LAS VEGAS (June 15, 2019) — Tyson Fury came to Las Vegas. He fought. He conquered.

Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs), the lineal heavyweight world champion, defended his title for the fourth time via second-round TKO over previously undefeated German challenger Tom Schwarz (24-1, 16 KOs) at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

• Tyson Fury 263 lbs vs. Tom Schwarz 245.5 lbs
(Fury's Lineal Heavyweight world title - 12 Rounds)
Judges/Referee: Patricia Morse Jarman, Dave Moretti, Don Trella/Kenny Bayless

• Jesse Hart 174 lbs vs. Sullivan Barrera 173.5 lbs
(Light Heavyweight - 10 Rounds)
Judges/Referee: Eric Cheek, Steve Weisfeld, Tim Cheatham/Jay Nady

LAS VEGAS (June 12, 2019) – Ten minutes before the press conference was set to begin, Tyson Fury waltzed onto the stage at the David Copperfield Theater and started the proceedings early. The Tyson Fury Show had officially hit the Vegas Strip.

Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) will defend his lineal heavyweight title against undefeated German challenger Tom Schwarz (24-0, 16 KOs) Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena, live on ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET).

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn states that it’s a 50-50 chance that the Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. rematch will be staged in the United Kingdom, according to Michael Benson. Hearn hasn’t yet determined whether it should take place in America or the UK.

Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he’ll be three times in total in 2019. He’ll be facing Tom Schwarz (24-0, 16 KOs) this Saturday night on ESPN at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. After this fight, Fury plans on fighting in September, and then December.

Gennady Golovkin made close to $15 million for his non-title fight against Steve Rolls (19-1, 10 KOs) last Saturday night on DAZN, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Although GGG’s purse for the fight was listed at $2 million, he potentially made a lot more than that in coming close to $15 million for the four-round wipe-out, says Rafael.

NEWARK, N.J. (June 10, 2019) — Shakur Stevenson, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and closing in on a world title shot, is coming home. Stevenson, a 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and the WBO No. 1 featherweight contender, will face fellow unbeaten Hairon Socarras in the 10-round main event Saturday, July 13 at Prudential Center, home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.

A six-round sparring and four rounds with the mitts ended the lighter leg of WBA regular welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao’s preparedness program on Saturday at the Elorde Boxing Gym inside the Mall of Asia compound in Pasay City.

Nine more rounds with heavy bag, double end and speed ball plus shadow-boxing completed the day’s work for the fighting senator, who starting today, will be approaching the most crucial stage of his run up for his coming encounter with undefeated WBA special titlist Keith Thurman.

ESPN & ESPN Deportes (10 p.m. ET)

• Oscar Valdez 125.4 lbs vs. Jason Sanchez 124.8 lbs
(Valdez's WBO Featherweight world title - 12 Rounds)
Judges/Referee: Tim Cheatham, Eric Cheek and Glenn Trowbridge/Vic Drakulich

Heavyweight championship fight week kicks of Monday, as lineal world champion Tyson Fury, Fury's trainer Ben Davison, unbeaten challenger Tom Schwarz and Top Rank chairman Bob Arum will host an international conference call.

Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) will make his Las Vegas debut Saturday, June 15 at MGM Grand Garden Arena against Schwarz (24-0, 16 KOs), the WBO No. 2 contender.

Anthony Joshua has played down claims that he suffered food poisoning or had a panic attack before the first loss of his boxing career to Andy Ruiz Jr this past weekend.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis will be making a mandatory title defense of his WBA Super World super featherweight title against #2 WBA Ricardo Núñez next month on Showtime World Championship Boxing on July 27 in his hometown at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore. Davis doesn’t have a choice in the matter if he wants to keep his WBA belt.