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      Hasim Rahman Jr to STILL weigh in on Friday despite Jake Paul fight cancellation in bid to prove he could make 205lb

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      HASIM RAHMAN JR plans to STILL weigh in on Friday despite his fight with Jake Paul being cancelled – bidding to prove he can make 205lb. The pair were due to headline at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on the weekend.
      Hasim Rahman Jr plans to still weigh in on Friday despite his fight with Jake Paul being cancelledCredit: Getty
      But following a weight disagreement between the two, the entire pay-per-view event was axed.
      Rahman signed to fight at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb, despite being 16 stone in his last fight in April.
      So the New York State Athletic Commission wanted to track his weight cut.
      And after Rahman struggled to drop the pounds, the fight weight was changed to 205lb.
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      But Paul claimed his opponent demanded it be at no lower than 215lb, which prompted the YouTube star to scrap the whole event.
      Rahman has now insisted he was willing to fight at 205lb and will prove it by hitting the scales on Friday, their scheduled weigh-in day.
      He said: “We can fight at 205lb that is no problem to me, we can get it on.
      “I’m definitely highly interested in hurting this man and it would not be at a detriment to me to do it at 205lb.
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      “I am ready to do that I will make 205lb on Friday.”
      After the fight weight change, a fresh contract had to be signed, but Rahman claimed the bout was cancelled before he could agree terms.
      In a statement by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions company, they say the son of former heavyweight champ Rahman Sr wanted to fight no less than 215lb.
      MVP said: “Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman’s camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215lb at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205lb and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215lb.”
      Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman before their fight cancelationCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      British heavyweight Joe Joyce set to fight ex-world champ and Tyson Fury’s good friend Joseph Parker on September 24 PPV

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      JOE JOYCE and Joseph Parker have made another U-turn with their fight back on. The pair were in negotiations to box each other having come face-to-face at Tyson Fury’s last fight in April.
      Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker appear to have made another U-turn with their fight back onCredit: Getty
      Former WBO champion Joseph ParkerCredit: Getty
      But suddenly, Parker signed with Boxxer and Sky Sports, seemingly ending hopes of a BT bout against Joyce.
      Promoter Frank Warren blasted the former WBO champion for scuppering their deal.
      But now the fight is back on and set for September 24 on BT Box Office.
      The heavyweights were first due to fight in July but Parker’s trainer Andy Lee was expecting a child, meaning it got scrapped.
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      And in between negotiating a new date, Sky swooped in to sign the New Zealander.
      Joyce, 36, later returned in July, beating Christian Hammer, 34, in four rounds of his keep-busy bout.
      Bizarrely, Sky could not find Parker, 30, a worthwhile opponent in their own stable, with rival stars on separate networks.
      So the Kiwi has now been sent over enemy lines where he will be the underdog as the away fighter on a Joyce and Warren show.
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      Londoner Joyce is currently the WBO mandatory challenger for the title held by Oleksandr Usyk, 35.
      But the Ukrainian is already tied down to a rematch with Anthony Joshua, 32, on August 20 in Saudi Arabia, following his win last year.
      And even after the rematch, the winner is expected to then force Fury, 34, out of retirement for an undisputed decider.
      Joyce is therefore left to play the waiting game but appears unwilling to do so against no-named opponents.
      Parker won the title in 2017 but lost it to AJ a year later in his first defence.
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      Anthony Joshua works up sweat in training after brutal workout as Brit ramps up preparation for Oleksandr Usyk rematch

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA worked up a sweat with a brutal training workout as the days tick down to the first bell.The British star, 32, is just over two weeks away from his huge heavyweight showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua is working hard in the gym ahead of the big fightCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/
      He took to Instagram to show fans the graftCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/
      A stretch to cool down is an important part of the workoutCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/
      And Joshua proved he is putting in the hard yards as he ramps up his preparation for fight night.
      Decked out in his Under Armour gear, AJ shared the snaps on Instagram.
      He was drenched in sweat on the exercise bike then was cooled down by a member of his team squirting water down his neck and then looked a lot fresher as he stretched out at the end of the session.
      He captioned the post: “Warm up ➡️ war ➡️ warm down #TheOnlyWayIsThrough.”
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      Joshua is aiming to win back the WBA, IBF and WBO titles he lost to Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
      The rematch takes place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – dubbed the Rage on the Red Sea.
      And plenty used the comments section to send their encouragement.
      One said: “Come on!! Get those belts back. You can do it.”
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      Another added: “Can’t wait for you to become three-time heavyweight champion.”
      Joshua is already in Saudi after heading out on a private jet to train in the country and get fully prepared for Usyk.
      His gym set-up was done by Ringcraft and includes a ring for sparring, punchbags, speedballs, treadmills, bikes, weights and an air-conditioning unit to ensure he keeps cool.
      The 24-2 fighter has brought in Robert Garcia and Angel Fernandez to train him, having parted ways with Rob McCracken after his first defeat to Usyk.

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      Former world champ David Haye told AJ he must rough his opponent up so much that he risks disqualification after he was outclassed in North London.
      The Hayemaker told Gareth A. Davies: “I’m going to go with Anthony Joshua again.
      “He applied probably the worst tactics you could do against a southpaw. Gave him range, was respectful inside, in close.
      “There were no warnings from the ref about deducting points because he never imposed himself.
      “He should be this close to getting a point deducted or disqualified, that’s how physical he needs to be because he’s a specimen like no other in the heavyweight division.
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      “He is physically the supreme heavyweight right now.
      “He just needs to apply that into a style that’s useful and last time round it wasn’t very useful at all and this time around he really has to do it. And I believe he will do it.”
      AJ and Usyk will step into the ring again in Jeddah on August 20Credit: Getty More

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      Paige VanZant looks incredible as she works out in the gym just weeks before bare knuckle showdown

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      BARE-KNUCKLE boxer Paige VanZant wowed fans as she worked out in the gym ahead of her upcoming fight.VanZant, 28, was seen lifting heavy weights in preparation for her bout against Charisa Sigala.
      Paige VanZant lifts weights during her training routine
      VanZant has previously captioned posts outlining ‘booty gains’
      VanZant will hope she can finally bag a win when she fights on August 20
      VanZant stunned fans with a zebra swimsuit
      She has not left much to the imagination in the past
      VanZant, right, during her bare knuckle bout against Britain HartCredit: Getty
      She will fight Sigala in just her third bare knuckle fight on August 20.
      The former UFC star lost her first two BKFC tear-ups against Britain Hart and Rachael Ostovich.
      But she is hoping three is the magic number when she visits Wembley next month.
      And if all goes well VanZant has vowed to celebrate her first win with a pint of beer.
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      She told SunSport: “I have not had British beer! I had a lot of Guinness while I was in Ireland, a lot. 
      “But I will be ready for my first drink after this fight, so definitely someone in London is going to see me in a pub.”
      VanZant, who is a part-time wrestler, has 3.2million followers on her Instagram page.
      Her fans have been given behind-the-scenes peeks into her preparations with a number of posts online.
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      The American has previously left fans stunned with a number of raunchy pics on her account, with a string of recent posts seeing her don just a bikini or swimsuit in the jungle.
      SunSport revealed she was set to make her big-screen debut by starring in a horror movie alongside TikToker Bryce Hall.
      VanZant set up an exclusive OnlyFans page last year after a large volume of requests.
      But she revealed earlier this year she earns more money from her Instagram than her OnlyFans or from any earnings when she fought in the Octagon. More

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      Tyson Fury’s comeback fight plans revealed with Brit wanting to take on Game of Thrones star or a Derek Chisora trilogy

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      TYSON FURY has a couple of crazy ideas for his boxing comeback.The 33-year-old WBC Gypsy King signed off on his April 23 knockout of Dillian Whyte by teasing a cross-sport showdown with UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.
      Tyson Fury claimed his knockout win over Dillian Whyte in April was his final fightCredit: Reuters
      Fury has previously teased a bout with UFC star Francis NgannouCredit: BT SPORTS
      Games of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson is another targetCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
      Fury could fight old friend Derek Chisora for a third timeCredit: Reuters
      But the Cameroonian giant – who was in the Wembley ring after the brilliant uppercut KO – is still recovering from a knee injury.
      Game of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson was top of Fury’s hit list for an exhibition bout at Tottenham Stadium.
      The giant pair have gone back-and-forth on social media but Fury’s backers understandably remain unsure on how that celebrity spectacle would sell on the turnstiles and pay-per-view television.
      Fury’s back-up plan is a third fight with old mate Derek Chisora – who he already has two convincing wins over – but again it looks like a hard sell.
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      Few fans interested in seeing the undefeated 6ft 9in champ in against a popular but battle-worn 38-year-old.
      The British heavyweight pair are firm friends but even started drumming up some faux needle after Del Boy backed Whyte to beat Fury when they finally met on St George’s Day.
      Spurs – who hosted Anthony Joshua’s September loss to Oleksandr Usyk – play away at Bournemouth on October 29 and that date and venue is fancied by Team Fury.
      The Mexico-based WBC gave the Morecambe mastermind a year to decide on his future because there is no clear mandatory challenger pushing for a shot at Fury’s belt.
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      No1 contender Deontay Wilder is teasing a comeback, after returning to training this week.
      While No3 ranked Joseph Parker and No2 ranked Joe Joyce are trying to arrange a fight between themselves for this autumn.
      That leaves Fury free to enjoy his “retirement” while still training like a Trojan and coming up with money-spinning ideas to keep himself in shape.
      The WWE is hosting a huge Cardiff show on September 3 – dubbed the Clash at the Castle – and the Gypsy King would be a perfect addition to the show.
      But the cash on offer is nothing like the staggering £11million he earned from wrestling in Saudi Arabia for the American brand in 2019.
      Everyone in boxing expects Fury to leap out of retirement and face the winner of AJ vs Usyk 2 on August 20, to decide an undisputed heavyweight emperor.
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      Joshua, 32, would certainly be the more lucrative fight for Fury, the biggest in the history of British sport.
      And even if the Watford ace loses again to the Ukraine southpaw, there’s always a chance Fury and his devoted WBC sanctioning body find a way for him to fight Joshua instead of Usyk.
      Fans are desperate for Fury and Anthony Joshua to finally come to blows in the ringCredit: Getty More

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      Mike Tyson would KO sparring partners quickly so he could get home in time for Tom and Jerry, says ex-bodyguard

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      MIKE Tyson would destroy training partners in minutes not for pleasure – but to just get home quickly to watch TV. Tyson often turned a planned five-hour sparring session into less than 60 minutes of destruction because he was desperate to watch cartoons.
      Tyson used to rush through training in order to go home and watch Tom and JerryCredit: AFP
      A young Tyson in the gym with an even younger Floyd MayweatherCredit: Alamy
      That is the insight from Tyson’s confidante, ex bodyguard and chauffeur Rudy Gonzalez, who had a ringside seat at fights and home battles during the New Yorker’s rise to infamy.
      Speaking earlier this year, Gonzalez said: “When we trained in Vegas his sparring sessions were from 12 to 5pm.
      “He would be the nicest guy beforehand asking the sparring partners: ‘How you doing today, how’s the family?’
      “Then he would just knock five guys out so within an hour there was nobody left.
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      “I saw him punch the heavy bag so hard it broke a few times from the chains and the other boxers would just leave saying: ‘we are not f****** with you today. I do not care how much money you pay me.’
      “Anyone who felt they were up for taking him on, he would hit them and they’d snap. Soon after they would pack their bags.
      “So one day I asked: ‘Boss I am confused, isn’t this about working on techniques?
      “He replied: ‘If I keep it going we will miss Tom and Jerry cartoons.’”
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      Tyson, who returned to the ring in an eight-round exhibition with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, has retained his love for cartoons, making his own Mike Tyson Mysteries series for Adult Swim.
      Gonzalez was by Tyson’s side as he rose from the most terrifying teenage boxer in history to become the youngest heavyweight champion of all time aged 20.
      Under the guidance of legendary trainer Cus D’Amato, who became Tyson’s legal guardian after serving time in juvenile prison, he transformed from teen criminal into a street fighting hoodlum and ultimately a polished power punching boxing phenom.
      While living with D’Amato at his Catskills home, his training was far more regimented.
      D’Amato passed months before Tyson became heavyweight champion in 1986.
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      Gonzalez said: “When I first worked with him he had to be home by 9pm, because we were running 10 miles in the morning.
      “His manager Jim Jacob and trainer Kevin Rooney along with Cus would make sure I enforced that training schedule.
      “Mike was so disciplined. He would sit upstairs in the house studying boxing films for hours, seeing how different fighters moved and hit.
      “Cus was injecting him with centuries of training. The peek a boo technique – it felt so clean and natural for him. Cus built a boxing Frankenstein.
      “Cus would repeat over and over to Mike from the beginning, ‘Do you know you’re going to be heavyweight champion of the world someday?’
      “If you say it enough times, you believe it. And if you believe it, then you’ll have no doubt.”
      Gonzalez, whose book about his Tyson experiences – The Inner Ring – is being developed into an animated movie, added that other staff were terrified of Tyson during his training time.
      Gonzalez has made headlines in the past with his book about his time with Tyson, pointing the finger at promoter Don King for many of the star’s troubles.
      He claims King ‘psychologically broke him’, adding: “Mike’s story would have had a different ending if Cus had lived longer.
      “His sister Denise always made me promise to keep Mike away from Don, calling him a clown.”
      He claimed that he witnessed ‘deceit, betrayal, and fraud perpetrated’ upon Tyson
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      Tyson Fury’s rival Deontay Wilder looks in incredible shape while training with Badou Jack ahead of ring return

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      DEONTAY WILDER was looking in great shape as he returned to training yesterday.The Bronze Bomber posed for a picture with Badou Jack after hitting the gym.
      Deontay Wilder beamed in a photo with Badou JackCredit: https://www.instagram.com/badoujack
      The Bronze Bomber has been out of action since losing to Tyson Fury in October last yearCredit: Reuters
      Jack, who is preparing to face Richard Rivera on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, posted a picture of himself with the Bronze Bomber on Instagram.
      He wrote: “Good to see @bronzebomber back in the gym today 💪🏾.”
      Wilder, 36, beamed in the photo after his session in Las Vegas.
      The former WBC heavyweight champion is readying himself to get back in action, having last fought in October 2021.
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      After losing his trilogy bout with Tyson Fury, Wilder will be aiming to get himself back in the title picture.
      Having snubbed a call out from Derek Chisora, the American is targeting a more high-profile bout.
      Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson revealed that he thinks Wilder won’t fight again after having his “pride hurt” by Fury.
      But Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel reckons that his man will face the winner of Usyk and Joshua.
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      He told Planet Sport: “Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing?
      “Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight [Usyk v Joshua 2].
      “I don’t care what Fury says, we’re waiting to see what he really wants to do because if he wants to fight the winner then he’s going to get it. But after that, where are the top guys?
      “There’s only four real top guys in the heavyweights right now – Usyk, Joshua, Fury and Deontay.”
      Another option would be Andy Ruiz Jr, with Joshua’s former conqueror admitting he would “love” to face Wilder.
      Frank Warren, meanwhile, thinks that the 36-year-old will return against Robert Helenius later this year.
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      He told talkSPORT: “Deontay is fighting in October; he’s coming back, and they’re talking about him fighting [Helenius], and that’ll be in the States.
      “I’d love to do that fight, but he’s [Deontay] coming off a bad knockout. There’s no doubt about that was a bad knockout against Tyson Fury, who was a tough fight for him.”
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      KSI offers to let Jake Paul take on Tommy Fury on undercard of Alex Wassabi clash after Hasim Rahman Jr fight axe

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      KSI has offered Jake Paul the chance to fight Tommy Fury on the undercard of his upcoming clash with Alex Wassabi.Paul, 25, was due to face Hasim Rahman Jr at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden next weekend.
      Tommy Fury and his rival Jake Paul have been offered a stage to finally get it onCredit: Alamy
      KSI has said that the duo can fight on the undercard of his upcoming boutCredit: Getty
      But following a weight disagreement between the two, the entire pay-per-view event was axed.
      Rahman signed to fight at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb, despite being 16 stone in his last fight in April.
      And he also had to weigh in at 215lb on the morning of the bout with 25 per cent of his purse lost for every 1lb overweight.
      It meant if Rahman went just 4lb over, he would have been left with the $5,000 minimum.
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      Due to Rahman’s heavy weight cut, the New York State Athletic Commission wanted to track his process.
      Paul said with only a week out, the NYSAC changed the fight weight to 205lb.
      But once Rahman allegedly demanded to come in at 215lb, the bout was soon called off.
      Prior to this latest setback, “The Problem Child” has had two fights with Fury fall through in the space of six months – which led to Rahman initially stepping in as a replacement.
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      A visa issue prevented ex-Love Island star Fury from entering America for that showdown – although Paul is adamant that the WBC champion Tyson Fury’s brother is just “scared” to face him.
      However, another one of the YouTuber’s bitter rivals has offered to help him get the fight on in England.
      KSI is currently preparing to headline his own event in London against Wassabi – and he is ready to let Paul on the card to battle Fury.
      According to TalkSport’s Michael Benson, he said: “Jake should’ve accepted my offer, should’ve fought on my undercard,.
      “There’s still time, you can fight Tommy Fury on my undercard.”
      KSI and Wassabi will go one-on-one at the O2 Arena on Saturday 27 August.
      Paul, who is 5-0 in the ring, had a heated face-off with fellow YouTuber KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – after winning his professional debut against AnEson Gib in January 2020.
      Their staredown came two months after KSI’s controversial split-decision victory over Paul’s older brother Logan in November 2019.
      The YouTuber fights Alex Wassabi at The O2 later this monthCredit: Instagram @alexwassabi
      Jake Paul’s fight with Hasim Rahman Jr has been scrappedCredit: Twitter More