Oliver McCall, who was 59, was defended for his decision to continue fighting, which contrasted with the criticism Mike Tyson faced during his November fight with Jake Paul because of his age.

On November 15, Tyson, 58, went head-to-head with “Problem Child” at ATandT Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

He outperformed his eight-round unanimous decision by appearing slower and less agile than his younger counterpart during the match. Considering Tyson’s age and his absence from professional boxing since 2005, fans were not shocked by Paul’s victory over the former WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight champion.

Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer who is 31 years Tyson’s junior, looked noticeably fresh during the fight, improving his professional record to 11-1 with the victory. However, McCall did not face the same criticism as Tyson when he entered the ring four days later at the Texas Troubadour Theater under the Country Box banner, a year Tyson’s senior, to face 54-year-old Stacy Frazier.

McCall improved his record to 60-14-2 (no contest) via second-round TKO after knocking his opponent down twice in the fight, ending the fight with a crushing right hand 25 seconds into the fight. Concerned for the well-being of older boxers, Kevin Walters of the Tennessee Athletic Commission recently commented on how fighters are cleared to fight.

He said News from the world of boxing: “By law, every veteran over the age of 35 undergoes additional neurological examinations before obtaining their first or renewed license. All applications are processed in accordance with Tennessee laws and regulations.”

Despite debates about safety, McCall seems far from retired, and he eagerly challenges Paul after his victory in the ring: “I’ll lose about 10 more pounds and I’m ready for anyone. Oh, I’m going to knock out Jake Paul.

“I want to get revenge for Nate Robinson and then Mike Tyson for what he did to Mike Tyson. “That would be awesome” – incorrectly calling out Logan Paul to fight as NBA character slayer Robinson, when the real antagonist was actually Jake.

Oliver McCall, a boxing veteran who famously defeated Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title in September 1994, is preparing for another fight despite his advanced age. With a professional debut in November 1985 and a 24-5 record before a stunning TKO victory over Lewis, McCall demonstrated remarkable longevity in the sport.

He successfully defended the title once, but lost it to Frank Bruno almost a year later. Now, at an age when many boxers have long since hung up their gloves, McCall is preparing to step into the ring against Gary Cobia on Jan. 21 in Nashville.

However, there is a twist in the story when a fight hangs in the balance; Walters revealed that Cobia has not yet applied to the Commission for a license. He explained: ‘Commission staff consider all applications for licenses and permits. Veterans who are thirty-five years of age or older undergo additional neurological examinations to obtain or renew their licenses. If the person is eligible for a permit, the Commission may approve the application.

“Gary Cobia has not yet applied for a license. If he applies for a license, Commission staff will review relevant information, documents and any suspension status.”

Eddie Hearn says the road is clear for the long-awaited dream match between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury – provided the Gypsy King wants it. Both British boxing legends have suffered painful title defeats. Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubious at Wembley and Fury lost his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia last month.

These defeats have naturally dampened some fans’ enthusiasm for a Joshua-Fury fight, although it would still be an appetizing and lucrative prospect even without the belts on the line. Joshua has made it clear he wants this fight, while Fury considers his future after his second defeat to Usyk.

If the 36-year-old Gypsy King decides to extend his career, Joshua’s promoter Hearn insists the fight could happen “immediately”. Matchroom boss said A place of stomping on YouTube: “This is the fight everyone wants. Tell me about the bigger fight? There is not one.

“I don’t know if it will happen. There were no discussions. Fury is recovering from this defeat and will decide what he wants to do after the break. If he wants to fight AJ, the fight happens immediately. We’ll see.”

Hearn says it is too early to put pressure on Fury and his team. He said: “I don’t think this is the time to start poking Tyson Fury. Don’t forget he lost on December 21st, so give him a few weeks to relax.

“Sooner or later, in the coming weeks, we will want to develop a plan for Anthony Joshua. That’s when the conversation with Frank Warren will happen [Fury’s promoter]Spencer Brown [Fury’s manager] and His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] and say, “We want to create AJ-Fury – what do you think?” We’ll go from there.”

Warren will also not put any pressure on Fury. He writes recently in his Daily Star columnthe Queensbury boss said: “I will not pick up the phone and ask Tyson Fury to fight again.

“If there is an opportunity for him, it will be passed on. But I won’t give you any advice on whether Tyson should take it. I haven’t talked to him yet about fighting Anthony Joshua and I will only do so if he comes to me and says he wants to get in the ring with him.

“My only hope is for Tyson to be cheerful and content with his life. If that happens, I will be more proud than you can imagine. If he decides to box again, I will support him 100%. This is a decision for me. him, his wife Paris and their family.”

Jai Opetaia returned to his homeland and emphatically defended his IBF cruiserweight title by defeating David Nyika in the fourth round at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Queensland.

Opetaia (27-0, 21 KO) entered this fight on the back of a string of wins and in his second stint as IBF champion, this time defending a systematic sixth-round stoppage of Jack Massey in October. Nyika (10-1, 9 KO) had a decorated amateur career, including an Olympic bronze medal and two Commonwealth gold medals, and progressed quickly as a professional with seven straight early wins.

Both fighters launched an attack and in an explosive second round, Opetaia landed a huge left hand that caught the Up-to-date Zealander off guard, but the challenger responded with a left hook of his own that the home favorite seemed to sense.

The 29-year-old quickly shook off this fear and began to take control, and the conclusions did not take long to come.

A right hand hit Nyika difficult and although he got the count down, he was tentative and the combination on the restart left him cool and the fight was over.

Opetaia will now likely seek to unify with the WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion, Gilberto Ramirez.

Huni knocks out Potgeiter

On the card below, Justis Huni further strengthened his credentials by defending his IBF Pan Pacific and WBO Global heavyweight titles by defeating Shaun Potgieter in the second round.

Huni (12-0, 7 KO) launched an attack that sent Potgieter (10-2, 7 KO) retreating to the corner and then releasing both arms before the referee made a wise intervention.

Undercard remaining

Max McIntyre (7-0, 6 KO) won the vacant IBF Youth super middleweight title, stopping Abdulselam Saman (8-2, 1 KO) three times in the fourth round before recording a stoppage victory in the same session.

Ben Mahoney defended the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super welterweight title by defeating Fan Zhang (8-3-1, 5 KO). Mahoney (15-0-1, 8 KO) won all ten rounds on all three cards.

Highly touted heavyweight Teremoana Jnr (6-0, 6 KO) remained the consummate professional and needed less than a round to defeat Osasu Otobo (11-2-1, 5 KO).

The meeting of the undefeated in the super lightweight category ended with the victory of Shauna Browne (5-0, 3 KO), and the Irishwoman won a split decision over ten rounds against Taylah Gentzen (6-1, 3 KO).

The only fighter in the eighth round was a featherweight, with Tony Ingram (6-1, 3 KO) losing his undefeated record in a points loss to Runqi Zhou. The judges declared Zhou (9-2-1, 3 KO) the winner with two scores of 78-74 and a third score of 77-75.

In four rounds, delicate heavyweight prospect Billy McAllister (3-0, 3 KO) scored another early victory, this time in the second round against Jordan Towns (2-3, 1 KO), and middleweight Kodi Shallali (1-1- 1 ) and Albert Tu’ua (1-1-1) could not be separated in a fight that ended in a majority draw.

In the super featherweight debut fight, Jag Guthmann-Chester (1-0) won against Jai Williams (0-1).