Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh remained an unstoppable force, clinching a Technical Knock-out over the more experienced Mike Snider on his debut in the US professional circuit, in Newark, on Saturday night.
Though dejected, Vijender put up a brace face, saying he would come back stronger.
Indian Pro boxer Chandni goes down to Shin Bo in WBO Asia Pacific title clash.
Vikas, who has signed up with the legendary Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions, made his debut in what was to be a six-round super welterweight contest. The bout, however, lasted just two rounds.
M C Mary Kom and Pooja Rani knocked out their respective opponents while L Sarita Devi survived a scare as India grabbed all the three gold medals on offer in women's boxing for an overall clean-sweep of top honours in the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong on Tuesday.
In the highly-anticipated super fight rematch between the two titans, Tyson Fury took control late in the first round and never relinquished it, knocking down Deontay Wilder twice and bloodying him en route to the referee stopping the fight in the seventh where Wilder's corner threw in the towel.
India's regional supremacy at the South Asian Games went unchallenged. The hosts were crowned overall champions for the 12th consecutive time after a record-breaking haul of 308 medals.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
An Istanbul-bound Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok with 157 passengers and crew on board landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi under emergency conditions following a bomb scare but was cleared for take-off after the security agencies did not find any explosive.
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