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| 2025 | Igor Vovchanchyn is associated with Oleksandr Usyk in this context. |
| 2025 | Potential reference to a connection with Igor Vovchanchyn, though details are unclear |
| January 20 2025 | Appeared as an exclusive guest on The Ring Podcast |
| 2024 | Received the WBN Fighter of the Year award for the second time, highlighting his sustained success in the sport. |
| 2024 | Appears in two promotional short films: 'A Tale As Old As Time: Ring of Fire' and 'Reignited - Can't Get You Out of My Head', playing himself |
| 2024 | Achieved multiple top boxing honors including The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year, Event of the Year, and Round of the Year, ESPN Fighter of the Year, WBC and WBA Fighter of the Year, and numerous other prestigious boxing awards. |
| December 21 2024 | Oleksandr Usyk faced Tyson Fury in a rematch, winning by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 116–112. |
| October 14 2024 | Whittaker was detained at King Khalid International Airport after allegedly smashing a fan's phone when asked for a photo. |
| October 12 2024 | Whittaker's first IBF International light-heavyweight title defence against Liam Cameron ended in a split decision technical draw after Whittaker was forced to withdraw due to an alleged injury. |
| October 12 2024 | Artur Beterbiev defeated Dmitry Bivol by Majority Decision (MD) at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, retaining his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles and winning WBA (Super), IBO, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles |
| September 21 2024 | Joshua fought Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium in London. During the fight, Joshua was knocked down multiple times and ultimately lost by knockout in the fifth round, with Dubois retaining the IBF heavyweight title. Dubois knocked Joshua down in the first, third, fourth, and fifth rounds, with the final knockout occurring 59 seconds into the fifth round. |
| September 21 2024 | Anthony Joshua to fight Daniel Dubois for IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium |
| July 26 2024 | Zhang confirmed the rematch clause with Joseph Parker remains active, expressing his full intention to take the rematch and avenge his previous loss. |
| June 26 2024 | IBF interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was elevated to full IBF champion after the title was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk. On the same day, Joshua was announced to challenge Dubois for the title on 21 September 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London. |
| June 25 2024 | Oleksandr Usyk announced that he was vacating the IBF heavyweight title. |
| June 15 2024 | Whittaker won the IBF International light-heavyweight title by defeating Ezra Arenyeka via unanimous decision. |
| June 1 2024 | Zhang defeated former WBC champion Deontay Wilder by knockout in the fifth round, landing a decisive counter right hook that left Wilder defenseless and ultimately securing a comprehensive victory. |
| May 29 2024 | It was announced that Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were scheduled to meet in a rematch on 21 December 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| May 18 2024 | In a historic bout, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury via split decision, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four belt era and the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years. |
| May 18 2024 | Oleksandr Usyk is scheduled to fight Tyson Fury worldwide, with an expected 1,500,000 buys. |
| March 31 2024 | Whittaker fought Leon Willings at The O2 Arena in London, winning via unanimous decision on the undercard of a British heavyweight title fight. |
| March 8 2024 | Zhang fought Joseph Parker in the WBO interim heavyweight title bout. Despite knocking Parker down twice in rounds three and eight, Zhang lost by majority decision. The fight was part of the Knockout Chaos event co-main event. |
| March 8 2024 | Anthony Joshua fought Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, knocking down Ngannou in the first round and winning by second-round knockout. This was a notable cross-discipline bout against a former UFC Heavyweight Champion who was ranked #10 in the WBC at the time. |
| February 3 2024 | Whittaker defeated Khalid Graidia via fifth round TKO at Wembley Arena in London. |
| February 2 2024 | It was announced that the fight between Usyk and Fury would not take place on the originally scheduled date of 17 February due to Fury sustaining a cut in training. |
| January 15 2024 | Zhang was announced as fighting Joseph Parker for the WBO interim heavyweight title, scheduled for 8 March at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena. |
| January 13 2024 | Artur Beterbiev defeated Callum Smith by TKO in round 7 at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, retaining his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| 2023 | Usyk signed a one-year professional contract with FC Polissya Zhytomyr, receiving the number 17 jersey, and stated his intention to play football after retiring from boxing. |
| 2023 | Joshua joined the investment group of the Alpine racing team in Formula One. |
| December 23 2023 | Joshua defeated Otto Wallin by RTD (Referee Technical Decision) after Wallin's corner stopped the fight after round 5. |
| December 10 2023 | Defeated Stiven Dredhaj by knockout in the 4th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England |
| November 16 2023 | The fight between Usyk and Fury was officially scheduled for 17 February 2024. |
| November 15 2023 | Official announcement confirmed Joshua would fight Otto Wallin on 23 December. |
| November 11 2023 | Reports indicated that Joshua and Wilder would fight on 23 December, but against different opponents. |
| October 2023 | Initial reports emerged about a potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia on 23 December. |
| September 29 2023 | Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury signed the fight contract for the undisputed heavyweight title. |
| September 23 2023 | Zhilei Zhang defeated Joe Joyce by KO in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena in London, England, retaining the WBO interim heavyweight title |
| September 2 2023 | Zhang defended his interim WBO heavyweight title against Joe Joyce at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, dramatically stopping Joyce with a highlight reel right hook knockout in the third round. |
| August 26 2023 | Oleksandr Usyk defended his unified heavyweight titles against WBA (Regular) champion Daniel Dubois in Wrocław, Poland, winning by ninth-round stoppage. The fight was marked by controversy over a fifth-round low blow that many believed could have been ruled a legal punch, potentially altering the outcome in favor of Dubois. |
| August 26 2023 | Oleksandr Usyk fought Daniel Dubois in the United Kingdom. |
| August 12 2023 | Joshua fought Robert Helenius and won by knockout with a right hook in the 7th round. |
| August 8 2023 | Robert Helenius was announced as the replacement opponent for the originally scheduled fight. |
| August 5 2023 | The Whyte vs. Joshua rematch was cancelled after Whyte returned a positive drug test from the voluntary anti-doping agency. |
| July 6 2023 | Dillian Whyte vs. Anthony Joshua II rematch was announced to be held at The O2 Arena in London. |
| July 1 2023 | Defeated Vladimir Belujsky by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| June 12 2023 | Zhang confirmed he would defend his interim WBO heavyweight title in a rematch against Joe Joyce, after Joyce activated the rematch clause. |
| May 6 2023 | Defeated Jordan Grant by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England |
| April 15 2023 | Zhang defeated Joe Joyce via TKO in round six, marking Joyce's first professional loss. Zhang landed a powerful 5-punch combination that led to the fight being stopped by referee Howard Foster, with Zhang winning the WBO interim heavyweight title. |
| April 1 2023 | Joshua fought Jermaine Franklin at The O2 Arena, winning via unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 117–111 (twice) and 118–111. He weighed a career-heaviest 255¼ lbs, while Franklin weighed 234¾ lbs. |
| February 9 2023 | Joshua held his first pre-fight press conference, announcing a new partnership with American trainer Derrick James and emphasizing his motivation for fighting as being primarily financial. |
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