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    ‘It belongs in Dubai’, neighbours fume over Amir Khan’s luxury new wedding venue boasting a WATERFALL and palm trees

    NEIGHBOURS are fuming over Amir Kham’s luxury new wedding venue which boasts a waterfall and palm trees. The locals have slammed the extravagant Bolton site which the former world champion boxer, 37, is set to open in the coming weeks.
    Amir Khan, pictured with wife Faryal Makhdoom, is opening a wedding venue which has been slammed by localsCredit: Instagram
    The Balmayna is set to open in Bolton in MarchCredit: Jam Press Vid/The Balmayna/@fary
    Those who live nearby say it looks like a building in Dubai – where Khan spends some of his timeCredit: Jam Press Vid/The Balmayna/@fary
    Some say it doesn’t fit in with the area – and that it appears as though it should be in Dubai – while others said it looks a decade older than it is.
    The Balmayna, which translates as enamelled from Arabic, stands tall in the Greater Manchester town.
    The glass-fronted building is said to show off greenery and floral designs inside, alongside a water feature inside.
    It’s said to boast “state-of-the-art lighting”, sound systems and palm trees.
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    The site is described as “elegance seamlessly meeting excellence” – but those who live nearby aren’t so sure.
    One person said: “It’s like a building from Dubai.”
    While another added: “The design is about 10 years out of date.”
    However, others said celebrations were in order, saying: “Wow congratulations – finally it is open.”
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    In a clip advertising the opening, Khan says: “It was my dad’s idea, he wanted to start the wedding hall.”
    A spokesperson for The Balmayna said: “With immense joy, the wait is nearly over.
    “We will soon unveil the grand opening of The Balmayna, Bolton’s newest wedding haven.
    “A splendid project between Excellency Midlands and Amir Khan, where elegance seamlessly meets excellence.”
    The Sun has approached Amir’s agent for further comment.
    Khan, who spends his time between Bolton and Dubai, is set to open the luxury venue in March.
    It’s said to be the “brainchild” of the boxer, who is married to and has three children with Pakistani-American YouTuber Faryal Makhdoom.
    The venue’s website says the site will be able to host “a wedding like no other in the UK” and promises it will exceed expectations.
    It reads: “This wedding venue is the brainchild of Amir Khan, the world champion boxer, ensuring a touch of magnificence and excellence in every celebration.”
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    Khan rose to fame after claiming silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
    The now-37-year-old lost to Kell Brook in a catchweight bout in Manchester in 2022 but was later banned for two years for testing positive for Ostarine. More

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    I was called every name under the sun in prison, but nobody would say it to my face, reveals Tyson Fury’s dad John

    TYSON FURY’S dad John has revealed he faced terrible abuse in prison – but no-one dared “insult me to my face”.The father-of-six has been behind bars three times, including for gouging a man’s eye out, but claims he is “everything a man should be”.
    John Fury has spent plenty of time around ‘hard cookies’Credit: twitter @MichaelBensonn
    Son Tyson Fury is preparing to take on Oleksandr Usyk on February 17Credit: Getty
    The former bare-knuckle fighter, 59, has a violent past but says his strong religious belief helped him overcome his darkest days.
    As a teen, Fury Senior was twice sent to borstals – detention centres that have since been replaced by other forms of youth custody.
    He escaped from the first one – a place he compares to the gruesome borstal of the 1979 movie Scum, starring Ray Winstone.
    And after he was finally captured he spent three more years inside at a similar centre.
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    Then in 2011 Fury Senior was jailed for 11 years for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
    It followed a fight at a car auction in Belle Vue, where he gouged out the eye of a man who had been his friend – until they fell out over a bottle of beer and had a long-running feud.
    He was released four years into his sentence due to good behaviour, having initially been in notorious Category A prison Strangeways before moving to an open jail.
    Now the dad of heavyweight legend Tyson has discussed some of his worst times inside.
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    He told the Daily Star, via Free Bets: “When I was in prison, at 10 o’clock at night, I used to get called every name under the sun through the windows.
    “What they were calling me and my family was unprecedented.
    “But did I know who was saying it? No. There’s 1,500 men in a prison where the noise comes from. You can only guess, but would they say it to my face? No. 
    “I’ve been round some hard cookies in my life. We thought it was tough. Nobody’s ever insulted me to my face.
    John Fury says he is ‘respectful’ and only shows a different side to his personality if his family are threatened or he is insultedCredit: Alamy
    “They can say what they want behind my back because there’s miles and miles in front of people. When you’re stood there looking like you’re gonna do somebody some damage, let’s see where the balls are.
    “I know what mine are. You’ll have to kill me to stop me, because I’ll definitely end it there. I don’t want the police knocking on my door anyway. They have knocked on my door too many times.”
    But Fury Senior insists his unpleasant side only comes out if he believes he has been insulted or his family need protecting.
    He said: “The people in the know who know me, they know I’m not to be messed about with.
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    “I’m respectful. I’m everything a man should be. But I’m not a fool.
    “Fools don’t rear families and direct their kids to stardom and fame and wealth or keep them there.” More

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    Inside Tyson Fury’s training camp for Oleksandr Usyk fight as he reveals sparring partners including ‘next Mike Tyson’

    TYSON FURY is leaving no sparring stone unturned with a handful of top-quality lefties preparing him for Oleksandr Usyk.The planet’s No1 southpaw cruiserweight Jai Opetaia has had to leave the Riyadh camp as he now has a fight on the February 17 undercard and needs to prepare specifically for his rematch with Mairis Briedis.
    Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight title next monthCredit: EPA
    The pair will take part in the first undisputed heavyweight fight in over 25 yearsCredit: GETTY
    The WBC heavyweight king give his first glimpse at his secretive training camp this past weekendCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
    Undefeated Canadian Alexis Barriere, South Africa’s Kevin Lerena and Brit prospect Moses Itauma are Fury’s chief sparring partners. Fury’s camp also includes his first amateur coach Steve Egan (green shirt front row), as well as current head trainer Sugarhill Steward (second row, second from last on right). Strength and conditioning coach Kristian Blacklock (second-row lime green shirt) and nutritionist Greg Marriott (on Fury’s left) are also in Riyadh to whip The Gypsy King into fighting shape. Fury has also brought his massage therapist massage Matt Towey (behind the camera) to keep him limber.Fury’s cousin Issac Lowe (second row fourth from last) has also made the trip out to Riyadh, as well as featherweight prospect Joe McGuinness (second row second from last on right. Former WBC women’s featherweight champ Jelena Mrdjenovich (front row on the left) is also part of camp Brother Shane (next to Barriere) is also in the Kingdom camp.Credit: INSTAGRAM@MATTMASSAGE96
    But Team Fury is still brimming with unorthodox talent from all over the world.
    Including Britain’s most exciting prospect, the South African underdog who almost knocked out giant Daniel Dubois and a huge unbeaten Canadian.
    Tyson Fury’s sparring partners
    Alexis Barriere

    From: Canada
    Age: 28
    Stance: Southpaw
    Record: 11-0 (9KOs)

    The least famous member of the new Fury fraternity but an eye-catching shape and early record.
    The 6ft 4in Quebec puncher turned pro in 2021 and has raced into double figures and a healthy number of early finishes.
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    Barriere only boxed out of Canada a couple of times – as a raw amateur and a pro – but already looks at home among the Traveller clan in Saudi Arabia.
    The heavy-handed unknown is one inch taller than Usyk but usually boxes close to the same 16st the Ukraine icon prefers since moving up from cruiserweight.
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    Kevin Barriere is undefeated in 11 professional fightsCredit: INSTAGRAM@ALEXIS_BARRIERE
    Despite struggling to make a huge name for himself, so far, Barriere has done sparring rounds with established names like Filip Hrgovic and Oscar Rivas.
    Kevin Lerena

    From: South Africa
    Age: 31
    Stance: Southpaw
    Record: 30-2

    The Johannesburg tough guy would be forgiven for hating British boxers after his cruel loss to Daniel Dubois in December 2022.
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    The visitor – boxing DDD on the undercard of Fury’s trilogy fight with Derek Chisora at Spurs – almost pulled off a sensational upset.
    Cherry picked as a warm-up opponent for Dubois to prepare for Usyk, Lerena was supposed to pose a few problems and collapse.
    South African Kevin Lerena is doing his best to imitate Usyk’s unorthodox styleCredit: AP
    But he clipped Dubois around the temple and the loss of balance and belief sent him to the canvas three times in the opening rounds.
    Then trainer Shane McGuigan did a superb job in helping Dubois recover and he scored a stoppage win in round three.
    Lerena bounced back with two wins last year and is the perfect size and stance to imitate Usyk.
    His heavy hands and solid resolve will also make him an ideal training partner for Fury to work alongside.
    Lerena almost knocked out Brit Daniel Dubois in December 2022Credit: GETTY
    Moses Itauma

    From: EnglandAge: 19Stance: SouthpawRecord: 7-0

    What sort of 19-year-old dreams of fighting Tyson Fury for Christmas? This special one.
    In September the freakishly talented teen told us: “I know everyone wants to see the Fury vs Usyk fight for all of the belts but I only really want it so I hopefully get the chance to spar Tyson.
    “I’m no help with the Ngannou fight but I do think I am ideal for Usyk so hopefully I get to go soon and learn from him.”
    Thanks to manager Francis Warren, Itauma is in Riyadh right now imitating all the skills and threats that Usyk poses to the Gypsy King, while preparing for his eighth professional outing on the undercard.
    With Opetaia now removed, Itauma has probably been promoted inside the ranks, too.
    It will be a magnificent learning curve for the Kent wonderkid – who has been made mandatory challenger for the English title and plans to reign after the Fury-Usyk-AJ era winds down.
    Undefeated Brit heavyweight Moses Itauma is giving Tyson Fury plenty of looks in campCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
    The 19-year-old has blasted through all seven of his professional opponentsCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
    The rest of Team Fury
    Kristian Blackblock – Strength and Conditioning coach
    Greg Marriott – Nutritionist
    Matt Towey – Sports Massage Therapist
    Prince John James Fury – Son
    Issac Lowe – Training Partner and Cousin
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    Jelena Mrdjenovich – Former WBC female super featherweight champion and training partner
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    Anthony Joshua’s dark room retreat brutally mocked by Ngannou as ex-UFC champ vows to make him wake up in a ‘white room’

    FRANCIS NGANNOU has seemingly mocked Anthony Joshua’s recent darkness retreat in his chilling prediction for their Saudi showdown.AJ stunned boxing fans last October by revealing he went on a retreat so he could be alone with his thoughts in complete darkness.
    Anthony Joshua recently spent £2,000 on a darkness retreatCredit: ANTHONY JOSHUA
    Upcoming foe Francis Ngannou has seemingly mocked the retreat by claiming AJ could wake up in a ‘white room’ if he underestimates himCredit: GETTY
    The former two-time unified heavyweight champion forked out £2,000 for a four-day stay at the Sky Cave Dark Retreat in Southern Oregon.
    That retreat came weeks before his desruction of Otto Wallin, which paved the way for an unlikely clash with former UFC champ Ngannou.
    And Ngannou appeared to make reference to it in a chilling warning ahead of their Riyadh rumble in March.
    The Predator said: “If I catch him, then he’s going to sleep.
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    “Remember, this is the heavyweight division and everyone is quite strong. You should keep your chin away.
    “Don’t go there and sleep [on your opponent] and say: ‘Oh, he’s not the hardest puncher.’
    “If you put your chin in the right position and get hit, even by the lightest fighters, then you might wake up in the white room.”
    The MMA man-mountain added: “So, you better keep your chin away and fight smart.
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    “It is not chin-testing, it is a combat sport.
    “I’m the hardest puncher, but I was in a 10-round fight and couldn’t knock out Tyson Fury, I couldn’t connect. [But] you can knock someone out if you can touch them.”
    Joshua, 34, knows full well the power Ngannou possesses in both hands after watching him shock the world and drop Fury last October.
    And he’s refusing to underestimate the size of the task on his hands in what many believe is a “lose-lose fight”.
    He said: “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.”
    AJ insists he’ll mind his Ps and Qs with Ngannou after seeing him drop furyCredit: GETTY More

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    Elle Brooke to link up with nine porn stars as she reveals next career move after win over Love Islander AJ Bunker

    ELLE BROOKE will link up with nine porn stars after her knockout win over AJ Bunker.Elle, who had already beaten Love Island contestant AJ on points in 2022, flattened her rival in the third round of their rematch on Saturday.
    Elle Brooke is set to link up with nine porn stars after beating AJ BunkerCredit: Instagram / @thedumbledong
    Elle will link up with Savannah BondCredit: Instagram @thesavannahbond
    Elle and Lena The Plug will put together a new podcastCredit: instagram/@freelenatheplug/
    Alina Lopez will also be part of PlugTalkCredit: Instagram @itsalinalopezofficial
    Connie Perignon will team up with ElleCredit: Instagram @notconnieperignon
    Dainty Wilder has also been recruited for the podcastCredit: Instagram @daintymilder
    Tru Kait has been announced alongside ElleCredit: Instagram @tru.kait
    The DanDangler has made the line-upCredit: Instagram @thedandangler
    And Lil Ded Jannet will be joining herCredit: Instagram @lildedjanet__
    Violet Myers is the final memberCredit: Instagram @violetmyersofficial__
    And the OnlyFans star is now planning a new career move as she will join nine other fellow adult performers in a new podcast called PlugTalk.
    The 26-year-old will be part of the new initiative alongside The DanDangler, Lena The Plug, Savannah Bond, Lil Ded Jannet, Violet Myers, Tru Kait, Dainty Wilder, Alina Lopez and Connie Perignon.
    This comes after Elle celebrated her amateur boxing win on Sunday with three steamy topless pics.
    They showed the Brit on a bed wearing just her pink underwear as she held up her matching Misfits strap.
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    The social media model had a dig at rival Astrid Wett after the fight and claimed the move from 14oz gloves down to 10oz makes her a more formidable force.
    Elle said: “Listen, these 10oz gloves are very dangerous.
    “I had the 14oz in her first fight and now I’ve come down weight I’m a lot stronger.
    “Why is there nobody in the ring offering me out? Mams [Taylor, KSI’s manager], where is the next person?
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    “Am I now the queen of Misfits now that Astrid has left?”
    Elle admitted she would have hung up her gloves had she lost to AJ at the weekend.
    But given she won the contest, the adult content creator immediately committed her future to Misfits Boxing.
    Inside Elle’s glamorous life as a boxer and OnlyFans star…
    Elle traded in OnlyFans for boxingCredit: PA
    Elle Brooke boasts 843k followersCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    She also showed fans a red outfitCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    Elle always embraces the season’s traditionsCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong

    Last week she posed in laceCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    Elle recently visited the USCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    Including a trip to TexasCredit: https://www.instagram.com/thedumbledong/
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    Cruiserweight monster LEAVES Tyson Fury training camp after just five rounds of sparring and fans think they know why

    RUMOURS that a monster cruiserweight was sent home from Tyson Fury’s training camp after just five rounds of sparring have been quickly denied.The 35-year-old Gypsy King will attempt to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over 25 years next month when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.
    Tyson Fury is currently in Saudi preparing for next month’s fight with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
    Jai Opetaia sparred five rounds with the Gypsy King before leaving the campCredit: Reuters
    The Brit has provided his supporters with their first glimpse at his secret Saudi training camp for the biggest fight of his career.
    Usually outspoken Fury had essentially gone radio silent ahead of the showdown and has not been regularly taking to social media like usual.
    But he did provide some insight into what he’s been doing as he shared a clip of himself and his team getting a training session in at the gym.
    Now some more news from his camp has emerged after it was revealed that unbeaten 24-0 Aussie cruiserweight star Jai Opetaia had been drafted in for sparring.
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    But after just five rounds of working with the 6ft 9in Fury, he had left and returned Down Under – sparking some wild claims from boxing fans.
    Fox Sports Australia’s Ben Damon started the rumours when he revealed that the two had sparred.
    He wrote on X: “Jai Opetaia did five rounds of sparring with Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia but with a lack of orthodox sparring in Fury’s camp Opetaia has now returned to Australia to continue his own preparations for the planned Mairis Briedis rematch at #FuryUsyk.”
    That instantly led to widespread speculation on social media as fans believed they knew the reason why the 28-year-old had left the Gypsy King’s camp.
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    “Haha he defo sparked out Fury,” claimed one.
    Another said: “Jai rolled in with the thunder from down under and got sent home.”
    “Dropped in Sparring? Sparred only 5 rounds? Yeah jai cracked him,” claimed a third.
    While another wrote: “Hahahaha what’s he done to Fury?”
    However, one fan asked Damon directly, saying: “Did you hear anything about Jai dropping Fury in their sparring?”
    To which Damon replied: “Yep I heard it didn’t happen.”
    Opetaia will face Briedis in his next fight on the undercard of Fury versus Usyk next month.
    The 6ft 2in star holds the Ring magazine and lineal cruiserweight titles but vacated his IBF one after a disagreement with them last month.
    After seeing the rumours spread like wildfire online, his co-promoters quickly responded to the claims that he had dropped Fury.
    A statement from Tasman Fighters said: “Jai Opetaia has recently returned from Saudi Arabia where he sparred and trained with Tyson Fury.
    “They were fantastic, competitive rounds and an incredible experience for Jai.”
    It continued: “However any talk of either boxer being dropped is not true.
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    “Jai is now back in Australia finalising his preparation to defend his world title and cannot wait to do so in Saudi Arabia.” 
    SunSport understands that nobody in Fury’s camp matches either the orthodox stance or the 6ft 1in size of Briedis, hence Opetaia heading home to spar with someone of a similar ilk.
    Fury gave the briefest of glimpes into his training camp on InstagramCredit: Instagram More

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    Jake Paul faces losing over ONE STONE to secure KSI fight as Brit YouTuber’s manager refuses to budge on contract terms

    JAKE PAUL faces losing over ONE STONE in weight if he is to meet KSI’s demands for a blockbuster grudge match. The pair of YouTube superstars-turned boxers have rivalled each other throughout their careers but are yet to settle it in the ring.
    Jake Paul will have to drop weight to fight KSICredit: Getty
    The Briton comes in a lot lighterCredit: Reuters
    And the latest sticking point in talks between the two camps is a disagreement in weight.
    Paul has campaigned from 185lb but his last bout – a knockout over boxer Andre August – was at the 200lb limit
    Whereas KSI was last at a 183lb catchweight in defeat to Tommy Fury but he insists his best fighting weight is 175lb at light-heavyweight.
    So it leaves his manager Mams Taylor adamant the pair must meet in the middle and box at a mutually unsatisfying 180lb – over a stone from Paul’s weight.
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    Taylor told SunSport: “The reality is, I think they both have so much to lose it has to be fair and it has to be uncomfortable.
    “KSI is not comfortable at 180, Jake is not comfortable at 180 either. 
    “It’s like the art of negotiating something in meditation, you both walk away not feeling great but not feeling bad about the deal you’ve done. 
    “And if they’re both prepared to do that then I think we’ll have a fight.”  
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    Before KSI’s boxing comeback in the summer of 2022, Paul offered to fight him on short notice at 180lb.
    But the American’s team have also pointed out that KSI in 2019 fought at 196lb the night he beat Paul’s brother Logan on points.
    So Taylor is left to admit the row over size could prevent the mega-fight from happening.
    He said: “With Jake, he’s said numerous times that he’ll fight at 180 and KSI’s most comfortable fight weight thus far is 175. 
    “If KSI was a full-time pro boxer his optimum performance would be at 168lb, because he doesn’t have as big a frame and Jake is a lot bigger and getting a lot bigger. 
    “So I don’t know if that fight ever happens just because of the weight issues.” 
    KSI was forced to concede to Fury’s demands of a 183lb catchweight before he lost a controversial decision in October.
    So Taylor refuses to make the same mistake twice and have his star man fight outside his best weight.

    He said: “I don’t think that’s a good idea and I wasn’t in favour of that for Tommy, to be honest. 
    “KSI just said, ‘Look, I don’t care anymore, I don’t want to wait anymore give him that advantage.’ 
    “He gave him really almost all the advantages and I’m very proud of the way KSI performed.
    “He had a tactic in mind and a tactic he developed with his team to negate Tommy’s jab and he did and I think most people think he did enough to win. 
    “It’s unfortunate and we move. It was a great show in the end and we’re proud of that.” 
    Another roadblock is the breakdown in relationship between Taylor and Paul’s business partner Nakisa Bidarian.
    So the former music mogul is ready to hand over talks with Bidarian to his Misfists Boxing right hand man, promoter Kalle Sauerland.
    Taylor said: “I’m going to defer negotiations to Kalle if that ever happens again. 
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    “I really want that fight to happen, I think the people want it to happen and I certainly don’t want to be a catalyst for a reason for it not. 
    “I think Nakisa and I are like oil and water when it comes to business. So sometimes you just can’t get along with people.” 
    KSI and Jake Paul clashing in the ring in 2020Credit: Getty Images – Getty More

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    KSI’s boxing promoter to reach out to Tommy Fury’s team as blockbuster rematch ‘absolutely make sense’

    KSI’s boxing promoter plans talks with Tommy Fury’s dad John – as a mega-money rematch remains on the cards. Fury in October escaped the Manchester Arena with a controversial points win over six rounds to hand KSI his first ever defeat.
    Tommy Fury beat KSI controversially on pointsCredit: GETTY
    But the disputed result only made the feud between the pair uglier.
    Fury claimed he “HATES” his boxing rival while KSI admitted he would happily never see the ex-Love Island star in a big fight again.
    The man in the middle of negotiations last year was Kalle Sauerland, who promotes KSI’s Misfits Boxing but has also worked with the Furys.
    So Sauerland is plotting a catch up with John amid speculation of a rematch between son Tommy, 24, and KSI, 30.
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    He told SunSport: “I’ll give John a call in the next couple of weeks and see what he’s doing. 
    “We talks to the Furys a lot. We’ve promoted Roman Fury, dealt with John on that, get on great with Tyson as well. 
    “They’re a boxing family so we talk. We’re enemies when it comes to the fight but we got the deal done when a lot of people in this space said, ‘You’ll never get a deal done.'” 
    Promoters boasted of selling 1.3million pay-per-views at £20 a pop for the grudge match, which at those estimations raked in over £25MILLION.
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    So Sauerland – who formerly promoted heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko – would be licking his lips at a rerun.
    But even the veteran promoter is still getting to grips with the new age of influencer boxing which is full of more ego than sense.
    On the potential of a rematch, Sauerland said: “That’s how I would think, because that’s the traditional path. I can’t read this space. 
    “From a traditional sense, the rematch would absolutely make sense. But is it going to happen in this space? We’ll see.” 
    Following his first loss, KSI took time away from boxing having also failed in an appeal of the result.
    From a traditional sense, the rematch would absolutely make sense. But is it going to happen in this space? We’ll see.Kalle Sauerland on KSI vs Tommy Fury 2
    But he confirmed he will return to the ring this year and is in no shortage of blockbuster opponents to welcome him back.
    Sauerland said: “This year there’s some big ones out there, whether it’s Jake Paul, Conor McGregor, another Tommy fight. 
    “There’s huge fights out there and JJ knows this space better than anyone.
    “He’s the godfather of this space, building up a multi, multimillion fanbase outside of boxing. 
    “That’s the audience and that’s what’s going to guide him in. It’s different to traditional where you look at the different world title routes. 
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    “This is about creating big fights and the ones that I know are Jake Paul, Conor McGregor, Tommy Fury.
    “But they know this space better than me. I’m happy to come in and make these fights but we’ll see who it is.” More