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      Tyson Fury sends Derek Chisora trilogy fight contract after talks with Anthony Joshua COLLAPSE, says Eddie Hearn

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      EDDIE HEARN claimed Tyson Fury has sent Derek Chisora a trilogy fight contract after talks with Anthony Joshua collapsed. Hearn officially declared that AJ’s proposed Battle of Britain on December 3 with Fury was OFF after a breakdown in negotiations.
      Tyson Fury has sent Derek Chisora a trilogy fight contractCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      And he said the WBC champion, 34, has already sent Chisora, 37, a deal to complete their unlikely trilogy series.
      Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “At the weekend, or Friday, Derek Chisora received a contract for the Tyson Fury fight.
      “So have other fighters, so in our mind he’s not fighting Anthony Joshua.
      “We’re more than happy to continue those conversations, but from what we’ve been told, the deadline has passed.”
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      Fury, who beat Chisora in 2011 and 2014, initially wanted to unify the belts against Oleksandr Usyk, 35, who twice beat Joshua, 32.
      But the Ukrainian hero ruled himself out until next year in order to rest and recover having returned home to his loved ones for the first time.
      That led to Fury surprisingly calling out AJ and offering him a 60/40 financial split in his favour.
      Contracts were being exchanged by promoters, all while the Gypsy King grew increasingly frustrated.
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      He originally set a deadline on 5pm on Monday, September 26 but then extended it by a couple of days.
      Hearn claimed he returned a final revised contract last week but had not heard from Frank Warren’s son George.
      So he has declared the fight dead but remains open to reviving talks.
      He said: “As far as we’re concerned, the fight’s off. I mean, we’re happy to continue the discussions, we haven’t had any of those discussions.
      “Again, no bad words to say about George Warren anyway, and I’ve seen some of Frank Warren’s comments.
      “At the end of the day, you’ve got a guy putting in deadlines, telling us that the fight is off.”
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      ‘P*****s’ – Ebanie Bridges blasts Aston Villa after Steven Gerrard’s side draw with her beloved Leeds team

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      BOXING world champion Ebanie Bridges has hit out at Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa after Sunday’s dire 0-0 draw with Leeds.Aussie featherweight Bridges, 36, was at Elland Road to watch her beloved Whites in action.
      Ebanie Bridges was at Elland Road to watch Leeds take on Aston VillaCredit: https://www.instagram.com/ebanie_bridges/?hl=en
      Bridges is a huge Leeds fanCredit: PA
      The boxing world champion hit out at Steven Gerrard’s side after the gameCredit: Getty
      Unfortunately for Bridges there weren’t as many fireworks on the pitch as there are when she enters the ring.
      The home side were held to a boring stalemate, with Luis Sinisterra sent off for Jesse Marsch’s side after picking up two yellow cards.
      Bridges was left fuming by the result, and took a dig at Gerrard and Co after the game.
      She blasted on Twitter: “Aston Villa are p*****s.”
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      Bridges was also left frustrated by the way in which Villa’s players went to ground when they were fouled.
      She retweeted a post from a fellow Leeds fan that said: “[They] Spend more time laid on the grass than playing football.”
      Bridges branded Villa “p*****S” on social mediaCredit: PA
      Bridges dressed up in Leeds colours for Sunday’s gameCredit: https://www.instagram.com/ebanie_bridges/?hl=en
      The IBF bantamweight champ is now set to turn her attention to her next fight.
      Bridges faces Shannon O’Connell on December 10th at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on the undercard of hometown hero Josh Warrington’s clash with Alberto Lopez.
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      Bridges captured the IBF title with a unanimous decision victory over Maria Cecilia Roman back in March, also at Leeds’ First Direct Arena.
      Last week she revealed the three weirdest requests she has ever had from fans.
      Bridges admitted to being asked for her own toenail clippings as she hit back at “jealous” trolls.
      Bridges returns to the ring at the end of the yearCredit: PA
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      Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard wants rematch with kickboxing star who knocked him out despite FIVE STONE disadvantage

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S bodyguard wants a rematch with the kickboxer who knocked him out. Security man Ray Sadeghi – known as Jizzy Mack – faced Koji ‘Kouzi’ Tanaka on Mayweather’s recent undercard.
      Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard was knocked out on his undercard
      Jizzy Mack pictured with Floyd Mayweather
      Tanaka fights in the 9st 9lb lightweight division, whereas Sadeghi usually weighs over 14 STONE.
      That means he had a FIVE STONE weight disadvantage, but it mattered little.
      Tanaka knocked out Sadeghi in the third round with a brutal left hook, but Mayweather’s right hand man now wants a rematch.
      Sadeghi  told World Boxing News: “I want to thank RIZIN and my boss Floyd Mayweather for giving me this opportunity to be in [an event of] this kind of magnitude and to fight.
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      “It was a great match. I want to run it back. Because I felt like I had him. But I got tired in the third round, and my hands dropped.
      “He caught me with a good shot, and we can run it back.”
      Later that night, Mayweather, 45, knocked out Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, 30, in two rounds of his latest exhibition.
      Days later he announced another exhibition with YouTuber Deji, 25, on November 13 in Dubai.
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      Mayweather has had four non-sanctioned bouts since retiring in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34.
      He first returned in 2018, against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 24, in Tokyo.
      Mayweather then went eight-round with both YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, and ex-sparring partner Don Moore.
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      Tommy Fury’s boxing return CONFIRMED against ex-Marine Corps Paul Bamba on undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Deji

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      TOMMY FURY will make his boxing return against an ex-Marine Corps.Fury will go toe-to-toe with Paul Bamba on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition bout with YouTube star Deji in Dubai.
      Fury will reportedly return to the ring in Floyd Mayweather’s Dubai undercardCredit: Getty
      Fury, 23, faces 5-2 New Yorker on November 13 at the Coca-Cola Arena.
      Fury, the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, is 8-0 as a professional boxer.
      And he will try to maintain that unbeaten record against the relatively-unknown US Marine Corps veteran Bamba.
      The 33-Year-old is the founder and president of Trifecta Strong, a boxing and fitness training company.
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      The match up comes after the former Love Island star turned down a bout with ex-UFC champ Tyron Woodley. 
      Fury is said to have made things difficult for promoters in the Middle East who wanted to see him in a big name fight.
      The Mirror report that he was never keen to face Woodley despite multiple efforts to make it happen.
      Meanwhile Jake Paul, who Woodley has suffered two defeats to, couldn’t help but take a dig at Fury after learning his rival is expecting a child.
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      He quote-tweeted pictures from the pair’s pregnancy announcement video and wrote: “Shocking. Tommy usually pulls out.”
      Paul’s jibe was in reference to his two cancelled fights with Fury.
      The pair – who began their feud on social media – were first scheduled to do battle last December in Florida.
      The Tampa tussle, however, fell through days before the bout as Fury was forced to withdraw due to injury.
      The pair then tried again this August, but the British light-heavyweight was withdrawn amid a US visa issue.
      US Marine Corps vet Paul Bamba is said to be Fury’s next opponentCredit: https://www.instagram.com/bambajuice/ More

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      Promoter Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is OFF after contracts were not signed

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      EDDIE HEARN has declared that the proposed dream match between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is OFF.A dream match between the two British heavyweights has long been anticipated but there appears to be another obstacle.
      Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has declared the fight with Tyson Fury is offCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury set a deadline for Anthony Joshua’s camp, which was never metCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Anthony Joshua’s camp is still open for a discussion regarding the proposed matchCredit: Getty
      Joshua’s promoter Hearn claims there is concern after not hearing back from Fury’s team since the latest social media video in which he demanded they sign the contact last week.
      The 43-year-old insists the matter is “still open for discussions” but suggested the fight is “off” as it stands.
      Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “They gave us terms ultimately in a date they thought we wouldn’t accept. We did accept that.
      “We were ready to go. If they would have signed the contract on Monday, they had a fight.
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      “We were asked to agree the deal by Monday, then we were asked to agree it by Wednesday. We got their comments back on Wednesday.
      “We were never gonna sign the fight, and we were told the fight is off.
      “So, it’s still there. It’s still open for discussions. But we’re not gonna play a game with a bloke that’s just coming out telling AJ it’s off and then he’s a dosser and he’s gotta sign it etc.
      “Have your fight if you wanna fight someone else and we’ll do our thing, and we’ll see what happens.”
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      Fury set Joshua’s camp a deadline of 5pm last Monday to sign the contract for their all-British December 3 fight in Cardiff or he would find an alternative opponent.
      But after the deadline passed, the Gypsy King branded AJ a “coward” and an “idiot” whose top-level career is over after calling off their world heavyweight title showdown.
      Fury is still preparing to fight next month and talks with Joshua were reportedly continuing.
      Hearn previously said the paperwork is not yet ready to be signed as they went through the finer terms and conditions. More

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      Oleksandr Usyk hopeful of fighting Tyson Fury for undisputed title NEXT… but lines up Deontay Wilder as alternative

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      OLEKSANDR USYK is hoping to return in an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury… but has lined up Deontay Wilder as alternative. Usyk put himself in line for the first four-belt unification in heavyweight history after beating Anthony Joshua again.
      Oleksandr Usyk is hoping to return in an undisputed fight against Tyson FurCredit: Reuters
      But the pound-for-pound star ruled himself out until next year to rest and recover with friends and family after returning to war-torn Ukraine.
      So Fury, 34, turned his attention to Joshua, 32, with the pair in talks to fight on December 3 in Cardiff.
      Usyk still wants to face Fury, so long as the Gypsy King comes out of his next bout unscathed.
      His manager Egis Klimas told talkSPORT: “Hopefully everything is going to line up and we will see.
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      “I’m hearing [Fury] wants to fight on December 3, which we don’t have a big problem with.
      “But, on the other side, it’s boxing and things happen, breaking hands, breaking legs and stuff like that, so it’s hard to predict, but fingers crossed we are going to be ready.
      “From our side, we are going to be ready 100 percent, so if the fight does not happen, don’t blame our team.”
      American Wilder, 36, returns himself on October 15 against ex-sparring partner Robert Helenius, 38.
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      And the former WBC champion is Usyk’s backup choice should Fury be unable to fight him.
      Klimas said: “It is a very possible fight and actually, [Usyk] called and said, ‘If Fury’s not available and we cannot fight Fury, I would like to fight Deontay Wilder’.
      “So, I asked him why and he said, ‘Because he’s a risky fighter and I like that’.”
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      ‘I’ve seen holes in his game’ – Floyd Mayweather was ‘uncomfortable’ in last win as Deji’s coach opens up on exhibition

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER looked “uncomfortable” in his last fight, the boxing coach of YouTuber Deji said. Mayweather recently boxed in his fourth exhibition bout since retiring from the professional game in 2017.
      Daley Perales with Youtube boxer DejiCredit: Misfits boxing
      Floyd Mayweather is set to face Deji on November 13Credit: Rex
      The American knocked out Japanese MMA star Mikuru Asakura, 30, in two rounds but shipped some punches himself.
      Mayweather, 45, returns on November 13 in a shock fight against Deji, 25, commonly known as KSI’s brother.
      Trainer Daley Perales, who led Deji to victory in his last bout, is now tasked with drawing up tactics against the boxing legend.
      Perales told The Mirror: “Deji’s got better feet, better movement [than Asakura]. So a very smart game plan is needed.
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      “You have to be smart where you choose your battles with Floyd because you don’t want to get in a toe-to-toe war with him; he’s experienced and knows how to make you miss and make you pay for that miss.
      “You have to be very cute how you go about things and I’ve seen holes in his game because, yeah, he’s getting older now.
      “Against that Japanese guy on the weekend he got hit with a big right hook that sent his head back, a jab that snapped him back and he looked a bit uncomfortable on the ropes.
      “The trademark lead right hand and then roll underneath it that Floyd normally does, yes, it still looked sharp, but it also looked a bit lazy.

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      “He can’t stay young forever, can he? Deji’s just got to go in there and enjoy the experience because this is going to help him in the long term – he won’t be fighting Floyd ten more times, but this is going to help him in his YouTube boxing career.”
      Mayweather officially retired after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34, in ten rounds.
      He has since faced  kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 24, YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, and former sparring partner Don Moore in May.
      Asakura was his latest opponent ahead of Mayweather’s eight-rounder with Deji.
      The former gamer lost his first three fights but in August recorded his first win, stopping American Fousey, 32.
      American Fousey was beaten by DejiCredit: Rex
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      Boxing coach and uncle of ex-WWE star Paige collapses and dies in the ring during charity event for girl, 4, with cancer

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      THE uncle of ex-WWE star Paige Bevis collapsed and died in the ring during a charity boxing match.Jules Bevis, 55, is understood to have fallen ill at the event in Norwich just after 3.45pm on Sunday.
      Jules Bevis died while taking part in a charity boxing matchCredit: East Anglia News Service
      Niece Paige has paid tribute to her uncleCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Tragically the veteran boxer could not be saved and was declared dead at the scene.
      At the time he was taking part in the Fighting for Kayla event to raise money for a four-year-old girl with cancer.
      His niece Saraya-Jade “Paige” Bevis led tributes to Jules, who was nicknamed Jabmaster.
      She said: “Up until the end he had a heart of gold.
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      “He was doing a charity boxing match at my dads wrestling PC raising money for a little girl for her cancer treatments.”
      Paige, whose wrestling story was told in film Fighting with My Family starring Florence Pugh and The Rock, said her uncle died in her brother Roy’s arms.
      Jules’ heartbroken daughter Chantal also paid tribute to the Spurs superfan.
      She said: “Thank you for everything today! I hope my Dad sleeps peacefully and knows how loved he was. X”.
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      While Saraya’s mum Julia Hamer said: “What happened today was surreal, I am numb, my sadness is overwhelming.
      “But, I have to mention the way Jules Tottenham Bevis was treated by the NHS Professionals, medics, paramedics, critical trauma and Norfolk Constabulary was just amazing.
      “The emotion that flowed from them when they had to stop was a sight to behold. They all hugged each other tears flowing because they couldn’t save him. Genuine Care and love.”
      Jules was one of 30 boxers in the charity event to raise money for Kayla Buttle, who has neuroblastoma cancer.
      Her family are attempting to raise £221,000 to send her to the US for potentially life-saving treatment.
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      Police confirmed Jules’ death is being treated as unexplained and are appealing for witnesses.
      Anyone with information can call Norfolk Constabulary on 101, quoting incident number 288 of October 2.
      Tributes have flooded in for the boxing coachCredit: East Anglia News Service
      Police are treating his death as unexplainedCredit: East Anglia News Service More