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      Floyd Mayweather wants Gervonta Davis to box once more after Leo Santa Cruz before negotiating Teofmio Lopez super-fight

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER wants Gervonta Davis to fight once more after facing Leo Santa Cruz before he begins negotiating a super-fight with Teofmio Lopez.
      Davis returns to the ring this weekend to box super-featherweight champion Santa Cruz, who is defending his WBA title.

      Gervonta Davis returns to the ring to face Leo Santa Cruz Credit: AP:Associated Press

      Teofimo Lopez is the unified lightweight world champion Credit: AP:Associated Press

      Mayweather’s protege will also have his lightweight belt on the line, despite fighting in the division below.
      Davis’ last bout was at lightweight – knocking out Yuriorkis Gamboa in December – where Lopez is the unified champion.
      Promoter Mayweather has put the brakes on holding talks over a super-fight until his man has entered the ring at least one more time.
      He told ESPN: “I think if Tank gets past Leo, which I truly believe he can, it may not be easy, but then we move on and we fight one more fight.

      “Then, hopefully, a fight with Teofimo can be made.”
      Lopez, 23, stunned Vasiliy Lomachenko, 32, this month to add the WBA, WBO and WBC ‘Franchise’ title to his IBF belt.
      He now reigns supreme in the lightweight division, where Devin Haney, 21, and Ryan Garcia, 22, also campaign.
      Mayweather has guided Davis during his 23-0 unbeaten run, while legendary promoter Bob Arum looks after Lopez, 16-0.

      Arum used to promote Mayweather, until the future legend bought out his contract for £580,000 in 2006.
      The former pay-per-view king claims to have banked over $1billion in career earnings following his decision to bet on himself.
      But Mayweather admits his relationship with Top Rank boss Arum is still damaged.
      And it could affect a deal between Davis and Lopez, with both promoters almost certain to argue their fighter is the bigger attraction.
      Mayweather said: “It’s just hard to deal with Top Rank. It’s not easy, like you think it is.
      “It’s not easy just to sit down and say, ‘Well, I want this to happen because you’ve got guys that are very greedy and say, ‘Well, we want this and we want this,’ when we know Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is one of the biggest names in the sport of boxing.”

      Floyd Mayweather has promoted Davis during his championship run Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      Lopez stunned Vasiliy Lomachenko to become lightweight king Credit: Handout – Getty

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      Floyd Mayweather names Terence Crawford as his P4P best in world as Money hails ‘amazing’ Canelo Alvarez

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER has named Terence Crawford as the best pound-for-pound star in the world – while reserving special praise for Canelo Alvarez.
      The 50-0 boxing legend, 43, was speaking to ESPN asked who he believed was the sport’s P4P king.

      Floyd Mayweather has crowned Terence Crawford his P4P kingCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Mayweather was also full of praise for Alvarez – whom he beat in 2013Credit: AP:Associated Press

      And Money threw his weight behind WBO welterweight champion Crawford.
      But Mayweather was also full of praise for Alvarez – whom he beat at light-middleweight in 2013 – after he took the jump to light-heavyweight and won the title.
      On the P4P debate, Money told ESPN First Take: “Canelo done something amazing when he became light-heavyweight champ.
      “I didn’t even see him going up that heavy, and he did that.

      “But, as of right now, I have to put Terence Crawford as No1.”
      Former light-welterweight star Crawford, 33, jumped up a weight class to take on Jeff Horn in 2018 – and walked away with the WBO title.
      He has since retained his crown three times, including his win over Amir Khan in 2019.
      But Alvarez, 30, also impressed Mayweather, after an incredible transformation over the years.

      SunSport’s pound for pound top ten

      The Mexican kicked-off his career at welterweight before moving up to light-middleweight, middleweight, super-middleweight and finally light-heavyweight.
      Alvarez beat Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas last year to take home the WBO light-heavyweight title.
      Meanwhile, SunSport has also had their say on the P4P rankings – with Crawford and Alvarez coming in at No1 and No2 respectively.
      Tyson Fury takes the third spot in our list, followed by Naoya Inoue, Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk.
      Check out the full pound-for-pound top ten, here…

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      Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz: UK start time, live stream FREE, TV channel, undercard, head-to-head record

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      GERVONTA DAVIS continues his quest to emulate mentor and promoter Floyd Mayweather as he enters the ring against Leo Santa Cruz.
      The battle will take place in San Antonio, Texas and a packed undercard also makes for fascinating viewing.

      Gervonta Davis is back in action on Saturday night
      What date and time is Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz?
      Davis vs Santa Cruz takes place on Saturday, October 31 in the US.
      The fight is taking place at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
      UK ring walk is expected at around 3am on Sunday, November 1.
      There will be 11,500 fans inside the stadium.
      What TV channel and stream is Davis vs Santa Cruz on in the UK and the US?
      Channel 5 will show the fight on free-to-air TV here in the UK.
      Coverage begins at 2am GMT and runs through to 5am.
      If you want to stream on these shores, you can watch at TVPlayer.com if you have a valid TV licence.
      Showtime Sports are exclusively broadcasting the fight in the United States.
      The fight will cost $74.99 in the USA.

      How Mayweather compared with his protege Davis at the age of 25:

      Who is on the undercard?
      Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz (WBA world lightweight title)
      Mario Barrios vs Ryan Karl (super lightweight)
      Regis Prograis vs Juan Heraldez (super lightweight)
      Diego Magdaleno vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez (lightweight)
      Michel Rivera vs Ladarius Miller (lightweight)
      Jerry Perez vs Joshua Zuniga (super featherweight)
      Julian Rodarte vs Jose Morales (lightweight)
      Kent Cruz vs Dieumerci Nzau (welterweight)
      Anthony Cuba vs Leon Cavalli (lightweight)
      What they said
      Davis: “Floyd [Mayweather] has been there coaching me through what comes with having my first pay-per-view main event fight.
      “There’s a lot of pressure on me and you have to live up to fighting on pay-per-view so you can fight on pay-per-view again.
      “When I’m down or anything like that, he’s able to push me, because he’s been there before.

      “There are things that only Floyd can tell me about because he has that experience.”
      Santa Cruz: “We know we have a hard fight, I think the hardest fight in my career.
      “We’re facing, you know, a hard-hitting fighter. You know, he’s got great skills and he’s, you know, being trained by the best ever, Floyd Mayweather.
      “I know he’s gonna come with everything. So, you know, my determination is to go out there, beat Tank Davis, and I can say I beat one of the best, and I beat, you know, a fighter that’s been trained by Mayweather.

      “So that, for me, that’s gonna be something really big, really great. I’m motivated in the gym. I wanna go out there and give the fans a great fight.” More

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      Mike Tyson says he’s at lowest weight since he was 18 as Roy Jones Jr predicts epic fight between ‘freaks’

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      MIKE TYSON revealed he is at his lowest weight since he was 18 – as Roy Jones Jr hailed the two as ‘freaks’.
      The American boxing legends will both come out of retirement on November 28, for an eight-round exhibition bout.

      Mike Tyson revealed he is at his lowest weight since he was 18Credit: Instagram @cannon_briggs

      Tyson pictured in 1995 before fighting Peter McNeeley in Las VegasCredit: Reuters

      It comes 15 years after Tyson quit the sport following two dismal defeats.
      But the 54-year-old is adamant he has rolled back the clock, and weighs the same as when he made his debut at 15st 2lbs.
      Tyson said: “The last time I was this weight was 17 or 18 years old
      “I’m really happy with everything I’ve been doing, it’s down to confidence and self affirmation.

      “It’s amazing, I’m just ready to do this. I can’t explain it in words.
      “I’m going to go as long as this is working. My legend is going to be that I gave a lot more than I took.”
      Tyson tipped the scales at 16.6st in his last five, in 2005 against Kevin McBride.
      But he has dramatically transformed his body since picking up the gloves to train again, later releasing viral videos on the pads.

      Jones, 51, – who only retired in 2018 – was left stunned by Tyson’s speed and power from the clips he has watched.
      He said: “I think he looked awesome. He looked very good. I was really proud to see him bounce back the way he did.
      “Most guys, at 54, they start counting themselves out. When I came in at 32 years old, you are considered an old guy.
      “You couldn’t box anymore. Now to see Mike hit the body bag like that, the way he is doing it. It’s phenomenal. It’s crazy. We are freaks.”

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      Usyk vs Chisora: UK start time, TV channel, live stream, date, ring walk and undercard for massive heavyweight fight

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      OLEKSANDR USYK is stepping it up a gear as he takes on Dereck Chisora in his second heavyweight fight.
      The Ukrainian knocked out Chazz Witherspoon in seven rounds on his debut after dominating the cruiserweight division.

      Oleksandr Usyk and Dereck Chisora finally do battle on Saturday night

      But Chisora is set to be an altogether different proposition and comes into this one having forced David Price to throw in the towel after four rounds.
      What time is Usyk vs Chisora?
      Originally scheduled for May 23, this fight now takes place this Saturday, October 31 after being postponed due to coronavirus.
      The event starts at 6pm UK time with the ring walk expected at around 10pm.
      Wembley Arena is the venue for the huge bout.
      What TV channel is Usyk vs Chisora on and can I live stream it?

      Full undercard
      Lee Selby v George Kambosos
      Tommy McCarthy v Bilal Laggoune – for vacant EBU European Cruiser Title
      Savannah Marshall v Hannah Rankin – for vacant WBO Middleweight Title
      Amy Timlin v Carly Skelly – for vacant Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Title
      David Allen v Christopher Lovejoy
      Ukashir Farooq v Martin Tecyuapetla
      More to follow…
      What they said
      Dereck Chisora: “I will make sure that when Usyk gets out of that ring he knows he has been in a fight.
      “He wants to claim he is at the top of the food chain, but if he wants to do that he needs to box a true heavyweight.

      “It’s a fight – the guy is going to chuck the kitchen sink at me.
      “The fight sells itself – he is a good fighter and is loved by the English fans. Even people who don’t like boxing love watching him and he’s fighting myself.
      “There is nothing bad about this fight, there’s not hatred, it’s all about the love for the sport.”
      Latest odds
      Usyk to win 1/7

      Draw 25/1
      Chisora to win 9/2 More

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      Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz: UK start time, TV channel, live stream FREE, undercard, and head-to-head record

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      GERVONTA DAVIS continues his quest to emulate mentor and promoter Floyd Mayweather as he enters the ring against Leo Santa Cruz.
      The battle will take place in San Antonio, Texas, and a packed undercard also makes for fascinating viewing.

      Gervonta Davis is back in action on Saturday night
      What date and time is Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz?
      Davis vs Santa Cruz takes place on Saturday, October 31 in the US.
      The fight is taking place at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
      UK ring walk is expected at around 3am on Sunday, November 1.
      There will be 11,500 fans inside the stadium.
      What TV channel and stream is Davis vs Santa Cruz on in the UK and the US?
      Channel 5 will show the fight on free-to-air TV here in the UK.
      Coverage begins at 2am GMT and runs through to 5am.
      If you want to stream on these shores, you can watch at TVPlayer.com if you have a valid TV licence.
      Showtime Sports are exclusively broadcasting the fight in the United States.
      The fight will cost $74.99 in the USA.

      How Mayweather compared with his protege Davis at the age of 25:

      Who is on the undercard?
      Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz (WBA world lightweight title)
      Mario Barrios vs Ryan Karl (super lightweight)
      Regis Prograis vs Juan Heraldez (super lightweight)
      Diego Magdaleno vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez (lightweight)
      Michel Rivera vs Ladarius Miller (lightweight)
      Jerry Perez vs Joshua Zuniga (super featherweight)
      Julian Rodarte vs Jose Morales (lightweight)
      Kent Cruz vs Dieumerci Nzau (welterweight)
      Anthony Cuba vs Leon Cavalli (lightweight)
      What they said
      Santa Cruz: “We know we have a hard fight, I think the hardest fight in my career.
      “We’re facing, you know, a hard-hitting fighter. You know, he’s got great skills and he’s, you know, being trained by the best ever, Floyd Mayweather.
      “I know he’s gonna come with everything. So, you know, my determination is to go out there, beat Tank Davis, and I can say I beat one of the best, and I beat, you know, a fighter that’s been trained by Mayweather.

      “So that, for me, that’s gonna be something really big, really great. I’m motivated in the gym. I wanna go out there and give the fans a great fight.”
      Davis: “Floyd [Mayweather] has been there coaching me through what comes with having my first pay-per-view main event fight.
      “There’s a lot of pressure on me and you have to live up to fighting on pay-per-view so you can fight on pay-per-view again.
      “When I’m down or anything like that, he’s able to push me, because he’s been there before.

      “There are things that only Floyd can tell me about because he has that experience.” More

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      Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr: Date, UK start time, TV channel, live stream, undercard and fight rules

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      BOXING legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr are preparing to do battle in a spectacular exhibition fight.
      The 54-year-old Tyson will face Jones, 51, in a long-awaited bout, with the Baddest Man on the Planet dropping an incredible SIX stone to get in shape.

      How Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr match up

      The California State Commission say the exhibition bout will be fought under the rules that both men will not look for the knock-out and will instead “exhibit” their skills, but both fighters have come out and said the contrary.
      When is Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr?
      The big fight is now set for Thanksgiving Weekend – Saturday, November 28 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
      It was originally set to take place on September 12 but the event has been postponed until later in the year.
      The undercard is expected to start at 9pm ET which is 1am GMT and the main event will follow between 4am and 5am GMT.
      The legends are set to eight rounds in the ring, with Youtube star Jake Paul and NBA star Nate Robinson confirmed for the undercard.

      Iron Mike Tyson is set to return to the ring for the epic fightCredit: Getty

      What live stream and TV channel is Tyson vs Jones Jr on? 
      BT Sport Box Office will be broadcasting the fight in the UK.
      Coverage begins at 8pm ET, which is midnight in UK. The undercard is set to start from 1am GMT.
      The social media site Triller will also be airing the PPV fight.
      Emmy-winner Mario Lopez hosts the show, and musical acts will be announced for performances too.
      Who is on the Tyson vs Jones Jr undercard?
      YouTuber Jake Paul leads the way on the four-fight card when he takes on ex-NBA star Nate Robinson.
      Elsewhere KSI’s trainer Viddal Riley is also in action as is former super-middleweight champion Badou Jack.
      Tyson vs Jones Jr
      Badou Jack vs Blake McKernan
      Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson
      Viddal Riley vs Rashad Coulter

      What are the rules of the fight?
      The fight will be contested over eight, two-minute rounds.

      No headguards will be worn but the fighters will be wearing larger 12-ounce gloves.
      Technically the fight can only be stopped if there is a knock-out, but California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Forster said he will stop it as soon as a cut appears.
      Forster said: “Tyson and Jones Jr. won’t be wearing headgear for the fight. They’ll be lacing up 12-ounce gloves and there won’t be any judges present at the fight to score the action. So, technically, there won’t be a winner unless a knockout somehow occurs, or either fighter is deemed unfit to continue.
      “They can move around and make some money, but I told them if you get cut, it’s over.”

      Roy Jones Jr, 51, last fought only two years ago
      What have they said?
      Mike Tyson: “We’re throwing punches at each other. This is going to be my definition of fun … broken eye sockets, broken jaw, broken rib. That’s fun to me.”
      Roy Jones Jr: “He’s still Mike Tyson, he’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring. If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy, he’s the explosive guy. He’s going to have all the first-round fireworks, not me. I do have first-round fireworks, but he’s known for more first-round fireworks than anybody to ever touch boxing, other than maybe George Foreman.” More

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      Anthony Joshua could give up WBO belt as he eyes Tyson Fury showdown with mandatory Oleksandr Usyk impatient for shot

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA could drop his WBO belt to secure a Tyson Fury double and keep Oleksandr Usyk at arm’s length.
      AJ, 31, holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, and hopes to snatch Fury’s WBC crown next year to become undisputed champion.

      Triple belt-holder Anthony Joshua’s overwhelming priority is to hold all the heavyweight crowns at the same timeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Tyson Fury is set for two all-British super-fights wth Anthony JoshuaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      But Ukraine star Usyk is the WBO’s mandatory challenger and if he beats Derek Chisora tomorrow he insists he will not sit around waiting.
      So Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua AND Usyk, has a plan — but it would mean only the first fight would be for all the titles.
      He said: “I would be willing to say, subject to speaking to Anthony and Fury, that we would be willing to vacate the WBO title straight after their first fight, to let Usyk fight for it.

      “Because we’re going to do two fights, we’re tied up for 2021, so we can only fight Usyk if we don’t make the Fury fight.

      “I only want AJ to win the undisputed title. I’m not bothered about him defending it for the next ten years.
      “I just want to be able to say: ‘You’re the undisputed heavyweight world champion, you won everything’.
      “After that, if we can set up a fight between Usyk and whoever’s No 2 with the WBO, we’ll do that.”
      AJ won his WBA mandatory defence against Alexander Povetkin in 2018. His bout with Kubrat Pulev on December 12 has been ordered by the IBF, so the WBO and Usyk are next in line.

      And Hearn admits the undisputed cruiserweight king and the WBO will  take some convincing to step aside.

      Oleksandr Usyk is the WBO’s mandatory challenger and if he beats Derek Chisora will want a shot at Anthony JoshuaCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      He said: “Usyk and his team have got to do their job and push for it.
      “I’ve got to do my job and be honest with everyone.
      “I think everybody feels that even an undisputed fight may not trump that mandatory.
      “The fact is the IBF are now first chronologically and then the WBO.
      “So if Joshua beats Pulev and we make Fury against AJ, we would write to the WBO and say: ‘Do you want to do the fight with Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua’ and they will either say: ‘Yes we’ll approve it’. Or, ‘no, Usyk is mandatory’.

      “If it’s the latter, we go to Usyk and say: ‘Do you want to allow this fight’ and he says: ‘Yes but what are you going to give me?’ Or ‘no’. Then you deal with it from there.
      “AJ wants to be undisputed. If we had to fight Fury with a belt missing, we’d do it. But the whole aim has always been the undisputed title.
      “Once he wins it, I’m OK if we have to go into the second fight with one missing.”

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