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      Tyson and Paris Fury’s newborn baby Athena rushed back into intensive care as Brit boxer asks for fans’ prayers

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      TYSON FURY has asked fans to pray for his newborn baby daughter after Athena was rushed back into intensive care.The boxing world champion uploaded a photo of his and Paris’ baby hooked up to wires in hospital.
      Tyson Fury has asked for prayers for his new-born baby girl
      Athena is the sixth child of the Fury family but has been placed back in ICUCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
      The 32-year-old captioned it: “Baby Athena is back on ICU please keep her in your prayers.”
      Athena Fury was born on Sunday but immediately taken to ICU and put on a ventilator.
      It was confirmed that her condition was stable and mother Paris Fury previously thanked well-wishers as Athena’s health continued to improve.
      She wrote on Instagram: “Thank God she’s doing well.
      “And thank you for all your messages, thoughts and prayers.”
      But now Fury has shared a worrying update as family and fans pray for good news.
      Fury and wife Paris asked fans and followers to pray for their sixth child when they confirmed she had been delivered.
      He wrote: “Please can everyone pray for my baby girl who was born this morning. Athena Fury born 8/8/21. Thanks. God is great.”

      Athena is their third daughter – following Venezuela, 11, and Valencia Amber, three.
      Their boys are Prince John James, eight, Prince Tyson II, four, and one-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah.
      SunSport previously reported that the 32-year-old had raced back to the UK for the birth – after coming out of isolation following his Covid diagnosis.
      Fury is understood to have tested positive after the virus ripped through his US training camp where he was preparing for a rematch with Deontay Wilder, 35.
      Fury also revealed he’s set up a GoFundMe page for donations to the Ronald McDonald House Liverpool to thank them for looking after Athena.
      And the Brit offered any donators the chance to win two signed WBC belts.
      Over 1,000 donations had been made by Tuesday morning, totalling almost £26,500.
      The Ronald McDonald House is part of Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
      Fury had asked for prayers soon after announcing he had become a dad for the sixth timeCredit: Instagram / @parisfury1
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      Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya dating Holly Sonders after stunning ex-Golf Channel presenter’s engagement break-up

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      BOXING legend Oscar De La Hoya is dating stunning TV presenter Holly Sonders.The American is in training ahead of a sensational ring return when he fights MMA legend Vitor Belfort on September 11.
      Oscar De La Hoya is dating stunning TV presenter Holly SondersCredit: The Mega Agency
      De La Hoya confirmed the relationship outside Nobu restaurant in MiamiCredit: BackGrid
      Sonders was previously engaged to Vegas Dave – the famous pro gamblerCredit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      Sonders and De La Hoya reportedly met at a boxing event in JuneCredit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      And things are looking pretty good for the 48-year-old away from the squared circle.
      TMZ Sports have revealed that the six-weight former world champ has hooked up with Sonders.
      They reportedly met at a boxing event in June, where Sonders interviewed De La Hoya.
      Sonders was previously engaged to professional sports gambler ‘Vegas Dave’.
      De La Hoya married Puerto Rican singer Millie Corretjer on October 5, 2001, and they went on to have three children together.
      The pair split in 2016.
      Speaking about his training, and his new relationship, De La Hoya told TMZ: “[I’m] healthy, not drinking, no nothing, I’m just with my beautiful woman, Holly.
      “And I’m gonna f***ing knock that mother f***** out. You want to f***ing see a real fight? I’m gonna knock that m***** f***** out.”
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      Sonders will be hoping to see her man win in his big boxing comeback in SeptemberCredit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      The former Golf Channel presenter is 14 years De La Hoya’s junior at 34Credit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      Sonders has gone from interviewing De La Hoya to dating himCredit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      Sonders’ career has really taken off and she now has her own websiteCredit: Getty

      The happy couple were spotted leaving Nobu restaurant in Miami when the boxer confirmed they were an item.
      De La Hoya’s last pro fight was in 2008 when he was pulled out by his corner at the end of the eighth round against Manny Pacquiao.
      Eighteen months earlier, De La Hoya had given the great Floyd Mayweather a real scare when he took his fellow American to the scorecards.
      But it was Mayweather who secured a split decision victory.
      In 2011, De La Hoya said in a television interview that he had thought about suicide and had been going to rehab because he became dependent on drugs and alcohol.
      “Rock bottom was recently,” De La Hoya said during the interview.
      “Within a couple of years, just thinking if my life was even worth it. I don’t have the strength, I don’t have the courage to take my own life but I was thinking about it.”
      De La Hoya confirmed during that time he had been sober for three months after undergoing treatment and joining Alcoholics Anonymous.
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      Sonders is a former college athlete who decided to pursue a career in presentingCredit: Instagram @holly.sonders
      De La Hoya last fought in 2008, when he retired against fellow legend Manny PacquiaoCredit: AP:Associated Press
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      Jake Paul vows to ‘expose’ Tommy Fury who ‘only boxes because he was told to do so by his dad’ as feud hots up

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      YOUTUBER Jake Paul has vowed to ‘expose’ Love Island star Tommy Fury as the celebrities line-up a huge pay-per-view bout.The 24-year-old American also claims his British rival ‘only boxes because he was told to do so by his dad’ – ex-boxer John Fury.
      Jake Paul claims he isn’t scared of rival Tommy FuryCredit: The Mega Agency
      The Love Island star has promised to ‘break every bone’ in the YouTuber’s faceCredit: Getty
      The two fighters are expected to exchange words on August 29 when Fury fights American Anthony Taylor on Paul’s undercard.
      Paul’s bout with UFC icon Tyron Woodley is the headline event in Cleveland and the YouTuber’s fourth professional boxing match.
      Paul and Fury are predicted to win their respective fights and set up a huge celebrity clash in the near future.
      Discussing a potential bout with Fury, Paul told Sky Sports: “He comes from a legendary family name and background and the social media.
      “I don’t really know how he got famous. I think he did reality shows.
      “It could potentially lead to a path where you see Jake Paul versus Tommy Fury.”
      PAUL V FURY
      The two fighters have been exchanging words since Paul shared a ‘screenshot’ of an alleged message from Fury’s girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague.
      The alleged Instagram message from October 2018 reads: “Might be coming to America later this year and have always been a fan of your videos.
      “Maybe you can show me around?”
      Molly-Mae denied the message, tweeting: “Times must be hard when you’re having to fake a DM… Photoshop is scary.”
      Fury and Molly-Mae started their relationship after meeting on the 2019 series of hit reality TV show Love Island.
      TOMMY FURY-OUS
      The British boxer, brother of heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, was not impressed with Paul dragging his girlfriend into their war of words.
      He told Sky Sports: “I’m thick-skinned. I’m a professional athlete.
      “These boys ain’t. These boys play games on the internet and run around for a living.
      “I fight hard for a living. I will let my fists do the talking. For every bad thing he has said, he will get a swift right hand for it.
      “I will break every bone in his face. You don’t bring people’s loved ones into it. It’s a fight. It’s nothing to do with them, leave them out of it.”
      But Paul isn’t concerned, adding: “It sounds like someone handed him a script for him to read off, ‘I’m going to break every bone in his face!’
      “He’s got nothing real to say – ‘You crossed the line, buddy!’ This isn’t sixth grade. This is the fight business, this is the boxing business.
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      “He boxes because he was told to do so by his dad. He doesn’t have that real heart, that real fighter inside of him.
      “He is doing this because it’s something his brother did. It’s something his dad did and he sees it as a way to make some money.
      “If we ever get into the ring, I’m going to expose him… I’m the real deal and people will see that.”
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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 & Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk DATE

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua lacing up their gloves.Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi vs Richard Bolotniks (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina vs Jolshuah Hernandex (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq vs Luis Gerardo Castillo (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price vs Claudio Grande (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford vs Reece Bellotti (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson vs Przemyslaw Runowski (10 rounds – welterweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas (12 rounds – welterweight)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero vs Guillermo Rigondeaux (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC, IBF titles)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 August 28, 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona

      David Benavidez vs Jose Uzcategui (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      📺 Showtime PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Amanda Serrano vs Yamileth Mercado (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell vs Mark DeLuca (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love vs TBA (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor vs Jennifer Han (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Jovanni Straffon vs Maxi Hughes (12 rounds – lightweight)

      📺 Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Oscar De La Hoya vs Vitor Belfort (exhibition – 8 rounds)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 September 11, Venue: TBC

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO title)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)

      📺 BT Sport Box Office (UK) – ESPN/Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Efe Ajagba vs Frank Sanchez (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Treshkin (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      Results
      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 July 31, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Leigh Wood def. Xu Can TKO12 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy SD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Jack Cullen def. Avni Yildrim UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Rico Mueller TKO8 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 24, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Carlos Takam TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Ezequiel Gurria TKO5 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 17, 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Jermell Charlo DREW w/ Brian Castano SDD12 (12 rounds, super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring Magazine titles)

      🗓 July 9, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gilberto Ramirez def. Sullivan Barrera TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Javier Fortuna UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vasyl Lomachenko def. Masayoshi Nakatani TKO9 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Gervonta Davis def. Mario Barrios TKO10 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Erickson Lubin def. Jeison Rosario TKO6 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fought in an exhibition back in JuneCredit: AP
      🗓 June 19 – 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas

      Jermall Charlo def. Juan Macias Montiel UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBC title)

      🗓 June 19 – 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Naoya Inoue def. Michael Dasmarinas TKO3 (12 rounds – bantamweight, IBF & WBA titles)

      🗓 June 12 – 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Shakur Stevenson def. Jeremiah Nakathila UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)

      🗓 June 6 – 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

      Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul NO RESULT (8 rounds – exhibition fight)
      Badou Jack def. Dervin Colina TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Luis Arias def. Jarrett Hurt SD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Chad Johnson vs Brian Maxwell NO RESULT (4 rounds – exhibition fight)

      🗓 June 5 – 🇬🇧 London, England

      Daniel Dubois def. Bogdan Dinu KO2 (12 rounds – heavyweights
      Tommy Fury def. Jordan Grant UD4 (4 rounds – light heavyweight) More

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      Paris Fury shares first pic of her and Tyson’s newborn baby Athena after being on ventilator in intensive care

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      THE NEWBORN daughter of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is ‘doing well’, following a short spell in intensive care.Athena Fury was born on Sunday but immediately taken to ICU and put on a ventilator.
      Paris Fury has posted an update on newborn Athena Fury’s conditionCredit: Instagram / @parisfury1
      Athena is the sixth child of the Fury family but had been placed in ICUCredit: Parisfury1/Instagram
      It was confirmed that her condition was stable and mother Paris Fury has thanked well-wishers as Athena’s health continues to improve.
      She wrote on Instagram: “Thank God she’s doing well.
      “And thank you for all your messages, thoughts and prayers.”
      Heavyweight champ Fury, 32, had raced back to the UK from his fight camp in the United States for the birth.
      Coronavirus guidelines meant he had to isolate before joining his wife, having previously been set to miss the occasion because of the original plans for his fight with Deontay Wilder.
      That battle is now set for October 9, providing the Gypsy King a brief period of family time ahead of a return to training.
      And the boxer updated fans on his newborn’s condition on Monday.
      Fury said: “Hi guys, the baby’s doing fantastic, a lot, lot better.
      “She’s off the ventilator she’s doing good. She’s really lovely.”
      Fury also revealed he’s set up a GoFundMe page for donations to the Ronald McDonald House Liverpool to thank them for looking after Athena.
      And the Brit offered any donators the chance to win two signed WBC belts.
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      Ovr 1,000 donations had been made by Tuesday morning, totalling almost £26,500.
      Newborn Athena is Fury and wife Paris’ third daughter – following Venezuela, 11, and Valencia Amber, three.
      Their boys are Prince John James, eight, Prince Tyson II, four, and one-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah.
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      Manny Pacquiao reveals secrets to incredible physique aged 42 which includes boxing icon playing basketball ‘daily’

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      MANNY PACQUIAO is proving the ball is still in his court aged 42, by keeping his incredible physique with ‘daily’ basketball games. The boxing legend formerly played professional basketball in the Philippines as part of his training regime before he stopped in 2018.
      Manny Pacquiao in incredible physique aged 42Credit: Getty
      Manny Pacquiao weighing in for his 2008 fight with Juan Manuel MarquezCredit: Alamy
      Manny Pacquiao playing basketball in 2016 in the PhilippinesCredit: Getty
      But the 5ft 4in legend continues to shoot hoops for fun, as he defies age entering his 72nd fight still looking as ripped and ready to go as ever at 42.
      And he will need to be as he attempts to dethrone unbeaten WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr, 31, on August 21.
      As ever, Pacquiao has linked up with his long-time coach, Hall of Famer Freddie Roach in California, ahead of their 37th fight together.
      But even now, Roach has to plead with the eight-division champion to give his ageing body much needed rest.
      And that is one of the primary differences from the PacMan that first walked into his WildCard gym two decades ago compared to now.
      In an exclusive interview, Pacquiao told SunSport: “I feel great. I am always active between training camps, which keeps me in good shape.
      “I play basketball games daily which is great exercise. I listen to my body.
      “If I feel that a day off from training will help my body recover, I will take a day off.
      Manny Pacquiao ahead of his fight with Errol Spence JrCredit: Getty
      Manny Pacquiao pictured with long-time trainer Freddie RoachCredit: Getty
      “And the next day, I feel good as new and am able to give everything Freddie asks of me in the gym.
      “Freddie even encourages me to take more time in training. That is really the only change from when I was younger.”
      Pacquiao first walked into Roach’s gym in 2001, and in their first fight together they won the super-bantamweight world title.
      PacMan became a sensation overnight Stateside with his hand and foot speed dazzling those watching on.
      Fast forward 20 years and he is just as devastating, as Roach struggles to split the difference between the Pacquiao he first met to the man we see today.
      He said: “He’s pretty close to the same guy. His footwork is great, his hand speed and his power is very good.
      “For the last two years I haven’t seen him, but he’s been sending me tapes of all his workouts and I sent back my thoughts on what he needs to work on and so forth.
      Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr ahead of their fightCredit: Rex
      Manny Pacquiao in the ring with Errol Spence Jr in 2019Credit: Rex Features
      “He still works out hard, his work ethic is really great and I’m getting the best sparring partners I can for Spence’s style.
      “I had to get rid of one, who just wasn’t working out, he was too much of a runner and Spence is not a runner, he’ll stand and fight.
      “But one thing about Manny Pacquiao – he’ll stand and fight back.”
      Pacquiao will have been out the ring over two years by the time he challenges for Spence’s titles.
      He has not returned since beating Keith Thurman, 32, on points in July 2019.
      In the period since, his comeback fight has been postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving him housebound in the Philippines.
      But Pacquiao has been ramping his political campaign, leading up to a possible presidential bid in 2022.
      “I am always active between training camps, which keeps me in good shape. I play basketball games daily which is great exercise. I listen to my body.Manny Pacquiao on training aged 42
      Rumour has it the boxing icon has just two fights left, before bringing a close to one of the most celebrated careers of all time.
      Even the man himself cannot comment on how long he has left, but hinted at fighting Spence TWICE.
      He said: “That is a good question to which I do not know the answer. Let’s see how this fight goes.
      “I am not looking past Errol Spence. Who knows? Our fight might be so good the fans will demand a rematch.”
      Pacquiao’s retirement also depends on a deal he has with Roach – but so far there is no danger of calling it a day just yet.
      Roach said: “I made a deal with him ten years ago.
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      How the two stars stack-up head-to-headCredit: The Sun

      “I said, ‘Manny, when you’re all done and I tell you it’s over, I want you to retire, I want no bulls***. 
      “I said, ‘I don’t want to see you get hurt in this game’. The other day he said, ‘Freddie, am I an old man yet?’ 
      “I said, ‘No… not yet!'” 
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      Boxing gold medallist Galal Yafai owes debt to legend O’Sullivan, 84, who convinced him to put Land Rover job on hold

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      FRANK O’SULLIVAN MBE remembers the moment he helped set Galal Yafai on the road to Tokyo gold.The 84-year-old legend of Birmingham amateur boxing had already helped mould older brothers Khalid and Gamal into future world and European champions, respectively.
      Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai was helped along by boxing legend Frank O’SullivanCredit: PA
      The boxing coach trained Yafai and convinced him to put a job at Land Rover on hold to dedicate himself to the sport
      But flyweight Galal had seen the dark side of the boxing business and, with a promising career at Land Rover developing, sought out life-changing advice from the absolute best source possible.
      O’Sullivan told SunSport: “Even when Gal was just starting out on the Team GB squad, he had a good job at Land Rover.
      “One day he came to me and said he didn’t know whether he could succeed as a boxer.
      “He asked me whether he should quit and focus on his career or sacrifice a promising job to focus on his boxing.
      “I remember holding his hand and telling him that, because he didn’t have children or a mortgage, he could afford to pursue boxing.
      “I told him his window of opportunity would not last long and he should not regret ‘what could have been’ ten years down the line.
      Galal Yafai celebrates his Olympic final winCredit: AFP
      Gamal Yafai, left, Khalid, middle celebrate next to GalalCredit: Getty
      “I then went to Land Rover, spoke to one of their top people and explained the situation.
      “They then decided to give him 12 months off to focus on boxing, keeping his job on hold, and sponsoring him.
      “I think that period really helped him and the company are very proud of having helped someone like that.”
      O’Sullivan, with 65 years of coaching experience, is too modest to accept he is the godfather of Team GB’s recent boxing success, having been mastermind Rob McCracken’s mentor for his amateur career.
      But he is so respected and admired around the Midlands that when a young Kal Yafai was going off the rails at school, his mum gave the head of the Birmingham City Boxing Club permission to beat some sense into the eldest of the three.
      With great fondness for the family, O’Sullivan revealed: “When Khalid first joined the club, his mum brought him down because he was being a bit naughty at school.
      Gamal Yafai, left, Khalid, and GalalCredit: @galalyafai
      “She actually gave me permission, if he gave me any problems, to give him a slap — but thankfully I never had to.
      “I have always taught that to get respect you have to give respect and that is something we have always put into every lad that comes through the door — chump or champ — as part of club policy.”
      O’Sullivan’s mobile rings five times during our interview, with interest peaking in his lifelong dedication to the sweet science.
      His wife is playing secretary as his decades of effort and faith — often unrewarded — finally get the recognition they deserve.
      Tonight, just like last night and tomorrow, O’Sullivan will be down the gym, treating novices and champions just the same.
      He said: “When I first took the gym over, for the first 25 years I never charged anyone a penny.
      “We kept afloat with running our own shows and having regular fun days — all free for the kids but I would charge the parents to come in the gym and watch or wait for them.
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      “I am still in the gym five nights a week now.
      “Mrs O’Sullivan thinks it’s about time I started giving some work to some of the other coaches but I am not ready to hand the reins over yet.
      “The follies of youth and age are catching up with me — but I will always keep trying to beat them.”
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      Pornstar Christiana Cinn hails Manny Pacquiao as ‘nicest boxer ever’ after rushing to meet legend in Hollywood

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      PORNSTAR Christiana Cinn hailed Manny Pacquiao as the ‘nicest boxer ever’ after rushing to meet the boxing legend in Hollywood. Pacquiao has been known to draw mass crowds in Los Angeles, all desperate to see their hero in action.
      Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao with pornstar Christiana Cinn (right)Credit: Instagram / @c_rocket_
      Christiana Cinn is an adult actorCredit: Instagram / @c_rocket_
      Christiana Cinn got a signed glove from Manny PacquiaoCredit: Instagram / @c_rocket_
      And American adult actress Cinn was no different – even getting a signed glove from the eight-division champion.
      She told Little Giant Boxing: “He’s so nice. He’s like the nicest boxer ever, he’s so humble and so down to earth.
      “When I heard he was training over here I was like, ‘oh my gosh’. All these people started showing up.
      “He was signing so much stuff for people, he was having pictures. He’s a really nice guy.”
      Pacquiao, 42, has always had fans queuing up outside Freddie Roach’s WildCard gym.
      And for his return to the ring, against Errol Spence Jr on August 21, it has been no different.
      Roach told SunSport: “There’s a few more people in training camp. People love to see Manny Pacquiao and his entourage is getting a little bigger.
      “But then the first day he noticed it was getting a little crowded in the gym, he said, ‘Freddie, can we get rid of some of these people’.
      “I said, ‘Yeah, we can. These are all your people, throw them out!’
      “Manny cut them right in half, so training camp’s getting better as less people are watching.
      Manny draws a lot of people to this area and so forth but I had to hire security guards and uniformed police officers that have to watch the gate and keep his people away.Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao

      “Manny draws a lot of people to this area and so forth but I had to hire security guards and uniformed police officers that have to watch the gate and keep his people away.
      “Because it’s a pretty important fight for Manny and he’s doing really well, he’s fighting one of the best guys out there.”
      Pacquiao faces Spence, 31, to mark his first fight in two years having not returned since beating Keith Thurman, 32, in July 2019.
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