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      Conor Benn puts welterweight world title hopes on hold in favour of settling family feud in Chris Eubank Jr fight

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      CONOR BENN says he has put his welterweight world title mission on hold to settle the family feud with Chris Eubank Jr.The 25-year-old has climbed the 147lb rankings expertly with trainer Tony Sims but is risking it all to meet the middleweight at a 157lb middleground.
      Conor Benn on Instagram after sparring at the Matchroom Gym with Essex Fight Academy’s middleweight star Linus Udofia
      Chris Eubank Jr will be waiting for him at the O2 on October 8Credit: PA
      The October 8 clash at London’s O2 will come 29 years since their fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr clashed in their second bout that finished in a magnificent draw.
      Conor roared: “This fight is for the legacy and was an opportunity I felt I couldn’t pass up.
      “My team and I had other options on the table as I’m currently ranked top five with all governing bodies at welterweight and no doubt I’m looking for a world championship fight very soon.
      “But this fight is embedded with so much history and I know it’s one the public really want to see. 
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      “To me this fight is personal – it’s more than titles and rankings, this is unfinished business between our families.
      “Born Rivals is the perfect calling for this fight, because we have always been associated and I’ve always been asked if we’d ever fight
      “And now I can’t wait for the world to be able to watch us make that happen.
      “All I know is that from my side, this will be an all-out war, last man standing kind of fight. 
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      “Neither will give up until the last bell rings. I won’t be looking to take this to the score cards though, this will be explosive from the off. I’m so up for this.”
      Eubank Jr, 32, has failed to land a major world title at super-middle or the 160lbs middleweight limit.
      Mexican money machine Canelo has never shown any interest in a bout and Eubank Jr walked away from a Gennady Golovkin fight in 2016.
      Even with a strict rehydration clause in place, Eubank Jr will come in the taller and heavier man.
      And he cannot afford to lose against his smaller and less experienced rival.
      “I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis”, Eubank Jr Said. 
      “Could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out.
      “He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. 
      “Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. 
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      “If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
      “It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.” More

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      Fears for Anthony Joshua as Oleksandr Usyk training footage shows Ukrainian’s hench body transformation

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      FANS are fearing for Anthony Joshua after Oleksandr Usyk showed off his huge body transformation in a fresh training video.The heavyweight giants collide in Saudi Arabia on August 20 for their highly-anticipated rematch.
      Oleksandr Usyk has shown off his new bulking body transformationCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Fans fear a bigger Usyk will cause even more problems for Anthony JoshuaCredit: AP
      And the pressure is on AJ to reclaim his belts after losing last year’s bout in London.
      Joshua has been working hard in preparation for the epic bout.
      And the winner could end up facing Tyson Fury to unify the division – should the Gypsy King come out of retirement.
      However, AJ knows it will be a long and arduous battle against Usyk.
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      The Ukrainian was the classier fighter in the first match despite his smaller stature.
      But new training footage shows Usyk has packed on more more muscle in a bid to make his punches extra powerful.
      The ace also looks to have retained his lightning hand speed and quick feet.
      And fans reckon that, combined with a bulkier frame, Usyk could have too much for AJ to handle again.
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      One said: “This guy is about to destroy Joshua and put him into retirement.”
      Another declared: “Have a feeling AJ’s about to be sent to the shadow realm.”
      One noted: “He’s looking big there. Bigger in fact. He’s coming for the KO I reckon.”
      Another decreed: “Sheesh man, he’s looking huge. He’s 100 per cent stopping Joshua this time.”
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      One added: “Looking massive, starting to get comfy at heavyweight.
      “Toughest fight of AJ’s career even including a Fury fight if that ever happens.” More

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      Oleksandr Usyk says all he needed was ‘another 30 seconds’ to knock down Anthony Joshua in warning ahead of rematch

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      OLEKSANDR USYK warned he was under a minute away from sending Anthony Joshua to the canvas.Joshua was largely dominated by Usyk last September and endured a particularly nervy end to the fight.
      Anthony Joshua was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk last SeptemberCredit: Getty
      Towards the closing stages of the 12th and final round, an exhausted AJ only just about escaped on his feet to hear the bell.
      Ahead of their rematch on August 20 in Saudi Arabia, Usyk claimed he was just moments away from flooring Joshua.
      He told Parimatch: “Perhaps if there were another 30 seconds or another minute in the 12th round, Anthony would have been knocked down.
      “But I don’t think about it any more because it’s just guessing. It happened as it happened. I boxed 12 rounds and I won.”
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      Joshua, 32, has moved training camps since the loss, replacing long-time coach Rob McCracken with American Robert Garcia.
      AJ completed much of his camp as assistant trainer Angel Fernandez’s base in Loughborough.
      Joshua then flew over to Saudi a month before the fight of his life, while Usyk situated himself in Dubai.
      The current champion said: “Anthony Joshua is a strong guy and a strong boxer, and he cannot be written off in any way.
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      “In the rematch, he will be different. He will prepare differently. I will do that too.”
      Usyk added: “I am confident in what I am doing and that I do my job to the fullest. But to be 100 per cent sure about something like that?
      “I don’t know. But I know what I do. I work, I box, and victory is given by the Lord.”

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      Deontay Wilder finalising boxing return on October 15 in first fight since Tyson Fury trilogy against Robert Helenius

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      DEONTAY WILDER is on course to make his return to the ring in October.The former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion hasn’t fought since being knocked out cold in his epic trilogy fight with Tyson Fury last October.
      Deontay Wilder hasn’t fought since his epic trilogy fight with Tyson FuryCredit: POLARIS
      But he’s on course to face Robert Helenius on October 15Credit: GETTY
      Wilder and Helenius know one another well having sparred each otherCredit: PBC
      Helenius prepared the Bronze Bomber for his trilogy fight with Fury last OctoberCredit: PBC
      SunSport revealed last week that Wilder, 35, was in contention to face former sparring partner Robert Helenius in his comeback fight.
      And according to Boxing Scene, the fight is being targeted for October 15.
      The Barclays Center in Brooklyn is the front runner to land the return of the Bronze Bomber.
      Wilder knows Helenius and his power well having sparred the Finnish giant ahead of his third clash with Fury.
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      Wilder has been ramping up his training in recent weeks and was recently spotted getting back in the “groove” at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Las Vegas.
      Retirement seemed to be on the cards for the American after he was brutally knocked out in the 11th round of his Sin City showdown with Fury.
      But the Alabama slammer recently roared: “I can’t stop right here.
      “I must continue my journey. I have to, I have to.
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      “I’m looking to resume my career for sure. I’ve got a lot of other things I’ve got to get out of the way.
      “I’m taking away from my children if I come back, because now I’m able to enjoy my life fully like I want to.
      “I sacrificed so much to be in this position in my life, to be able to live my life like I want for the rest of my life.”
      He added: “I’ve been highly requested. So many people have told me ‘Come back, come back.’ I’d say I’m back by popular demand.
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      “And the business of boxing needs me. When there’s a thriving American champion, there’s nothing like it.
      “When there’s not, you see it’s dead. There’s a drought in [the sport]. People know the difference now.”
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      ‘What are we, crazy?’ – Tyson Fury’s promoter Bob Arum reveals why he is NOT leading talks for Derek Chisora trilogy

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      BOB ARUM has confirmed he is not leading talks for Tyson Fury’s trilogy bout with Derek Chisora. Fury claimed he was ending retirement – after four months – to fight Chisora for a third time, despite his 2011 and 2014 wins.
      Promoter Bob Arum pictured with Tyson Fury in 2019Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Derek Chisora is in talks for a trilogy with Tyson FuryCredit: Reuters
      According to ESPN, the fight is targeted for December in Wales, where Anthony Joshua has twice headlined.
      And it is claimed Goldstar Promotions – the company that handles Fury’s meet-and-greets across the UK – are behind the offer.
      That is despite Hall of Fame pair Frank Warren and Arum leading the WBC champion’s career in recent years.
      Arum has spoken out to say he is not involved in the talks and poured cold water on the fight entirely.
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      He told Fight Freaks Unite: “Of course not. Nothing. What are we, crazy?
      “Everybody is waiting for the fight to happen a week from Saturday and then we’ll explore whether it’s feasible to do a fight for the complete unification.
      “He’s having fun, for Christ sake! Don’t take it seriously!”
      Oleksandr Usyk, 35, rematches Anthony Joshua, 32, on August 20 following his win last September.
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      And Fury, 33, has been linked with challenging the winner in what would be a historic, first-ever four-belt heavyweight unification.
      And Arum insisted if Fury is to make a return to the ring, it will be against either Usyk or AJ, not 38-year-old Chisora.
      He said: “The truth is that he gets up in the morning and he figures how he can best stir up s*** and that’s what he does.
      “You think Isaac takes it seriously? Of course not, for Christ sake. (Fury) is just having fun. It’s his idea of fun.
      “He’s getting a little antsy as we all are because we’re waiting.
      “If Usyk wins then there’s one path to take because then everybody is close and friendly and if Joshua wins then we’ve got to deal with (Joshua promoter) Eddie (Hearn) and all that stuff.”
      Derek Chisora has twice been beaten by Tyson FuryCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Jake Paul CONFIRMS interest in fight with Andrew Tate and vows to ‘f*** up’ controversial ex-kickboxing champion

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      JAKE PAUL has revealed he’s open to fighting controversial kickboxer and fellow social media star Andrew Tate.Former Big Brother contestant Tate called out the YouTuber turned boxer during a recent appearance on The Nelk Boys podcast.
      Social media sensation Andrew Tate has called out Jake PaulCredit: INSTAGRAM@COBRATATE
      Tate, 35, is a former world champion kickboxerCredit: Twitter
      Paul is happy to throw down with the controversial BritCredit: INSTAGRAM@JAKEPAUL
      Paul didn’t initially address the challenge, although he’s since admitted he’d happily throw down with the world champion kickboxer.
      After revealing he’d once received an Instagram message from Tate, Paul said on brother Logan’s Impaulsive podcast: “He unsent it.
      “But it shows that he tried to send me a message at some point.
      “He called me out like two years ago and I remember seeing it and swiping because I was like ‘who is this guy?’
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      “There’s always someone calling me out.
      “Then this interviewer asked me recently would I fight Andrew Tate and that’s when I started to see this guy pop up all over the internet.
      “I was like, ‘Oh that’s Andrew Tate’, but what I’m saying is that Andrew, if my brother doesn’t f*** you up, I will.”
      As excited as he is to fight Tate, Paul doesn’t believe the 35-year-old will ever agree to share the ring with him.
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      He said: “It has to go down, but I don’t think he gets in the ring with one of us.
      “It’s too big of a risk for him because he’s an alpha male, right?
      “That’s his whole entire thing, and when he loses to either one of us that he fights, his whole shtick will go out of the window.”
      Tate – who has made a string of misogynistic and abhorrent comments about sexual assault – recently claimed negotiations over a fight with The Problem Child are underway.
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      During a Twitch stream with Adin Ross, the Brit said: “I know everyone wants that.
      “These are sophisticated negotiations that involve a lot of parties so we shouldn’t be talking about it on here.”
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      ‘It’s going to slow him down’ – Oleksandr Usyk warned over dramatic body transformation ahead of Anthony Joshua rematch

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      OLEKSANDR USYK has been warned against piling on the pounds for his rematch with Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian outclassed AJ over 12 rounds last September after weighing in at 15st 11lb.
      Oleksandr Usyk looks beefy in training camp for Anthony JoshuaCredit: INSTAGRAM
      But in recent training material, ahead of their second fight on August 20 in Saudi Arabia, Usyk appears to have bulked up.
      According to trainer Dave Coldwell, who coached Tony Bellew against the heavyweight champion, this is the wrong approach to take.
      Coldwell told The Express: “From an Usyk point of view, I get that he is going to be more aggressive and look to land bigger shots but with his mobility and speed being his two greatest assets they will take a hit.
      “It’s going to slow him down, if you’re losing speed, you’re giving more options to be hit and not only that I believe that AJ really needs to focus on going to Usyk’s body to take away his legs.
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      “Now, if that is what he’s going for and he’s looking at landing to the body then if you put on manufactured weight and muscle mass, then when you’re getting banged downstairs to the body you tend to gas a little quicker.
      “We always look at AJ and say ‘he’s too big, he’s too bulky’ and that’s why he gasses out quicker and so if you land a few body shots on him he tends to gas quicker.
      “Not just AJ, but in general a lot of fighters that have that high muscle density.
      “But you don’t know how old that video clip is, I’ve got stuff on my camera roll of my boxers in the early days of camp which I could put out and people would say, ‘Wow, that’s him now?’
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      “And it’s not, so you have to take things with a pinch of salt but if that’s right now then it’s almost another twist and turn in the analysis of this fight.”
      Joshua, 32, has replaced long-time cornerman Rob McCracken with American mastermind Robert Garcia.
      But Usyk, 35, has changes of his own in mind having spent his training camp down the road in Dubai.
      He told Parimatch: “Anthony Joshua is a strong guy and a strong boxer, and he cannot be written off in any way.
      “In the rematch, he will be different. He will prepare differently. I will do that too.”

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      Floyd Mayweather, 45, ‘gearing up to start camp’ for next exhibition fight on September 25 against ‘dangerous’ MMA star

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is “gearing up to start camp” for his next exhibition fight. The boxing legend announced he will face Japanese MMA star Mikuru Asakura on September 25 in Tokyo.
      Floyd Mayweather training for his next exhibition
      Floyd Mayweather is set to face Mikuru Asakura on September 25 in JapanCredit: Getty
      And Mayweather appears ready to start preparations after his coach Gerald Tucker uploaded a video of the American doing sit ups.
      Tucker posted: “Working out is a lifestyle for us; so we don’t have to be around each other in order to get it in. We’re both there spiritually!!
      “@floydmayweather is gearing up to start camp in a couple weeks to get ready for an exciting exhibition on Sept. 25TH in Japan vs their biggest and most popular MMA fighter who’s a very sharp and dangerous striker.”
      Asakura, 30, has 16 wins and just three losses in his MMA career, with eight knockouts.
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      His background is in karate and he most recently beat Yutaka Saito, 34, on points in December.
      Whereas Mayweather, 45, has boxed in three exhibitions since retiring in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34.
      They came against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, and ex-sparring partner Don Moore.
      And the newly-inducted Hall of Famer recently opened the door to coming back and putting his illustrious 50-0 record on the line.
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      He told FightHype: “I got three more exhibitions this year, could be one fight and two exhibitions.
      “But guess what, you better know it’s at least and this is the lowest I’m talking about $200million.”
      It comes amid rumours Mayweather is currently negotiating a rematch with McGregor.
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