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      Canelo Alvarez could fight Gennady Golovkin next in epic trilogy if Mexican P4P star fails to secure Caleb Plant deal

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      GENNADY GOLOVKIN could be set for a trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez should the Mexican fail to agree a bout with Caleb Plant.The WBA, WBO and WBC super-middleweight king has been keen to get it on with IBF champion Plant over an undisputed contest later this year.
      Canelo Alvarez could face Gennady Golovkin for a third time if he fails to secure a bout against Caleb PlantCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Mexican star Canelo won his rematch against Golovkin in 2018 following their draw the previous yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      A September date in Las Vegas has been mooted, though it has been reported that negotiations have hit a snag.
      According to The Athletic’s Lance Pugmire, DAZN Boxing reached out to Golovkin’s camp about a third meeting against Canelo.
      The pair drew in their first contest in September 2017, with many believing that the Kazakhstan ace, 39, should have been awarded the victory.
      Golovkin then suffered the first defeat of his professional career at the hands of Canelo a year later, though fans and pundits argued a draw was the least he deserved in the rematch.
      It has been claimed that the middleweight supremo is ‘ready, willing and available’ to settle his differences with his rival.
      Pugmire also tweeted that Golovkin’s team are unsure whether his name is being used to help Canelo get a better deal to fight Plant.
      Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn discussed talks between Alvarez and Plant on the DAZN Boxing Show, where he said: “I feel like Caleb Plant shouldn’t be a pawn in this.
      “Caleb Plant is a guy that should get the best deal and the best opportunity for this fight, but unfortunately that’s boxing, but we’ll see where it goes.
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      “This week is the crunch week. We have to make a decision this week. We have two or three other fights ready to go.”
      Hearn revealed earlier this month that Canelo could even jump up to light-heavyweight to take on unbeaten IBF and WBC champ Artur Beterbiev.
      He told DAZN: “You know, you have Joe Smith, you have Dmitry Bivol and you have Artur Beterbiev.
      “Dmitry Bivol is probably the easiest fight to make because he works with us. 
      “But Artur Beterbiev, Canelo talks about that, but he knows how hard Beterbiev punches, and Canelo’s a competitor. 
      “Now you tell him that’s not the fight to take. You want to take it? You tell him that’s a dangerous fight? He’ll want to do it.”
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      Furious Manny Pacquiao’s team accuse WBA of stealing his world title after making him ‘champion in recess’

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      MANNY PACQUIAO’S team have furiously accused the WBA of stealing the star’s world title.The WBA’s board of governors voted on the potential reinstatement of Pacquiao as their champ last week.
      Manny Pacquiao is currently preparing for his August 21 clash with Errol Spence JrCredit: Rex
      The WBA have voted to strip Pac Man of his world titleCredit: AP
      But they ultimately decided against it, with Yordenis Ugas keeping his status having been elevated from the WBA’s secondary ‘Regular’ champion.
      The WBA in January announced PacMan, 42, was stripped due to inactivity, with Cuban Ugas, 34, upgraded.
      When announcing his upcoming August 21 clash with Errol Spence Jr, the legend filed to be reinstated.
      However, WBA chief Gilberto Mendoza has confirmed that will not be happening.
      Now MP Promotions’ Sean Gibbons has released an angry tirade via a press release slamming them
      It read: “I can tell you what Manny didn’t receive – DUE PROCESS AND RESPECT.
      “It took two years to get the world title belt he earned inside the ring by beating the undefeated Super Champion Keith Thurman. Hell, Manny only received that belt on Saturday.
      “The WBA never inquired about Manny’s title defense plans. The WBA never warned us Manny’s Super Champion status could be in jeopardy.
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      How the two stars stack-up head-to-headCredit: The Sun

      “The WBA never informed us that Manny had been designated its Champion in Recess.
      “We had to read the WBA’s press release on that on the internet.
      “And speaking of Keith Thurman, the WBA had no concern about his lack of activity when he went over 22 months between title defenses (Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017, and Josesito Lopez on January 26, 2019). Recess is over.”
      Gibbons added: “The two best fighters in the welterweight division are facing each other.
      “It should be celebrated and properly recognized. The Ring is even blessing the winner as its welterweight champion.“This is not a sanctioning group. It is a used car lot.
      “Take my advice. Before paying the WBA a sanctioning fee, kick the tires and read the warranty. Perhaps their new slogan should be Caveat Emptor.”
      Spence will put his WBC and IBF belts on the line against the Filipino icon in Las Vegas.
      The Ring Magazine also voted to have their title on the line, despite usually having the vacant belt contested only between their top two ranked fighters. More

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      Eddie Hearn claims he knew Tyson Fury fight with Deontay Wilder would be postponed after ‘disastrous’ ticket sales

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      EDDIE HEARN has declared that Tyson Fury’s trilogy bout against Deontay Wilder was never going to take place this month.The Gypsy King was set to defend his WBC heavyweight title against the Bronze Bomber on July 24, only for the unbeaten Mancunian to test positive for coronavirus.
      Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes ticket sales could have played a part in Tyson Fury’s bout with Deontay Wilder being postponedCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
      Fury was set to face Wilder on July 24 only for the Gypsy King to test positive for coronavirusCredit: AFP
      Fury’s third dust-up against his American rival is now expected to take place in October.
      And a potential undisputed match-up against English compatriot Anthony Joshua will now not happen until early 2022.
      Matchroom promoter Hearn has claimed that ‘disastrous’ ticket sales and no hype in Fury’s meeting with Wilder may have played a factor in it being postponed.
      Speaking on the DAZN Boxing Show, he said: “I just don’t feel that a supposed megafight like that, and it’s a big fight, just flicks the switch with seven or eight weeks to go and just says ‘this is the day we’re going’.
      “When you know the business, there’s too many issues. So, there was no broadcaster in the UK announced. You know he has a contract with BT? They never announced the fight.  
      “They sold no tickets. Basically, you could you could go online and check.
      “I don’t know whether it was 25 per cent or 30 per cent of the tickets have been sold but that’s disastrous.
      “There was no hype. This was going to do very, very poor pay per view numbers.” 

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      Fury, 32, has yet to issue a statement on the delay of his trilogy fight against the 2008 Olympic bronze medallist.
      But his co-promoter Frank Warren told BT Sport: “It’s looking some time in October, which is a great shame it’s been postponed, but it is what it is.
      “Unfortunately, they in the camp and himself got tested positive for Covid. There’s nothing we can do about it.
      “It’s the times we live in, so the fight is postponed. Pushed back.
      “Very frustrating. Really frustrating for Tyson. By the time he gets into the ring, he will have been out for nearly 20 months. That’s a long, long time.”
      Eddie Hearn questions delay of Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 and says it’s ‘all a bit weird’ More

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      Andy Ruiz Jr will end up flat on his back from brutal Deontay Wilder KO if pair fight, says his ex-trainer Abel Sanchez

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      DEONTAY WILDER will leave Andy Ruiz Jr ‘flat on his back’ if the pair were to fight, the Mexican’s former trainer has warned.Abel Sanchez outlined how Anthony Joshua’s old nemesis cannot expect the ‘easy’ night that the Brit gave him, should he face an elite fighter again.
      Andy Ruiz Jr is plotting his comeback after losing to Anthony JoshuaCredit: AP
      Ruiz Jr, 31, dramatically downed AJ in New York two years ago before piling on the pounds and losing the rematch.
      It has been rumoured that he will step in to face Wilder, 35, after Tyson Fury’s positive coronavirus test delayed their WBC bout.
      But Sanchez, who trained the ex-champ for a number of years, foresees only one outcome if the fight goes ahead.
      He told FightHub: “He doesn’t want to fight Wilder.
      “He’ll be flat on his back and will be hurt. Tyson Fury is a special talent. Andy Ruiz is not yet.
      “Wilder can do the same thing [Chris] Arreola did [dropping Ruiz], but it would be ten times harder, and he’ll be sleeping.”
      Ruiz Jr has already distanced himself from fighting Wilder having only fought once once in 18 months.
      A points victory over Chris Arreola in May marked his ring return after the Joshua match-ups, although he was knocked down in the second round.
      Eddie Reynoso is now training the heavyweight and Sanchez stated his hope that the coach can steer Ruiz Jr in the right direction outside the gym as well as inside.
      The 72-year-old noted: “I hope he’s going to continue the discipline with Eddy.
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      “If Eddy can get it out of him, I think he’ll make him a better fighter. Right now, he’s still marginal.
      “In today’s boxing, and in athletics, whether it’s football, baseball or boxing, you can’t train for two months, and then take two months off and go party, get fat and go back and do it again.
      “That’s been his MO, and that just cannot be. He’s got to get right back in the gym, just like Canelo does. Every time you see Canelo fight, he’s right back in the gym the next week.
      “That’s the modern athlete – that’s what the athlete has to do. If Andy chooses not to do that, then it’s going to be the same Andy all the time.
      “No improvement, no further development. He’s not that hard to hit, and he wasn’t hard to hit in my gym.
      “He’s got fast hands and great skills. Those two things are not going to make you a world champion again.
      “He caught Joshua on an off night, and he had the best night that he could ever have, and he became champion. I hope that he doesn’t expect it to be that easy again.”
      Ruiz Jr has been tipped to step in for Oleksandr Usyk and face Joshua for a third time, should the Ukrainian challenger have to drop out of their September showdown.

      Otto Wallin promoter Dmitriy Salita has called for a fight and a bout with Dillian Whyte could also be on the cards.
      Salita told Sky Sports: “Otto and Andy gave the toughest challenge to two of the current world heavyweight champions.
      “It makes sense for them to fight, especially if Tyson Fury fights Anthony Joshua.”
      Andy Ruiz Jr says Anthony Joshua has him on standby in case Usyk fight collapses More

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      Floyd Mayweather mocks bitter rival Conor McGregor and tells Irishman to do ‘stanky leg’ after horror ankle break

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER has poked fun at Conor McGregor after the Irishman suffered a horror leg break in his defeat to Dustin Poirier on Saturday night.The American reignited his old feud with Notorious by uploading a photo-shopped picture of the UFC legend and told him to do the ‘stanky leg’.
      Floyd Mayweather poked fun at Conor Mc Gregor with this photo-shopped picture
      The Irishman broke his leg against Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
      McGregor, 32, broke his left leg seconds before the end of the first round of his trilogy fight with Poirier, which was ruled a TKO loss.
      Notorious started the fight well, landing a number of heavy kicks before jumping for a guillotine and being punished with ground and pound.
      He left the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on a stretcher and underwent surgery on Sunday.
      But Mayweather – who beat McGregor in a boxing bout in 2017 – had no concern for his old foe.
      Money Mayweather uploaded a photo of McGregor sat in an armchair with his left ankle photo-shopped so it was at a 90 degree angle.
      The American captioned the post: “Y’all got it twisted! I like how his shoes fit. Now, do the stanky leg.”
      It received more than 1.3million likes.
      Despite the undoubtedly painful injury, McGregor did not let his leg break stop him from promoting his next fight and that really impressed former WWE star Ronda Rousey.

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      The American reignited his rivalry with the Notorious after the UFC star’s ankle breakCredit: Getty

      She tweeted: “I’m amazed that as soon as you hit the ground you were already promoting the next fight @TheNotoriousMMA.
      “I def wouldn’t have had the mind to do that. The other fighters, @ufc and media are lucky to have you.”
      And McGregor replied: “Thank you for the message Ronda! I appreciate it greatly.”
      Notorious gave his fans an injury update late on Sunday night.
      He tweeted: “Just out of the surgery room guys. Surgery went excellent. Feeling tremendous!
      “Six weeks on crutch and we build back. Let’s go! God bless.”
      McGregor also posted a video on Twitter thanking fans for their support, but couldn’t resist a dig at rival Poirier.
      He said: “I want to thank all the fans around the world for your messages of support. I hope you enjoyed the show.
      “I want to thank all the fans in attendance at the arena, the place was absolutely electric.
      “It was a hell of a first round, it would’ve been nice to get into the second round then see what’s what.
      “But that’s the nature of the business, a clean break on the tibia and it wasn’t meant to be.”
      ‘ILLEGITIMATE WIN’
      McGregor added: “Dustin, you can celebrate that illegitimate win all you want but you’ve done nothing in there.
      “That second round would’ve shown all. Onwards and upwards we go. We dust ourselves off, we build ourselves back, and we come back better than ever.”
      McGregor hinted he will NOT retire straight after the shock loss, with a fourth bout all-but confirmed.
      It is not known how long the former UFC world champion will be out for, but it could go into next year. 
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      Conor McGregor threatens to get Dustin Poirier in his ‘sleep’ as he lies on cage with broken leg More

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      James DeGale reveals Olympic winner’s medal and MBE stolen in a Euro 2020 final break-in

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      BRITISH boxing golden boy James DeGale has had his Olympic winner’s medal and MBE stolen in a Euro 2020 final break-in.The West London ace – who captured 2008 middleweight gold in Beijing and the IBF super-middleweight world title in 2015 and 2018 – is heartbroken by the theft that occurred during Sunday’s gutting England loss.
      James DeGale has had his Olympic winner’s medal and MBE stolenCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Since retiring after a 2019 loss to Chris Eubank Jr, the 35-year-old southpaw has ignored the limelight and enjoyed travelling the world.
      But he appealed for all of his followers to help track down his most prized possessions after a lone raider broke into his parents’ home, where they were stored, during the penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy.
      DeGale uploaded two photos and a video of the hooded and gloved thief ransacking the house.
      The former champ nicknamed Chunky wrote: “My parent’s house got burgled last night whilst our boys were trying to bring it home! 
      “He took two of my prize possessions MY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL AND MY MBE. 
      “They are worthless to anyone other than me and they are two achievements that I prize from my boxing career. 
      “I am gutted and need my medals back. 

      “Can anyone help by reporting any information you have. 
      “Please share far and wide.”
      DeGale, who was honoured by the Queen in 2009 for his amateur boxing success, had his appeal backed by a string of British fighters including Tony Bellew and both Kal and Gamal Yafai.
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      Conor McGregor’s coach reveals UFC star wanted to do charity wheelchair boxing match after horror leg injury

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      CONOR McGREGOR wanted to do charity wheelchair boxing match after his horror leg injury, his head coach revealed. The Irishman suffered a broken tibia against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 and was unable to fight on as the doctor waved it off before round two.
      Conor McGregor wanted to do charity wheelchair boxing match after his leg injuryCredit: Reuters
      Conor McGregor after his horror injury against Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
      McGregor has undergone surgery and will be on crutches for six weeks on his road to recovery.
      Despite the setback, the former two-weight UFC champion was already joking about making his return in a charity boxing bout – in a wheelchair.
      He was lined up to face impressionist Al Foran, who gained fame for mimicking the likes of McGregor.
      In the main-event, former Olympic champion Paddy Barnes, who retired in 2019, will fight in a wheelchair boxing match.
      And following McGregor’s injury, he wanted to follow suit with a wheelchair bout of his own.
      His coach John Kavanagh told the UFC’s Laura Sanko: “Conor had volunteered to be the co-main event where he was gonna box, there’s a guy called Al Foran who is an impressionist.
      “You might have seen him do some of Conor’s impressions. So Conor’s gonna fight Conor in the co-main event.”
      “So Conor was going to fight Conor in the co-main event, which I thought was quite funny, he was accepting his first ever co-main slot.

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      “He’s been main-event for a couple years now. But anyway in the heat of all this he just turned and went, ‘You know, I’m gonna do the wheelchair boxing fight now’.
      “Because, he’s off his feet for a while. He made a joke about that.”
      McGregor, who beat Poirier in 2014 but lost the rematch in January, called for a fourth bout with his rival after the unprecedented finish to their trilogy.
      It put any talks of retirement to bed, with Kavanagh insisting the Irish superstar is only now entering the peak of his powers ahead of his 33rd birthday this week.
      He said: “He truly loves this and it’s hard to imagine him not wanting to come back, not wanting to do this again.
      “Because we really just got this fantastic rhythm.
      “He’s turning 33, which to me is a peaking time where strength meets conditioning and mental and physical and spiritual maturity, everything’s coming together.
      “I think we have a couple of years of this ahead of us.”
      What Conor McGregor told medics as doctor rushed in after suffering HORROR ankle injury against Poirier at UFC 264 More

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      Conor McGregor trolls Floyd Mayweather for only winning $35k on Dustin Poirier beating him after breaking leg at UFC 264

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      CONOR McGREGOR mocked Floyd Mayweather for winning only $35,000 after his loss at UFC 264. Mayweather, who beat the Irishman in 2017, revealed he bet $50,000 on McGregor to lose in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.
      Floyd Mayweather won $35,000 after Conor McGregor lost at UFC 264Credit: Instagram / @floydmayweather
      Conor McGregor stretchered out after his horror leg injury against Dustin PoirierCredit: AP

      And after the former two-weight champion suffered a horror broken tibia, the bone extending from knee to ankle, he was beaten by doctor’s stoppage.
      It meant Mayweather collected $85,000 in return, making a $35,000 (£25,000) profit at the expense of his ex-opponent.
      But McGregor – Forbes highest-paid sportsman of the last 12 months – reacted by tweeting ’35k’ with two laughing emojis.
      Mayweather, who topped Forbes’ rich list of the decade in 2019 with a £706m fortune, retired after stopping the UFC legend in ten rounds.
      McGregor recently offered the American a rematch while criticising his exhibition bout with YouTuber Logan Paul, 26, which ended without a winner after it went the distance.
      But he is now focusing on recovery after a successful surgery with a fourth fight with Poirier eyed.
      Addressing his fans, McGregor said: “It was a hell of a first round, it would’ve been nice to get into the second round then see what’s what.
      “But that’s the nature of the business, a clean break on the tibia and it wasn’t meant to be.

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      “Dustin, you can celebrate that illegitimate win all you want but you’ve done nothing in there.
      “That second round would’ve shown all. Onwards and upwards we go.
      “We dust ourselves off, we build ourselves back, and we come back better than ever.”
      What Conor McGregor told medics as doctor rushed in after suffering HORROR ankle injury against Poirier at UFC 264 More