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The war of words between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has taken a different dimension, with the possibility of the duo settling their beef in the ring.

Three-time former world heavyweight champion and one of boxing greatest, Lennox Lewis has described the forthcoming mega-money bout between Mayweather and McGregor as ridiculous, stating that he will not bother to watch the fight or stake his money.

Seven Nigerian boxers are already in Congo Brazzaville for the 2017 Africa Boxing Championship. The 2017 Africa Boxing Championship holds from Saturday, June 17 to Monday, June 26. The championship also serves as the qualifiers for the 19th edition of the World Boxing Championship slated for Berlin, Germany from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, September 3, 2017.

The long-touted fight between UFC star Conor McGregor and the former five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is set for 26 August at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

World Boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to visit Nigeria on a three-day tour in August, during which he would pay courtesy calls on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, and the governors of Lagos and Ogun states.

Nigerian Born World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has concluded plans to resume training session in August, preparatory for a possible title defence in December this year. The planned resumption of training is coming despite uncertainty surrounding the emergence of an opponent for the title defence.