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    Apollonia Llewellyn puts on busty display in black leather corset and stockings as fans say ‘mind blowing’

    APOLLONIA LLEWELLYN has been dubbed “mind blowing” by her fans after putting on a busty display for her followers.The boxing ring girl left little to the imagination as she posed in a black leather corset on Instagram.
    Apollonia Llewellyn put on a busty display in a black leather corsetCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    Her fans dubbed her ‘mind blowing’ as she stunned in matching stockingsCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    She paired to skimpy outfit with a pair of matching see-through stockings.
    Apollonia leant back as she smouldered for the camera in the sultry snap.
    Alongside the post, she wrote in the caption: “Never had a b**** like me in your life.”
    Her fans were left swooning in the comments section, with one writing: “Beautiful girl.”
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    Another simply added: “Perfection.”
    A third follower called her: “Mind blowing.”
    Meanwhile, one more hailed Apollonia as: “Absolutely stunning.”
    The model has amassed 578,000 followers on Instagram, where she regularly shares snaps from her travels and photoshoots.
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    The boxing ring girl has 578,000 followers on InstagramCredit: INSTAGRAM @apolloniallewellyn
    Apollonia put on another busty display at the footballCredit: INSTAGRAM @apolloniallewellyn
    However, her more risqué uploads have seen the blonde bombshell risk Instagram bans in the past.
    One recent post saw her put on another busty display whilst showing her support for League One side Barnsley.
    Apollonia Llewellyn sends fans into meltdown by going make-up-free in lacy see-through dress for raunchy clip
    Apollonia also treated her fans to her favourite pics from a bikini break.
    She had previously flaunted her curves in another skimpy snap as well as almost bursting out of her swimsuit in a separate post.
    Inside Apollonia’s glamorous life as influencer, ring girl and model …
    Apollonia burst out of this tiny silver bikini as she drank her ‘morning juice’Credit: INSTAGRAM
    Conor McGregor was among 8,000 fans who enjoyed this see-through lacy outfitCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Thousands of Apollonia’s fans enjoyed the view on the ring girl’s holiday to New YorkCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia braved the snow in the Lake DistrictCredit: Instagram
    Apollonia really enjoyed this bowl of pasta on her summer holiday to SantoriniCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia invited fans to ‘sit and stare’ at this picture, and thousands took her up on the invitationCredit: INSTAGRAM More

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    Boxing legend Gennady Golovkin appears to hint at retirement by announcing shock career change

    GENNADY GOLOVKIN appears to have confirmed his retirement from boxing after taking a prestigious job.The two-time unified middleweight champion is the new president of Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee.
    Golovkin is the new president of the Kazakhstan Olympic committeeCredit: X/@GGGBoxing
    The boxer, 41, took to X to confirm the news.
    He wrote: “I would like to express my sincere gratitude for everyone for all those warm wishes I am receiving all day on my election as NOC Kazakhstan President.
    “I am more than happy to represent my country in the global Olympic Movement.”
    ‘GGG’ has never confirmed his retirement from boxing but has not fought since 2022.
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    His last fight was a defeat at the end of his trilogy with Canelo Alvarez.
    Triple G looked a shadow of his former self on the night.
    In a further indication that he will leave boxing behind for good, he was ordered to defend his IBF middleweight title in February last year against Esquiva Falcao but opted to vacate his title rather than defend it.
    The same thing happened when the WBA ordered him to defend his title against Erislandy Lara one month later.
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    That led to heavy speculation that the Kazaskhstani would announce his retirement soon.
    But Eddie Hearn, who has promoted several Golovkin fights, insisted the boxer is not done yet though.
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    Hearn told Boxing Scene: “I haven’t talked to him in much depth about his career. But the impression that I get is that he definitely wants to continue fighting.
    “I think at 168, he was 160 for a long time. I think part of Gennady Golovkin is like ‘look, I don’t want to fight [Esquiva] Falcao, I don’t want to fight [Erislandy] Lara, so I don’t need the belts. My name carries enough value.'”
    Golovkin also insisted prior to his defeat to Canelo that he would not retire regardless of the result.
    The new Kazakhstan Olympic President said: “I would love to have a fight in my home country of Kazakhstan. You’ll see me in the ring (again), most likely I’ll continue.” More

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    Epic Street-Fighter themed promo for Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou released as fans predict stunning end to fight

    BOXING fans predicted a stunning end to Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou after watching the Street-Fighter themed promo video.The humongous heavyweight pair are set to collide on March 8 in the next super-fight staged in Saudi Arabia.
    This is the Street-Fighter themed promo for Anthony Joshua vs Francis NgannouCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
    The heavyweight stars transformed into cartoons in the epic promoCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
    It is the latest stunning trailer for a big Saudi Arabia fightCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
    Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has invested millions to bring the biggest stars over to the Middle East.
    He is not only forking out huge sums to pay the fighters but also to ensure the production is on never-before-seen scales.
    That has resulted in a series of amazing fight trailers and the latest is based on the Street-Fighter video game.
    During the promo, Ngannou and Joshua clash in the streets of New York and cut to cartoon characters battling it out.
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    Their epic tussle takes the pair across the globe and culminates in the ring where they both land simultaneous knockouts.
    So fans are convinced the real bout will end in similar way as one said: “That’s how you do a creative promo trailer. Predicting a double knockout?”
    Another added: “Why are they both happy to act like they are getting knocked out?”
    Ngannou, 37, put his MMA career on hold last year to make a move to boxing and faced Tyson Fury, 35, in his debut bout.
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    He astonishingly scored a knockdown but lost a controversial split-decision, with Fury moving on to fight Oleksandr Usyk, 37.
    The undisputed title bout has been rescheduled to May 18 after Fury suffered a cut in sparring.
    Fans fear Anthony Joshua will be ‘sleeping for a week’ after Francis Ngannou BREAKS scale on punch machine
    And promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed the Saudis are lining up Joshua or Ngannou to fight the winner for the undisputed crown.
    Hearn said on The MMA Hour: “His Excellency said the winner of this fight faces the winner of Fury-Usyk.
    “That is a dream chance for us because we chased that for so long.
    “AJ is going to beat Francis Ngannou, and then he’s going to beat the winner of Fury-Usyk, and he’s going to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion.”
    Joshua and Ngannou land double KOs in the trailerCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
    It left fans predicting a wild end to the fightCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh More

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    Eddie Hearn blasts world champion for leaking negotiation emails as £7.8million offer for big fight is revealed

    EDDIE HEARN has hit out at Gervonta Davis for leaking negotiation emails over a potential fight with Conor Benn.The Matchroom Boxing chief tried to pit the WBA (regular) lightweight champion against the Brit after their back-and-forth on Twitter earlier this month.
    Eddie Hearn tried to make a fight between Conor Benn and Gervonta Davis after the duo’s recent public spatCredit: GETTY
    American Davis recently leaked a negotiation email from Hearn on social mediaCredit: GETTY
    Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn has hit out at the American for his actionsCredit: ALAMY
    Negotiations, however, ended last week – prompting Davis to share an email he received from Hearn on social media.
    A frustrated Hearn told Boxing Social: “I don’t know why I waste my time with this guy, [he’s] like a baby.
    “If you’re not willing to sit down and have a sensible business discussion, like, he doesn’t even know the details of the offer.”
    Hearn, 44, told SunSport earlier this month that he expected his opening offer to be knocked back by Davis.
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    But he’s adamant it’s much more than he’ll make for his proposed domestic dust-up with Frank Martin.
    “He’s going to make somewhere between 15 and 25million [dollars] to fight Conor Benn, pending how it does on pay-per-view,” Hearn said.
    “I don’t know what he’s getting for Frank Martin.
    “I hope he’s getting 20 million [dollars] because that’s a tough fight, but we’ll see.
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    Gervonta Davis hasn’t fought since stopping Ryan Garcia last AprilCredit: GETTY
    “We made him an eight-figure offer with plenty of upside.”
    Hearn believes Davis’ team are to blame for the rejecting of the offer but bears no ill will towards the Baltimore bruiser.
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    He said of Davis: “He doesn’t even want to discuss the upside because he just gets ill advice.
    “But, anyway, I wish him all the best. Great fighter and good luck against Frank Martin.”
    Davis hasn’t fought since his seventh-round stoppage of Ryan Garcia last April.
    Benn, meanwhile, was last in action early this month against Peter Dobson – whom he comfortably outpointed. More

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    Oleksandr Usyk’s wife ‘wanted him to beat the s*** out of Daniel Dubois’ after low blow in title fight

    OLEKSANDR USYK’S wife wanted him to “beat the s***” out of Daniel Dubois following the controversial low blow in their fight. Usyk beat Britain’s Dubois in round nine of their title bout last August but only after drama in the fifth.
    Daniel Dubois’ controversial low blow against Oleksandr UsykCredit: TNT Sport
    Usyk with his wife YekaterinaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
    Dubois landed a shot just below the belt line which caused Usyk to fall to the floor in agony.
    It was deemed an accidental but illegal low blow, dividing opinions across the sport.
    Dubois argued it was a legal shot and that he was robbed of the heavyweight world title.
    Meanwhile Usyk’s team were left furious and none more so than his wife Yekaterina.
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    Promoter Alex Krassyuk told Betway: “Let me tell you, Usyk’s wife was shouting at Oleksandr after that to tell him, ‘beat the s*** out of him’.
    “Oleksandr only took four minutes and why did he not take five minutes?
    “He didn’t because he could see that his opponent was getting rest too. He recovered, came back, and knocked the other guy out.”
    Dubois and his team appealed the result with the WBA but lost their case.
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    The Londoner, 26, instead returned in December with a stoppage victory over Jarrell Miller, 35, in Saudi Arabia.
    And Usyk, 37, was due to challenge for the undisputed crown on February 17 until Tyson Fury, 35, pulled out with a cut sustained in sparring.
    The first four-belt heavyweight unification has since been rescheduled for May 18.
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    Mike Tyson training bombshell dropped by Francis Ngannou ahead of Anthony Joshua fight

    FRANCIS NGANNOU has dropped a training bombshell ahead of his clash with Anthony Joshua.The former UFC heavyweight champion is a little over two weeks away from throwing down with AJ in a second successive lucrative Saudi showdown.
    Francis Ngannou throws down with former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua next monthCredit: PA
    The former UFC champ had Mike Tyson help prepare him for his boxing debut last yearCredit: AFP
    Iron Mike hasn’t been a part of Ngannou’s latest training campCredit: AFP
    Ngannou, 37, shocked the world in his professional boxing debut last October against Tyson Fury, who he cut and dropped in his decision loss.
    Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson helped the Cameroonian clubber prepare for his boxing bow but has been absent from his latest training camp.
    Ngannou told The Mirror: “To be honest with this fight since my training was here [Riyadh], we didn’t get Mike Tyson here.
    “He came in like three times [for Fury], he was more advising.
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    “He would come and watch our training, he would be there to give advice.”
    Despite coming up short against WBC king Fury, MMA man mountain Ngannou is confident of having his hand raised against Joshua courtesy of a devastating knockout.
    He told MMA Fighting: “If AJ takes the punch that Fury took, I don’t guarantee that he’s standing up.
    “I’ve heard that he doesn’t have a chin. I’m going to find out.”
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    During an appearance on the High Performance Podcast, he added: “Never say never. Nothing is impossible. We don’t know the strength of Anthony Joshua.
    “Even though I don’t believe he has that strength, we’re going to find out.
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    “I’m going to be the one taking his soul.”
    Joshua, 34, insists he’ll be minding his Ps and Qs in the crossover clash, saying: “If Tyson underestimated Ngannou, I sure won’t.
    “Francis has lost the element of surprise with me.
    “We knew Francis had a reputation as the biggest puncher in the world but the surprise was how well he boxed.
    “He was exceptional on the inside and made life very complicated for Tyson.
    “So much so that I do belong to the opinion that he beat Fury.” More

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    Fans fear Anthony Joshua will be ‘sleeping for a week’ after Francis Ngannou BREAKS scale on punch machine

    FRANCIS NGANNOU has fans fearing Anthony Joshua will be “sleeping for a week” after BREAKING the scale on a punch machine. Ngannou faces Joshua on March 8 in Saudi Arabia in only his second boxing bout after making his ring debut against Tyson Fury in October.
    Francis Ngannou broke the scale on a punch machineCredit: Instagram / @ francisngannou
    Anthony Joshua faces Ngannou nextCredit: Getty
    The ex-UFC champion’s power was on full display as he dropped Fury in round three despite losing a controversial split-decision.
    Ngannou’s power has never been in doubt but he proved he is far more than just a heavy-hitter.
    Although if fans did need any reminding, the Cameroonian showed off his sensational strength on a punch machine.
    He effortlessly throws a right hand on the target and clocked the top score of 999 – leaving fans in fear for Joshua.
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    One said: “If AJ gets caught with one of these, he’s sleeping for a week straight.”
    Another added: “That’s an absurd amount of power.”
    One said: “That is terrifying.”
    Another commented: “AJ is going to have a tough night, if anyone gets hit with a bomb like that it’s night night.”
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    Ngannou’s frightening power was once tested and found to be the equivalent to 96 horse power.
    That means it carries the same ferocity as a 12lb sledgehammer being swung at full force or being hit by a moving Ford Escort.
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    Former kickboxer Dewey Cooper has been the man tasked with honing Ngannou’s hands since joining the camp in 2017.
    But along with Frenchman John Mbumba, their roles became even more important last year when Ngannou put on hold his MMA career to cross over to boxing.
    But Cooper admits neither him or Mbumba can take credit for his devastating power.
    Instead, he puts it down to Ngannou’s years spent working in sand mines in Cameroon for £1.50 a day from the age of ten.
    Cooper told SunSport: “As far as his punching power, no that was something that he naturally had.
    “He dug sand mines as a kid all the way up to his early 20s.
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    “Of course, his DNA, his Cameroonian heritage and that hard manual labour as a kid all the way up, I feel was the main attribute to that ungodly power.”
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    KSI claims Wayne Rooney sent him private message at 4am as Man Utd legend pitches stadium blockbuster fight

    KSI has claimed Wayne Rooney messaged him in the early hours of the morning to pitch a stadium blockbuster fight. Rooney hit the headlines again recently after it emerged KSI’s Misfits Boxing promotion had reached out to the Manchester United legend.
    KSI has claimed Wayne Rooney messaged him to pitch a blockbuster stadium fightCredit: Rex
    Rooney was offered a boxing switchCredit: Getty
    But according to KSI himself, it was actually Rooney who made the first move over a year earlier.
    KSI said on the Sidemen podcast: “Alright, I’ve got it, 5th of December, 2022 at 3.50am.
    “(Rooney text), ‘Hi mate, what you think on me and you having a boxing fight. I think we could generate a lot of money. You up for it.’
    “No question mark, just full stop. He’s not asking! (The text continues), ‘We could sell out stadium with right support and both make good money.'”
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    It is not the first time KSI has claimed Rooney reached out to him personally.
    He said in a December 2022 press conference: “It’s funny – I hope he doesn’t get annoyed that I said this – but Wayne Rooney hit me up being like, ‘Oh, we should fight.’
    “And I said no. I just don’t want to do that. If Wayne Rooney is down, of course I think it would be good to have him in this space.”
    Rooney, infamously knocked out in a boozy kitchen spar-gone-wrong by Phil Bardsley in 2015, is an avid boxing fan.
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    And after he was sacked as Birmingham manager in January, Misfits took the opportunity to table a sensational offer for a boxing switch.
    Misfits launched in the summer of 2022 as a home to celebrity-style crossover bouts.
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    KSI, 30, has headlined four events but lost his last bout to Tommy Fury, 24, via controversial decision to lose for the first time in seven outings.
    Rooney, 38, finally broke his silence on the rumoured boxing offer but insisted he is focused on his managerial career.
    He said on The Overlap podcast: “Obviously Misifts have been in, and that’s been all over the news or whatever, but listen, I want to focus on getting back into management. That’s my focus.
    “I’ve seen all [the headlines] over the last couple of days, but my main focus is getting back into football.”
    Despite Rooney’s revelation, KSI has left the door open to welcoming the ex-England captain to Misfits.
    He said: “It would be great to just see him fight someone. And if he annihilates that person, then yeah fine, let’s f***ing go.”
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