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JAKE PAUL has been snapped partying on a luxury yacht in Miami – without a face mask.
The YouTuber was spotted off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida on Sunday taking part in what looked like a fun-filled affair.

Jake Paul was seen partying on a yacht in MiamiCredit: BackGrid

The YouTuber mingled with revellers but wasn’t wearing a maskCredit: BackGrid

None of the revellers on the boat wore masksCredit: BackGrid

The boat, which is named Belladonna, was packed with passengers on both decks.
And not a single person on the yacht, including Paul, were seen wearing a mask.
Bikini-clad women could be seen frolicking in the water while other guests chatted closely while holding drinks.
Paul himself showed off his bulked tattooed body as he wore just a pair of blue swimming trunks.

Paul’s decision not to wear a mask as he got up close and personal with so many people should perhaps not come as a huge surprise given the fact he recently called the coronavirus pandemic a ‘hoax.’
He told Daily Beast: “This is the most detrimental thing to our society. COVID cases are at less than 1 per cent, and I think the disease is a hoax.
“It’s time for us to open up. Obviously, it’s a controversial subject, but it’s time for our nation to open up and go back to normal.
“There are people losing jobs, there are small businesses who are going bankrupt, there are millions of people who are unemployed right now, people are turning to alcohol and drugs to cope with everything that’s going on.”

Jake Paul partied on a boat just off the coast of Miami BeachCredit: BackGrid

Jake Paul has previously called Covid-19 a hoaxCredit: BackGrid

Jake Paul and the revellers appeared to have a good timeCredit: BackGrid
The former Disney star later denied ever claiming Covid-19 is a hoax, a denial which was proven to be a lie after the journalist who conducted the interview released the audio recording of their conversation.
Paul’s partying on the luxury yacht came shortly after he brutally trolled UFC superstar Conor McGregor on social media.
McGregor, 32, suffered a devastating second-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi over the weekend.
Prior to the fight, Paul had been campaigning for a multi-million-pound boxing match with the Irishman, calling him out on social media and claiming to have sent him a £37million ($50million) offer.

Jake Paul mocked Conor McGregor in the immediate aftermath of his UFC 257 defeat to Dustin Poirier

But he rescinded that offer immediately after seeing The Notorious fall at the hands of his old featherweight rival.
He said: “Conor, ay, ay, Conor – I got $10,000 for you cash, cash baby. You had $50million!”
Paul had previously slammed McGregor’s decision to rematch The Diamond, telling Mike Tyson: “I called out Conor McGregor while the whole entire world was watching.
“He’s fighting a guy, Dustin Poirier, who’s 5’9, 155-pounds, who he TKO’d already in one round. He’s fighting him again, why?”

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MIKE TYSON has revealed his ‘insecurities’ led to him ‘crossing the line’ and entering a ‘really dark’ place for his pre-fight press conferences.
Iron Mike earned the nickname of the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ – with that reputation also being down to his behaviour before fights as well as in them.

Mike Tyson has revealed all about his pre-fight ‘insecurities’Credit: AFP

The boxing legend admits his mindset was ‘really dark’ and he ‘crossed the line’ before a fightCredit: EPA

And the 54-year-old, who returned to the ring in November with a draw in an exhibition clash with Roy Jones Jr last year, insisted everything is real until after the final bell.
Speaking on his ‘HotBoxin with Mike Tyson’ podcast, the American said: “I was always crossing the line.
“I remember one time Larry Holmes put his hand out and I didn’t shake his hand.
“I was that kind of guy, I was really dark, because I was insecure.”

The incident with Holmes was not the only time Tyson would go into the zone pre-fight.
He and Lennox Lewis were kept apart to avoid any physical altercation in 2002.
But the former heavyweight champion ignored that and confronted the Brit before a brawl ensued, and later he also got into an altercation with a reporter.
Reflecting on his actions, Tyson said: “I’m a heavy dude sometimes.”

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After a number of controversies away from the ring, the veteran is back in unbelievable shape.
Tyson has opened up in the past on his drinking and drug habits while he fought as one of the most popular boxers on the planet.
And his prime athletic years were lost to addiction and a three-year prison term, started in 1992, for a rape he still fiercely denies.
He even took cocaine and cannabis moments before walking out to fight Lou Savarese in 2000, which he won in just 38 seconds.
His substance abuse then carried on after retiring from the sport in 2005.
But, Tyson revealed to Schaub he stopped drinking and taking cocaine prior to the success of his Hotboxin podcast, launched in early 2019.
The former two-time champion still smokes marijuana and has his own cannabis empire with businessman Rob Hickman.
Tyson revealed before his comeback fight that his wife inspired him to start training again in order to lose weight.
And after putting in the work, it inspired him to lace up the gloves again having previously been approached for a return.

Iron Mike and Lennox Lewis got into a brawl at their press conference ahead of their 2002 clashCredit: AP:Associated Press

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER vs Conor McGregor II is on course for Saudi Arabia – on a mega-money cruise ship.
SunSport revealed last week that the 43-year-old Money Man and the Irish MMA icon were in talks about a possible rematch.

Conor McGregor might get that rematch against Floyd Mayweather after allCredit: Getty Images – Getty

McGregor, 32, had plenty of irons in the fire before the weekend but his shock second-round KO loss to Dustin Poirier on Saturday’s UFC show in Abu Dhabi wrecked his plans for a boxing bout with Manny Pacquiao.
And Mayweather wasted no time before steaming in and insulting The Notorious, in the perfect way to kick-off the hype around their potential second blockbuster.
Before the ice pack on McGregor’s battered right leg had even melted, the 50-0 boxing legend called him ‘Conman Artist McLoser’ and panned his bid to face eight-weight icon Pacquiao, who Mayweather beat in 2015.
Money Man said: “Just know, that bum will never be me or be on my level.

“I’m just built different, my mindset is on another planet, my skills are second to none, I’m a natural born winner and yes I talk a lot of trash, but every time I back it up.
“Connor cannot even win in his own sport, but talking about coming back to boxing to fight Pacquiao.

McGregor was batetred by Dustin Poirier – but might still get a mega-money rematch against MayweatherCredit: Getty Images – Getty

McGregor is a big fan of the high life on the seasCredit: Instagram @thenotoriousmma

“Nobody wants to see that, it’s like my leftovers eating leftovers.”

The first MayMac fight in 2017 almost sold out the 16,000 seater T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, raking in around £50million in VIP ticket sales.
But with the pandemic flooring the idea of packed arenas or stadiums, the idea of a luxury liner with only a few super-rich fans buying mega-money tickets has been floated.
McGregor sailed into Yas Island for the weekend’s bout on a 300ft yacht and a huge secluded bubble would minimise Covid-19 risks, while adding a James-Bond level of intrigue.
Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn revealed last year that he had been pitched the idea of a boat hosting AJ’s December win over Kubrat Pulev, that eventually happened at Wembley Arena.
So there is definitely a floating boxing ring somewhere that is being offered to the world’s biggest matchmakers.
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McGregor is considering his next move after a shattering UFC lossCredit: USA TODAY Sports
Undefeated icon Mayweather stopped McGregor on his professional boxing debut bout in August 2017, 16 months after SunSport broke the story of the cross-sport showdown.
Mayweather went 50-0 with the tenth-round Las Vegas stoppage of the Dubliner, making around £250million once all the pay-per-views sales were totted up.
And the five-weight champ boosted that windfall at the bookies by carrying the novice in the early rounds backing himself to get the win late.
McGregor, the former apprentice plumber who went from claiming €188 dole cheques to making the UFC a $4bn empire, cleared around £100m from the clash.
Despite repeatedly breaking box-office and PPV records across dozens of fights, rumours of cash trouble follows strip-club boss Mayweather around.

And the chance to make another outrageous paycheck by meeting McGregor inside a roped ring under Queensberry rules will be easy money for the pound-for-pound genius.
McGregor’s MMA reputation has taken a shellacking with two losses from his last three fights, Khabib Nurmagomedov brutally submitting him and Dustin Poirier beating him at his own striking game most recently.
But the two master salesmen could still put aside their advancing years and dented reputations to make obscene money during a crippling recession.
The original was a PPV smash with 4.4m buys in the US and around 875,000 in the UK despite the twilight start time.
And with so few entertainment options to rival a possible event, it could end up being another bumper earner.
McGregor insists he will win a bonafide boxing world title before his career comes to a close.
And, although Mayweather currently holds no title and the sanctioning bodies do not allow title challenges instantly after a loss, the money on offer could be enough to bend any of the fight game’s flimsy rules and regulations.

Mayweather went over to Japan in 2019 to batter a kickboxerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Veteran superstar Mayweather remains a ruthless gun for hire and he travelled to Japan in December 2018 to batter a top kick boxer to tears on New Years Eve.
Unlike in his drawn-out professional fight with McGregor, Pretty Boy Floyd used the exhibition bout to embarrass Tenshin Nasukawa with three knockdowns inside the opening round, with his corner throwing the towel before he had hurled a single punch.
The bizarre spectacle was the latest in Mayweather’s long-list of get-richer-quicker schemes with his life-timing earnings piling up over one billion dollars.
But, despite his outrageous social media boast posts and piles of cash, rivals like McGregor and rapper 50 Cent claim the bet-loving party boy keeps starring in bizarre bouts to stave off bookies and the taxman.
In December it was confirmed that the same man who has beaten Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Arturo Gatti, Canelo Alvarez and Jose Luis Castillo, would fight 25-year-old YouTube prankster Logan Paul in February this year.
Paul lost his first and only fight in November 2019 when fellow internet celebrity KSI outpointed him in a clumsy Los Angeles event.
But mastermind Mayweather has spotted the 22m subscribers and 6bn views Paul has so far generated and booked himself in for a tasteless earner of a bout.

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LOGAN PAUL gave his sparring partner Angel Lozano a black eye during sparring ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather.
And the YouTuber’s training buddy reckons Logan is a better boxer than his brother Jake.

Logan Paul gave Angel Lozano (middle) a black eye in sparringCredit: Instagram @kidd_282

And his training partner says the YouTuber is a better boxer than his brother JakeCredit: Instagram @kidd_282

Paul, 25, was due to step into the boxing ring with 50-0 legend ‘Money’ Mayweather on February 20.
But fight night looks set to be delayed as the pay-per-view exhibition event needed rescheduling.
However, the opinion splitting American has continued his training and Lozano reckons he might surprise a few people.
Lozano, speaking to MyBettingSites.co.uk, said: “Logan has got some power for sure, he left me a little black eye the first time we sparred, he left me a little shiner.

“He caught me and I was pretty surprised. I’ve only ever had one other fighter leave me a black eye and he was world champion Gilberto Ramirez.
“He got some pop for sure and he can take a punch too, he’s become more composed after taking a shot.”
Dana White reckons Mayweather is going batter the inexperienced ‘fighter’.
But Lozano says Paul will take the fight to the 43-year-old – who is training like ‘he will fight a top welterweight’.

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He added: “He’s working on going in there and really making Floyd uncomfortable, going in there and making it a bit of rough, bump him up a bit.
“Don’t give him no room to breathe basically. You start making Mayweather comfortable and he’s going to start having fun in there.”
Paul, lost his only pro bout to rival KSI in November 2019 and even his six-inch height advantage is not expected to help.
Elsewhere, Logan’s brother Jake has recently tried to bait Conor McGregor into a money-spinning boxing match.
But Lozano does not fancy his chances against the Notorious and said Logan is the better boxer.
He said: “Jake has got some skills, but he’s more of a brawler while Logan is more of a boxer. I’ve sparred both and Logan is a better boxer.
“Jake is confident and he just needs to keep working on his skills.
“He’s not ready for Conor yet, but if he trains for his style he could be ready for McGregor.”
Full interview can be found at: https://mybettingsites.co.uk/boxing-ufc-betting-offers/logan-paul-sparring-partner-angel-lozano-interview/.

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