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      Anthony Joshua’s promoter reveals fresh plan for Tyson Fury fight and backs ex-champ to beat Gypsy King ‘all day long’

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      EDDIE HEARN has backed Anthony Joshua to beat Tyson Fury “all day long” with their paths set to potentially cross. Fury and Oleksandr Usyk unify all four belts for the first time in heavyweight history on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.
      Anthony Joshua after beating Otto WallinCredit: AFP
      Tyson Fury could be lined up to finally fight AJCredit: Getty
      Meanwhile Joshua is set to return in March against ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou.
      Hearn is pushing for Fury to beat Usyk so that AJ can finally commence a Battle of Britain with him afterwards.
      He told Boxing Social: “I just want to fight Tyson Fury. I just think in that performance, in that mood, I think he beats him all day long.
      “But hopefully Tyson can beat Usyk and we’ll be one step closer to that.”
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      Hearn was speaking after Joshua, 34, stopped Otto Wallin, 32, in five rounds in Saudi Arabia.
      On the undercard, Deontay Wilder, 38, suffered a shock defeat to Joseph Parker, 31, which scuppered his £100million fight deal with AJ.
      So Hearn had to look elsewhere for a blockbuster replacement and landed on Ngannou, 37, who dropped Fury, 35, in October.
      Despite the knockdown, Fury escaped with a controversial decision to keep his historic unification with Usyk, 36, alive.
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      The deal is believed to include a rematch clause, meaning the victor could lose the IBF belt afterwards as Filip Hrgovic, 31, is in line to challenge.
      Hearn wanted Joshua to fight Hrgovic for the vacant belt once Fury and Usyk rematch.
      But until the belt become fragmented, AJ will instead face Ngannou.
      Francis Ngannou dropped Fury despite losing on pointsCredit: Getty More

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      Anthony Joshua preparing for ‘toughest fight of his career’ as Eddie Hearn responds to Francis Ngannou bout backlash

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      EDDIE HEARN has been forced to defend Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou after previous comments came back to haunt him. Ngannou put his MMA career on hold to last October face WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
      Anthony Joshua fights Francis Ngannou nextCredit: Getty
      Ngannou fought Tyson Fury in his boxing debutCredit: Getty
      In the lead up to the crossover clash, Hearn blasted it as a “mismatch”.
      But, after Ngannou floored Fury and was controversially beaten on points, the promoter admitted he thought the ex-UFC star was “robbed.”
      Hearn spoke out to address the backlash he has received since the announcement that Joshua, 34, will fight Ngannou, 37, next.
      He said on The MMA Hour: “Everyone’s going to play my previous clips [of me saying] that Francis Ngannou couldn’t win an English title before he fought Tyson Fury.
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      “I feel like he’s earned that shot — or certainly to continue at that level. And I fancy the fight.
      “You’ve heard me say before, I really believe AJ knocks him out. But he’s a dangerous fight.
      “I know that this guy’s a big, big lump that can really punch, and I think he has no fear, which makes him dangerous.
      “But I just feel like AJ’s in a great place, and I expect him to pick him apart and knock him out.”
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      Joshua was due to fight Deontay Wilder, 38, in a £100milllion deal in March until the American was beaten by Joseph Parker, 31.
      So AJ was forced to look elsewhere and Ngannou emerged as the most lucrative option – and this time he will not be underestimated.
      Hearn said: “They’re taking this very seriously. In their mind, this is the toughest fight of their career.
      “Francis Ngannou is a very dangerous man, and they’ll be training, absolutely, with every ounce in their soul to be victorious.” More

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      Apollonia Llewellyn risks Instagram ban as busty ring girl braves the snowy weather in skin-tight see-through top

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      APOLLONIA LLEWELLYN took social media by storm once more with another raunchy snap.This time Apollonia braved the cold and posed with barely anything on for her 577,000 Instagram followers.
      Apollonia Lewellyn took social media by storm with another raunchy snapCredit: Instagram
      Apollonia braved the cold and posed in the snow to risk an Instagram ban
      This comes after Apollonia spent the holidays abroadCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      The boxing ring card girl donned a tight pink top combined with a pair of earmuffs.
      Apollonia issued the following caption: “Ready for snow.”
      The Leeds’ native’s snaps attracted over 5,000 likes from her audience.
      And the model’s followers were left in so much awe that they rushed to the comments’ section.
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      This fan posted: “MY JAW DROPPED TO MY KNEES.”
      Another commented: “INSANE.”
      A third wrote: “Gorgeous.”
      This fan said: “A goddess.”
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      And that one gushed: “Beautiful snow bunny!!!”
      It comes after Apollonia spent Christmas and early January between New York and Paris.
      The Misfits and Kingpyn star also spent time with footballer boyfriend Jai Rowe.
      Inside Apollonia’s glamorous life as influencer, ring girl and model …
      Conor McGregor was among 8,000 fans who enjoyed this see-through lacy outfitCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia burst out of this tiny silver bikini as she drank her ‘morning juice’Credit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia really enjoyed this bowl of pasta on her summer holiday to SantoriniCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Thousands of Apollonia’s fans enjoyed the view on the ring girl’s holiday to New YorkCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Fans were worried Apollonia’s top had shrunk in the wash as she enjoyed this hearty breakfastCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia invited fans to ‘sit and stare’ at this picture, and thousands took her up on the invitationCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia sent a cheeky message to her fans as she posed in this glamorous see-through numberCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia’s followers were in awe of the stunner’s new hairdo as she wowed in a tiny yellow bikiniCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia revealed he ‘idea of happiness’ is being ‘wind swept on the beach’ with this busty snapCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia told fans ‘no caption needed’ as she squeezed into this skin-tight see-through playsuitCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia shot to recognition as a member of the Misfits Boxing fight night team
      Apollonia left very little to the imagination as she ‘brightened fans’ Mondays’ in a skimpy wet T-shirtCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Apollonia has over 570,000 Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      She has garnered her a huge social media presenceCredit: INSTAGRAM @apolloniallewellyn
      The model insisted she isn’t money-orientedCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      She has turned down a staggering £100,000 to pose nude beforeCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
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      Tyson Fury has ‘disrespected boxing’ and I hope Oleksandr Usyk ‘puts a beating’ on him, says Anthony Joshua’s ex-trainer

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’S ex-trainer claimed Tyson Fury “disrespected boxing” – and he hopes Oleksandr Usyk “puts a beating” on him as payback. Fury and Usyk unify all four belts for the first time in heavyweight history on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.
      Anthony Joshua with former coach Robert GarciaCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk facing offCredit: Getty
      It comes just four months after the Gypsy King faced ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a crossover clash.
      And Fury, 35, almost suffered disaster when he was dropped by boxing debutant Ngannou, 37, only to later win a controversial decision.
      So Robert Garcia – who formerly coached AJ – called on 36-year-old Usyk to make the WBC champ pay for his lacklustre performance.
      Garcia told Boxing Social: “I would like Usyk to put a beating on him, just because of his last performance.
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      “I think he disrespected boxing, Fury was totally out of shape. People think he lost, I think he won, but he should have destroyed Ngannou.
      “I think Fury took it so lightly he didn’t even train. He disrespected boxing so I would love Usyk to slap him around, but if Fury’s in shape it’s a difficult fight.
      “He uses his weight, his tricks, he pushes, he does so many things that make him so effective that if he’s in great shape, I pick him to beat Usyk but I would like to see the opposite.”
      Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole was one of the sparring partners in camp with Fury last year and echoed Garcia’s comments.
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      He said to iFL TV: “To be honest, I was in Tyson Fury’s camp.
      “If you watch my interview [at the event] when people are asking me, I was saying I will not be surprised to see Ngannou drop Tyson Fury, because, to be honest, Tyson was not 100 per cent focused in the gym.
      “For me, my opinion is the signed contract with Usyk affected his mind for the Ngannou fight.”
      Bakole, 30, added: “I’ve never seen Tyson training like that.
      “He was doing four rounds, six rounds in the gym for sparring… Maybe he’s watching this and knows he wasn’t 100 per cent focused.
      “That’s not the Tyson Fury I know when he was preparing for Klitschko, Chisora and Dillian Whyte. This was different.”
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      Eddie Hearn undergoes brutal 72 hour fast that transformed UFC chief’s body as promoter unveils healthy diet plan

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      EDDIE HEARN underwent the same brutal 72 hour fast that transformed Dana White – before getting back to healthy eating. UFC president White last year went 86 hours without food, lasting with only water and claimed he felt like a “superhero”.
      Eddie Hearn underwent a brutal 72 hour fastCredit: David Venni / Men’s Health UK
      UFC president Dana White transformed his body
      Now boxing promoter Hearn – who recently featured on the cover of Men’s Health – has followed up with a three-day fast.
      He tracked his progress on Instagram before finally feasting at 7.30pm after living off just water and electrolytes.
      Hearn posted: “Job done! 72 hour fast complete. Feel good and was a good mental challenge!”
      The man behind Anthony Joshua’s career then shared his healthy diet plan.
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      It consisted of 500ml detox drink, green veg in spinach and broccoli as well as sweet potato and avocado.
      Hearn also had some coconut protein balls, a protein shake, peri chicken, a chicken curry and a coconut banana cookie.
      The 44-year-old recently embarked on a demanding ten-week workout programme to get in shape and now feels better than ever.
      He told Men’s Health UK: “When I wake up in the morning, I go into the bathroom and I get a glimpse of myself and go, ‘F**king hell yeah,’ and that’s good enough.
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      “That makes me feel great for the day.”
      Hearn’s outlook has completely changed as he focuses on improving his fitness even further.
      He added: “Right now, physically, I feel better than I’ve ever felt in my life, and I’m 44 years old.
      “I’m excited to see what’s going to happen in six months, what’s going to happen in 12 months, what’s going to happen in three years.”

      Read about Eddie Hearn’s workouts on the new Men’s Health app, available to download now.

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      I’m a boxing champ with a 100 per cent KO record and BEAT Oleksandr Usyk… here’s why Tyson Fury will defeat him too

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      ARTUR BETERBIEV stands as boxing’s only champion with a 100 per cent knockout ratio – while also holding a rare win over Oleksandr Usyk. The feared Russian has 19 wins all inside the distance with unified WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight belts to his name.
      Tyson Fury facing off with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
      But he was also an established amateur boxer, winning gold and silver medals in world and European championships.
      Beterbiev shared a rivalry in the unpaid ranks with Usyk, coming out a 2-1 loser in their three-bout series.
      And in their 2011 AIBA world championship quarter-final in Baku, he dropped the Ukrainian with a body shot.
      Reflecting on the bouts, he told Sky Sports: “That time my weight was only 83kgs. I’ve never been 90kgs in a fight.
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      “We had another fight too in the amateurs. There was a match [in Russia], I had fight with him there at 81kgs and I beat him on the first day.
      “You know Oleksandr Usyk, he does his job very well. What I can say, good for him.”
      Beterbiev, 38, returns on Saturday in a title defence against Britain’s Callum Smith, 33, in Canada.
      Meanwhile Usyk, 36, faces Tyson Fury, 35, for the undisputed heavyweight crown on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.
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      And Beterbiev backed Fury to defeat his old amateur rival.
      He said: “I said when they fight, Oleksandr Usyk with Joshua, I said I think Joshua is going to win.
      “I’m more for Joshua because he’s a real heavyweight. He’s not a cruiserweight.
      “There’s a big difference. I say who is preparing well, will win. Now too, I think Tyson Fury is going to win. But who’s preparing well, he’s going to win.”
      Artur Beterbiev is the unified light-heavyweight championCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Francis Ngannou vows to KO Anthony Joshua as UFC legend pinpoints why Brit is an ‘easier’ fight than Tyson Fury

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has vowed to knock out Anthony Joshua – believing it will be an easier night’s work than against Tyson Fury. Ngannou put his MMA career on hold last year to cross over to the boxing ring for a fight with the Gypsy King.
      Francis Ngannou fights Anthony Joshua nextCredit: AFP
      Joshua and Ngannou will meet in Saudi ArabiaCredit: AFP
      And the boxing debutant astonishingly floored Fury, 35, but failed to keep him down before losing a controversial decision.
      But Ngannou, 37, claimed he will not make the same mistake of letting Joshua, 34, back up when they share the ring in March.
      He said on The MMA Hour: “I think most likely [I will] knock Anthony Joshua out. I think that he’s easier to go down than Fury.
      “That was my first fight in boxing. As anyone, I’m just improving, and the gap of improvement for a beginner like me, it’s huge.
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      “I’m just a beginner improving. No one still knows what I can do. Not that he’s not a strong fighter.
      “He’s a very tough fighter, but he’s easier to send down than Fury, and it’s harder for him to get back up than Fury.
      “If AJ takes the punch that Fury took, I don’t guarantee that he is getting up.
      “I have heard that he doesn’t have a chin, I am going to find out.”
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      Joshua was expected to face Deontay Wilder, 38, until the American was stunned by Joseph Parker, 31.
      So AJ was forced to look elsewhere for a blockbuster bout and fell on the ex-UFC champion, who praised for British star for his last win over Otto Wallin. 32.
      Ngannou said: “He looked amazing. Congratulations to him. He was doing his job properly. His speed was there.
      “He looked sharp, very sharp, but on the other hand, I think there wasn’t a response in front of him.
      “I think I will have a better response in front of him that will put him not in such comfortable positions and situations.
      “I think he’s still the same fighter, that doesn’t mean he can’t lose. I’m intending to hand him a loss. Things will change.
      “Things will be different. I will not stand there and just look at him. It’s going to be different.
      “I’m going to throw some bombs out there, and he’s going to be mindful of what he’s doing.” More

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      UFC legend announces shock comeback just weeks before 50th birthday despite admitting he has brain damage symptoms

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      UFC legend Mark Hunt has announced plans to make a comeback – despite previously admitting he has brain damage symptoms. Heavyweight Hunt – who turns 50 in March – is an icon in New Zealand with a storied kickboxing and MMA career.
      Mark Hunt celebrates his win over Sonny Bill Williams in 2022Credit: Getty
      But he has not fought since November 2022, when he became the first to defeat All Blacks star-turned boxer Sonny Bill Williams.
      Now, Hunt revealed he is looking to make a return in 2024.
      He said on Instagram: “I’m looking forward to a good new year this year,’ Hunt said in a video message.
      “[In] 2024 I’m looking at fighting again, three or four [fights] maybe. I’m taking some offers.
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      “It’s especially a challenge at my age. I’m going to be 50 this year, but looking forward to the challenge and financially it will be great.”
      Hunt has also opened the door to a move into bare-knuckle boxing.
      He commented on the post: “3 fights and I will take the belt.”
      Hunt had 29 MMA fights, nearly 50 kickboxing bouts and four in the boxing ring.
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      And in 2017, Hunt admitted to suffering from brain damage symptoms.
      He said: “My body is f****d but my mind is still here.
      “I’ve still got my senses about me and I know what’s right and wrong, which is the main thing.
      “Sometimes I don’t sleep well. You can hear me starting to stutter and slur my words. My memory is not that good anymore.
      “I’ll forget something I did yesterday but I can remember the s*** I did years and years ago.
      “That’s just the price I’ve paid – the price of being a fighter.”
      Hunt has been fighting since 1999, and has competed as a boxer, a kick boxer, a wrestler and a MMA fighter. More