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      ‘I’m ready for crossover bouts’ – Tyson Fury hints he’ll take on Francis Ngannou when he quits ring after Dillian Whyte

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      TYSON FURY wants to fill UFC champ Francis Ngannou’s pockets before he fills him in.The mixed martial arts heavyweight king made just $650,000 from his last title defence and is now on strike until his contract ends.
      Tyson Fury is ready to fight Francis NgannouCredit: Getty
      Ngannou is UFC king and wants a crossover boutCredit: AFP
      So Fury — who insists he is quitting traditional championship boxing after April 23’s WBC title defence against Dillian Whyte — has promised him a good payday and a good hiding.
      He is willing to step into the cage of Ngannou and wear tiny 4oz MMA gloves for the crossover Las Vegas showdown next year.
      The undefeated 6ft 9in Morecambe ace said: “I hear he has some beef with the UFC, so is sitting the season out.
      “His time will come to make big money and I will offer him a big purse, of course I will.
      “I will have retired from competitive championship boxing by then. I won’t be the WBC champion and he won’t be the UFC champion.
      “I will be ready for the crossover bouts.
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      “Ngannou is a much cruder version of Deontay Wilder and we all know what happened there.
      “A boxing ring is my home, it would be like him fighting a shark in the ocean, so I have to come out of my comfort zone to give him a chance.”
      After settling his trilogy with Wilder, Fury — set to earn £25million from his Whyte fight — said: “I appreciate every purse I have ever got because it has not always been 20 or 30 million. That’s mega-money.” More

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      Deji vs Alex Wassabi LIVE RESULTS: Wassabi WINS on split decision as spectator invades ring during main event – updates

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      ALEX WASSABI has BEATEN Deji in the showdown of the YouTubers.A spectator has jumped into the ring during the second round and attempted to hit Wassabi but was pushed out of the ring.
      The grudge match was played out at Ovo Wembley Arena in front of a sell-out crowd, after some thrilling undercard bouts.
      Local boy Deji was left dejected when only one judge gave a decision in his favour, while the other two judges went with American Wassabi.
      Anthony Joshua and brother KSI were in the crowd cheering him on but ultimately Deji, 25, couldn’t get the job done.
      On the undercard, Ryan Taylor was disqualified for a disgraceful headbutt on his opponent DK Money.
      The bizarre scenes were even then REPEATED as Vitaly was headbutted by Kristen Hanby.

      TV channel: Unfortunately, this event is not being broadcast on TV in the UK
      Live stream: Showstar Sports
      Main event ring walk time UK: 10.30pm
      Undercard: King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Vitaly vs Kristen Hanby
      Armz Korleone vs Minikon
      Ryan Taylor vs DK Money
      Ashley Cain vs Andreas Eskander
      Prelim: Kyle ‘Stromedy’ Godfrey vs Austin Sprinz
      Prelim: Salt Papi vs Halal Ham

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      Stay up to date with all the latest from OVO Wembley Arena in our live blog…
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Deji says: “I guess I think too much when I box. I don’`t punch enough.
      “Alex did well I cant dispute that. Thank you everyone who came out.”
      Both fighters then shake on a rematch. Fourth time lucky?
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Wassabi says: “This dude tough he has heart. He made it threw all of it. We made it threw all of it.”
      He added: “I didn’t realise how tough it was going to be. This people love their people.”
      Wassabi tells Deji. “Look man, I love you bro. I let all of those things in the past go already.”
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Judges score the bout 50-46, 49-47 and 48-47… winner by split-decision Alex Wassabi.
      Deji has been beaten again and now stands 0-3 in his boxing career.
      Is it all over? Probably. But he gave it a good go and should be proud of this performance.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 5 – Wassabi backs Deji into the corner, letting his hands go.
      It’s Wassabi walking forward and might be impressing the judges.
      We go to the judges scorecards. Deji looked the better boxer but wasn’t very active. Be interesting to see how they score this.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 4 – Left hand down the middle lands for Deji, he needed that.
      Wassabi lands a nice shot on the inside, both men having success.
      Deji comes on strong towards the end but now Wassabi comes forward. Last round and it’s a tight bout.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 3 – Deji doing a good job slipping but he’s not countering with anything.
      Left hand lands for Deji but Wassabi returns with a couple of jabs.
      Another hard round to score with Deji looking the slicker but not very busy.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 2 – Decent little left hand lands over the top for Deji.
      But Wassabi doing a good job in response with aggression.
      Not much to split them. Still in shock over the fame-hungry streaker.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 2 – Some confusion now with the fight at a standstill.
      They are urging fans to remain seated or else it could be cancelled.
      Well, the fight is back on…
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 2 – Oh no. A streaker has entered the ring and been slammed out of it.
      We’ve seen it all tonight. What on earth is that?
      Fight stops and again it’s carnage in the arena.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Round 1 – Deji lands a quick left but Wassabi comes back on the front foot.
      Decent head movement by Deji, slipping and evading punches.
      He was coming forward more and may have nicked the round there.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Wassabi comes into a chorus of boos.
      He comes Deji, basically putting his boxing future on the line, refusing to fight if he fails to win here.
      Main-event, it all comes down to this.
      Deji vs Alex Wassabi
      Up next is the main-event. KSI’s brother Deji welcomes American Alex Wassabi into the ring.
      Deji has twice boxed before, losing both. The first won against Jake Paul in 2018 and then TikToker Vinnie Hacker last June.
      He’s called this fight ‘redemption’ having claimed to have not trained for his last fights.

      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Temperrr reckons he won every round – and he’s not far wrong.
      He congratulates Kenny and says he’ll ‘probably’ fight again.
      If he does, I wouldn’t do it over here.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Judges the bout to King Kenny by split-decision and somehow he’s been given the win.
      Faze Temperrr won at least four of the five rounds but has been a victim of fighting away from home.
      YouTubers rush into the ring and celebrate with Kenny. So that’s nice.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Round 5 – Both men let their hands go down the stretch, committing to winning the final round.
      Temperrr lands a nice little combination at the end which may have been enough to nick him the round.
      For my money he’s won this pretty easily. But you never know with British judging.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Round 4 – Decent right-left combo lands for Temperrr.
      But backs comes Kenny as he lets his hands go. Not sure how much landed but he’s stepped his foot on the gas.
      Kenny ducks underneath something and comes over the top with a hook. Probably enough to have won him the round.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Round 3 – Slow round that round with not much to separate them.
      Some decent jabs for Kenny but he’s not doing all that much, just not throwing his right.
      Temperrr is landing at a far more successful rate. He doesn’t look great but doing just about enough.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Round 2 – Decent little trade up, Temperrr lands couple good left hands but Kenny had a response with a right hand.
      Kenny looked more confident in that round but Temperrr is the far more convincing.
      Tactical switch needed for Kenny, who needs to double up his shots as he’s getting countered.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Round 1 – Not really much going on in the opening round but Temperrr has started far better.
      He’s using his southpaw length very well, landing some decent jabs and left hands.
      Kenny struggled to get into range and was getting caught coming in.
      King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr
      Temperrr comes out to a chorus of boos but stands as a 6ft 4in southpaw, so could be tricky.
      Kenny receives a massive reception and walks out to 50 Cent’s classic ‘Many Men’.
      Excitement building around this one.
      Up next
      Co-main event between ‘King Kenny’ and ‘Faze Temperrr’.
      Kenny coincidentally trains alongside tonight’s headliner Deji.
      Deji headlines the night against American Alex Wasabbi.
      Kristen Hanby vs Vitaly
      Judges score the bout to a DRAW.
      Hanby probably boxed the better but landed multiple headbutts.
      But the ref didn’t take a point away so neither did the judges. Vitaly calls for a rematch… says they could do it tomorrow.
      Kristen Hanby vs Vitaly
      Round 4 – So Hanby landed a load of headbutts but somehow got away with it. Fight continues, because why not?
      Vitaly marches forward but Hanby is quite literally holding on for dear life.
      Both men throws hands right till the end – not ONE landing – but they did give it their all. Scorecards next.
      Kristen Hanby vs Vitaly
      Round 3 – Vitaly finally lands a right hand causing Hanby to hold on and almost getting taken off his feet.
      Now it looks as though Hanby landed a sneaky little headbutt. The second of the show. What is going on?
      A THIRD headbutt and it’s ending again in utter chaos. He was doing fairly well up until that point. All gone to waste?
      Kristen Hanby vs Vitaly
      Round 2 – Another similar round as Hanby boxes on the back foot, landing some nice jabs.
      Vitaly just cluelessly walking forward, running into jabs and throwing the occasional right hand slap.
      He has about two stone on Hanby but has so far proven big for nothing.
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      Oscar De La Hoya wants Ryan Garcia to fight mentor Canelo Alvarez at 165lb in ‘three or four years’ after public fallout

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      OSCAR DE LA HOYA wants Ryan Garcia to fight mentor Canelo Alvarez in ‘three or four years’ after their public fallout. Garcia was once under Canelo and coach Eddy Reynoso’s wing, training at their adopted US training base of San Diego.
      Canelo Alvarez pictured with former protege Ryan GarciaCredit: Instagram @kingryan
      But the lightweight prospect has since left the gym and faced criticism from boxing’s current pound-for-pound king.
      Canelo, 31, told EsNEWS: “Eddy has time for all the fighters, you ask everybody.
      “If you have the time to put in the gym and train really good with discipline, Eddy is always going to be there.”
      In response, Garcia, 23, tweeted: “Canelo doesn’t know the facts.
      “The first camp I had with Eddy went great, then everything went bad.
      “He only showed up two weeks before Fonseca fight and that’s when I first asked my manager to talk to him about finding a new trainer.
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      “Vergil Ortiz left because Eddy never showed. Frank Sanchez had a fight where Eddy only showed up the day of the fight, so ask Canelo to explain that!
      “Let’s stop the back and forth and focus on the fights at hand. By the way, I’ve got nothing but respect for Eddy, it’s just the truth.”
      Canelo is set to return on May 7 against WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, 31, in Las Vegas.
      Meanwhile Garcia will fight Emmanuel Tagoe, 33, on his boxing comeback on April 9.
      The rising contender appears ready to put his feud with Canelo to bed – but his promoter has other ideas.
      De La Hoya said: “Down the road, three years or four years, Ryan Garcia and Canelo at 165. You just never know.” 
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      Celebrity boxing match ends in chaos as YouTube star Ryan Taylor HEADBUTTS rival ‘DK Money’ in front of Anthony Joshua

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      A CELEBRITY boxing match ended in utter chaos after a YouTuber HEADBUTTED his opponent. Social media stars from the UK and US faced off in an influencer event at Wembley Arena.
      A celeb boxing match ended in utter chaos after a YouTuber headbutted his opponent
      Ryan Taylor landed the blow on rival ‘DK Money’

      The likes of Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora were in attendance but even Del Boy would have been shocked with what happened next.
      A grudge match between Britain’s Ryan Taylor and American Instagram personality ‘DK Money’ ended in carnage.
      Just moments into the bout, Taylor grappled with DK Money and then proceeded to brutally headbutt his rival.
      DK Money was left floored while Taylor was sent to his corner, with fans and commentators alike stunned.
      Taylor was instantly disqualified in disgrace and rushed out of the arena as the fight was slammed online.
      Even Joe Weller – providing commentary – admitted AJ must be ’embarrassed’ to have watched that.
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      One tweeted: “Wow that’s messed up! headbutt from Ryan Taylor no need.”
      Another said: “Ryan Taylor head butted another fighter in the #UKvsUSA matchup actually disgusting behaviour.”
      One added: “No need for that Ryan Taylor DISGUSTING.”
      Another added: “Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora in the building and he decides to do that embarrassing man.”
      Anthony Joshua at the boxing event More

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      Canelo Alvarez open to crossover fight with UFC superstar Kamaru Usman in September with £75m purse

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      CANELO ALVAREZ refused to rule out a crossover fight with Kamaru Usman – but UFC champion wants £75million. Usman has long called out the Mexican boxing superstar, who is the current undisputed super-middleweight king.
      Canelo Alvarez refused to rule out a crossover fight with Kamaru UsmanCredit: Getty
      Kamaru Usman wants $100m to fight Canelo AlvarezCredit: Getty
      Canelo puts money as the only motivation for the callout – but has at least left the door open for talks.
      He said on the MMA Hour: “Maybe. Why not? You never say no. My trainer told me about it and I said, ‘Well, if you say.’”
      Canelo, 31, added: “It’s not really on my mind. I want a really good legacy for my career and we can talk about other things later.”
      UFC legend Conor McGregor, 33, in 2017 was given permission to fight boxing icon Floyd Mayweather, 45, but lost in ten rounds.
      Usman, welterweight UFC champ since 2019, eyes a similar bout with Canelo, after returning to the octagon in the summer.
      He told told TMZ Sports: “In 2022, I’m gonna shock the world. July, International Fight Week, I’m gonna fight Leon Edwards.
      “God willing I get through Leon Edwards, September, Mexican Independence Day, I will stop Canelo Alvarez.”
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      Usman, who has never boxed professional before, added: “Absolutely I see myself winning that fight.
      “And that’s the thing that a lot of people fail to realise.
      A lot of people, because they think they can’t do something, they try to put that upon you. ‘Oh, you can’t do that. It can’t be done.’
      “Everything can’t be done until it’s done. So a lot of people are gonna say, ‘You can’t do it.
      “No, he’s too good, he’s too skilled, too strong.’ Yeah, they said that about Tyron Woodley.
      Maybe. Why not? You never say no. My trainer told me about it and I said, ‘Well, if you say.’Canelo Alvarez on Kamaru Usman
      “He’s too big, he’s got knockout power, he’s fast, he’s explosive. What happened?
      “I told him I was gonna dominate him for five rounds and I did that. I’m not gonna step in there if I don’t think I can get it done.”
      Usman, 34,says it will take a £75m ($100m) purse to fight Canelo, boxing’s highest-paid fighter.
      He said: “He’s walking around saying payday, payday – absolutely. It’s the biggest payday you are ever gonna make.
      “I understand that he gets paid, he makes money.
      “But fighting me is the biggest payday he’s ever gonna make. We talking nine figures, for sure.”
      Kamaru Usman wants to fight Canelo Alvarez in SeptemberCredit: Getty More

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      Josh Taylor’s promoter Bob Arum admits Scottish star was ‘terrible’ against Jack Catterall… but still thinks champ won

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      LEGENDARY promoter Bob Arum admitted Josh Taylor was ‘terrible’ against Jack Catterall – but still believes he won. Taylor himself admitted he was not at the races when he defended his undisputed light-welterweight crown in a Scottish homecoming.
      Bob Arum admitted Josh Taylor was ‘terrible’ against Jack CatterallCredit: Alamy
      Jack Catterall was controversially beaten by Josh TaylorCredit: Kenny Ramsay
      But unlike his and promoter Arum’s verdict, the boxing public disagreed and felt Catterall, 28, was robbed of the four world titles.
      Taylor, 31, secured his status as unified king by beating Jose Ramirez, 29, last May – a performance he failed to replicate in Glasgow.
      Arum told BoxingScene: “He was terrible.
      “It’s the worst I’ve seen him perform, and I’ve watched most of his fights over the last couple of years.
      “He certainly didn’t look like the guy who beat Ramirez.”
      The split-decision verdict has been officially investigated by the British Boxing Board of Control following the uproar.
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      But 90-year-old Hall of Famer Arum – in his EIGHTH decade of the sport – backed the controversial result.
      He said: “I don’t think it was a very good fight. I don’t know what people are talking about.
      “I had Taylor winning by maybe a couple points.”
      Sadly for Catterall, Taylor appears ready to move up to welterweight, denying a rematch for the 140lb titles.
      Arum said: “I talked to him. We’re gonna evaluate him with a nutritionist and determine what he should do.
      “So, again, emotionally he said [he must move up]. And he said he had a nutritionist for this fight, but who knows how qualified the nutritionist was?
      “And we’ll get into that in the weeks ahead.”
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      ‘Out of the equation’ – Conor Benn claims Kell Brook wants £10MILLION to fight as Brit star rules out summer clash

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      CONOR BENN claimed Kell Brook has demanded £10MILLION to fight – as he ruled out a summer blockbuster between the two. Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he sent a ‘significant offer’ to Brook as he eyed a June all-English showdown.
      Conor Benn claimed Kell Brook has demanded £10million to fight himCredit: @conorbennofficial
      Kell Brook pictured at his beloved Bramall LaneCredit: Getty
      But the son of British boxing legend Nigel looks to have shot down the fight – at least for now.
      Benn, 25, said on Instagram: “Fight news should be dropping soon, very soon. And it ain’t Kell Brook because ten mil’s out of the equation.”
      Brook, 35, finally ended his near-two decade rivalry with Amir Khan, also 35, with a six-round domination in February.
      It has seen his stock rise once more, with middleweight Chris Eubank Jr, 32, also calling him out for a grudge match.
      But Khan does have a rematch clause in his contract, which Hearn suggested the former champion is looking to invoke.
      It would mean any opponent wanting to fight Brook would need to pay Khan a fee to forfeit his right to an immediate rematch.
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      Hearn told iFL TV: “I’ve heard actually that Amir Khan is gonna invoke the rematch clause, bizarrely.
      “People have been contacting us and saying, ‘Would you like to pay us step aside to not invoke the rematch clause?’
      “So, no, you’re alright, thanks. You go and do Khan-Brook 2 and we’ll crack on.”
      Benn is instead set to return on April 16 with South African Chris van Heerden, 34, in talks as the opponent.
      Hearn has urged the rising welterweight prospect to remain patient, with super-fights sure to come.
      He said: “I’ve said to Conor Benn the other day, ‘You, my friend, are a young superstar.
      “Don’t worry about basing your career around someone else, don’t worry about waiting, trying to land this payday.
      Fight news should be dropping soon, very soon. And it ain’t Kell Brook because ten mil’s out of the equation.Conor Benn
      “Everything’s gonna come for you.’ So we crack on with our career, his next fight will be announced for April 16th and we’ll be ready for a huge show for Conor Benn.”
      Hearn also said he offered Brook more than he made to fight Khan – but was countered with triple the initial sum.
      The promoter claimed: “I basically offered more than they got to fight Amir Khan, and that’s the bigger fight — well maybe — to fight Conor Benn.
      “So, look, they asked for over three times what I offered them.
      “So for me it said, ‘We don’t really want to fight again but if someone pays us mad money we’ll consider it.’
      “But we can’t wait around for Kell Brook, we’re just gonna get on and like I said, we’ll carry on talking.
      “Hopefully we can get that fight made but right now just focus on the career of Conor Benn and keep him moving the right direction.”
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      KSI’s brother Deji wants rematch with Jake Paul but vows to first turn pro and ‘smack up’ some UFC fighters

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      YOUTUBE star Deji wants to rematch Jake Paul – but vowed to first turn professional and ‘smack up’ some UFC fighters. The Londoner – famously known as the brother to KSI – boxed American Paul in a 2018 exhibition.
      Jake Paul beat KSI’s brother Deji in a 2018 celebrity boutCredit: Reuters
      It ended in defeat for Deji, 25, and when he returned to the ring last June, he was beaten in a similar celebrity bout against TikToker Vinnie Hacker, 19.
      The former gamer is braced to make his boxing comeback against rival Alex Wassabi, 31, and wants to earn a shot at revenge against Paul, 25.
      He told iFL TV: “One hundred per cent, but I need to have a few more fights on my portfolio, because he’s not going to accept me straight away.
      “And I also need to go pro as well. And I need to smack up a few UFC fighters too.”
      Despite Deji struggling to get his boxing career back on track, Paul has gone from strength to strength.
      He is currently 5-0, beating online rival ‘AsEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, retired MMA fighter Ben Askren, 37, and ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, twice.
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      At one point Paul was lined up to face KSI, 28, after the Brit drew against his brother Logan, 26, but won their rematch a year later.
      But the rapper has since become a worldwide recording artist – shelving any plans to fight again.
      Deji has not ruled out KSI returning to finally face Paul, but fears his other career avenues could stand in the way of the grudge match.
      He said: “I would love him to but right now he’s killing it in literally every department.
      “So, he’s a busy guy, he doesn’t need boxing. He kind of just did it, but he doesn’t really need it.
      “I would love it if he did get back into boxing – you never know – he could because he’s full of surprises. Anything’s possible.”
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