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      Ricky Hatton hopes Ryan Garcia has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ with Luke Campbell in Texas showdown

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      RICKY HATTON hopes title-starved Luke Campbell is a bite too much for Ryan Garcia this weekend.
      Hull’s Olympic 2012 hero aims to secure his third lightweight world championship shot with a win over the Mexican-American golden boy in Dallas on Saturday night.

      Ricky Hatton hopes Luke Campbell is too much for Ryan GarciaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      Campbell, 33, believes his 22-year-old rival is all Instagram hypeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Campbell, 33, believes his 22-year-old rival is all Instagram hype thanks to his 7.7million followers.
      And British boxing legend Hatton – who embraced his yo-yoing weight with a famous fat suit and ‘Ricky Fatton’ nickname – wonders if Garcia has the appetite for battle or is being fed to a hungry lion too soon.
      Hatton said: “Campbell has been in there and done the world title rounds with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jorge Linares and he is a tall southpaw.
      “Ryan Garcia has so much hand speed and he is one of the biggest prospects in world boxing.

      Ryan Garcia has so much hand speed and he is one of the biggest prospects in world boxing. But I don’t know if he has bitten off more than he can chew with Luke Campbell
      Ricky Hatton

      “But I don’t know if he has bitten off more than he can chew with Luke Campbell.
      “All the potential is there with Garcia but I don’t know if he has been tested yet and Luke Campbell could be a bridge too far.”
      If 20-0 Garcia can fight genuine challengers as well as he poses for photos and pranks with YouTubers, Hatton reckons we have a new superstar on our hands.
      But, like undefeated ring icon and social media show-off Floyd Mayweather, he will need to back-up every word he says or photo he posts.

      “Garcia could well be all Instagram hype,” Hatton said.

      “He is a pretty boy and his hands are very fast and he is always on social media.
      “But then so is someone like Floyd Mayweather and he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, because he backed it up.
      “Garcia might be able to back it up too and then he could be the real deal.”
      Watch Garcia vs Campbell on Saturday night from 8pm on DAZN.

      Hatton admitted he wonders if Garcia has the appetite for battleCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Garcia vs Campbell ring-walk time CONFIRMED: What exact time will huge lightweight clash get underway on Saturday night?

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      RYAN GARCIA faces his first big step-up test in Luke Campbell this weekend in the U.S.
      Both fighters are looking for a big win to help thrust themselves into world title contention ahead of what should be a promising 2021 for the victor.

      Ryan Garcia is undefeated as a professional fighter Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      Campbell, 33, is the slight underdog against 22-year-old Garcia, who has yet to prove himself as a real threat to the division’s big players.
      What channel is Garcia vs Campell on and can it be live streamed?
      Garcia’s big clash with Campbell will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      The streaming service is available for just £1.99 a month and can be downloaded onto your mobile or tablet device.
      You can also stream from the DAZN app on a Smart TV.
      What time are the Garcia vs Campbell ring-walks?
      In a pleasing announcement for British boxing fans, Garcia vs Campbell will take place earlier than usual in the UK.
      DAZN announced earlier this week that Garcia vs Campbell would get underway from around 11pm UK time on Saturday, January 2 2021.
      The main card should begin at around 8pm.
      The fight will take place at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas.

      Luke Campbell won an Olympic gold medal in 20212Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      Garcia vs Campbell FULL CARD
      Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell (interim WBC world light title)
      Rene Alvarado vs Roger Gutierrez (WBA (Regular) world super-featherweight title)
      Felix Alvarado vs DeeJay Krie (IBF world light-flyweight title)
      Franchon Crews Dezurn vs Ashleigh Curry (super-middleweight)
      Sean Garcia vs Rene Marquez (lightweight)

      What have they said?
      “I feel bad for Luke,” Garcia has said.
      “He’s just the first one of my opponents that’s going to get it bad. I’m younger, stronger, and coming into myself.
      “I already felt I was coming into myself for the Fonseca fight. I was on a roll and ready to takeover. God said how it was supposed to be.

      “I cannot wait to punish Luke Campbell. I want to break his eye. I want to break his bones. I want to break everything off of him.” More

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      Fabio Wardley has the fight fraternity sitting up and taking notice – he’s got the tools to set British boxing alight

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      FABIO WARDLEY was working in an Ipswich office as a recruitment consultant, enjoying helping people find gainful employment.
      But at 22, he decided a desk job wasn’t for him and that he was in need of a career change.

      Fabio Wardley, 26, has caught the eye on many boxing fansCredit: Getty

      Fabio Wardley sparked Richard Lartey in his last outingCredit: Matchroom

      The new path Wardley, now 26, took was not only totally illogical, but it appeared a recipe for disaster.
      On the flimsy evidence of four white-collar contests Fabio made up his mind to be a professional boxer — and one day become the heavyweight champion of the world.
      At 6ft 5in and a super-fit 16 stone plus, he certainly looks the part.
      But with no amateur experience at all, the idea he would make a fearsome impression as soon as he started punching for pay was laughable.

      Yet from the moment he began three years ago Wardley had the fight fraternity sitting up and taking notice.
      He has won all his ten fights. His debut was a points win but the other nine were knockout victories — several of them spectacular.
      That’s a remarkable feat for a total novice.
      Wardley’s last two fights, featured on Sky, were particularly praiseworthy against battle-hardened campaigners.

      Fabio finished off Simon Vallily, the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, with a venomous left hook to take the English title.
      Even more impressive was seeing him unload a picture-perfect right cross against Richard Lartey’s chin, laying him out cold in the second round at Wembley, six weeks ago.
      The African received oxygen in the ring for several minutes before he recovered from that blow.
      Wardley demolished Lartey 6mins, 28secs faster than Daniel Dubois had 19 months before.

      Fabio Wardley has sparred with undisputed heavyweight champion Anthony JoshuaCredit: INSTAGRAM@FABIOWARDLEY
      And I believe that Wardley has the tools and ambition to set the British boxing scene alight in the next 12 months — Covid-19 permitting.
      He is clearly intelligent enough. Not many fighters have thrown words like empathetic at me to make a point.
      Managed by Dillian Whyte, he has also had the good sense to educate himself in the arts and crafts of the Noble Art.
      He has sparred with all the top men, including Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Derek Chisora and Whyte.

      But he has also found out early that he is now in the hurt business.
      Training with Croatian Filip Hrgovic, he received a fractured eye socket — the same injury that Dubois suffered against Joe Joyce which forced him to take the knee.
      Wardley refuses to criticise Dubois for what he did and said: “I know the pain and fear in your head when it happens.”
      Everyone in Ipswich’s farming community knows a Suffolk Punch is a powerful draught horse once used to plough fields.
      Suffolk Punch may take on a completely different connotation in the years ahead, thanks to Wardley’s two fists.

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      Vasyl Lomachenko wants Gervonta Davis fight next if Teofimo Lopez rematch can’t be agreed after controversial first bout

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      VASYL LOMACHENKO has set his sights on a showdown with Gervonta Davis – but he’ll only face the American if he can’t land a rematch with Teofimo Lopez.
      The Ukrainian came up short against Lopez in their blockbuster lightweight title unification fight in October, suffering a unanimous decision defeat.

      Vasyl Lomachenko came up short in his lightweight title unification fight with Teofimo LopezCredit: Getty

      Vasyl Lomachenko has set his sights on a showdown with Gervonta Davis (R)Credit: AP

      Lomachenko is desperate to have a second crack at Lopez, although the newly-crowned champ has set his sights on moving up to 140lbs.
      And should a rematch with ‘The Takeover’ fail to come to fruition, Loma will seemingly turn his sights to a showdown against the undefeated Davis.
      When asked by Snow Queen La to name who he thinks is the toughest lightweight other than himself, Lomachenko said: “Personally, I prefer Davis.
      “I like him more. He is more aggressive. So personally, I prefer Gervonta Davis. Plus he’s a southpaw. I like fighting southpaws.

      “If we are talking about who I would want to fight next, if I had the opportunity, I’d fight him! OK, let’s go and make it happen. Why not?”
      As eager as Lomachenko is to share the ring with ‘Tank’, he doesn’t foresee the fight coming to fruition any time soon.
      He added: “I doubt they would make it happen right away. As in right away for my next fight. I just don’t know.”
      Lomachenko is on Davis’ radar, but Floyd Mayweather’s protege recently admitted there are other fights also on his mind.

      During an appearance on the Last Stand podcast in September, Davis said: “Lomachenko?
      “If we get past our guys that we got ahead of us, then we can make it rock. I think it’s probably time. Definitely not this year.
      “If not next year, then 2022. I believe at the beginning of 2022 we can make it happen.”
      That timing could very well suit Lomachenko, who is dead set on exacting revenge on Lopez.

      In a video on the official Lomus YouTube channel, he said: “I want this revenge. I think it will figure everything out.
      “Either it will be the end of my career, or I’ll take all the belts. I think there should be a revenge.
      “The question is if he agrees to the revenge, I think he won’t.
      “They are afraid because they know I had an injury and I won’t be same without injury on the revenge.”

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      Jake Paul ‘would be put to sleep’ by UFC star Amanda Nunes, blasts Dana White as he rages ‘nobody gives f*** about him’

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      UFC president Dana White has laid into Youtuber Jake Paul as he attempts to line up a money-spinning fight.
      Paul has fought in two exhibition boxing matches, beating fellow Youtuber AnEsonGib and basketball player Nate Robinson.

      Jake Paul has been vocal in attempting to lure a star into the ringCredit: Rex Features

      But when MMA superstar and two-time world champion Amanda Nunes offered her services to box Paul, he turned it down.
      Failing to put his money where his mouth is, Paul said: “Waste of time. No one knows who she is.”
      And White hit back at the 23-year-old claiming: “Amanda Nunes will knock that kid out.
      “To even think about that guy fighting, he’s like, ‘I’m never going to fight a woman’. You shouldn’t. You shouldn’t because she’ll put you in a coma. 

      “That guy is just some kid off the street.
      “One of the big problems with him right now, he’s lucky there’s a pandemic.
      “He’s talking smack about real people – real people that he could run into at a restaurant some night and things like that. This isn’t a real guy. This is just some kid on YouTube.”
      Paul is also desperately attempting to get inside a ring with Conor McGregor having launched a verbal attack at The Notorious.

      Amanda Nunes offered to right Jake Paul in a boxing match

      Dana White has laid into Youtuber’s Jake and Logan PaulCredit: The Mega Agency
      His brother, Logan, has managed to secure a lucrative exhibition scrap with Floyd Mayweather next year.
      But White is far from impressed with the duo trying to make their name on the scene and labelled them ‘a big gimmick.’
      Speaking to the ‘SHOUT!’ Buffalo podcast, he said: “The answer to that question is, who gives a f***?
      “Neither one of those guys can fight. It’s all a big gimmick.

      “If people are dumb enough to spend their money watching that s***, I don’t know what to tell you. 
      “Good luck to them. I (couldn’t) care less what that guy (does). I get it. He’s trying to make some money and is doing his thing.
      “There are people who want to spend money on that. I’m not that guy.”

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      Jake Paul blasts brother Logan for Floyd Mayweather fight and says YouTuber is ‘f*****d’ ahead of clash with Money

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      JAKE PAUL believes Youtuber and brother Logan is ‘f*****’ after agreeing to step inside the ring with Floyd Mayweather.
      Despite making his fame creating videos, he steps inside the ring against arguably the greatest welterweight of all-time in February.

      Jake Paul, left, has questioned his brother’s decision to fight MayweatherCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The special exhibition bout is expected to be the richest ever by smashing the pay-per-view record.
      Mayweather retired as the undisputed box office king in 2017, selling 29million PPVs during his iconic 50-0 career.
      But despite the money-making spin and potential for millions of dollars in the fighter’s banks, Jake isn’t a fan of the fight.
      He told TMZ: “My brother’s f*****.

      “It’s bad for the sport. I think it’s just for clout.”
      Jake, who has three professional fights to his own record: “I wish him the best of luck.
      “I just like – don’t get in there with a guy whos’ never even been knocked out. He’s been knocked down once and it was by accident.”

      Floyd Mayweather hasn’t fought since taking on McGregor in 2017Credit: AP:Associated Press

      Logan has fought just once before professionally, against British internet celebrity KSI in 2019 and lost in a split-decision after six rounds.

      Jake’s not the only one who believes Logan is set for a rude awakening inside the ring.
      When asked on his opinion, heavyweight legend Mike Tyson said: ““Floyd’s gonna beat his f***ing ass.”

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      Canelo Alvarez tips Anthony Joshua to beat Tyson Fury as Johnny Nelson predicts AJ stoppage with other pundits split

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      TYSON FURY’S future heavyweight showdown with British rival Anthony Joshua already has everybody talking.
      But boxing pundits remain split who will be crowned the undisputed champ when the two brutes step inside the ring.

      Canelo and Johnny Nelson are backing AJ to defeat FuryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Although the Battle of Britain is yet to be confirmed, talks are ongoing with a May or June mega-fight for the first of a double-header of scraps.
      AJ appears to have fully recovered from his Andy Ruiz Jr horror show by convincingly knocking out Kubrat Pulev earlier this month.
      Fury, 32, remains undefeated having won 30 from 31 fights including his last against Deontay Wilder in February.
      Their intriguing battle has left boxing’s biggest names struggling to pick a clear winner.

      Super middleweight king Canelo Alvarez simply picked Joshua when given the option – a prediction backed by former champ Johnny Nelson.
      He told Sky Sports boxing: “AJ wins by late stoppage.
      “AJ has that raw power which will make Fury think about boxing him more than beating him up.
      “As Joshua gets his second wind in the later rounds, that’s when he’ll land a shot on Fury and knock him out.”

      Mike Tyson believes Tyson Fury will get the job done

      But the legendary Mike Tyson is not in agreement and has backed his namesake to prevail.
      The Baddest Man on the Planet said: “He is the best heavyweight champion of the world since myself. He is the man, I don’t care what anybody says.”
      Former two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman added: “That boy Tyson Fury, you’re going to have to bring everything you’ve got to beat him.
      “I’m going to be honest with you – I just can’t see Joshua beating him.”

      Fellow Brit Tony Bellew believes AJ’s style will prove too much for Fury to combat.
      He said: “The top three heavyweights today, if you’re going on what they’re actually doing, you can’t really knock Tyson Fury for what he’s doing since he’s come back. I understand why people have him No1.
      “I have to put Fury No 1, but I still think AJ beats him. Styles make fights, and I think AJ’s style is all wrong for Fury.”

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      Barry Hearn plans to celebrate OBE with cricket special next summer

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      SPORTS KINGPIN Barry Hearn plans to pin the OBE to his cricket bat when he plays for Essex over-70s cricket side.
      The 72-year-old was left surprisingly gobsmacked when an email dropped saying he would be recognised in the New Year Honours List for services to sport throughout an illustrious career.

      Barry Hearn is being recognised for more than 40 years involved in sports promotionCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      It is long overdue when you consider his 45-year sporting record, perhaps unrivalled by any other sports promoter in the UK or abroad.
      This is a man who has nurtured and managed the careers of world champions Steve Davis, Chris Eubank, Phil Taylor, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Anthony Joshua.
      And though he has never forgotten his working-class roots, he jokes his cricket team-mates will be reminded of his gong when the season returns next summer.
      Hearn said: “Not too much throws me out in life but that email did. We all like a little pat on the back sometimes, and this is a massive one.

      “It’s a statement for all the wonderful people who work for me. It’s recognition which is quite humbling.
      “My head might drop off as my smile is so big now. I’m chuffed as hell.

      The big break for Hearn came when he managed Steve Davis, the six-time world snooker champion, in the 1980sCredit: Getty – Contributor
      “I’m a very proud Englishman and the thought of going to Buckingham Palace to get my OBE is a life-changing moment. I wish my mum and dad were here to see it.
      “I might wear my medal when I go out to bat. I’ve been invited to play for the Essex over-70s next year. My cricket will get more attention like my golf.

      “Doing things which people didn’t think was possible has been my greatest compliment.
      “Especially when I look at darts, turning a pub game into a global sport; rescuing snooker 11 years ago when it was dying on its feet; and my early days of boxing and with Steve Davis.
      “Sport is special. It is what builds the character of a nation and unites us all, irrespective of colour, race or creed. Covid-19 has shown us that.
      “One of the wonderful things about getting old and doing well in life is that you have the ability to tell the truth at all times.
      “It’s also good to tell the truth because as you get older you cannot remember the lies.”

      Hearn has entrusted the boxing control to his son Eddie and heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is the biggest client of their companyCredit: PA:Press Association
      Hearn, a chartered accountant, established Matchroom Sport in 1982 in a Romford billiards hall and it has grown enormously over four decades, promoting darts, snooker, boxing, fishing, tenpin bowling and golf.
      The company has offices in Brentwood, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and Munich, employs thousands of staff and puts on more than 650 event-days annually.
      The Dagenham-born star previously owned Leyton Orient for 19 years, overseeing promotion as chairman to League One in 2006.
      His son Eddie is the biggest boxing promoter in the world while daughter Katie is in charge of the company’s TV production arm.
      Hearn said: “I’m on a mission to spread the gospel of sport and the pursuit of excellence. I will never change that even if it means I’m unpopular with people.
      “My time is coming. Fortunately I’ve built a team of people that are capable of taking the sports we promote to another level. It’s a natural evolution that will happen over the next months and years.”

      Hearn, 72, told SunSport that he was overwhelmed when he was informed by email he was getting an OBECredit: Vicki Couchman – The Sunday Times More