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EDDIE HEARN has claimed he will leave before Mike Tyson’s clash with Jake Paul on November 15.Former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, has not had a professional bout since 2005 and was forced to delay the clash with Paul by four months due to health issues.Mike Tyson will face Jake Paul on November 15Credit: GettyEddie Hearn has claimed he will not watch the clashCredit: GettyBoxing promoter Hearn, 45, will be in attendance at the event in Texas to support Irish icon Katie Taylor as she rematches Amanda Serrano.But he has admitted he will not stick around for the main event as an old Tyson faces off against YouTuber Paul, 27, who has won 10 of his 11 pro fights.Speaking to BBC Sport, Hearn said: “The reality is that 20 years ago when Mike Tyson retired from the sport he was shot, completely finished.”It was actually sad to watch then, 20 years ago.”READ MORE IN BOXINGHe went on to add: “I’m in awe of him – he’s one of my favourite ever fighters, one of the greatest of all time – but he’s a 58-year-old man.”You only need to speak to him and look at him to know this guy should not be in a ring again.”Tyson will take on Paul at the AT&T Stadium nearly FOUR DECADES after he made history by becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 back in 1986.He made his return to the ring after 15 years away in 2020 when he competed in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles comparedONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009. Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend  Jutta Leerdam. She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.Read more: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared, from The Problem Child’s £13m mansion to Iron Mike’s huge cannabis empire.Tyson recently sent a warning to Paul, telling Jimmy Kimmel: “I started Jake Paul off. My fight with Roy Jones Jr, I allowed him to fight on the card.”So I’ve decided that I started him, and now I’m going to finish him. I liked [Jones Jr] a lot, I like [Paul], but in this particular fight he has to go.”Everything we know about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fightMeanwhile, Hearn is suing Paul for defamation for the sum of $100million.A court date has been set for October 16 after a motion to have the £75m case thrown out was rejected by a New York judge.Mike Tyson’s controversial comeback Mike Tyson is BACK!Yes, boxing’s youngest heavyweight champ of all time – just 20 when he achieved the feat – is preparing to lace them up again. He faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas.The controversial clash – set for the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Dallas – has been scrutinised over the 30-year age gap.Tyson will be 58 by the time the fight for the ages comes around and nearly 20 years removed from his last professional contest.He was last seen in the ring in November 2020 for an exhibition with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, which ended a draw after eight rounds. Paul is meanwhile 9-1 in the ring, losing only to Tommy Fury in 2023, and has won three times since.His fight with Tyson will also be a landmark first on Netflix, with over 250MILLION subscribers able to watch the bout. More

TYSON FURY warned he is an expert in rematches – in a warning to Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk became the first four-belt undisputed champion in heavyweight history after taking Fury’s WBC title and unbeaten record in May.Tyson Fury speaking ahead of the console release of boxing video game UndisputedCredit: UndisputedAnd now the two prepare to do it all over again back in Riyadh on December 21. It will be Fury’s fourth career rematch, having faced John McDermott twice as well as Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora three times. And Fury was quick to remind Usyk that he won all three of the rematch bouts heading into their return in Saudi Arabia. He said ahead of the console release of boxing video game Undisputed: “It’s given me a little bit of a lift. READ MORE IN BOXING”Now I’ve got something really to return for. And here’s the interesting fact, in two decades, no one has ever survived the rematch with me.”Of all the rematches I’ve had, with John McDermott, the trilogies with Chisora, trilogy with Wilder and I’m going into a rematch for this.”I’ve stopped every one of them or knocked them. So yeah, I’m looking forward to the challenge.”Usyk, 37, was forced to vacate the IBF belt to proceed with his December 21 rematch with Fury, 36, back in Riyadh.Most read in BoxingFury’s rematch record John McDermott2009, points win 2010, 9th-round stoppage win Deontay Wilder2018, draw 2020, 7th-round stoppage win 2021, 11th-round stoppage winDerek Chisora2011, points win 2014, 10th-round stoppage win2022, 10th-round stoppage winCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSDaniel Dubois, 27, meanwhile inherited the belt after being elevated from interim champ and knocked out Anthony Joshua, 34, in his first defence.And Fury reckons he will need a similar performance to guarantee victory over undefeated Usyk.He said: “There’s no secret – I’m going in there to knock him out because I don’t think I’m gonna get a decision no matter what I do.”So I have to take it out of the judges’ hands. I believe I have to get him out of there.”Fury and Usyk rematch on December 21Credit: GETTY More

TYSON FURY has responded to pleas to change his coaching team that includes dad John ahead of rematching Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk became the first four-belt undisputed champion in heavyweight history after taking the Gypsy King’s WBC title and unbeaten record in May.Tyson Fury’s corner came under fire following defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: AFPBut his crowded corner, led by Sugarhill Steward but also involving assistant Andy Lee and Fury’s dad John, came under fire. John was especially singled out by pundits for shouting over head trainer Sugarhill during the valuable 60 seconds in the corner. But Fury has vowed to stick with his team when probed during the console release of boxing video game Undisputed.He said: “I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic.”People can say ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.’READ MORE IN BOXING”I’m not interested in all that. For me, it is the same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do. I thought I won the fight last time.”I give him – me boxing all my life and watching boxing my whole career – I give him rounds eight, nine and ten, and round nine was a 10-8.”So that’s what I give him out of the fight, but obviously the judges saw it a bit different, couple of them did.”One of them had me winning. That’s what it was. It was as close as it can be. I didn’t get the nod on the night, I’ll make it back next time.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSUsyk, 37, was forced to vacate the IBF belt to proceed with his December 21 rematch with Fury, 36, back in Riyadh.Daniel Dubois, 27, meanwhile inherited the belt after being elevated from interim champ and knocked out Anthony Joshua, 34, in his first defence. Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua will ‘NEVER’ be able to escape their fightAnd Fury reckons he will need a similar performance to guarantee victory over undefeated Usyk. He said: “There’s no secret – I’m going in there to knock him out because I don’t think I’m gonna get a decision no matter what I do.”So I have to take it out of the judges’ hands. I believe I have to get him out of there.”Fury and Usyk rematch on December 21Credit: Getty More

TYSON FURY is still haunted by losing one Great British boxing fight – so he will not let Anthony Joshua suffer the same fate. The pair of heavyweight superstars have spent years agonisingly circling each other without yet sharing the ring.Tyson Fury is refusing to give up on fighting Anthony JoshuaCredit: GettyJoshua after losing to Daniel DuboisCredit: GettyFury went through a similar experience when he was lined up to fight Northern rival David Price over a decade ago. But that mammoth match up fell by the wayside – so Fury will not let lightening strike twice when it comes to fighting AJ.He said on TNT Sports: “At the end of the day, it would be a travesty if we didn’t fight. “No matter if he loses 20 more fights, if he doesn’t win another fight and he has 10 years away from the game, it doesn’t matter. READ MORE IN BOXING”We have to fight. I did an interview recently and I said, ‘Look, it doesn’t matter if we’re 50 years old, we’ll have to fight. “I lost one big fight already with David Price, he was a British hope at one stage and that was building up lovely. “That would’ve been a massive fight in Liverpool or Manchester but that’s gone now. And it would be a travesty if we didn’t fight each other.”Fury, 36, looked on course to face Joshua, 34, next year with a double header – from Saudi Arabia to London – being put together behind the scenes.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut AJ looks to have blown it after suffering a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois, 27, at Wembley Stadium.Fury meanwhile rematches Oleksandr Usyk, 37, on December 21 following his undisputed title loss in May and is back in training for the title bout. Tyson Fury hits back at Oleksandr Usyk’s team after being compared to Vladimir Putin as feud hots up ahead of rematchHe said: “I’m ready to rock and roll. I don’t need a 12-week camp. I’ve been boxing all my life. “I’m ready to go tonight, tomorrow, next weekend. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, it doesn’t really matter. “I can come in the ring at 30 stone and do 15 rounds. I’m a natural at it, do you know what I mean? “All I need is five or six weeks sparring, good sparring this time.” Oleksandr Usyk and Fury rematch on December 21Credit: GETTY More