World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk landed the first blow in his re-match with Tyson Fury as he got the British fighter to sign a photograph of him being punched in the face by the Ukrainian at a promotional event on Wednesday.

A suited and menacing-looking Oleksandr Usyk asked Tyson Fury to autograph a photograph of him being punched in the face in their first fight, at a news conference on Wednesday. Briton Fury, 36, lost his WBC crown by split-decision in May as Usyk became boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years.

MMA fighter Idris Abdurashidov claimed he has been banned from boxing ‘for life’, after knocking out his opponent with a head kick on his debut in the sport. Abdurashidov is 4-0 in mixed martial arts with four first-round knockouts,

Idris Abdurashidov, a 21-year-old undefeated Russian MMA fighter, knocked out his opponent with an illegal head kick during his boxing debut in Phuket, Thailand. He now faces a potential lifetime ban from boxing.

Russian fighter Idris Abdurashidov has previously notched wins in MMA and Muay Thai matches, but he recently saw his boxing debut go south. The 21-year-old pugilist received what he claims to be a lifetime ban from the sport after a match in Thailand went off the rails.