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      Tyson Fury to tell WBC he WILL continue boxing career and isn’t retired – keeping his world title belts

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      TYSON FURY is set to tell the WBC that he will fight again and is NOT retired.The Gypsy King hung up his gloves after his victory over Dillian Whyte in April, before reiterating his retirement on his 34th birthday.
      Tyson Fury is set to fight againCredit: Getty
      The Gypsy King will NOT vacate his WBC beltCredit: Reuters
      Fury’s second “retirement” announcement saw him vacate Ring Magazine’s heavyweight title – but the WBC opted to give him more time.
      Their deadline for his decision was initially today, but this was extended to Friday September 2 following the tragic passing of Fury’s cousin Rico Burton.

      WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tweeted: “The @WBCBoxing acknowledging the tragedy which happened in the Fury family and in respect of their grief has decided to extend one week until Friday September 2 the official decision of @Tyson_Fury regarding his status as heavyweight.”
      According to Sky Sports, Fury has already told his team to pass on the message to the WBC that he WILL fight again.
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      The Gypsy King is expected to target a huge heavyweight unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua’s conqueror admitted last weekend that Fury is the only fight that he craves.
      And the 35-year-old’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has already revealed that the match up is “in the making”.
      Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said: “Both fighters want it.
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      “I’m confident we can make it happen and crown Tyson Fury as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
      “It will be the biggest heavyweight fight in my time in boxing.”
      Usyk is Ring Magazine’s No1 pound-for-pound fighter, overtaking Japanese bantamweight Naoya Inoue after his win over Joshua last weekend.
      Fury recently claimed that he wants £500MILLION to fight Usyk.
      He wrote on Instagram: “The world’s biggest fight has to be the world’s biggest money if I’m to put it all on the line vs some unknown foreigner.
      “Boys, better get that half a billy. If not, keep that little mug.”
      Fury then set a September 1 deadline for a deal to be completed. More

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      Jake Paul claims KSI will ‘NEVER’ fight him as he slams YouTube rival for ‘doing fans dirty’ ahead of ring comeback

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      JAKE PAUL claims rival KSI will “NEVER” face him inside the boxing ring ahead of the YouTuber’s comeback this weekend.KSI, 29, returns to the squared circle on Saturday for the first time since he outpointed Jake’s brother Logan in November 2019.
      KSI fights twice on Saturday as he returns to the ring after almost three yearsCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul has criticised KSI over his comeback as he took to social media to hit outCredit: Sportsfile
      Incredibly, KSI will be fighting twice as he takes on rapper Swarmz before pitting his wits against Mexican professional Luis Alcaraz Pineda three hours later.
      Both contests will be three-round affairs, but that hasn’t impressed YouTuber-turned-Boxer Paul, who boasts a 5-0 record in the paid ranks.

      He blasted on Twitter: “This can’t be real? Each ‘fight’ is 3 rounds? And he gets a 3hr break in between! Hahahahaha.
      “It’s way easier than one 6 round fight. KSI & Minions Boxing doing the fans dirty with this fake s***. Mislead after mislead.”
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      And that sparked a huge Twitter feud, with KSI responding: “Was wondering when you were gonna pipe up. You must be so sad and bored on your a***, having no event happening.
      “Still fighting a pro boxer before you, and you had 3 year head start. Plus how you gonna talk when you ain’t fought 2 people in one night?”
      To which Paul replied: “You are fighting a nice young man from Mexico in a 3 round exhibition. Be real. No such thing as a 3 round pro fight.”
      KSI then clapped back by insisting that at least he is fighting in 2022, with Jake inactive since December following his knockout win over Tyron Woodley.
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      Paul later messaged: “What you (sic) doing isn’t fighting. It’s an exhibition against a nice young man and your mate you make music with.”
      In a follow-up tweet, Jake then said: “KSI will never fight me. That is obvious and I’m ok with it.
      “He is trying to hype his exhibition fights.”
      Again KSI was quick to comment, as he stated: “When you see me KO both of them, we’ll see if it isn’t ‘fighting’.
      “Jake, I get it, you’re mad rn. You’re afraid that my PPVs are about to sit on everything you’ve done in the past 3 years combined.”
      Despite having not fought since late last year after a spate of late cancellations, Paul has repeatedly been called out, with Claressa Shields and Amandu Nunes up for the task of beating him. More

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      Meet KSI opponent Luis Alcaraz Pineda, the Mexican who’s lost his last four, three by KO and wants to face Jake Paul

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      MEXICAN Luis Alcaraz Pineda is set to be the second of KSI’s two boxing opponents on Saturday night. YouTube star KSI – real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji – returns to the ring after three years out.
      Luis Alcaraz Pineda is the Mexican boxer fighting KSICredit: Misfits Boxing
      Luis Alcaraz Pineda training for the fightCredit: Misfits Boxing
      Luis Alcaraz Pineda will be KSI’s second opponent of the nightCredit: Misfits Boxing
      And he plans to make up for lost time by extraordinarily fighting TWICE in one night.
      He is set to open the DAZN pay-per-view event at the O2 against rapper Swarmz, real name Brandon Scott, 25.
      And then he will close the card against little-known Pineda, 23, who was only drafted in on late notice.
      Pineda is 2-5 and made his professional debut in 2017, losing but then winning twice after.
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      Although his form of late has been poor, losing his last four with three coming by knockout.
      KSI was initially due to fight Alex Wassabi, 32, the American who beat his brother Deji in March.

      But Wassabi was withdrawn amid a concussion scare and later controversially replaced by musician Swarmz.
      The backlash was so fierce, due to Swarmz’s inexperience, that KSI made the bold decision to recruit a second opponent.
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      That was meant to be Ivan Nikolov – although the Bulgarian was seen to be a white supremacist with neo-Nazi tattoos.
      So KSI went back to the drawing board, replaced Nikolov with Pineda and the show goes on.
      KSI’s comeback has been centred around building up to a grudge match with Jake Paul, 25, who is 5-0 as a prizefighter.
      But Paul is yet to face a recognised boxer, something KSI is set to beat his arch rival to.
      His manager Mams Taylor said: “I was like, ‘Bro, what if you fight a pro boxer before Jake Paul does’.”
      But if Pineda, who is said to have had 50 amateur boxing bouts, gets it his way, he will be the one fighting Paul.
      He told Viddal Riley: “If they give me the opportunity, I’m willing to fight Jake Paul.”
      KSI and Luis Alcaraz Pineda at the pre-fight press conferenceCredit: Misfits Boxing
      KSI comes face to face with Luis Alcaraz PinedaCredit: Misfits Boxing More

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      Carl Frampton stuns viewers as he solves maths round on Countdown after BOTH contestants fail in Dictionary Corner stint

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      FORMER world champion boxer Carl Frampton stunned Countdown viewers by solving an incredibly tough maths round on the show.The 35-year-old, who hung up his gloves last year, was the celebrity guest alongside Susie Dent in dictionary corner for this week’s episodes of the Channel 4 programme.
      Frampton won world titles in two weight classes and unified the super-bantamweight divisionCredit: PA:Press Association
      It looked like he stunned himself by successfully getting the 698 target
      Rachel Riley was left thoroughly impressed by Frampton’s maths skills
      And the Northern Irishman stepped up to show his number skills when both contestants had failed to get the target.
      The task was to work out a way of reaching 698 using 75, 7, 8, 10, 4 and 2.

      Frampton, a two-weight world champion in the ring, started by multiplying 75 by 10 to get 750.
      He then multiplied the 8 and 7 together to make 56 and took that off the 750 – leaving him with 694.
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      The former fighter then simply added the four to reach the magical 698 without even using the 2.
      He appeared to stun himself, everyone in the studio and even those watching from home by reaching the target.
      And he received a round of applause for the superb effort.
      But Frampton gave no indication that he was skilled at Countdown before the show aired.
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      Speaking to Belfast Live about how it went, he said: “It was a great experience.
      “I’ve done things in TV studios before and there was no audience so maybe that helped, but it wasn’t nerve-wracking or anything, and the fact that I was confident I was going to be helped along made things a wee bit easier for me.
      “It was a great day, you do five shows and get them all done in one day, so I’m looking forward to seeing what it actually comes out like and I feel like I didn’t let myself down!”
      Revealing he does watch the show at home from time to time, he went on to add: “If I was in the house at that time I would have stuck it on [the TV] because I don’t mind doing wee things like that because I feel like the odd thing like that every now and again keeps your brain active, especially when you’re not doing much with it.
      “I’m probably equally as bad [at numbers and letters] but I’d say I’m slightly better with numbers than with letters.” More

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      Meet YouTuber Fousey, who fights Deji, suffered a broken nose in boxing debut and dramatically transformed his body

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      YOUTUBER Fousey returns to the boxing ring as a changed man – having transformed his body and recovered from a broken nose. The American – real name Yousef Saleh Erakat – faces online rival Deji on Saturday.
      Fousey is the YouTube star who fights KSI’s younger brother DejiCredit: Misfits Boxing
      Fousey has dramatically transformed his body
      Fousey was left with a broken nose in his first boxing bout
      They co-headline the DAZN pay-per-view event topped by Deji’s famous older brother KSI, who fights twice in one night.
      Deji and KSI are two of the most recognisable characters on YouTube in Britain, with over 50MILLION subscribers combined.
      But Fousey is a star in his own right, with almost 11m subscribers to his name having been a prankster pioneer on the social media app.
      He first boxed in 2019 against fellow content creator Slim Albaher, losing decisively in round four of a scheduled six.

      Fousey was left visibly exhausted and suffered a broken nose due to the sustained damage he took in the exhibition bout.
      The injury was so severe, he had to undergo surgery but it has not stopped him from pursuing boxing.

      He signed to fight Deji after the two went back-and-forth at a boxing event last year.
      Deji was coming off a loss to Jake Paul in 2018 and before facing Vinnie Hacker, he called Fousey an “easy fight”.
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      He later lost to Hacker and recently Alex Wassabi, leaving him winless in his three boxing bouts.
      And even brother KSI has backed Fousey to leave another damning defeat on Deji’s record.
      He said: “I think he’s going to lose.
      “Fousey is going to keep going forward, and Deji is going to keep going back, and before you know it, the fight’s over.
      “Then, Deji’s just there like ‘Oh, s***’. “I think it’s going to go to decision, and I think Fousey is going to win.”
      I don’t think Deji’s ever been touched in the way I’ve touched him. As soon as he walks into it, and he feels what I bring to the tableFousey
      Fousey believes he has the power to stop Deji in his tracks.
      He predicted: “I think Deji’s very skilled, and very good in this sport despite the losses he’s taken.
      “I think he’s going to come out and let his hands go, and that’s fine. That’s fine, everyone has a plan to let their hands go.
      “But, I don’t think Deji’s ever been touched in the way I’ve touched him.
      “As soon as he walks into it, and he feels what I bring to the table, I think that plan is going to go out the window.”
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      Fousey had to undergo a dramatic body transformation to get himself fighting fit.
      He uploaded a video on social media of his eight month transition, which left him with hulking abs and pecks.
      KSI with his younger brother Deji
      Deji has lost all three of his boxing bouts
      Fousey training to fight DejiCredit: Misfits Boxing More

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      Why is KSI fighting TWO opponents on the same night, how many rounds will there be?

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      KSI is back in the ring this weekend for the first time in nearly three years – but he’s having two fights in the same night. The YouTube sensation hasn’t fought since a points win over Logan Paul in November 2019.
      KSI will take on TWO opponents this weekend at the O2 ArenaCredit: Reuters
      But now he’s back and looking fitter than ever, ready to fight in his hometown London at the O2 Arena.
      KSI was originally supposed to be fighting Alex Wassabi, but the clash was scrapped because of an injury to the latter.
      But fans fear not, as the 29-year-old is set to fight TWICE on the card instead.

      Why is KSI fighting twice this weekend, how many rounds will there be?
      After KSI’s original scrap with Wassabi was nixed, there was a scramble to get a new, credible opponent in for JJ.
      Rapper Swarmz was drafted in to compete with KSI, having never fought in the ring before.
      After some dissatisfaction from fans a second opponent, to fight KSI on the very same night, was arranged.
      Ivan Nikolov, who had a winning record as a pro boxer, was picked.
      But Nikolov was removed from the event after he was found to have neo-Nazi tattoos and and white supremacist beliefs.
      Fight poster for KSI vs SWARMZCredit: @misfitsboxing
      So instead of Nikolov, professional boxer Luis Pineda was brought in.
      KSI will open the card with his clash against Pineda, before competing in the main event against Swarmz.
      Both fights will be three rounds each.
      “I replaced my second opponent because… he’s a white supremacist,” KSI said.
      “Ivan isn’t my opponent anymore. He has been removed.
      “The matchmaker also got fired for allowing this to happen in the first place. But yes, my new opponent is Luis Alcarez Pineda.
      “He has a better record to be honest, 2-5, so he hasn’t lost as many times as Ivan. He’s Mexican, younger as well, 23.”
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      Anthony Joshua pictured for first time since Oleksandr Usyk loss as Brit plays chess poolside and plots next move

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA can be seen carefully plotting his next move – as he plays a game of poolside chess while the sun sets.It is the first time AJ has been pictured since his heart wrenching loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Abu Dhabi.
      Joshua played chess and relaxed next to the pool with his right-hand man JC Elite, who hinted a comebackCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jcelite14/?hl=en
      AJ gave an emotional F-bomb laden speech after losing to Usyk for a second timeCredit: AP
      The Brit, 32, was outboxed by the Ukrainian, who claimed a split decision victory – 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112 – to keep the heavyweight crown.
      Southpaw Usyk defeated him for a second time, leaving the 32-year-old’s career in limbo.
      But the two-time former unified world heavyweight champ’s right-hand man JC Elite has hinted Joshua will dust himself off and get back to it.
      The trusted member of his training camp shared an image of the pair playing chess by the pool in his latest Instagram post – and appeared to be getting the better of his pal.
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      He wrote: “Rest, recover, regroup, we move and go again”.
      AJ can be seen relaxing in the photo, topless with the sun setting behind the duo.
      With sunglasses on, the Watford fighter concentrates on the chessboard.
      Joshua previously revealed he wants to return to the ring in November or December.
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      He made the shock announcement just hours after suffering the loss to Usyk.
      Joshua lost his cool post-fight, throwing two of Usyk’s belts out of the ring before storming off.
      He then returned to the ring to pay respect to the Ukrainian winner, before dropping numerous F-bombs in an emotional speech.
      Joshua then answered questions on his future by vowing to return before the end of 2022.
      Speaking after the loss, he said: “I will become three-time world heavyweight champion.”
      AJ added: “About who I fight. Come one and come all I will fight anybody.” More

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      Conor Benn already breaking records in camp as sparring partner Jordan Flynn backs power to ‘surprise’ Chris Eubank Jr

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      CONOR BENN is breaking records in training ahead of his fight with Chris Eubank Jr – who has been warned about the welterweight’s power. The pair are matched for a DAZN pay-per-view blockbuster on October 8, almost 30 years after their dads’ famous rematch.
      Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn ahead of their catchweight clashCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And while Eubank Jr, 32, admitted at the press conference that he was yet to start training, Benn, 25, is already ahead of schedule.
      Unbeaten light-welterweight Jordan Flynn, 26, is part of the Tony Sims gym where Benn is preparing for the fight of his life.
      Flynn told SunSport: “Already he’s been smashing it with his runs, I think he’s got the record for his fastest run in the triangle run.
      “He did it in like four minutes and three seconds, so already right at the start of camp he’s faster than he’s ever been.
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      “He’s flying already and he’s so far out.”
      Benn will have to jump up 10lb from his usual 147lb weight class with the bout set at 157lb.
      Eubank Jr on the other hand is a career middleweight at 160lb, who has even campaigned as high as 168lb.
      Although the two division gap does not worry Flynn, who has watched Benn spar super-middleweight and stable-mate John Ryder, 34.
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      He said: “He’s looking massive, I can’t lie.
      “The thing is, Conor walks around heavy anyway so he’s still going to have to lose weight to get to the weight they’re fighting at.
      “He’s still going to be big and strong, plus he spars big guys.
      “He spars John Ryder, big guys come in for sparring all the time. Conor is a big guy anyway.”
      And Flynn insisted there is no fear of Benn lacking the punch power up in weight.
      He revealed: “His power is different, it’s explosive.
      “I know that Eubank has been in with big punchers – like George Groves – but it’s a different kind of power.

      “Conor has natural explosiveness. It’s more shocking power, I’d say.
      “Eubank will definitely be surprised, I actually think he might take Conor lightly.
      “Eubank might think Conor is too small and it will be a walkover but he’s definitely going to be in for a shock, because no one works as hard as Conor.”
      The catchweight clash at the O2 comes with Flynn preparing for the seventh fight of his career, at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford.
      He said: “It’s very good for me, to be training amongst it. It’s amazing. It makes me want to keep pushing on and be in big fights myself.
      “And especially being in that gym, you can’t hide as well. When Conor’s doing the runs with everyone else, you have to keep up.
      “You have to keep up and do the same stuff, so it makes sure I’m ready for my own fight as well.”
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      His fight comes on October 15, one week before Benn and Eubank Jr renew their family feud.
      But Flynn admitted: “I probably will be there, I’ve not decided yet. I probably will, it’s too big to miss out on!” 
      Jordan Flynn pictured with training partner Conor BennCredit: Instagram / @jordz_flynn More