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      Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight set for June and talks progressing as Hearn reveals ‘there isn’t a lot to be sorted’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’s blockbuster heavyweight title unification fight with Tyson Fury is set to take place in June, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.
      The long-awaited Battle of Britain is in the process of being finalised, with both fighters’ respective teams confident an agreement will soon be reached.

      Eddie Hearn (L) reckons) Anthony Joshua will lock horns with Tyson Fury in JuneCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING

      Tyson Fury celebrates dethroning Deontay Wilder last FebruaryCredit: AFP

      A summer showdown is being targeted by both teams, with Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn revealing the biggest fight in the history of British boxing could take place in just over four months’ time.
      Hearn told iFL TV: “I hope that we can finalise contracts in the next two weeks.
      “And then the plan from there is to go out and start discussing with the various sites that have approached to stage this fight.
      “What we wanna do is make sure we’ve got a deal papered to move forwards and start having these conversations, and then lock in the venue and the date.

      “There isn’t a lot to be sorted. We’re in a good place. I believe we’ll have these contracts finalised in the next couple of weeks.
      “I believe this fight will take place in June.”
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      Joshua vs Fury will be announced in two stages, with the first announcement taking place after both parties have agreed terms.

      Hearn added: “We wanna make sure we have the deal in place.
      “And that will be the route map for this fight – to hopefully make an announcement in the next couple of weeks to say, ‘This fight is signed and done.’
      “Let’s make one thing clear, this is the biggest fight in the history of British boxing, this may be the biggest heavyweight fight of all time.
      “This is the undisputed heavyweight world championship.

      “Once we’ve done that, we’ll say, ‘The fight is on, start getting very, very excited and now we’ll be going out and finalising the venue.’
      “Because what we don’t wanna do is [not answer] all these questions that keep coming.
      “I wanna give you the news, I wanna tell you that this fight’s on and now we’re gonna be giving you a date.
      “It’ll be, ‘It’s planned for June and we’ll be giving you the site and the [specific] date in the very near future.’

      “That’s the news I hope to be able to give you in the next couple of weeks.”
      Joshua, 31, is relishing the opportunity to finally settle the long-running debate over who the best heavyweight on the planet is.
      He said: “Some people may not understand it, I’ve realised in this life that 99% of the population are civilised people.
      “The job I’ve chosen is for the uncivilised. This is a sport of combat and war.
      “We’re not civilised people, we’re warriors – and I love it.”

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      Tyson Fury’s wife Paris pregnant with sixth child as boxer reveals he refuses to splash cash to keep kids grounded

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      TYSON FURY revealed his wife Paris is pregnant with a sixth child as he opened up on how he keeps his kids grounded.
      Fury has three sons, eldest Prince John James, Prince Tyson Fury II and Prince Adonis Amaziah, who was born in 2019.

      Tyson Fury and his wife Paris are expecting a sixth child Credit: Free for editorial use

      Tyson Fury with his wife Paris and their kids (l-r) Prince Tyson Fury II, Valencia, Venezuela, Prince Adonis Amaziah and Prince John JamesCredit: Refer to Caption

      And the WBC champion has two daughters, Valencia and Venezuela – but Fury announced he is expecting a sixth with long-time partner Paris.
      He told Gareth A Davies: “Paris is pregnant again and the Lord has blessed us definitely with another child and I’m very thankful.
      “Got a beautiful wife, beautiful kids, they’re all healthy. That’s the most important thing, you know, your health and your family.
      “Nothing else really matters. Your job, your money, your wealth, your career, none of that really matters because you can get another job, you can start snooker or you can go make more money.

      “It doesn’t really matter but the one thing you can’t get back is your family. You can’t get back time lost and that’s the crazy thing about it all.”
      Fury – the highest-paid fighter of 2020 with £46million earned – goes on to admit that he does not care for fame or fortune.
      But he struggles to keep a low profile due to his 6ft 9in frame and distinctive voice.
      Fury – currently in talks to fight Anthony Joshua – lives in Morecambe with his family and enjoys living the local lifestyle, even helping the council clean up litter.

      Highest-earning fighters of 2020

      Part of his everyman attitude is refraining from spoiling his kids, with the unbeaten heavyweight keen to give them a true understanding of money.
      The Gypsy King wants his children to grow up working for their fortune and has made sure to normalise their lives as much as possible.
      Fury, 32, said: “For me it’s very important to stay close to my grassroots as I’ve got a lot of kids coming up, I’ve got five kids, very important for them to know the value of money.
      “It’s very important for them to know how to earn money.
      “So, if they see me splashing out all the time and living a move stars’ lifestyle they grow up thinking that’s the only way they can live.
      “To earn from a normal job, £200-300-a-week, however much they’re going to get, they might think that’s no good if they’ve been spoiled rotten by multimillionaire parents.
      “So I don’t do that. My kids don’t go to private school, I don’t have any private education, they just go to normal school, everyone does normal stuff.”

      Tyson Fury and Paris are long-time partnersCredit: Instagram @parisfury1

      Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris Credit: Tyson Fury Instagram

      Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris and their five kids Credit: Instagram

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      Tyson Fury warns Anthony Joshua fighting him is like ‘wrestling a T-Rex’ and claims he is ‘indestructible’

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      TYSON FURY has warned heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua he will be like coming up against ‘T-Rex.’
      The so-called Battle of Britain is set to go ahead in June after Eddie Hearn sent a contract worth £200million to Fury’s team.

      Tyson Fury says he’ll be like fighting a T-Rex inside the ringCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      It will be one of the biggest fights in British history with both fighters aiming to become undisputed champ.
      And while there are a few loose ends to tie up before an official announcement can be made, the mind games have well and truly begun.
      During an interview with journalist Gareth A Davies, when the topic of his fight with Joshua arose, Fury responded: “I’ve got a bigger heart, tougher, mentally and physically stronger.
      “I punch harder, everything’s in my favour.

      “When I take it to them, they can’t deal with it. It’s like wrestling a T-Rex. They can’t win. I’m indestructible.
      “I can’t be beaten, if I’m injury-free and active there is no losing.”
      Fury also hinted he was going to attack AJ from the off just like he did in his victory over Deontay Wilder.
      The Gypsy King added: “Just like I did with Wilder.

      Fury is stepping up the mind games to take on Anthony JoshuaCredit: PA:Press Association

      “They said he said he was going to box and move, what did I do?
      “Straight at him, bombs all the way through until he got stopped.”
      If Fury lands all the heavyweight title belts he has big plans for 2022… drinking a pint in 365 different pubs.
      He said: “In 2022, my goal is to have one pint a day for 365 days in the year, but it has to be in a different pub each day.
      “I’m going to take a picture with the pint and pub in the background every day and at the end of the year, I’m going to put 365 of them onto a massive collage.”

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      How Tyson Fury angered Deontay Wilder in tense confrontation five years before world title fight

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      TYSON FURY goaded Deontay Wilder FIVE years before the pair eventually met in the ring.
      And the Bronze Bomber was seriously rattled by the Gypsy King, according to his friend and David Haye’s former sparring partner Richard Towers.

      Tyson Fury angered Deontay Wilder FIVE years before they eventually met in the ringCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Former cruiserweight champ Johnny Nelson vividly remembers the incidentCredit: Rex Features

      Wilder and Fury both attended a boxing event in Rotherham in 2013 – not long after the American had destroyed Audley Harrison in Sheffield.
      And the pair came head-to-head in a frosty exchange five years before their first fight in December 2018.
      The incident led to one of the biggest heavyweight rivalries of the modern era.
      And Towers – who forged a friendship with Wilder during the early years of his career – recently recalled the meeting.

      Fury’s cousin Hughie, Chris Eubank Jr and Kid Galahad were on the card at the Magna Centre but Wilder’s presence gained the most attention.
      Towers said: “Deontay was staying at my house, we got invited to the show.
      “Deontay was doing an interview with cameras, Tyson Fury walked past and went, ‘One day, one day!’
      “Deontay said: ‘Any time man, any time.’

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      “You could see Tyson was smiling. Deontay takes things seriously.
      “Deontay said: ‘Yo Richard man, this guy wants to watch himself’.
      “I was like, ‘Forget all that, it’s just to build the process’.”
      Wilder had Fury on the canvas in their first bout before the Gypsy King somehow got up only for the fight to be called a draw.
      And after months of trash talk, the pair finally met again last February and Fury made no mistake – winning via a seventh round TKO.
      But former cruiserweight champion and Sky pundit Johnny Nelson, 54, vividly remembers the night it all began in Rotherham.
      He told Sky Sports: “I can remember it distinctly because my ex-wife was flirting with Deontay at the time.
      “Those two got in the ring. It was cordial. They were basically saying, ‘We’ll fight each other, our time will come’. A bit of back and forth between them.
      “It wasn’t nasty, but it was the beginning of something. There was a bit of tension there.
      “I thought, yeah cool, I can see this happening.
      “They knew they would share the ring. They actually said, ‘We’ll fight one day’, the crowd loved it.”

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      50 Cent wants Floyd Mayweather fight to finally settle feud after infamous fallout despite two stone weight difference

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      50 CENT has called out Floyd Mayweather for a celebrity boxing match to finally settle their feud.
      The pair were pals for years but their relationship turned sour in 2012.

      50 Cent named Floyd Mayweather as the celebrity he would most like to fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      And after several taunts at the boxing legend, rapper 50 Cent has now issued a challenge inside the ring.
      When asked which celeb he would want to take on in an interview with V-103’s The Morning Culture, he said: “I’d fight Floyd (Mayweather).”
      But 50 fears he would not be able to slim down to the 10st 7lbs Mayweather usually fights at.
      He added: “I don’t think I could make weight though. 

      “Or he’d just have to let me not get down to 150lbs. I tried I looked like a homeless person. I could make it down to probably, like 180lbs (12st 8lbs).”
      Mayweather, 43, claims his ‘beef’ with 50 Cent, 45, started when he would not ‘give him half of his company’.
      The American, who is coming out of retirement to fight YouTuber Logan Paul, said: “You can’t hang out with me every day for years then all of a sudden if I don’t give you half of my company you’re like ‘you’re dumb, you’re stupid, you can’t do this and you can’t do that’.
      “But if I can’t do all these things, why are you hanging around with me? That’s all I’m trying to add.

      50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather were pals for years until their relationship broke down in 2012Credit: Getty – Contributor

      Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement in 2017 to fight Conor McGregorCredit: Getty – Contributor
      “If I’m such a person that doesn’t know certain things, and I’m not that sharp, why you want to be around with me every day.”
      In February 2020, 50 Cent claimed Mayweather needed to return to boxing as he had ‘run out of money’.
      Mayweather officially walked away from the ring in 2017 after beating UFC star Conor McGregor in a lucrative crossover bout.
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      50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson – told Hot 97: “I think he got to right now because the money’s gone.
      “It’s fight, get the money, spend the money, fight.
      “With the lifestyle that money’s gone. Trust me. Now it’s like if you call him he’ll be at your local nightclub because he needs that action right now.”
      50 Cent used to box before his rap career took off.
      The In Da Club singer said: “I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too… I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they’re the champ.”

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      Watch Tyson Fury train for Anthony Joshua fight as coach SugarHill Steward gives him tips to cancel out AJ’s attack

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      TYSON FURY released footage of a gruelling workout ahead of his mega-fight with Anthony Joshua.
      The Gypsy King was seen pounding a heavy ball as his trainer SugarHill Steward fed him tips on how to neutralise AJ’s brutal attack.

      Tyson Fury has uploaded footage of an intense training session ahead of his AJ fight

      The Gypsy King was given tips by trainer SugarHill Steward midway through

      Boxing fans around the world have been clamouring for the fight for much of the last 12 months, particularly since Fury’s demolition of Deontay Wilder last February.
      It is one step closer after AJ’s Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn sent a draft of the £200million contract to Fury’s people.
      And both fighters are stepping up their training regimes ahead of the summer clash.
      Fury posted footage online of him laying combinations on the heavy ball before Steward steps in to make some tweaks to his techniques.

      He says: “Sometimes bump again and step to it just so it doesn’t come back to you.
      “Then BANG, BANG, BANG. Inside punches.
      “You’ve backed him up and now it’s time to punch instead of waiting for him to come back.”
      Fury captioned the post: “Smashing this January 2021. #GypsyKing.”

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      The post received more than 3,300 likes.
      Fury’s update came after AJ shared footage of his own preparation sessions.
      The 31-year-old was practicing his upper cuts and left-hooks and posted the videos online.
      AJ is considered by some as the match-up’s underdog – with Mike Tyson claiming that his ‘telegraphed’ punches are a ‘recipe for disaster’ against the Gypsy King.

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      Anthony Joshua practises new left hook he aims to K.O Tyson Fury with ‘instead of uppercut’ as contract talks rumble on

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has taken to Instagram to show off his new left hook power shot.
      The 31-year-old is preparing to take part in one of the biggest bouts in British boxing history when he fights Tyson Fury later this year.

      Joshua is hard at work in the gymCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua

      AJ showed off his brutal punching power on social mediaCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua

      AJ is considered by some as the match-up’s underdog – with Mike Tyson claiming that his ‘telegraphed’ punches are a ‘recipe for disaster’ against the Gypsy King.
      Joshua is having none of it, however, and took to social media to show off his explosive power.
      He captioned a video of himself throwing vicious left hooks at a pad: “If it ain’t the upper cut it’ll be the left hook…”
      While Joshua is hard at work in the gym, his promoter Eddie Hearn is putting in a similar amount of effort in getting the fight contract sorted.

      The 41-year-old Matchroom supremo is locked in talks with Frank Warren and Bob Arum over getting details ironed out.
      And according to Hearn, things are progressing well.
      He told the Mail: “The first draft of the contract has now gone out to Bob Arum, which is obviously a good thing.
      “The contract reflects the positive nature of the discussions we have had so far around this fight.

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      “We now await their comments before we all move on to agreeing a location. We hope to have something signed within the next two weeks.”
      Arum himself opened up to talkSPORT earlier this week on the talks.
      He said: “I talked to Eddie yesterday.
      “Eddie, with the Joshua people, will have the first draft of the contract to us on Tuesday.
      “And then I will circulate it to Frank [Warren], to Tyson and to the various lawyers.
      “We’ll then get back to Eddie with our comments and I really believe that this is pretty much a no-brainer because everybody are professionals and want this to happen.
      “So I think shortly we’ll be able to tie this up and then jointly select the site.”
      Hopes had been raised that the ‘Battle of Britain’ clash would be able to take place on home soil.

      But with the restrictions and uncertainty, we’re looking for a site someplace else – be it the Middle East or Asia
      Bob Arum

      But given the current uncertainty in the UK, the highly-anticipated bout is more likely to take place in the Middle East or Asia.
      Arum continued: “The appropriate place would’ve been the United Kingdom.
      “But with the restrictions and uncertainty, we’re looking for a site someplace else – be it the Middle East or Asia.
      “And I’m sure that once we get this document signed, we’ll jointly be able to select the site and get it announced.”

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      Manny Pacquiao STRIPPED of his WBA world title amid Ryan Garcia fight talks with Yordenis Ugas elevated to champion

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      MANNY PACQUIAO has been STRIPPED of his WBA welterweight world title with Yordenis Ugas elevated to champion.
      The governing body announced the news online, and confirmed PacMan is the ‘champion in recess’.

      Manny Pacquiao has been stripped of his WBA welterweight world titleCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Yordenis Ugas has been elevated to WBA champion Credit: Sean Michael Ham

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      It means the Filipino icon, 42, would likely be given the chance to immediately challenge for his old belt once he makes his return.
      Cuban Ugas, 34, now stands to benefit, after he was upgraded from the WBA’s secondary ‘Regular’ champion.
      The WBA announced per their ruling, when a champion is unable to defend the belt for medical, legal or other reasons beyond his control, he may be named champion in recess.

      Pacquiao has not fought since he won the title against Keith Thurman in July 2019.
      But due to the coronavirus pandemic, he has not been able to make a comeback – falling into the ‘other reasons beyond his control’ section.
      Pacquiao was in talks to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor this year, with the pair both represented by Paradigm Sports management.
      But after McGregor suffered a shock knockout loss to Dustin Poirier on his UFC return, the lucrative boxing match was shelved.

      Instead, Pacquiao moved on to lightweight sensation Ryan Garcia, 22, who is a stone lighter and 20 years younger.

      Ryan Garcia pictured with Manny Pacquiao Credit: Instagram @mannypacquiao

      They are still in negotiations, as it emerged the super-fight could be competed as an exhibition.
      But Garcia was quick to insist it will be a REAL fight, and nothing will stop him from trying to KO Pacquiao, who he considers a hero of his.
      He told ESPN: “The fight is going to be a fight.
      “Whether they named it an exhibition or a real certified match, I’m throwing punches like I’m trying to knock Manny Pacquiao out.
      “If you get two people in the ring with 8- or 10-ounce gloves with no headgear, you tell me if that would be an exhibition or a real fight, knowing that we’re both real fighters.
      “I’m not going in there to throw pillow punches. I’m throwing the punches I throw and I’m sure Manny will throw the punches he throws.
      “You guys can call it whatever you want.”

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