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JOSEPH PARKER swapped the Las Vegas lights for Tyson Fury’s coastal hometown of Morecambe after switching training camps. Parker faces Derek Chisora in a heavyweight headliner on Saturday night, but does so under a new trainer.
Joseph Parker, Andy Lee and Tyson Fury pictured togetherCredit: Instagram @joeboxerparker
Joseph Parker is now trained by Andy LeeCredit: Mark Robinson
The former WBO champion dropped long-time coach Kevin Barry following his laboured win over Junior Fa in February.
And following the advice of close friend Fury, Parker hired Andy Lee, who was part of the Gypsy King’s camp for their win over Deontay Wilder last year.
Parker told the Daily Star: “I thought about Tyson and the changes he has made in trainers so I sent him a text and asked if I could ask him some questions.
“He gave me a call, he said he really rates Andy in the top three trainers he has worked with.
“With the names he has worked with, that is a great recommendation.
“The next thing I was on Zoom calls with Andy, three or four calls later we were starting to make this plan and six days later I was on a plane flying to Ireland, so things happened really quick.
“There was nothing wrong with the old camp, I just needed something different.”
Parker, 29, started his camp in Dublin and even stayed with Lee’s in-laws on his first ever visit to the Emerald Isle.

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But he then spent a few weeks with Fury at the WBC champ’s new facility attached to Morecambe FC’s stadium.
Parker said: “Tyson trains very hard, I thought that my level was high – well it is high – but when I trained alongside Tyson I could see the difference.
“Andy said it was a great move just to be around the energy that he has, just to see how he works.
“I did some body sparring with Tyson, he did 15 rounds one day, he is a beast. There’s something about him, his energy, it lifts you.”
Fury, 32, is now out in Vegas himself as he prepares for a proposed undisputed title decider with Anthony Joshua, 31.
Oleksandr Usyk, 34, is currently Joshua’s WBO mandatory challenger but the Brit has been given an acceptation to instead fight in a unification.
Parker is hoping a win over Chisora, 37, puts him in line to face Usyk for the vacant title if the opportunity arises.
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TOMMY FURY has told ‘idiot’ Jake Paul to send him a contract.And heavyweight champ Tyson’s younger brother claims his MUM could ‘chin’ Ben Askren following Paul’s KO win last weekend.
Tommy Fury has urged Jake Paul to send him a fight contractCredit: Round ‘N’ Bout Media
Paul and Fury have trashed each other on social media as talk of a battle growsCredit: Rex
Fury and Paul have trashed each other over social media in recent weeks as talk grows of an upcoming bout in the ring.
Paul extended his professional numbers to 3-0 with an easy KO win over former MMA star Askren earlier this month.
And he is now eager to fight Fury following their war of words.
Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, says his man is keen too, revealing: “We want to make the fight.
“It’s really easy – he takes 50 per cent, Tommy takes 50 per cent. Let’s get it done.”
And Fury himself has now laid down the gauntlet, urging Paul to stop hiding and sign the contract.
Fury told talkSPORT: “If he sent the contract over tonight, it’d be signed and delivered straight back to him.
“All I see for that fight is easy money against an idiot.
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“I’d put my mother in with Ben Askren and my mother would chin him.”
Fury’s last fight came in February with a win against Scott Williams at the Copper Box Arena.
However, agreeing a contract with Paul could prove to be tricky.
The American YouTuber has apparently demanded that Fury’s older brother Tyson be included as part of the undercard.
That’s despite the British heavyweight ace preparing for a mega-money unifier against rival Anthony Joshua.
But Paul wants Tyson to box 19-1 puncher Michael Hunter, which is sure to complicate matters.
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FRANK WARREN says a binding agreement for the unification clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has still not come through.Both fighters have signed their contract for the £108million heavyweight showdown – but a venue and date are still to be confirmed.
Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren says no binding agreement has arrived yet for him to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: AFP
AJ and the Gypsy King are set to unify the heavyweight divisionCredit: Reuters
Eddie Hearn, AJ’s promoter, last week claimed that both camps have agreed on a site deal, which he stated should be finalised in writing very soon.
Since then reports have emerged that the deal is from Saudi Arabia, the country that hosted Joshua’s rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019, which would net both fighters at least £54m
However, Fury’s UK co-promoter Warren has poured cold water on that speculation by insisting nothing is confirmed at present.
He told talkSPORT: “Look, every day I’m being told – it’s like, ‘It’s in the post.’
“It’s not arrived and that’s where we are. I’ll believe it when I see it.
“We’re being told it’ll be here.
“I know Tyson’s had enough of hanging around. He wants to fight in June or July and that’s what will happen if this thing doesn’t get resolved very quickly.
“We all want the fight. We’re all working, moving heaven and Earth to get it over the line, but at the moment the offer hasn’t come through.
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“Maybe the two guys have gotta look – if the offer doesn’t come through – to look at how we make this fight viable.
“Everyone’s expectation levels maybe have to reassess.”
When quizzed over the alleged mega-money Saudi deal, Warren said: “Until I see it, it’s not there.
“Until something’s signed, confirmed, whatever the number’s gonna be, it’s not there.
“We can talk all day long, it’s not there.
“It’s not gonna take place in June or July, that’s not happening and the only way we can only be realistic about this, saying it’s happening, is if we actually get a binding agreement.
“That’s what we want, a binding agreement.”
Tyson Fury is the WBC heavyweight champion of the worldCredit: Reuters

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