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      Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios: Date, exact ring walk, TV channel and live stream for featherweight title fight

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      NICK BALL returns to the ring on Saturday night for the first defence of his WBA featherweight title.The pint-sized pugilist, 27, will face American Ronny Rios, 34, at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, in front of his home crowd for the first time in more than four years.Nick Ball won the title in Saudi Arabia in June with a brilliant performance against Raymond FordCredit: GettyThe 5ft 2in Ball has had his last two fights in Saudi Arabia, the first a controversial draw with Rey Vargas before finally getting his hand on a title belt against the previously unbeaten Raymond Ford in June.It will be Ball’s third title fight of 2024 and his first defence of his world title in front of a sold out arena.When is Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios?The fight takes place on Saturday, October 5.Timings are yet to be confirmed but we expect the ring walk to take place at 10.30pm.The card takes place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.What TV channel is showing Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios and can it be live streamed?Nick Ball is under Frank Warren’s Queensbury banner so the fight will take place on TNT Sports in the UK.TNT Sports 2 is the channel with coverage from 7pm.It is also on TNT Sports Ultimate for 4k viewing.Those in the UK can also stream it on Discovery+.US viewers can watch the action on ESPN+ from 2pm ET.Who is on the card?Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios (WBA featherweight title)Henry Turner vs Jack Rafferty (British super-lightweight title)Andrew Cain vs Lazaro CasseresJadier Herrera vs Oliver FloresJames McGivern vs Requen Cona Facundo ArceBrad Strand vs Marvin SolanoJack Turner vs Gonzalo CorinaldesiNelson Birchall vs Mark ButlerBoma Brown vs Amine BoucettaLucas Biswana vs Jakub LaskowskiWalter Fury vs Dale ArrowsmithJoe Cooper vs Lukasz BarabaszWhat’s been said?Ball said: “There are a lot of big fights out there for me.”I need to get through this and hopefully we can get one of the other champions in the ring. “I have shown that I will go anywhere and fight anybody.”Most read in Boxing More

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      Jake Paul given court date for Eddie Hearn’s $100million defamation lawsuit after motion to have it dismissed is denied

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      JAKE PAUL has been given an October 16 court date for Eddie Hearn’s $100million defamation lawsuit.The YouTube star-turned-boxer saw his motion to have the £75m case thrown out rejected by a New York judge.Jake Paul is preparing to take on Mike Tyson in the ringCredit: ReutersPromoter Eddie Hearn launched the lawsuit against Paul in 2022Credit: ReutersIt comes as the 27-year-old prepares to face legend Mike Tyson, 58, in a professional fight on November 15.Promoter Hearn and Matchroom Boxing launched a lawsuit against Paul in September 2022 over comments the American made about a fight judge.Hearn was accused of paying Glen Feldman to score bouts in favour of Katie Taylor against Amanda Serrano and Anthony Joshua in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.Serrano was in the MVP (Most Valuable Promotions) team, which Paul co-founded with Nakis Bidarian in 2021. READ MORE IN BOXINGA court judge has denied Paul’s motion to dismiss the defamation case.The lawsuit is now due to proceed, starting with a court date in little more than a fortnight’s time.Hearn is suing for damages of more than $100m (£75m).Meanwhile, Paul is also getting ready for a potential onslaught from Tyson early in next month’s controversial bout.The 31-year age gap has raised eyebrows.Most read in BoxingAnd Paul, who has a 10-1 record, warned the Baddest Man on The Planet he’ll get a shock if he tries to finish the contest quickly.He told the Daily Mail: “I could definitely see him trying to [go for an early KO], but he’ll find out very quickly that I also have a ton of power.”Mike Tyson sends chilling warning that Jake Paul ‘has to go’ as he claims ‘I started his career, now I’ll finish him’ But in a promo video, Tyson’s team claimed the ex-world champion was preparing to “throw not just one bomb” but “missile after missile”.They added: “If the fight were today, Jake Paul would be done.” More

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      Watch British rapper’s ferocious boxing training session as fans beg him to fight Jake Paul and ‘slap a YouTuber about’

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      RAPPER Bugzy Malone had fans begging him to fight Jake Paul after releasing footage of an explosive boxing training session.The music artist – real name Aaron Daniel Davies – boxed as a teenager after coming out of prison.Bugzy Malone released explosive boxing trainingCredit: InstagramFans want him to fight Jake PaulCredit: InstagramYouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is 10-1 as a boxerCredit: Getty He remains a big fan of the sport and is friends with professional fighters Lyndon Arthur and Zelfa Barrett.Bugzy – who made his acting debut in Guy Ritchie’s 2019 movie The Gentlemen – continues to train in boxing as part of his fitness regime.In a recent Instagram post, the singer, 33, showed off his hand speed on the pads with a trainer hammering in hooks.Fans flooded the comment section to demand fights against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul and American legend Floyd Mayweather. READ MORE IN BOXINGOne said: “I feel like you’ll be fighting Floyd soon.”Another added: “Getting ready to take Floyd’s 0.”One reacted: “I hope Jake Paul calls you out, so you can teach him a lesson.”Another said: “You have a boxing match ASAP bro you can box. Go slap a youtuber about and get a couple milli.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSPaul, 27, is 10-1 in the boxing ring and faces boxing great Mike Tyson, 58, on November 15 in his biggest yet most controversial fight. Mayweather, 47, meanwhile officially retired in 2017 but continues to box in exhibition bouts. British rap star and actor reveals talks to fight Floyd Mayweather as Eddie Hearn teases UK venueBugzy claimed on Eddie Hearns’s podcast that he has turned down boxing bouts before but was approached to face Mayweather. He said: “Before I even thought of, ‘Hold on, am I getting my head punched in there all night long?’ I just said, ‘Yeah.'”He said, ‘Floyd Sr likes your physique, he said you look strong.’ So then we start talking to them about the weight, like, ‘What do you want me to weigh on this night?'”And they’re like, ‘Yeah, you can come in heavier.’ And I thought, ‘Flipping heck, that gives me a puncher’s chance.'”Mayweather has shared the ring with the likes of Paul’s brother Logan before and Bugzy gives himself a puncher’s chance in the bout. He said: “That Logan Paul, I reckon he’s a decent boxer, he looks OK, he’s an athlete.”However, it looked like he caught Floyd with a shot and after it, it didn’t look like he knew exactly what to do. If I caught Floyd with a shot, I’d know what to do.”So I’d have thought one or two things are gonna happen, I’m gonna get punched up all night and I’m not going to be able to touch him or I do touch him, if I touch him, I hurt him.”If I hurt him, with the right training I reckon I could follow it up with a second phase attack and potentally get him out of there.”So I thought, feels like Floyd is still taking chances if he’s saying I can come in a bit heavier.”Obviously, I’m a busy bee, and if I’m going to take a slot out of my life to live as a proper boxer, train for flipping 12 weeks to go in a boxing ring and risk it all, I’m going to try and make it happen.READ MORE SUN STORIES”So in my long song I just mention it and I just say, ‘If Floyd really wants to fight, I’ll walk the walk.'”These YouTube guys and all that, I don’t fancy putting my name next to that. If I’m going to step out of my lane it has to really make sense.”Rapper Bugzy Malone boxed during his youthCredit: Getty More

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      Mike Tyson insider reveals strategy for Jake Paul fight after fresh health concerns arise for boxing legend

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      MIKE TYSON’s strategy for his showdown with Jake Paul has sensationally been revealed by a camp insider.The former undisputed heavyweight champion will throw down with the YouTube sensation in a controversial crossover clash on Netflix next month.Mike Tyson is set to throw down with Jake Paul in a shock showdown next monthCredit: REXBoxing legend Tyson is a huge underdog going into the Texas tussleCredit: GETTYIron Mike plans to go hell for leather in the controversial crossover clashCredit: INSTAGRAM@MIKETYSONTyson is a huge underdog going into the Texas tussle due to the staggering 31-YEAR age difference between himself and The Problem Child.Iron Mike struck fear into the hearts of heavyweights around the world in the late ’80s and early ’90s with his ferocious style, which he plans to utilise against Paul.A member of Tyson’s team said in a recently released promo video: “We’re not looking to throw just one bomb. We want to throw missile after missile.”Tyson, who hasn’t fought since his Covid clash with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, has been hard at work in the gym trying to get his near-pensioner-aged body into fighting shape.READ MORE IN BOXINGAnd one of the boxing legend’s trainers has claimed Paul would be in a world of trouble if he were to step into the ring right now.He said: “If the fight were today, Jake Paul would be done.”He throws missiles, not just one bomb. The bombs, they come one after another.”Tyson, however, is feeling every bit his 58 years ahead of his ring return, recently admitting: “It’s hard to walk right now.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”But two months from now I’m going to be perfect. The fight is won in the gym.”Listen, I’ll do anything that will help me.Mike Tyson sends chilling warning that Jake Paul ‘has to go’ as he claims ‘I started his career, now I’ll finish him’ “I’m going to enjoy my time here tonight with all my childhood friends, and the hell with Jake Paul.”Tyson will be handsomely rewarded for his Dallas dust-up with Paul but insists his decision to return to the ring isn’t financially motivated.The New Yorker recently admitted: “I’m a glory junkie. I love people thinking about me all day.”I’d rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. It’s just who I am.“This is all I started fighting for – to get all this f***ing status.”I’m going to be chasing it for the rest of my life. I know that.”I’m never going to get what I want, because I’m one of those gluttons for pain. I can never get enough.” More

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      Dana White ends UFC fighters’ career change hopes with eight-word statement after teasing imminent ‘big announcements’

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      DANA WHITE has pumped the brakes on any UFC fighters dipping their toes into the boxing world – just weeks after announcing his intention to get into the sport.The UFC supremo revealed late last month that he intends to resurrect plans to create Zuffa Boxing, which he first teased in 2017.UFC supremo Dana White first unveiled plans to launch Zuffa Boxing back in 2017Credit: GETTYThe veteran promoter revealed his intention to get Zuffa Boxing off the ground late last monthCredit: SPORTSFILEBut White doesn’t intend to allow UFC fighters to following in the footsteps of Conor McGregorCredit: GETTYWhite’s revelation led UFC fans to wonder if he’ll permit any fighters on the roster to switch codes and step into the squared circle.But the veteran promoter insists NONE of the fighters currently under contract with MMA’s top promotion will be allowed to box.When asked if he’d allow any UFC fighters to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor, he said: “God, I hope not.”Yeah, no, [it will be] completely separate.”READ MORE ON DANA WHITEHe later added: “Everything is about timing, and is now the time? We’re going to find out. “There’s a lot of things I think I can do that other people haven’t done yet.”Former two-division champion McGregor entered the boxing world in August 2017 for a spectacular crossover clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr.The Notorious pocketed over a whopping £75million for the ‘The Money Fight’, which he lost via tenth-round TKO.Most read in BoxingWhite’s interest in getting involved in boxing waned in the years that followed Mayweather vs McGregor.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSHe even branded the sport “a broken business that is an absolute nightmare to try to fix.”But the 55-year-old has since changed his stance, admitting last month: “There will be some big announcements.Watch UFC fighter TWERK in beaten opponent’s face following stunning KO win one day after shaking and crying at weigh-in”If you know anything about me and you go back and look at anything I ever said. I never say anything that I don’t do, ever.”We’ve been kicking the boxing thing around for a long time and you’ve never heard me commit and say, ‘I’m in’. I’m in.”White’s plans to enter the sport have been hailed by his good pal Mike Tyson, who said during an appearance on the Come and Talk 2 Me podcast: “Is he really in boxing now?“Well listen, that’s going to be the best thing to ever happen to boxing, just like the UFC.”If you’re in the UFC and if anyone is booing your fight, you’re not gonna see that guy again.”His next fight is gonna be in South Dakota somewhere.“If you don’t have a good fight, you’re never gonna see that guy again.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Not like boxing, ‘Oh this guy is gonna fight next month again,’ I don’t wanna see that.”If any fights stink, you’re not back in the UFC anymore, you’re never going to see those guys again.”Mike Tyson has welcomed Dana White’s plans to get into boxingCredit: GETTY More

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      How 27-stone Tyson Fury sparred teenage Daniel Dubois with ONE SHOE and was left amazed

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      TYSON FURY got a taste of future heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois while weighing 27 STONE and with just one shoe on. At the time, Fury had vacated the unified titles he won against Wladimir Klitschko amid a battle with depression and substance abuse. Daniel Dubois in his infamous sparring session with Tyson FuryAnd he wondered down to watch cousin Hughie spar a 19-year-old Dubois – who was just embarking on his professional debut. Fury was over TEN STONE his fighting weight at the time and could barely keep his two shoes on when he got in the ring with Dubois. He told TNT Sports in 2020: “I came down to the gym one random Saturday morning, got the bug to have a little spar and Daniel was sparring with Hughie at the time and a few other lads in the gym.”I just wanted to have a spar, it’s in me isn’t it, it’s what I do.READ MORE IN BOXING”I remember I had no equipment with me, no head guard, no bandages.”I don’t remember exactly what I was wearing but I remember I had one shoe off and one shoe on, the shoe came off and it was what it was.”We had a little move around. Big fat 27 stone, I had a move around and it was a pleasure.”He was only a young man then, I think he had only had one fight then or maybe he hadn’t even had a professional fight.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”But I found he was a very good fighter, straight away.”Fury later returned to the ring in what is considered one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time. He defeated Deontay Wilder, 38, to win the WBC title and reigned for four years until losing to Oleksandr Usyk, 37, in May. Usyk became the first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion ever but vacated the IBF belt to proceed with his December 21 rematch with Fury. Dubois, 27, was meanwhile elevated from interim champion and knocked out Anthony Joshua, 34, in his first title defence. ‘That’s cost me £150m, silly c–t’, rants Tyson Fury in immediate aftermath to Anthony Joshua’s KO vs Daniel Dubois More

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      Anthony Joshua warned Daniel Dubois rematch risks being biggest mistake he’s ever made

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned having an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois could be a death sentence for his career.The Watford warrior is at a major crossroads following his demolition at the hands of Dubois, who dropped him FOUR TIMES on his way to a stunning fifth-round KO victory last month.Anthony Joshua threw down with Daniel Dubois at Wembley last monthCredit: GETTYAJ suffered a brutal fifth-round KO defeat to the IBF heavyweight championCredit: GETTYJoshua is seemingly keen on having an immediate rematch with his former sparring partnerCredit: PADubois coach Kieran Farrell has warned AJ against jumping straight back into the ring with Triple DCredit: GETTYAJ and his team are seemingly keen on an immediate rematch, something Dubois’ coach Kieran Farrell believes could put the final nail into the coffin of the Brit boxing great’s career.He told Boxing Scene: “If I was advising Joshua, I wouldn’t be telling him to jump back in with Daniel Dubois – a young, hungry, 27-year-old lion.””That I see day in, day out, I know what he is capable of, and Joshua does too now.”If Daniel has somebody hurt, they ain’t going to see the final bell.READ MORE BOXING NEWS”He’s a devastating puncher and I’m only talking facts here. He’s like a modern-day Mike Tyson. But a bigger version.”Farrell reckons Joshua would be better off rebuilding himself in a do-or-die showdown with long-time rival Deontay Wilder, whose career is also on life support.“There are other fights there for Joshua,” Farrell insisted. “He can do the [Deontay] Wilder fight.”That would be a good fight between two massive names who both need a big win right now.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”A win for either of them in that fight would give them a load of confidence.”They’ve been linked together for a long time and are both now coming off defeats. It would make sense to do that fight.”Anthony Joshua brutally told his career is ‘OVER’ as boxing promoter suggests final ‘good’ fight after Dubois KO Despite defeat to Dubois derailing his bid to become a three-time world champion, Joshua insists he has no immediate plans to retire.He said in his post-fight interview: “Before I came here, I’m always saying to myself, ‘I’m a fighter for life.'”We rolled the dice at success and we came up short and we roll it again. We keep rolling the dice.”A few days later, he added: “We came up short. But we have to look at all the positives.”That’s the mindset and the perspective we have to have. Look what we have achieved in 11 years, it’s phenomenal.”I want to thank every single one of you who has been riding with me.”What a rollercoaster journey – and you know what the problem is? It’s far from over yet.” More

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      Tyson Fury ‘shell of his former self’ as boxing legend admits major fears for Gypsy King in Oleksandr Usyk rematch

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      TYSON FURY is a shell of his former self, claims boxing legend Hasim Rahman – raising fears heading into the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.Fury lost his WBC belt and undefeated record in May after 12 thrilling rounds with Usyk in Saudi Arabia. Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson FuryCredit: GettyThe Gypsy King famously won the coveted green belt against Deontay Wilder in 2020 and defended it in their epic 2021 trilogy bout. But Rahman reckons that hat-trick of fights with Wilder took the best years out of Fury – leaving him primed for a stoppage loss against Usyk. He told FightHype: “I think Deontay Wilder got a big play in this Usyk and Tyson Fury rematch. “I believe Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury took everything out of each other.READ MORE IN BOXING“I think they’re both shells of their former selves, and I believe Usyk will win this rematch by stoppage. “I know he knows he can drop him and hurt him, and now I think the confidence is there. I think he’s going to win by stoppage.”Fury, 36, was saved by the bell in round nine against Usyk, 37, after finding himself in a world of trouble after an onslaught. Usyk prevailed as the first four-belt undisputed champion in heavyweight history – but it did not last. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSTo proceed with his December 21 rematch with Fury, he was forced to vacate the IBF belt. Daniel Dubois, 27, was elevated from interim champ and knocked out Anthony Joshua, 34, in round five of his first defence. The two are now in talks to rematch – as former champ Rahman backed Usyk to fight the winner and sail off into the sunset. He said: “I think he should fight the winner of the Joshua-Dubois rematch and then call it quits. “The man did everything you can do in boxing. He’s pound-for-pound one of the greatest champions ever. “He’s a gold medallist, undisputed cruiserweight, undisputed heavyweight. What else can you do? He’s done it all.”Heavyweight legend Hasim RahmanCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd More