Kailem Lowe

1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

A former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion has vowed to take the division by storm when he returns this year. Deontay Wilder is on the verge of making his return to the ring after suffering back-to-back defeats at the hands of former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and the hard-hitting Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang. The 39-year-old from Tuscaloosa, Alabama reigned as the WBC heavyweight champion between 2015 and 2020 before he was defeated by Tyson Fury in their second encounter.

1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Oleksandr Usyk is bidding to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion. The 38-year-old from Ukraine defeated Tyson Fury last May to become the first undisputed champion of the ‘four belt era’, although he was forced to vacate his IBF crown just over 1-month later. Usyk went on to defeat ‘The Gypsy King’ for the second time in their rematch on December 21, although the bout would only be contested for the unified WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles.

1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Evander Holyfield is unquestionably one of the greatest heavyweights of the last four decades. Known more commonly as ‘The Real Deal’, Holyfield became the first fighter in boxing history to win the undisputed championship at both cruiserweight and heavyweight in 1990. He also remains the only fighter in boxing history to win the world heavyweight championship on four separate occasions.

1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Bernard Hopkins is undoubtedly one of the greatest fighters of the last 30-years. Known more commonly as ‘The Executioner’, Hopkins had a professional boxing career to remember, which began back in 1988, The American great actually suffered defeat in his debut, but bounced back to write his name deep into the sport’s history books.

1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

A retired heavyweight champion once admitted his regret in facing ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. At the peak of his powers, Tyson was the most feared and formidable heavyweight on the planet. His explosive style earned him 19 consecutive knockout victories in his first 19 professional fights, with 12 of those coming inside the very first round.