northern Ireland contest Mats Hummels said Euro failure was driving Germany forward
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