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      Jake Paul wants $5MILLION bet with ‘bitch’ Dana White after UFC boss said YouTuber would NEVER fight Anderson Silva

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      JAKE PAUL has called for a $5MILLION bet with Dana White after the UFC president claimed he would never fight Anderson Silva. The American is set to make his boxing return on October 29 in Arizona against Silva, a bout White once predicted would not happen.
      Jake Paul has called for a $5m bet with Dana White on his fight with Anderson SilvaCredit: AP
      Dana White said Jake Paul would never fight Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      So now the YouTuber-turned boxer is ready to put his money where his mouth is with an eye-watering wager.
      Paul said: “No one thought I’d take this fight, even Dana White did not think I would take this fight.
      “And Dana, I know you’re watching, bro, you still owe me a million dollars from when you bet against me on Ben Askren.
      “I want you to come out of hiding, stop being a bitch and make a bet against me and Anderson, and actually pay up this time.
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      “Because you didn’t think that I would take this fight. So let’s make a bet, let’s put one mil, two mil, five mil on it.
      “But I bet you won’t Dana, because you’re a bitch.”
      Paul, 25, made his pro debut in 2020, beating online rival “AnEsonGib”, 26, in one round before knocking out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38.
      He then KO’d retired UFC welterweight Askren, 38, in a fight he told Mike Tyson he would bet $1m on Paul losing.
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      Since then, the prizefighter has twice beaten ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 40, firstly on points and then by KO.
      During that period, Tommy Fury, 23, has twice pulled out of facing Paul, firstly for a rib injury and then a US visa issue.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, a 13-1 heavyweight, signed to replace Fury in August until a weight disagreement cancelled their bout.
      So he will return against UFC legend Silva, 47, who also holds a 5-1 record in the ring and beat ex-champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in 2021.
      Paul said: “This is it. This is a make-or-break moment.
      “I know that I have someone who just beat a former world champion boxer in front of me.
      “I don’t take him lightly at all. He’s the GOAT of striking, he’s the GOAT of MMA.”
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      Vasiliy Lomachenko’s boxing return against Jamaine Ortiz CONFIRMED for October 29 in first fight since Ukraine war

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      VASILIY LOMACHENKO will make his boxing return on October 29 against Jamaine Ortiz. The former unified lightweight champion will enter the ring for his first fight since joining the front line defending Ukraine from Russia’s invasion.
      Vasiliy Lomachenko will make his boxing return on October 29 against Jamaine OrtizCredit: AP
      Lomachenko, 34, said:  “I love my sport, and I am so glad to be back.
      “My goal is to win the undisputed lightweight title, but I will not take Jamaine Ortiz lightly.
      “Madison Square Garden and Hulu Theater at MSG have been special places in my career, and I look forward to making more great memories on October 29.
      “I want to dedicate this fight to all my Ukrainian people. I wear the flag proudly every time I step in the ring.”
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      Lomachenko in February signed up to a territorial defence battalion amid Russia’s invasion on his homeland.
      He was offered the chance to challenge for the undisputed crown against George Kambosos Jr this year.
      But Lomachenko turned it down due to the ongoing war, with Devin Haney later defeating Kambosos.
      Promoter Bob Arum said: “Vasiliy Lomachenko is a credit to his country and the sport of boxing.
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      “When his country needed him, Vasiliy did not hesitate.
      “We are thrilled that he is safe and fighting once again at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, his home away from home.
      “Jamaine Ortiz is a young, hungry, undefeated fighter who understands that a victory over a living legend like Loma would be life-changing.”
      Lomachenko’s last fight came in December when he beat Richard Commey over 12 rounds.
      He is in line to challenge the winner between Haney and Kambosos’ rematch in June.
      Vasiliy Lomachenko beat Richard Commey in his last fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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      Anthony Joshua lined up with Tyson Fury’s ex-opponent or old amateur rival for December return fight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA could go over old ground in his proposed return fight in December. The former two-time heavyweight champion is on the comeback trail following consecutive defeats on points to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua lost for the second time to Oleksandr Usyk last month and wants a quick return to the ringCredit: PA
      And Eddie Hearn hopes AJ can return before the end of the year in an arena bout.
      Otto Wallin and  Zhilei Zhang – both of whom Joshua beat in the amateur ranks – are among the names he could possibly fight.
      Hearn told DAZN: “Dillian Whyte is not a fight for December, but it is a fight for March and the summer, 100 per cent.
      “It’s a big stadium fight in the UK. You’ve got Filip Hrgovic, who just won.
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      “I think it was a poor performance from him. Zhilei Zhang looked good. Otto Wallin also had a close fight with Tyson Fury.
      “Dillian Whyte is a very good fight. I want to give Dillian Whyte a fight in November, and then I would like to make the AJ fight, subject to the Tyson Fury stuff.”
      Wallin, 31, gave Fury 47 stitches in 2019 but lost in a tight points verdict.
      And Hrgovic, 30, only narrowly beat Zhang, 39, on the undercard of Usyk rematch with over AJ.
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      The Ukrainian, 35, was expected to face Fury, 34, in the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout.
      But Usyk has ruled himself out until next year as he rests and recovers with family having returned to his war-torn home.
      So Fury made the unexpected decision to call out beaten Joshua and claimed he had November 26 and December 3 booked for a bout.
      Although talks between the opposing camps have been put on hold following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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      Conor Benn looks RIPPED after 10-round sparring session as he mocks rival Chris Eubank Jr for suffering ‘daddy issues’

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      CONOR BENN looked ripped and ready for war after ten rounds of sparring – while mocking Chris Eubank Jr for suffering “daddy issues”. The son of British boxing legend Nigel is set to face Eubank Jr on October 8 at the O2 Arena.
      Felix Cash with Conor Benn after a sparring sessionCredit: @conorbennofficial
      Chris Eubank Sr pictured with son JrCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      But the fight for the ages has been thrown into doubt after Eubank Sr claimed he wants his son OUT of the bout.
      Benn took the chance to aim a dig at his dad’s famous rival and Eubank Jr.
      Sharing a picture with Felix Cash, he posted: “Just sparred 10 rounds…. While Someone’s having DADDY ISSUES.”
      Welterweight Benn, 25, is having to jump up 10lb from his usual fighting weight of 147lb.
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      Whereas Eubank Jr, 32, is coming down from the 160lb middleweight limit to make the 157lb catchweight agreement.
      And due to the size disparity, a limit of what they can weigh the next day has also been inserted into the contract.
      It means a second-day weigh in will follow, although the exact rehydration cap has not been revealed.
      Eubank Jr, who has campaigned as high as 168lb at super-middleweight, recently confirmed his dad will be in his corner.
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      But now it appears Eubank Sr has made a massive U-turn and will do everything in his power to prevent the fight.
      He said: “If you have a child and someone’s trying to actually take that child away from you, and do something wrong to that child, as a dad you wouldn’t let them. That’s all I’m doing.
      “I’ve given him my direction. If he doesn’t want to follow it, he will be dragged along.
      “But he will do what is right for him… he is coming down 1oz below 160lbs which cannot happen on my watch.”
      Eubank Sr’s son Sebastian tragically died aged 29 in Dubai last year after suffering a heart attack while swimming in the sea.
      And with his eldest set to cut to a career-lowest weight, it has struck fear into his former champion father.
      Eubank Sr added: “This is modern day ‘gladiating’, this is not a play thing for the audience.
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      “We have to be strict otherwise lives are put in danger and my son’s life cannot be put in danger. I’ve already lost one. It can’t happen again.”
      Despite Eubank Sr’s comments, Jr’s promoter Kalle Sauerland has insisted the fighter is still in training with the bout still on.
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      Nate Diaz to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva with ex-UFC star linked with boxing match against YouTuber

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      NATE DIAZ is set to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva amid talks of a boxing match of his own against the YouTube star. Diaz is now free to cross over to the ring after completing the final bout on his UFC deal.
      Nate Diaz is set to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul is set to return against UFC legend Anderson Silva on October 29Credit: Getty
      In the months leading up to his farewell fight in the octagon, Paul has teased future talks with Diaz.
      The American, 25, returns against UFC legend Silva, 47, in Arizona on October 29, his sixth professional bout.
      And Diaz’s training partner Chris Avila, 29, is set to feature on the undercard, meaning the MMA veteran will be in attendance.
      Diaz said: “Yo, Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, let me get some tickets ringside.
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      “My boy Chris Avila is fighting on that card, so yeah I for sure will be there.”
      Diaz, 37, was due to fight Khamzat Chimaev, 28, in his final UFC bout.
      But Chechen-born Swede Chimaev was overweight on the scales, meaning Tony Ferguson, 38, filled in as a replacement.
      Diaz went on to submit Ferguson in round four and is already eyeing a boxing switch.
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      He said: “I want to get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these fighters how to take over and own up another sport how you’re supposed to do it because Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it.
      “None of these other fighters know how to do it. So I’m going to go out there and I’m going take over another profession and become the best at that.
      “Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf**** UFC title. The best title in the world.”
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      Chris Eubank Sr wants to pull Chris Jr out of ‘dangerous’ Conor Benn fight as he ‘won’t risk losing another son’

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      CHRIS EUBANK Sr is battling to STOP son Chris Jr fighting Conor Benn at 157lb.The British boxing legend has just returned from South Africa and is desperately trying to convince his 32-year-old offspring against dropping an extra 3lb below his normal middleweight limit.
      Chris Eubank Sr wants to pull his son out of his catchweight clash with Conor BennCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Chris Eubank Jr training for his fight with Conor BennCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Sebastian Eubank died suddenly aged 29 in 2021Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      And he cites the tragic death of 29-year-old son Sebastian last year from a heart attack as even more reason to be anxious about Chris Jr  boiling down and dehydrating for the mega-money October 8 showdown.
      The former two-weight world champion, 56, told SunSport: “This fight should not be allowed to happen, it is dangerous.
      “I have given my advice and I will continue giving it because I know how dangerous weight cutting is.
      “I have already lost one son, there is no way I am going to risk losing another.
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      “I have spoken to Conor Benn — who I regard as a brilliant fighter and a king — and he told me he was willing to fight at 160lb.
      “So who has engineered this dangerous decision to limit my son?
      “I will be sitting down with all the people who have played their part in this and explaining that I will not have my son put in this danger.”
      Promoter Eddie Hearn and broadcasters DAZN have been banking on Eubank Sr playing a major role in helping to flog the O2 spectacle by rekindling his iconic rivalry with Conor’s dad Nigel.
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      The clash is billed as Born Rivals and there were hopes to tap into the magnificent 1990s two-fight feud that ended with a stoppage win for Eubank and controversial rematch draw most fans believe Benn was robbed in.
      But the former middle and super-middle world champion is on the warpath against the latest circus act.
      Eubank Sr said: “This fight is born out of the Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather fight. Catchweight bouts should not exist.
      “I would not let my son fight Conor at 160lb either because that would be so unfair on Conor, who is a 147lb fighter. It would be bullying and we are not bullies, we are champions and heroes.
      “Boxing has so many tragic tales and Junior knows all about them after his bout with Nick Blackwell.
      “He knows the dangers but I was not by his side when he signed this contract and the people involved do not have his best interests at heart.”
      Eubank Sr said Conor Benn should concentrate on a welterweight world title — and his son should remain targeting a middleweight crown.
      And he added:  “Great fighters, as they get older, move up in weight. Not down. Your body cannot do at 32 what it could do at 22. Junior was 158lb in 2014.
      “Anybody who understands this sport and weight cutting will tell you that the older you are the more difficult — impossible — it becomes.
      “I cannot train Junior or be in his corner for this bout because it would make me complicit.
      “I cannot be a part of this because I love my son and I have nothing but his best interests at heart.”
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      Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn ahead of their scheduled October 8 fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Sebastian Eubank with dad Chris Sr and brother Chris JrCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Boxing could be AXED from Olympics by 2028 in huge blow to Team GB’s hopes of finding next world superstars

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      BOXING could be axed from the Olympics as soon as Los Angeles 2028, according to reports.Past events have helped give a platform to a number of future stars including former world champions Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams.
      Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams won gold medals for Team GB in 2012Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      But amid a public war between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) the event could be no more in LA.
      According to the Mail, boxing’s place at the Games is at risk as the IBA takes on the IOC.
      The IBA were previously responsible for Olympic boxing, but have seen the IOC take over for the 2024 Games in Paris.
      This will see the IOC take responsibility for the governance, refereeing and judging of Olympic boxing.
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      It will also make them responsible financially.
      The IOC have taken the step of writing to the IBA to reveal their concerns.
      Their letter is said to have included the possibility of ditching boxing from the Olympics altogether.
      It’s claimed that the IOC are not keen on having to work with the IBA’s Russian president Umar Kremlev.
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      He is set to retain his position at the next election, however, keeping the IOC and IBA at loggerheads.
      Olympic boxing has given a platform to plenty of stars of the future over the years.
      British favourite AJ catapulted to stardom at London 2012, winning super heavyweight gold.
      At the same Games, Oleksandr Usyk triumphed in the heavyweight category.
      While the likes of Wladimir Kitschko, Floyd Mayweather and Joe Frazier are among countless other superstars to have competed in Olympic boxing. More

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      Dillian Whyte claimed he saw Deontay Wilder knocked out cold ‘twitching’ on floor by Wladimir Klitschko in sparring

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      DEONTAY WILDER was hailed in defeat for a chin as tough as his fighting spirit after Tyson Fury’s trilogy triumph.But fellow heavyweight Dillian Whyte claimed he once saw the American knocked out cold and ‘twitching’ by legend Wladimir Klitschko during sparring.

      Dillian Whyte was a sparring partner of Wladimir Klistchko in 2014
      Whyte claims Klitschko knocked out Deontay Wilder in sparring
      Title hopeful Whyte was a sparring partner for former world king Klistchko in 2014.
      In an interview last year, the Brit revealed that other training partners – including Wilder- took a beating left, right and centre.
      Whyte told Sky Sports: “I’ve seen him getting knocked out, Wladimir knocked him out.
      “He knew what happened. He had his hands up. He was roughing Wlad up, bringing the smoke, and he was going wild.
      “Wlad backs up, changes his footwork, feinting, feinting, jabs to the body, throws that feint jab, left hook. Wilder had his hands up, he was gone.
      “It wasn’t no knockdown, he was knocked cold. Properly twitching as well.
      “That’s why they probably didn’t want him to fight Wlad, because Wlad was going to fight him as a pro and Wilder never fancied it the whole time.”
      Whyte admitted after watching sparring partners get put down he went hell for leather with Klitschko – resulting in him being sent home from the camp.
      But he would return, and be joined by rival Anthony Joshua, who Whyte beat in the amateurs in 2009 before losing the rematch in the pro ranks six years later.
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      The two Londoners clashed in Klitschko’s camp, with the pair being split up before a fight outside the ropes broke out.
      Whyte explained: “I wanted to punch Joshua up, at first, because he was talking a lot of smack.
      “There was genuine annoyance there. Bashir [Ali] and a couple of guys stopped me getting at him and then it sort of got squashed. It was a bit edgy.”
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