Anthony Joshua was taken to hospital for assessment following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
The British-Nigerian boxer is suspected to have suffered eye socket damage.
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has revealed that he could not see properly after the ninth round.
By the 10th round, ‘AJ’ was carrying a black and swollen eye, as Usyk continued to batter him at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Ukrainian almost knocked him down in the final seconds, but won via unanimous decision 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113.
…‘He will go to hospital.
Nigerian-born British fighter, Anthony Joshua, has lost his titles, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.
Joshua lost his titles in a clash with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham on Saturday.
The Ukrainian, who has never been defeated in his career, has now taken Joshua’s IBF, WBO, and WBA heavyweight titles.
The win came via a clean sweep of the judges’ scorecards, 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 in the favour of Usyk.
Usyk started the contest superbly, working intelligent angles to catch Joshua upstairs and to the body as the champion struggled to deal with his opponent’s.
Joshua had hoped …
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Iheanacho signed for the Premier League side following his impressive showing at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The Nigerian forward won the Golden Ball and Silver Boot at the tournament.
However, he struggled to break into Pep Guardiola’s side after signing a five-year contract with City.
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Africa Daily News, New York gathered that that during the new 2021/22 campaign, Ronaldo will earn almost €107 million gross, including a salary of close to €60 million and more than €40 million in earnings from sponsorships and partnerships with brands including Nike, Herbalife, and the CR7 brand, which includes perfumes, clothing ranges, hotels, and gyms.
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Former Arsenal captain, Thierry Henry, has explained that he was not surprised by Lionel Messi’s reaction after he was subbed off during Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 win over Lyon on Sunday.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that PSG came from behind to beat their Ligue 1 rivals on Sunday and maintain their 100% record this season.
Lucas Paqueta opened the scoring for Lyon in the second half, before Neymar levelled with a controversial penalty.
The encounter looked set to end in a draw, until Mauro Icardi headed home a 93rd minute winner for the home side.
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Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane has boasted that Cristiano Ronaldo’s winning mentality will help propel the Red Devils to titles at the end of the season.
The France international played for the first time with the Portuguese star in the team’s 4-1 win over Newcastle in the Premier League a fortnight ago.
Varane’s move was rather overshadowed by United’s sensational swoop for Cristiano Ronaldo but the 28-year-old holds no grudges as he relishes the reunion with his former Madrid team-mate.
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Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for the first time on Saturday as his double sealed a 3-0 win against Aston Villa.
After scoring on his second Chelsea debut in the win at Arsenal in August, Lukaku made it three goals from three appearances with a pair of predatory strikes.
Lukaku, who previously played for Chelsea from 2011 to 2014, is back with the Blues following his club record £98 million ($135 million) move from Inter Milan in the close-season.
The 28-year-old had never netted in front of Chelsea’s home fans before, but he ended that drought in …
Former Juventus hitman Cristiano Ronaldo was very keen on a move to Manchester City from Juventus before Manchester United came calling, Africa Daily News, New York reports.
An European football journalist, Guillem Ballague had on Saturday revealed that Ronaldo was ready to head to Etihad Stadium.
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However, City were unable to sell an attacker to make room for the 36-year-old’s addition.
It was gathered that City tried and failed to offload one of Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus or Riyad Mahrez.
Ronaldo eventually ended up returning to Manchester United who swooped …
New Manchester United signing, Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to put pressure on Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, to start him against Newcastle.
The 36-year-old has a chance to make his second debut for United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
‘Of course, I will be nervous on Saturday, but I’m more mature, more experienced.
‘I will be prepared. I’m going to put pressure on Ole now, to be in the starting eleven! I’m ready to go,’ Ronaldo told MUTV.
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On people who are concerned about his ability to deliver in the Premier League again, Ronaldo added: ‘People …
The English Football Association (FA) has fined London-based side Chelsea £25,000, after admitting a charge of failing to control their players during a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on August 28.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in that game, as the first half came to a close, referee Anthony Taylor sent off defender Reece James after a handball on the goalline.
Taylor awarded a penalty, which Mohamed Salah put away to make it 1-1.
The Chelsea players were furious by the official’s decision, arguing that the ball had deflected off James’ thigh onto his arm.…
Super Eagles defender, Chidozie Awaziem, has stated that they are in Cape Verde to get the maximum points, adding that they don’t have any excuse to lose the tie despite the absence of 10 players for the Group C Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Nigerians arrived the island nation on Monday ahead of their qualifying game against the Blue Sharks on Tuesday (today) at the Stade Municipal Adérito Sena in Mindelo.
Speaking to the media after their training on Monday, the Boavista FC defender stated that although the game would be …
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has asserted that Borussia Dortmund’s star man Erling Haaland will find it hard to reject the chance of playing in the Premier League.
Africa Daily News, New York understands that Haaland has been heavily linked with Europe’s top teams including Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea over the last few months.
However, other non-English clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain have continued to monitor the situation while keeping tabs on the 21-year-old.
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