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    ‘Greedy Belly has been my best opponent’ – Oleksandr Usyk reveals how he really feels about Tyson Fury

    OLEKSANDR USYK forgives Tyson Fury’s bad behaviour and lack of respect because all his other Brit opponents have shown good grace.The Gypsy King was all kisses and cuddles after losing their first Undisputed heavyweight decider last May.Tyson Fury was pally pally with Oleksandr Usyk after losing their first showdownCredit: GETTYHe was less so after being bested in their rematch last DecemberCredit: GettyThe Wythenshawe warrior was a bad sport after his second straight loss to the UkrainianCredit: PAUsyk bears no ill will to the Gypsy King after sharing the ring with him for 24 roundsBut when he lost another points decision in December, he was a bad sport afterwards.After 24 thrilling rounds, the aftermath would have been the perfect time for Fury to credit the man he dismissed as a “blown up middleweight” as the finest big man of his generation.Unlike previously bested Englishmen Tony Bellew, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua, Fury failed to credit Usyk’s incredible skill, courage and boxing CV in the post-fight press conference, instead blaming a robbery on poor scoring.But Ukraine’s 38-year-old ice man has forgiven the sulking hot head who he beat into a hasty retirement.READ MORE BOXING NEWS“I respect Tyson,” he told SunSport on a whizz around the London Eye.“I think me and Tyson respect each other. ‘Greedy Belly’ has been my best opponent and my best friend.“It doesn’t matter, it’s just bad behaviour.“My other opponents have shown good behaviour and respect, we have a fight and then we have no problem. It’s just sport.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS“But Tyson didn’t show respect and that’s OK, no problem.“It’s just a problem for Tyson, not for me.Tyson Fury breaks silence on Oleksandr Usyk defeat in angry backstage rant after storming out of ring“I respect my opponents and for me that’s very important.”On Thursday of fight week, the pair endured a record-breaking 12-minute face-off where Fury towered over his rival, ranted about butchering Usyk and barked that he was a “bug-eyed b******” and a “f***ing rat”.Fury fans thought their bushy-bearded hero was perfectly poised on the warpath.But a look across the Riyadh stage at grinning little Usyk told us that the cheeky southpaw had already won the mind games and would complete the double in the ring.Usyk remembers the one-way trash-talk marathon with a smile and reckons Fury dressed up his diatribe with a pair of high heels.“When we had our last face-to-face I got a sore neck from being so close and having to look up at him,” he told us.“I thought, ‘What is going on? It should not be like this.’“But I think that Tyson had big shoes on.“After we did about 10 minutes of staring and everyone was shouting around us.”My team were holding onto the back of my jacket and pulling me back and away. But I told them I was relaxed.“After 12 minutes, my mind was just whirring about my life, my fights, my friends, my mind works at speed.“When Tyson was calling me names, I just thought, ‘Good, we go to work.’Oleksandr Usyk has landed Tyson Fury as his best opponentCredit: GETTY“The stuff that happens before the fight is just for show.”SunSport endured a scorching hot Ukrainian sauna with Chisora last month where he pointed out that Usyk has left his UK opponents with PTSD.Bellew and Fury retired after Usyk defeats, Joshua had an emotional breakdown and Daniel Dubois surrendered in the ring after a stiff jab.Usyk nods when reminded of his fighting feats and Del Boy’s praise but refuses to celebrate them.When asked how he has left so many bigger and stronger men shellshocked, he says: “I don’t know, I really don’t know, I have no idea.“Maybe because I win? But Derek is a great man.Oleksandr Usyk twice beat Anthony Joshua on his way to undisputed gloryCredit: GETTYUsyk is a big fan of former foe Derek Chisora and was at his UK swansong earlier this monthCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING“I am proud of my family and of my team. What I do in boxing is just sport.”Last year, proud Cossack Usyk told us his favourite ancestral warrior was Ivan ‘The Wolf’ Sirko, whose moustache and haircut he has regularly recreated.The military leader was so feared and idolised that after his death, his army impaled his hands on spikes and carried them into battles high above their heads.SunSport hopes Usyk now has a dream to be revered in a similar style by his legions of fans in the future now his name is etched into history as a London 2012 gold winner, undisputed cruiserweight king and undisputed heavyweight boss.READ MORE SUN STORIESTypically he floors us with a trademark dash of modesty.“It doesn’t matter how I am remembered in 100 years,” he says. “Because I will not be there to see it.” More

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    My dad survived Auschwitz by boxing and winning 76 forced fights to the death before pro career and Rocky Marciano bout

    IN 1944, aged just 16, Harry Haft was forced into a concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.To survive the Holocaust, the teenager was told to, literally, fight for his life.Harry Haft was the Holocaust survivor who went on to box Rocky MarcianoInmates at concentration camps were forced into bare-knuckle fights to the deathCredit: AFPFor the ‘entertainment’ of German SS officers, emaciated Jewish inmates were put together in a ring for bare-knuckle boxing contests – fought to the death – in front of jeering troops.The winner would get an extra slop of food, to keep them fit for their next fight.The loser, should he survive, would be deemed unfit to work as a slave labourer and shot on the spot, or taken to a gas chamber or crematorium. Haft, who boasted a strong physical stature, was recruited by an SS overseer called Schneider who taught him how to be a boxer.He fought for his life in 76 bare-knuckle death matches at a camp in Jaworzno, which was situated at a coal mine north of Auschwitz, and miraculously won every single one.Haft’s escape from the Nazis near the end of the war was also remarkable. In 1945, his Jaworzno camp was dissolved as the Soviet Red Army marched into German held-territory.Thousands of inmates were transferred to other camps, which gave some the opportunity to flee. Haft was one of those fortunate enough to get away.On the run, he would encounter a bathing German soldier who he would kill before stealing his uniform and wearing it as a disguise.Once he found refuge in a Displaced Person’s Camp operated by the US Army in Munich, he had the opportunity to win an amateur championship organised by the US armed forces.That was the catalyst for Haft to launch a professional boxing career that culminated in a bout with future heavyweight world champion, Rocky Marciano in 1949.Haft, who died of cancer in 2007 aged 82, was the subject of Hollywood movie The Survivor – directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson.Trailer for The Survivor, the story of Harry Haft’s incredible fight to survive the Holocaust SunSport spoke with Harry’s son Alan, who revealed the horror effects of the trauma and PTSD his father suffered.”My father was a fairly violent person,” he told SunSport.”PTSD wasn’t diagnosed in that era, and what he went through led to struggles in later life with his mental health.”He had nightmares all the time, he flew into rages and broke every window in our family home.”I remember he once saw a swastika in a history book and went out to hide in the local park. We had to go out to search for him.”I’m a second generation Holocaust survivor and because of my father’s PTSD, my childhood was tough.”He sort of ruined every holiday, exploding into a rage, and I lost count of the number of suicide attempts he made.”After finding his way to the Displaced Persons Camp following the end of the war, Harry put his boxing skills to good use in 1947 to win the Amateur Jewish Heavyweight Championship in an event set up to entertain US troops in Munich.A year later, he emigrated to New Jersey, where he vowed to become a prize fighter.Alan recalled: “My father told his aunt and uncle he wanted to be a prize fighter, and she asked him, ‘Why would you want to be a boxer? Haven’t you undergone enough punishment?'”He replied, ‘After all I’ve been through, what harm can a man with boxing gloves on his hands do to me?'”When my father died I put that quote on his gravestone.”Haft’s fight record was 13 wins from 21 fights, which culminated in that 1949 bout with Rocky Marciano, who would go on to become one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.But Alan told how Harry was paid a visit by American mobsters who wanted to fix the fight.Harry Haft’s son Alan speaking to SunSport from his home in AmericaHaft’s headstone includes the words he said to his auntFrom 1948-1949 Haft fought 21 times and won 13 boutsHaft hoped fighting the legendary Rocky Marciano would help reunite him with his long lost loveCredit: Getty – Contributor”He said two gangsters came into his dressing room before the fight and told him, ‘You’re going down in the first’,” Alan revealed.”So my father said to them, ‘Well, I’ve never gone down in the first round for anybody. You don’t scare me. The Germans didn’t scare me’.”Haft would suffer a third round knockout, but there was a bigger plan in play.Underpinning Haft’s tale of survival was a story of love.He was separated from his childhood sweetheart, Leah Pablanski when the German army took their city Belchatow in 1944. By fighting Marciano, some five years later, harry hoped to get his name in the newspapers so that, if Leah was still alive, she would come and find him.The years passed by and Harry married, had children, and set up his own fruit and veg store in Brooklyn.In his later years, Harry Haft struggled with PTSD from his harrowing ordealHowever, as incredible as it seemed, Haft was destined to meet Leah one final time.In 1963, he received a call from the Belchatow survivors’ association saying his former girlfriend was living in Miami under the married surname Lieberman.Haft took his family to Florida, where he asked Alan to call every Lieberman in the phone book at their hotel.Alan, who was 14 at the time, remembered: “I finally spoke with a man who said, ‘That’s my wife’ over the phone.”My dad immediately interjected, ‘Tell her that Harry Haft from Belchatow wants to see her.'”The man was reluctant and said she wasn’t seeing anyone. “So I told him, ‘Okay, if she changes her mind we’re at the Marseille Hotel.'”About 10 minutes later the phone in the room rings and it’s the husband. He said: ‘She doesn’t want to see anybody, but you she wants to see.”The Survivor captured Haft’s heartbreaking reunion with LeahHarry and Alan drove to Coral Gables where they met Leah. But the Leah he met was different to the one he knew when they were teenagers.”She was dying of cervical cancer, she was so skinny, she looked like a Holocaust victim,” Alan said.”I watched them go out in the garden for a little while and exchange some final words together. “It was the only time I ever saw my father cry.”In 2006, Alan told his father’s story in a book called Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano.He couldn’t find a publisher to touch it, because the material was so dark.Eventually, it was published by Syracuse University – but there was little academic value in the book, which sold just 4,000 copies.Son Alan Haft told his father’s incredible story in a book, and there has also been a graphic novelThe story became a Hollywood movie starring Ben Foster as HaftCredit: United King FilmsHowever, it gained a new lease of life in, of all places, Germany — where it was republished.Cartoonist Reinhard Kleist bought a copy and was inspired to create a graphic novel of Haft’s life story.It was called The Boxer and would go on to win countless awards. It was then published around the world, and thrust Haft’s story into the mainstream.This would encourage writer Justine Juel Gillmer to pen a script that would end up on the Black List, an annual survey of the most-liked motion picture screenplays not yet produced.There, it caught the attention of Barry Levinson, who won the Academy Award for Rain Main and was compelled to make the movie.Starring X-Men: The Last Stand actor Ben Foster in the lead role alongside Hollywood legend Danny DeVito, The Survivor was critically acclaimed.Harry Haft, left, with son Alan before his death in 2007Haft, left, winning the Amateur Jewish Heavyweight Championship in 1947Haft knocked down his opponent to win the fight and a boxing career beganThe film’s child actors Kingston Vernes, Zachary Golinger and Sophie Knapp join Alan, his brother Marty and sister Helen Haft for the film’s premiere In New YorkCredit: Getty More

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    Inside Jake Paul’s £62m lifestyle from £13million Puerto Rico mansion to romance with stunning speedskater Jutta Leerdam

    JAKE PAUL has amassed an astonishing fortune of around £62million.His earnings stem from an impressive career as a YouTuber, as well as changing the landscape of boxing as an influencer in the sport.Jake Paul boasts an insane lifestyleCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cri1X3PORib/Most recently, Paul showed off his new private jet and Mercedes MaybachCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jakepaul/Paul shared images inside the jet, including watching ESPNCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jakepaul/The 28-year-old, nicknamed The Problem Child, recently showed off a brand new private jet to aid his already impressive lifestyle.He owns a fleet of incredible motors, including a £456,000 Ferrari SF-90 Spider and £165,00 Lamborghini Huracan.While he has resided in a stunning mansion in Puerto Rico that he splashed £13million on.Paul is also lucky in love after finding romance with stunning speedskater, Jutta Leerdam.Read more Jake Paul newsSunSport takes a look at his epic life.Amazing jetThis week, Paul told his fans he was “going global” after splashing the cash on his first private jet.Paul revealed his newest purchase to his 18.5 million followers on TikTok.Dancing on the runway with a huge bottle of champagne, a luxury £175,000 Mercedes Maybach with a giant bow could also be spotted behind the boxer.Most read in BoxingPaul then showcased the plane in action, lounging on a bed mid-flight before tucking into a plate of nachos.Jake Paul renovates boxing gym in Puerto Rico for charityHe sat back to watch some ESPN, before a flight attendant brought some hot towels.Jake captioned the clip: “Bought my first jet. Went global cause I’m global. Silly me.”Impressive garageAlongside that impressive Mercedes Maybach is a fleet of supercars worth a fortune.The most expensive is a Ferrari SF-90 – that carries a £456,000 price tag.Capable of doing 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds, it’s top speed is 211 mph.It’s not the only Ferrari in his collection – with a matching 296 GTB costing nearly £330,000.In 2018, Paul treated himself to a £165,000 Lamborghini Huracan – that’s capable of reaching 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of 212mph.Last year, he joined the celebs in the US who worship Tesla Cybertrucks, adding that £62,000 electric motor to his garage.While Paul has also been seen behind the wheel of a £360,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom, and a classic Ford Fairlane Skyliner worth £52,000.Paul shows off his enviable Rolls-Royce Phantom worth £360kCredit: Social Media – Refer to SourceThis stunning Lamborghini Huracan worth £165k is also in Paul’s garageCredit: InstagramThe car of the moment – Tesla Cybertruck – sits in Paul’s driveway at his homeCredit: InstagramPaul’s most expensive car is his Ferrari SF-90 with a £456k price tagCredit: Instagramread more sport featuresHot girlfriendThere was a time when Paul would jump from relationship to relationship with pretty models or fellow influencers.But now, he is smitten with beautiful speedskater Jutta Leerdam.The pair got together after they began flirting on Instagram.They went public with their romance in April 2023 , with Paul sharing a photo of them together.”I’m Dutch now”, Paul captioned the snap which featured him holding hands with Leerdam in a carousel of pictures.When Paul suffered the first loss of his career to Tommy Fury, Leerdam provided the perfect support for his battered ego.Back in January, Paul provided his support as she landed a European title – and declared they could be a Olympic power couple in 2028.Paul’s celeb brother Logan has settled down with a baby with fiancee Nina Agdal.Now he believes he will follow suit.Gorgeous Dutch beauty Jutta Leerdam is Paul’s girlfriendCredit: Instagram / @uttaleerdamJutta met Paul on Instagram – where they got to know each otherCredit: Instagram / @uttaleerdamPaul has said that he sees Jutta as wife materialCredit: Instagram / @juttaleerdamStunning Jutta has scored success as a speedskaterCredit: RexPaul said on his BS podcast: “Interestingly enough, I dream of the same thing [marriage and family] and getting to become best friends with my kids.”Just being there all the time, which is why I work so hard, is to have the financial freedom to be able to not work when they’re born and to be with them all the time.”And doing it with my wife, which I believe will be Jutta.”Huge homeNo doubt Paul’s biggest purchase is his staggering mansion.He left California after admitting there were “too many distractions” and moved to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.The two-storey home has eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a fitness room, a luxury swimming pool, a games room and an elevator.It also boasts a six-car garage with floral walls and high ceilings.Paul lives in a stunning £13m mansion in Puerto RicoCredit: Youtube – Jake PaulThe incredible property has undergone over £1.6m in rennovationsCredit: Youtube – Jake PaulPaul’s home boasts eight bedroomsCredit: Youtube – Jake PaulPaul often shares images of his home on social mediaCredit: Instagram @jakapaulThe Caribbean Realty Group revealed the house was initially listed at $19,995,000 (£16.1m) until Paul came to an agreement with ex-basketball star Yadier Molina, who owned the property.READ MORE SUN STORIESPaul claimed to have spent around £1.6million in renovations to taylor the house to his liking.In various YouTube clips, he has given fans a glimpse inside the mansion he likes to call “Taj MaPaul’. 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    Meet the Brit, 15, who’s faster than Bolt and Lyles at the same age, trained by his mum and is smashing world records

    A TEENAGE British sprinter is on course to usurp Usain Bolt as the fastest man on the planet.It’s unusual for someone so young to have already been given a nickname like ‘Lightning’, but this is no normal kid.Divine Iheme has been smashing world records across his age group.The teenage sensation has been touted as one for the future of British athletics.Credit: GettyEnter record breaking Divine ‘Lightning’ Iheme who, at just 15-years-old is smashing 100 meters sprint barriers within his age group.Iheme has recorded faster times than world record holder Bolt and current Olympic champion Noah Lyles at the same age.Last August, at the age of 14, he recorded a monumental time in junior athletics, clocking in at 10.30 seconds across 100 meters.He was still in Year 9 at the time.Read more on sportTo put that figure into perspective, Lyles’ quickest recorded time at that age was 11.27 seconds, while Bolt managed 10.57.Iheme’s time cleared the previous world record in the age group of 10.51 seconds held by Jamaica’s Sachin Dennis.Even crazier is that Iheme’s time of 10.30 seconds would have earned him a third place finish in the British men’s 100m championship last year.Just last month the starlet broke a 23-year-old record, held by USA’s J-Mee Samuels, for the 60m indoor sprint recording a time of 6.71 seconds.Most read in AthleticsIheme was born to be an athlete. Both his mother, Nkiruka, and his father, Innocent, were successful athletes who represented Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.Meet the 14-year-old British sprint prodigy Divine Iheme who is fastest U15 in history and dubbed ‘next Noah Lyles’ Coached by his mother, who also runs the PWD Athletics Academy in Oxfordshire, Divine seems to be in good hands.Speaking in an interview with The Telegraph he said: “She’s tough – really tough – very specific.“All she says is, ‘Focus on the one main goal’. It was two years ago that I ran my first sub 11 seconds – 10.86 when I was 13 – that was my first big thing. I have just been gradually working and working.”Mum Nkiruka chimed in: “He loves running so, so much, he doesn’t want to miss his training so, if he doesn’t do his homework, it’s ‘no training’.”The language we use is, ‘no pain, no gain’ or ‘pain now, play later’. Some children are just in the house playing games.”Recalling his early ventures into athletics in adverse conditions on school sports days Iheme continued: “I’d always win the 75m dash and the 200m by a big margin.“I hated the 600m – I remember crying.“I thought, ‘Yeah, I can do my own events and I want to take this seriously from now on’. Mum didn’t want to push me until I said I wanted to do it.””Lightning” has drawn comparisons to some of the best sprinters in recent timesCredit: GettyMultiple national age-group titles later his efforts reached new levels last August when he shocked the nation at Lee Valley.Iheme recolleted the experience: “I remember on the day the timer was delayed, I was crouched, waiting. I saw 10.3 and I started screaming and shouting and running around.”I was really surprised. The commentator started going crazy. It was an amazing experience. I loved it.”Nkiruka described her experience watching the spectacle with family in Nigeria: “We were jumping up and down – there was a window – and, in the excitement, I banged my head.”Despite her understandable excitement Nkiruka wants to keep her son grounded: “He’s not in competition with anybody – he is just enjoying his training.”If something comes, ‘Wow’. If not, ‘OK’. At the moment I don’t want to put pressure on him. He is going to do well.”READ MORE SUN STORIESIheme is a star in the making with the world at his feet. Breaking records has seen his popularity rise amongst his friends at schoolHe added: “They always say, ‘I can’t believe I’m friends with the world record holder’, it’s really good. They are really happy for me.”Iheme’s mother Nkurika has had a huge role in the development of the youngster.Credit: Getty More

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    BBC snub Keely Hodgkinson world record attempt for Blue Planet episode first broadcasted EIGHT years ago

    THE BBC will not broadcast Keely Hodgkinson’s world record attempt this weekend on their main channels in a stunning snub.Team GB’s 800 metres Olympic champion is aiming to run the fastest time over the distance indoors on Saturday at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.Keely Hodgkinson’s world record attempt will be shown on BBC IplayerCredit: PAThe feat is the headline act of the inaugural Keely Klassic and other top British stars will be involved across the six-hour hybrid athletics/entertainment meeting.It will be her first appearance in running conditions since the Paris 2024 Olympics when she became Britain’s tenth female track-and-field winner in history.Yet TV bosses are not showcasing the 4.30pm race on BBC1 or BBC2 and it has been squirrelled away instead on the BBC iPlayer – away from casual viewers.BBC1 will be showing Blue Planet II – the Green Seas episode was first broadcast on November 26, 2017 – before Final Score, the football results programme, starts at 4.30pm.READ MORE IN SPORTAround the same time, BBC2 will show a repeat of the 2022 historical drama Mr Malcolm’s List and then it is an old episode of antiques show Flog It!The failure to give her event prominence is surprising given that Hodgkinson, 22, was crowned Sports Personality of the Year by the BBC last December.Hodgkinson’s success at the Stade de France last August was the BBC’s most watched event of the last Olympics with 9.1 million viewers tuning in to see her glory over two laps.It was one of 14 gold medals for Team GB at the Paris Olympics.Most read in AthleticsCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThis year she is going for a Track Treble, trying to win gold at the European Indoors, World Indoors and World Outdoors within the space of seven months.The BBC declined to comment but it is understood Salford-based bigwigs feel they are supporting the Keely Klassic rather than snubbing it by displaying the action on the iPlayer and digital platforms.Amazing moment Keely Hodgkinson smashes British record to become sixth fastest woman ever ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics More

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    ‘What a sort she’s going to be’ – Tyson Fury called ‘daft as a brush’ by Paris as pair work out at gym

    TYSON FURY was described by wife Paris as “daft as a brush” while he declared “what a sort she’s going to be” as the pair exercised together in the gym.The happy couple, who have six kids after marrying in 2008, worked up a sweat on the treadmill during a heavy session.Tyson Fury was hailed as ‘daft as a brush’ by wife ParisCredit: XFury declared ‘what a sort she’s going to be’ as they worked out togetherCredit: XFury looked to be in jubilant spirits just a month after announcing his retirement from boxing.While Paris showed her grit by remaining focused on the job at hand.But Fury showed off his funny side as he cheered his wife on towards the final running goal.Filming himself on a mobile phone, Fury asked Paris: “How are you feeling babe?”READ MORE IN BOXINGShe replied: “I’m tired!”Fury chuckled: “Tired? Training her right up I am.“What a sort she’s going to be when I train her right up. How are you feeling?”Paris laughed as she said: “You’re as daft as a brush!”Most read in BoxingJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSFury smiled and ended by declaring: “Daft as a brush? That’s a compliment. Of course I am!”It now remains to be seen if Fury finally stays retired, with his latest announcement the FIFTH of his career.Derek Chisora lets slip Tyson Fury is coming out of retirement as he reveals 36-year-old’s fight plans But pal Derek Chisora has hinted that the Gypsy King is not done yet.And he reckons Fury will soon be back for a final contest against fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.Chisora said: “Who knows (who I will fight next).“Right now AJ is healing himself after the defeat from Daniel Dubois. He’s not ready yet.“When he’s ready he’ll come back and I think he’ll come back – not to fight me but to fight the Gypsy King.“I’ll let the public decide. I’ll let you guys decide.”View of The Sun’s boxing expert: ‘I think it’s a ploy’By Wally Downes JrCALL ME a miserable fat little boxing cynic, but Tyson Fury’s latest retirement just doesn’t wash with me.It wasn’t too long ago we were hearing he had a ten-fight deal with Saudi Arabia, that he was gonna fight Anthony Joshua twice, then he was going to face Joseph Parker twice.He was planning on doing every fight in the world – there was even talk he’d rematch Francis Ngannou and do a better job.IF he has retired, then he goes out with an incredible career having made over £300million in boxing events alone, let alone all the extra stuff.He does so having sacrificed bundles of his own life for such success.We know his wife Paris suffered a miscarriage going into the first Olesandr Usyk fight.We know for Deontay Wilder III, his little girl was put in intensive care, he barely even trained for that fight, he was sleeping on the hospital floor.IF he has retired, IF it is genuine, then it’s been an incredible career.And for the big showman, it’s probably a nice little short sharp way to go out by just posting a video while sat inside his car.But I can’t help but think that it’s a bit of a ploy to drive AJ a little bit crazy.AJ was at the Ring Awards the other day and put out a social media post saying “Fury, where are you? I’m looking for you.”It’s the only fight that AJ wants, and Fury being wise and looking at the Floyd Mayweather playbook, knows that once you retire, you have to be coaxed out of retirement.And how do you coax someone out of retirement? Loads more readies.The fact of the matter is, Fury has always told us: I’m a prize fighter, I do it for money, I’m gonna do it for as long as I can and make as much money as I can.So the idea that he suddenly ducks out now doesn’t seem to ring quite true.As Fury made the announcement, I was with Frank Warren and he said hadn’t spoken to Tyson about it today, but that he hopes that it’s true, that Fury’s done enough and made enough money.IF it’s true, then what an incredible career.Fury and AJ have put British boxing on the map where it’s not been for decades, not since Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.So thank you, but rather than being at his leaving party, which I’m sure The Sun would be invited to, I suspect we’ll see him boxing AJ in Riyadh in a few months.  More

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    British boxing trainer Joe Gallagher, 56, diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer as he releases emotional statement

    BRIT boxing coach Joe Gallagher has bravely revealed he’s battling cancer.The beloved trainer and manager is fighting stage four bowel and liver cancer, which he was diagnosed with last November.Boxing trainer Joe Gallagher has revealed he’s battling cancerCredit: MARK ROBINSONGallagher, 56, was diagnosed with stage four bowel and liver cancer last NovemberCredit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTDHe’s currently undergoing chemotherapyCredit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTDAnd the 56-year-old world championship trainer is now undergoing chemotherapy to prolong his life.He said in a statement: “It’s been a lot to take in over these past few months.”I just wanted to carry on as normal as possible while I tried to process things.”I would like to say no matter how busy life gets, your health should always come first. READ MORE BOXING NEWS”We can overlook things and put things off because we’re always so ‘busy’, but ultimately there’s nothing more important than your health.“I didn’t have any major symptoms, so if you feel something isn’t right, no matter how small, please don’t put it off – please go and get checked, as it could save your life.”I want to thank my family, friends, my fighters and the people I’ve been able to confide in so far on this journey, their support has been incredible.”Gallagher was inundated by scores of well-wishes from boxing fans after news of his diagnosis became public.Most read in BoxingJoe Gallagher used to work with former super-middleweight champion Callum SmithCredit: REUTERSOne fight fan wrote on X: “Send best wishes to Joe Gallagher.”Another said: “Praying for your successful fight back.”And another said: “Sad news I hope the brother makes a full recovery.”One remarked: “So sad keep fighting strong Joe Gallagher. “Far too much of this vile disease now.”Gallagher, the former trainer of ex-world champs Scott Quigg, Liam Smith and Anthony Crolla, is getting through the biggest fight of his life thanks to the help of his nearest and dearest.Joe Gallagher is the current training of unified light-middleweight champion Natasha JonasCredit: MATCHROOM BOXINGBut the Sweet Science is also helping him go toe-to-toe with the disease.The Manc said: “I know I have to prioritise my health at this time, yet boxing is giving me that bit of escapism I need right now. “As I go through my own battle, being around an incredible team of fighters is helping me continue to do what I love.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I’ve only just begun my fight back against this disease.”There’s still so much I am processing, which is very hard to talk about right now; it’s also a very difficult time for my family & friends too.” More

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    Misfits Boxing’s Carla Jade reveals her hardest battle is outside the ring – and the thing that would hurt her most

    INCREDIBLE CARLA Jade has managed to juggle a blooming boxing career and a successful ring girl business alongside being a busy mum of four.But the brunette beauty, 35, wouldn’t swap her hectic life for anything else.Brunette beauty Carla Jade is the mum-of-four who has taken Misfits Boxing by stormCredit: Instagram @carla_jjadeCarla is the current Misfits Boxing lightweight women’s championCredit: PA’Killa’ Carla Jade recently defended her belt against Melanie Shah at Misfits Boxing 20Credit: PAJade was recently in action against bare-knuckle boxer Melanie Shah at Misfits Boxing 20 at Co-op Live in Manchester, where she defended her lightweight belt.It’s been a remarkable journey for the champ who has wowed her four kids with her exploits in the ring, as well as the fact she gets to rub shoulders with YouTuber KSI.However, despite barbs aimed at her online by her rivals on social media, and punches thrown by juggernauts in the squared circle, being a mother serves up tougher challenges.”Everyone always talks about the boxing and everything like that – but for me, my hardest battle is always outside of the ring,” Carla told SunSport.”I am always juggling everything and making sure everything’s done. You know, I’ve got the kids, I’ve got a business, then I’ve got the boxing.”I say it’s hard, but I have four amazing kids. They’re so lovely, so helpful.”They’re my whole inspiration. So as much as it’s hard, you can’t be upset because you’re busy juggling your lottery win. It’s the best thing ever being a mum.”The kids are the only thing in the whole world that… you know, obviously I love boxing, I love my friends, I love my family, but if you took them away from me that would hurt.”From ring girl to boxing sensationCarla’s children, aged 19, 18, 15 and 10, saw their mum in the ring before she became a Misfits Boxing sensation.Meet Sydney Thomas, The Next Big Ring Girl StarShe has regularly shown off her stunning figure at PFL and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship events.While the fierce fighter also runs a stable of promo models with her own agency, Finesse Ring Girls.Carla said: “It’s funny because they didn’t care so much when I was a ring girl.”I think the only time my son showed an interest was when he saw an ad for BKFC when he was playing his FIFA video game, and he was like ‘oh, is that the show you worth with?’ “When I first started boxing, it wasn’t much of a shock to my kids because they already know I’m not a very conventional person.”At first they weren’t majorly interested, but when I won the belt they thought it was the coolest thing in the whole world.”Also, they’re not YouTubey kids, but they were impressed I get to hangout with KSI and other influencers who are big in their world.”I think now they’re kind of in awe of me!”So far, Carla’s children have yet to watch mum live in action at one of her bruising or bloody bouts.”Yeah, they don’t come to the fights,” Carla explained.Alongside her boxing career, Carla Jade is a ring girl and runs her own businessCredit: https://www.instagram.com/carla_jjadeGlam Carla’s kids have watched their mum in action in the ringCredit: Instagram @carla_jjadeCarla revealed that her son had a watch party with his friends for one of her fightsCredit: Instagram @carla_jjade”I did ask them if they wanted to come to my last fight – but being in Manchester it was a bit far for them to travel.”They watch it on TV, though. My son, bless him, is so cute. He had a watch party with his friends when I fought Nikki Hru.”I have to remember that they’re watching, so I can’t get too carried away and say something I shouldn’t! “But my older children understand it. They understand it’s work, so when I got slapped by Melanie in the press conference they knew it wasn’t like getting slapped in the street by someone!”The parenting juggleCarla admitted the hardest thing she faces as a Misfits boxer is the time it takes away from her kids.”Time management is really tough,” she confessed.”I have never really had a 9-5 job, so doing the school run hasn’t been an issue.”I’ll drop them off at school, go to the gym, get all my training done, then I’m able to pick them up later.”Sometimes sparring sessions are in the evening, depending on what girls are available. Before I go back out, I’ll do the dinner for them.Carla has made sacrifices to conquer the Misfits Boxing worldCredit: https://www.instagram.com/carla_jjadeCarla revealed eight-week training camps can take her away from valuable time with her four childrenCredit: https://www.instagram.com/carla_jjadeDespite an often gruelling schedule, Carla is grateful to be a part of Misfits BoxingCredit: https://www.instagram.com/carla_jjade”My 19-year-old can cook, so she prepares her own meals or will help feed the others. She’s an angel.””It can be hard when it gets closer to the fights and we’ve got proper eight-week training camps.”But, I am very lucky because if you break it down, it’s eight weeks, one night, and it’s good money.”Of course I get tired, and driving back home after a sparring session late at night is tough.”I’d rather do that, though, because it means I can have little moments with my children – like take the dog for a walk or draw a picture with my youngest.”I can’t complain. It’s a small sacrifice to pay. I’m the champ. If it was an easy life, everyone would be doing it.”A dangerous gameCarla knows she puts herself at risk in the ring, which hits home being a parent. “It’s only recently I thought about the dangers,” she told us.”Coming into it, I knew I would have to go and spar and get punched in the head by other girls.”At times, the next day I have suffered with a bad headache. You’re wearing eight ounce gloves, no head guards, so it’s proper boxing when it’s fight night.”It’s a serious sport, so I just make sure I protect myself, look after my body. I take my weight cut seriously, and Misfits look after us as well.”They make sure everyone’ s on weight, we are tested by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), so they’ve proven to be such a professional organisation.Mum Jade confessed she has thought about the dangers her boxing career could poseCredit: Instagram @carla_jjadeCarla poses with sparring partner Aria Wild following a session in the gymCarla is happy to fight in the ring to provide for her familyCredit: Instagram @carla_jjade”At the same time, I could go out and, heaven forbid, get hit by a bus tomorrow.”I want to live my life to the full, provide for my family, and I think I can do that safely in the boxing ring”It’s great to have a place I can show off my skills, personality, and get paid.” More