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      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury – how feuding boxers’ records compare with both fighting on same card this weekend

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      JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury will share the same ring this weekend – but in separate bouts for now. Love Island star Fury, the younger brother to heavyweight champion Tyson, faces Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor in Cleveland.

      Later in the night, his online rival and YouTube sensation headlines against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley.
      Fury has penned a two-fight deal with US powerhouse Showtime, who also promote Paul, meaning the two share the same card to build towards an expected fight of their own.
      And here, SunSport runs down how their unbeaten records and boxing careers compare.
      Tommy Fury, 6-0
      Fury, 22, debuted in December 2018 with much fanfare due to the popularity of his brother Tyson.
      He beat Jevgenijs Andrejevs on his debut by points and then stopped Callum Ide four months later.
      His career then took off completely after entering ITV’s hit reality TV show Love Island in the summer of 2019 as a 2-0 light-heavyweight.
      Fury came out with now-girlfriend Molly-Mae as a star in his own right and returned to the ring with a knockout against Przemyslaw Binienda.
      Juggling life as a celebrity and fighter proved hard to maintain as he then had just one bout in 2020, a win over Lithuanian Genadij Krajevskij.
      But this year the Brit has twice fought, knocking out Scott Williams and then facing a test in Jordan Grant of four rounds.
      Grant was beaten on points, but acted as Fury’s first opponent with a winning record and provided the step up which was needed.
      Facing journeyman opposition is a regularity in most boxers’ early careers, but at 6-0 now is the time for Fury to be tested at a much higher level with MMA fighter Taylor, 32, promising to do so.
      Love Island star Jake Paul is 6-0Credit: Getty

      Jake Paul, 3-0
      Paul, 24, first started boxing in 2018 when he travelled to Manchester with his older brother Logan, 26, for a pair of exhibition bouts.
      Logan drew with British YouTuber KSI, whose brother ‘Deji’ was beaten by Paul in five rounds.
      It sparked Logan to have a rematch with KSI, 28, which he lost on points, but they controversially turned professional.
      Paul followed suit and in January 2020 stopped KSI’s friend and fellow content creator ‘AnEsonGib’ in one round of his pro debut.
      He then followed it up in November by brutally knocking out ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, in two rounds.
      Yet to face an experienced fighter, Paul took his first step up in April against retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, a renowned grappler.
      It proved his biggest win to date as Askren was stopped in the first two minutes after a massive right hand.
      Paul is now moving up the ladder further, by facing Woodley, 39, an accomplished wrestler later recognised for his KO power and overhand right.
      Jake Paul knocked out retired UFC fighter Ben Askren in AprilCredit: Getty
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      Anthony Joshua could be ordered into fighting Daniel Dubois for WBA world title after Brit rival is stripped of belt

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA could soon be ordered to fight Daniel Dubois after the WBA banished their ‘interim’ titles. The governing body recently announced they would scrap the widely unpopular and largely meaningless secondary belts.
      Anthony Joshua could soon be ordered to fight Daniel DuboisCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
      Daniel Dubois was stripped of his WBA interim beltCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Among those effected were Dubois, 23, and Chris Eubank Jr, 31, who were both interim title holders.
      The WBA are now instead set to elevate the stripped champions to mandatory challengers.
      It means Dubois, or ‘Regular’ champion Trevor Bryan, 32, could find themselves ordered to fight for Joshua’s belt.
      But both heavyweight contenders face a wait to be called to challenge AJ, with the WBA second in line.
      Joshua’s last fight was against IBF mandatory Kubrat Pulev, 40, in December which he won in nine rounds.
      Right after, he was immediately ordered to face WBO No1 Oleksandr Usyk, 34, in a mandated defence, set for September 25 at Tottenham’s stadium.
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      The WBA is the next title then after for Joshua to defend, with Dubois or Bryan waiting in the wings.
      AJ’s last WBA mandatory was against the recently-retired Alexander Povetkin, 40, in 2018.
      All four governing bodies agreed to let Joshua, 31, and Tyson Fury, 32, swerve their mandatories in order to unify the belts.
      And terms were all agreed for a first-ever, four-belt undisputed title decider on August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
      But Fury failed in his attempt to walk away from a contacted trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, 35, who won his right to an immediate rematch in arbitration.

      It means Wilder, who drew to his rival in 2018 but was beaten in 2020, gets another crack at the Gypsy King on October 9.
      And with Joshua fighting a month beforehand, he will eye the winner, and hope the governing bodies again agree to prioritise unifications over mandatories.
      Joe Joyce, 35, who beat Dubois in November, is already AJ’s WBO mandatory, but with Usyk next in line, he will be made to wait even longer.
      Anthony Joshua with his unified heavyweight titlesCredit: Reuters More

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      Watch Tommy Fury and Jake Paul row at heated press conference as YouTuber says they will only fight on six conditions

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      YOUTUBER Jake Paul and Love Island star Tommy Fury got in heated row during a press conference ahead of this month’s fight night.Paul, 24, has also outlined six conditions Fury, 22, must meet if the Brit wants a huge pay-per-view clash with the American in the future.
      YouTuber Jake Paul wants to fight Love Island star Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      But Fury must earn the pay-per-view event with a strong showing on SaturdayCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Paul dropped a huge hint at a press conference ahead of his fight with UFC star Tyron Woodley in Cleveland on August 29.
      Fury, who is on the undercard for the boxing event, was also at the presser and exchanged some unfriendly words with his American adversary.
      Paul told the press: “I’m already thinking about the next opponents. Why do you think this guy [Fury] is sitting behind me now?”
      Fury was quick to respond, replying: “Your time is coming, pal. Don’t mention my name out of that garbage mouth of yours.”
      But Paul had the last word, telling the Brit: “When you know what’s going to happen, it’s easy. This is an easy sport.”
      Fury’s opponent on Saturday is unknown American Anthony Taylor and he, like Paul, is yet to fight anyone of note in his professional career.

      But the YouTuber remains the bigger celeb and can command huge pay-per-view events, with Fury, the younger brother of WBC champ Tyson, needing to boost his profile before the two can meet.
      Paul told Showtime: “When you are fighting with Jake Paul it has to make sense from a range of different points of view such as height and weight, experience, pay-per-view buys, notoriety, ability to sell a fight and timing for me.
      “Yeah look it makes sense, it’s a huge fight with Tommy and it seems to be in the palm of both of our hands.

      “We do have to go out and perform, and I want to see how the US crowd receives him and see if he has that star power the whole week.
      “He doesn’t have the big pay-per-view numbers that the likes of Tyron Woodley has, no one has actually seen a Tommy Fury fight.
      “I guess some people may have seen like the highlights and stuff, but it isn’t converting into pay-per-view buys.”
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      Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard: Who is fighting on stacked bill in Cleveland?

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      JAKE PAUL continues his boxing journey this weekend when he takes on Tyron Woodley in an eight-round affair. But the undercard features some pretty nifty boxing talent as well, with Paul’s adversary Tommy Fury in action.
      Tommy Fury takes on Anthony Taylor on the Paul-Woodley undercardCredit: Getty
      Daniel Dubois takes on Joe Cusumano on the Paul-Woodley undercardCredit: Getty
      Fury takes on Paul’s sparring partner and MMA fighter Anthony Taylor in what many are describing as a mismatch in the Brit’s favour.
      Elsewhere on the card, heavyweight sensation Daniel Dubois is in action, as is female star Amanda Serrano.
      There are also pro fighters in Ivan Baranchyk and Charles Conwell on the undercard in Cleveland.
      When is Paul vs Woodley and what channel is it on?

      Jake Paul’s clash with Tyron Woodley will take place on Sunday, August 29.
      The main event and undercard will emanate from the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, which is Paul’s hometown.
      You can watch all of the action in the UK on BT Sport Box Office by paying £16.95, which you can do by clicking HERE.
      You can live stream the action from the BT Sport Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile device or tablet.

      Paul vs Woodley FULL CARD?

      Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley
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      Ivan Barancyhk v Montana Love
      Charles Conwell v Juan Carlos Rubio

      Amanda Serrano is in action on Jake Paul’s undercardCredit: Getty

      What has been said?
      Paul: “Tyron’s a good striker. He’s known for knocking people out. But I think when I beat Tyron, people have to put respect on my name.
      “But that’s not what I’m here for, to be honest. I already know how good I am. I know that this is going to be another easy fight.
      “That’s why Showtime is in business with me. You’re looking at the future of boxing.”
      Woodley: “Easiest fight of my career and biggest purse of my career all in one night.
      “Basically, they brought me in to take out the trash. Can’t wait to shut this b***h up.
      “This is getting done for the culture, the whole MMA/boxing community, to rid this guy of combat sports.”
      Tommy Fury, Daniel Dubois and Amanda Serrano are all on Jake Paul’s undercardCredit: Getty
      Fury: “Jake Paul doesn’t come into my mind once. I’ve not thought about him. I don’t think about him.
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      WBC world champ Jermall Charlo arrested after allegedly stealing from waitress as boxer hands himself in to cops

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      WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo has handed himself in to police after a warrant was issued for his arrest.The 31-year-old, who is 32-0 as a professional, allegedly assaulted a waiter in San Antonio on July 16 and took off with her tips after a card he tried to use to pay for a tab was declined numerous times.
      Jermall (left) is a two-weight world champion and his brother Jermell is a unified world championCredit: Getty
      The warrant then states that Charlo took two waiter books, removed his ID from one and cash from the other, before allegedly forcing his way out of the building and taking off in a limousine bus.
      The waitress is said to have suffered a lower leg injury as a result of one of Charlo’s group stepping on her as they left.
      Charlo’s attorney Kent A. Schaffer sent an email to KSAT News which read: “I represent Jermall Charlo and I just saw your story regarding his case.
      “I want to make clear that Jermall stole no money from anyone at the club and made no threats toward anyone. When they ran his card it was declined and he then received a fraud alert from Chase Bank asking if he had made the charge.
      “He responded yes and they told him to have the charge submitted again. The waitress went to run it again and came back saying she could not find the card. Jermall was upset that his card was missing since it was a debit card tied to an account with a substantial amount of money.
      “The waitress had his license sticking out of a portfolio and he took his license back saying that he didn’t want her to lose that too. By this time, many club employees were gathering in the hallway so Jermall’s handlers wanted to get him out of the club before trouble started and a club employee walked Jermall out to his car.

      “Hours later Jermall’s assistant made contact with the club to give them another credit card number but the club refused to accept it.
      “Over the last few weeks we have talked to the police, prosecutors and the club owner and although the club owner expressed his desire to drop the charges the officer insisted on filing charges to try to embarrass Jermall.
      “At no time did he rob anyone or take any property other than his own.”
      Charlo was in San Antonio to watch his brother Jermell’s world title fight against Brian Castano, which ended in a split decision draw.
      Jermall’s last fight came back in June when he defeated Juan Macias Montiel by unanimous decision.

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      Watch ‘hell break loose’ in melee at Jake Paul & Tyron Woodley face-off as YouTuber’s team argue with UFC icon’s mother

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      ‘ALL hell broke loose’ as one of Jake Paul’s team got into an argument with Tyron Woodley’s mum on Thursday afternoon.The UFC star faced-off against the YouTuber ahead of their scrap and a fracas erupted as members of the fighters’ teams went head-to-head.
      There were multiple scuffles as Jake Paul faced off against Tyron Woodley on Thursday afternoon
      It erupted after Woodley’s mum confronted one of Paul’s entourage
      Footage posted online shows a member of Paul’s entourage being approached by Woodley’s mother who starts shouting at him.
      He looks unfazed before the camera turns to an angry looking Woodley who is trying to reach the rowing pair.
      A separate scuffle takes place nearby as a man falls to the ground.
      Several attendees then try to keep the peace with calls of ‘chill’ and ‘relax’ before security officials move in as it appears most people in the room are involved.
      And then worryingly someone shouts: “Why have you got a knife man?”
      The knife claim remains unsubstantiated.

      The incident occurred as the pair faced-off ahead of their Ohio fightCredit: Getty
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      After a victory over Ben Askren last time out, social media star turned 3-0 boxer Paul now faces Woodley.
      The former UFC champion, 39, comes into the bout off the back of four consecutive losses in MMA, having never taken part in a professional boxing contest.
      During Wednesday’s session, he raised one fist to the crowd before a workout on the pads.
      Whoever loses Sunday’s fight will have an ‘I love’ tattoo featuring the victor’s name inked on their body.
      And the veteran has insisted that he is not fighting Paul to take some punches, hit the canvas, and cash his cheque.
      Paul will fight Woodley at 11pm local time, meaning a 4am start early on Monday morning for UK fans.
      On the undercard are two young British fighters looking to make a mark on their US debuts.
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      Tommy Fury faces Anthony Taylor in a bid to earn his own fight against Paul.
      And Daniel Dubois is up against Joe Cusumano as he continues his bounceback from last year’s defeat to Joe Joyce.
      The 23-year-old, like Fury, took part in the open workout and has discussed potential showdowns with Derek Chisora or Dillian Whyte if he wins on Sunday.

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      Charles Martin launches verbal KO blow on Dillian Whyte and accused Brit of ‘running back home’ instead of settling feud

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      CHARLES MARTIN has mocked Dillian Whyte after the Brixton boxer ended his interest in fighting the American.Whyte, 33, had been tipped to fight Martin in America by his own promoter Eddie Hearn.
      Charles Martin mocked Dillian Whyte and is confident he would have knocked him out
      Eddie Hearn had initially planned for Whyte to fight Martin in the USA
      In July Hearn said: “We’re also talking to Luis DeCuba about… a Charles Martin fight for Dillian Whyte, which could come after his August/September fight.”
      But according to Sky Sports, the Whyte’s fights will take place in the UK.
      That has sparked the verbal attack from Martin, 35, who did not hold back in ridiculing the Brit.
      He said: “Dillian Whyte is running back home to the UK before he even steps foot in America.
      “Once Dillian found out that I was going to welcome him to America with a nice KO loss, he turned the plane around and flew home. That’s the truth. Ain’t nothing here in America for Dillian but concussions.
      “I don’t blame him, running home to safety. It makes sense for him. He knew what was coming for him.

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      “Dillian did the right thing, because he’s been looking kinda shaky in his last couple of fights. I don’t think his chin is there anymore. He knows it too, so it’s a good thing he bought a round trip ticket.
      “Eddie knows best. He thought why get my second-best heavyweight knocked out by Charles in America. I understand, Eddie probably don’t believe in him either.
      “Next time you’re coming to conquer America, at least get off the plane!”
      It is not the first time Matin has bashed Whyte, previously labelling the Brit an “easy fight”.
      He plans to knockout Whyte to secure another title shot against Anthony Joshua, who he was knocked out by in 2016.
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      Games of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson – AKA The Mountain – shows off 110lb weight loss ahead of boxing fight

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      HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has wowed fans with stunning weight loss pictures ahead of the third boxing bout of his career. Ten-time Iceland’s Strongest Man winner Bjornsson has lost an incredible 110lbs (eight stone) in the build-up to his bout on September 18.
      Bjornsson’s gruelling workout routine can be seen in the background
      The Icelandic man has two exhibition bouts in his boxing career so far
      Both of those bouts against Steven Ward and Simon Vallily have ended in draws
      The 32-year-old 6ft 9in man mountain was scheduled to face Briton Eddie Hall in a grudge match in September.
      And in preparation for the bout Bjornsson has cut an incredible 110lbs since retiring from his strongman career a year ago.
      But Hall was forced to pull out of the ‘World’s Heaviest Fight’ after suffering a DETACHED BICEP last month.
      Bjornsson is still set to fight on September 18 against arm wrestler Devon Larratt in Dubai, and has taken to Instagram to show off his progress.
      Larratt, 46, has won 53 of his 61 arm wrestling bouts and is currently the holder of the ‘Legacy Hammer’ – the sport’s most prestigious prize.
      And with less than a month to go until his fight, the former Game of Thrones actor Bjornsson posted a picture of him after training.

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      He captioned the snap: “Training done! Hard work pays off! I constantly keep proving that to myself! Set yourself goals and go after them!”
      The bout between Bjornsson and Larratt will be available to buy on pay-per-view through CoreSports and will cost fans £7.99.
      Bjornsson and Eddie Hall have had a long standing rivalry dating back to their World’s Strongest Man days, with the pair set to reschedule their bout for next year.
      And when they do finally face off in 2022 Bjornsson is expecting a swift victory.
      Thor vs Larratt will be broadcast live on the CoreSports streaming platform in the UK.Credit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
      He told Virgin Radio Dubai: “We’re going to fight and it’s going to be great.
      “I’ll knock him out, probably in the third round, I would say.
      “I don’t want to knock him out too fast. I want to make him hurt. I want to make him feel those punches.”

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      The Mountain is DESPERATE to fight bitter rival Eddie HallCredit: Instagram / @eddiehallwsm
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