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      I thought I watched the most mind-numbing fight 33 years ago but Okolie vs Billam-Smith was the worst title bout

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      FOR 33 years the excruciating bore-draw clash between Johnny Nelson and Puerto Rican Carlos De Leon has been unopposed as the worst world title fight ever in this country.The fans were subjected to 12 sleep-inducing rounds and those who did manage to stay awake in Sheffield’s City Hall could have counted the number of meaningful punches on their fingers.
      Chris Billam-Smith was denied the chance to turn on the style by Lawrence Okolie, who wrapped his arms around and should have been disqualifiedCredit: PA
      Johnny Nelson’s draw with Carlos De Leon in 1990 was another real shockerCredit: Alamy
      Until Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith wrestled through their WBO cruiserweight title contest last Saturday, I never thought I would have to again suffer such a mind-numbing experience from so-called elite boxers.
      Nelson, a respected TV pundit, can  rest easy now the stigma he was saddled with has at last been lifted off his shoulders.
      Marcus Mc­Donnell, one of Britain’s finest and most experienced referees, is to blame for allowing  Sky viewers and the 15,000 sell-out crowd at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium to take unnecessary punishment.
      McDonnell should have had the courage to disqualify Okolie for making a mockery of such an important fight.
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      I felt extremely sorry for local boy Billam-Smith — eager to put on a good show for his family and friends but stifled by Okolie’s constant holding.
      Limpet Lawrence, from the opening bell,  wrapped his long arms around him and refused to let go for most of the 36 minutes until Billam-Smith lifted the crown with a majority points win.
      And an exasperated McDonnell several times stopped the action to angrily lecture Okolie about his  persistent rule-breaking.
      Marcus bent over backwards so far, being kind to Okolie by not throwing him out, that it’s  a wonder he didn’t snap his spinal cord.
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      He did at least deduct a couple of points but that still didn’t stop Okolie holding on to Billam-Smith for dear life.
      Chris must have  been mightily relieved that Okolie wasn’t still clinging to him when he went home.
      I can understand McDonnell’s reluctance to dismiss Okolie.
      No doubt, he had the paying ringside customers in mind.
      And he knew that, if he did disqualify him, Okolie’s purse would have been withheld pending a disciplinary hearing, which could have led to a sizeable fine.
      Marcus should have copied the late, great Mills Lane, who refereed Lennox Lewis’ world heavyweight title defence against Henry Akinwande in Nevada 26 years ago.
      Akinwande decided he wasn’t going to risk being hit so he grabbed Lewis’s arms from the start and refused to let go.
      After taking a point off Akinwande, Mills lost his patience in  the fifth when he spent 19 seconds trying to  get Henry to release his grip.
      Along with everyone else, I cheered when he sent Akinwande back to his dressing room in disgrace.
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      The alarming postscript to last weekend’s miserable affair came when Okolie immediately announced that he was invoking the return-fight clause.
      Surely, only the most extreme masochists would want to see that again… More

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      Boxing schedule 2023: Results, upcoming fight dates – including Spence vs Crawford and Jake Paul’s NEXT FIGHT

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      BOXING is back better than ever in 2023 with some absolute crackers – and there are plenty more to come. So far we’ve seen Anthony Joshua, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury in action.
      AJ overcame Jermaine Franklin on points in their O2 clash, while Davis knocked out Garcia in their star-studded affair weeks later.
      Canelo Alvarez then beat John Ryder on points to retain his undisputed super-middleweight titles.
      And this summer, we have more huge fights including Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford and Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz.
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      Here’s how the current 2023 schedule is looking…

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      🗓 June 3 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan

      Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles)

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      🗓 June 10 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBO title)
      Xander Zayas vs Ronald Cruz (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Jamaine Ortiz vs TBA (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Robson Conceicao vs Nicolas Polanco (10 rounds – super-featherweight)

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      🗓 June 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Sunny Edwards vs Andres Campos (12 rounds, flyweight, IBF title)
      Cherneka Johnson vs Ellie Scotney (10 rounds – super-bantamweight, IBF title)

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      🗓 June 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Adam Azim vs Aram Fanyan (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Caroline Dubois vs Yanina del Carmen Lescano (8 – lightweights)

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      🗓 June 17 🇺🇸 New Orleans

      Regis Prograis vs Danielito Zorrilla (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)

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      🗓 June 17 🇦🇺 Gold Coast, Australia

      Tim Tszyu vs Carlos Ocampo (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

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      🗓 June 24 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Edgar Berlanga vs. Jason Quigley (12 rounds – super
      middleweight)
      Reshat Mati vs Wesley Ferrer (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Adam Kownacki vs Joe Cusumano (10 rounds -heavyweight)

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      🗓 June 24 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle, England

      Josh Kelly vs Gabriel Corzo (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

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      🗓 July 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA titles)
      Natasha Jonas vs TBA (10 rounds- super-welterweight, WBC/WBO/IBF)
      Ben Whittaker vs TBA (6 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Mark Heffron vs Zak Chelli (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Callum Simpson vs Boris Crighton (8 rounds – super middleweight)

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      🗓 July 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

      Dalton Smith vs Sam Maxwell (12 rounds – super-lightweight)

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      🗓 July 8 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz vs Eimantas Stanionis (12 rounds – welterweight)

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      🗓 July 15 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan

      Alycia Baumgardner vs Christina Linardatou (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA titles)
      Richardson Hitchins vs Montana Love (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Andy Cruz vs Juan Carlos Burgos (10 rounds – lightweight)

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      🗓 July 15 🇺🇸 Shawnee, Oklahoma

      George Kambosos Jr vs Maxi Hughes (12 rounds – lightweight)

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      🗓 July 25 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

      Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBC titles)

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      🗓 July 29 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF titles)

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      🗓 August 5 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas

      Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

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      🗓 August 12 🇵🇱 Wroclaw, Poland

      Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)

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      🗓 August 19 – Quebec City, Canada

      Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBO, WBC, IBF titles)

      Devin Haney and Vasilliy Lomachenko in action during their fight of the year candidateCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Boxing results 2023
      🗓 May 27 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland

      Luis Alberto Lopez def. Michael Conlan KO5 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)

      🗓 May 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Leigh Wood def. Mauricio Lara UD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA title)

      🗓 May 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth, England

      Chris Billam-Smith def. Lawrence Okolie UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 May 20 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Devin Haney def. Vasyl Lomachenko UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)
      Junto Nakatani def. Andrew Moloney KO12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBO title)

      🗓 May 20 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland

      Chantelle Cameron def. Katie Taylor (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

      🗓 May 13 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Rolando Romero def. Ismael Barroso TKO9 (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBA title)

      🗓 May 13 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      KSI def.Joe Fournier NO CONTEST (6 or 8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Deji def. Swarmz UD6 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Anthony Taylor def. Salt Papi UD3 – ( 3 rounds)

      🗓 May 6 🇲🇽 Jalisco, Mexico

      Canelo Alvarez def. John Ryder UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF titles)
      Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela def. Steve Spark SD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Oleksandr Gvozdyk def. Ricards Bolotniks TKO6 (12 rounds – light-heavyeight)

      🗓 May 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Birmingham, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Pawel Stepien UD10 (10 rounds – light heavyweight)

      🗓 April 22 🇵🇱 Rzeszow, Poland

      Lukasz Rozanski def. Alen Babic KO1 (12 rounds – WBC bridgerweight title)

      🗓 April 22 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Gervonta Davis def. Ryan Garcia TKO7 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 April 22 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Joe Cordina def. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov SD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF title)
      Sandy Ryan def. Marie-Pier Houle UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight, WBO title)

      🗓 April 15 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Zhang Zhilei def. Joe Joyce TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Denzel Bentley def. Kieran Smith KO1 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Moses Itauma def. Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko UD6 (6 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 April 8 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

      Shakur Stevenson def. Shuichiro Yoshino TKO6 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 April 8 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez def. Cristian Gonzalez UD12 (12 rounds -flyweight, WBO title)

      🗓 April 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Anthony Joshua def. Jermaine Franklin UD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Fabio Wardley def. Michael Coffie TKO4 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Ammo Williams def. River Wilson-Bent TKO8 (10 round – middleweight)

      🗓 April 1 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Anthony Pettis def. Roy Jones Jr. MD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 March 25 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

      Jose Ramirez def. Richard Commey TKO11 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 March 25 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      David Benavidez def. Caleb Plant UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Chris Colbert def. Jose Valenzuela UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 March 25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Telford, England

      Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Ionut Baluta def. Andrew Cain MD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Moses Itauma def. Ramon Ibarra (4 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 March 25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Lawrence Okolie def. David Light UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Michael Gomez Jr. def. Levi Giles SD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Frazer Clarke def. Bogdan Dinu TKO2 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 March 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle, England

      Cyrus Pattinson def. Chris Jenkins TKO9 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 March 11 🇫🇷 Paris, France

      Carlos Takam def. Tony Yoka SD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Dan Azeez def. Thomas Faure TKO12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      🗓 March 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool, England

      Darragh Foley def. Robbie Davies Jr. TKO4 (10 rounds -super-lightweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Jack Cullen KO4 (10 rounds – super middleweight)
      Johnny Fisher def. Alfonso Damiani TKO5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Ontario, California

      Brandon Figueroa def. Mark Magsayo MD12 (12 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 26 🇸🇦 Diriyah, Saudi Arabia

      Tommy Fury def. Jake Paul SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Badou Jack def. Ilunga Makabu TKO12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBC title)

      🗓 February 25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Floyd Mayweather EXHIBITION Aaron Chalmers (8 rounds – exhibition)

      🗓 February 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

      Mauricio Lara def. Leigh Wood KO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA title)
      Dalton Smith def. Billy Allington UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Gary Cully def. Wilfredo Flores TKO2 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Diego Alberto Ruiz def. Gamal Yafai UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      🗓 February 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Adam Azim def. Santos Reyes UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 February 4 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Amanda Serrano def. Erica Cruz UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Alycia Baumgardner def. Elhem Mekhaled UD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Richardson Hitchins def. John Bauza UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Tania Alvarez UD10 (10 rounds -featherweight)

      🗓 January 28 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Artur Beterbiev def. Anthony Yarde TKO8 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBA, IBF titles)

      🗓 January 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Liam Smith def. Chris Eubank Jr. TKO4 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Ekow Essuman def. Chris Kongo MD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Joseph Parker def. Jack Massey UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 January 14 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      KSI def. FaZe Temperrr KO1 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)

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      🗓 January 7 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C.

      Gervonta Davis def. Hector Garcia TKO9 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Jaron “Boots” Ennis def. Karen Chukhadzhian UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Demetrius Andrade def. Demond Nicholson UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight) More

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      Anthony Joshua SNUBS Tyson Fury as he pushes on with plans to fight Deontay Wilder in multi-million Saudi showdown

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has snubbed a historic Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury in order to throw down with Deontay Wilder, according to Frank Warren.Fury got boxing fans’ hopes of the long-awaited clash finally coming to fruition last month by claiming to have sent over a draft contract for a September showdown to Joshua’s representatives.
      Tyson Fury’s team reached out to Anthony Joshua’s team over a September showdown last monthCredit: GETTY
      Joshua has snubbed the fight in order to press on with plans to fight Deontay WilderCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      Joshua is on course to throw down with the Bronze Bomber in DecemberCredit: GETTY
      AJ’s team, however, quickly dismissed the claim, insisting no preliminary contract had been sent their way.
      Negotiations, however, did take place – although Joshua’s management nixed the historic fight by doubling down on their intention to face Wilder in Saudi Arabia this winter.
      During an appearance on talkSPORT, the Queensberry Promotion’s chief Frank Warren: “Let me clarify what has actually happened.
      “Last week, a written proposal was sent to Matchroom for ‘AJ’ to fight Tyson in September.
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      “Eddie Hearn came back and spoke to my son George, who said it will take a couple of days to see where they are with it.
      “A couple of days went by, and George met yesterday with AJ’s management company.
      “They confirmed that AJ is fighting in Dubai in December, that is his preferred route.”
      AJ promoter Eddie Hearn has earmarked August 12 for Joshua’s second outing of the year, provisionally reserving the O2 Arena.
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      That has irked Warren, who added: “There is a space open in August, but they basically do not want to do the fight.
      “That is what happened.”
      Veteran prompter Warren was quick to walk back Fury’s claims of a preliminary contract being sent out.
      But he insists the WBC king is still hellbent on throwing down with the former two-time unified heavyweight champion.
      He said: “When Tyson said there was a draft contract, what happened is we had prepared a draft contract the last time we had negotiations.
      “So, there was nothing really to be concerned about in terms of negotiations; it was just if they wanted the fight or not.
      “So, the situation is: Tyson is desperate to make the fight happen, as he was against [Oleksandr] Usyk.
      “But AJ has chosen not to take the fight. That is where we are at.”
      Frank Warren is adamant Tyson Fury wants to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: GETTY
      Joshua’s decision to pursue a fight with Wilder is the THIRD time a dream fight with Fury has fallen through.
      The pair were due to throw down in the summer of 2021 after agreeing a two-fight deal.
      But their back-to-back bouts were scuppered when Wilder successfully won his arbitration case for a trilogy fight with Fury.
      Fury, 34, handed Joshua a shock world title lifeline last September just weeks after his fellow Brit’s second successive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
      AJ publicly accepted the offer but the fight didn’t come to fruition and Fury ended up fighting Derek Chisora in a much-lambasted trilogy fight.
      Fury hasn’t set foot in the ring since that December dust-up, which he won via tenth-round TKO.
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      The Wythenshawe warrior was due to face Usyk in a historic undisputed title fight but the bout went by the wayside following his string of unreasonable demands.
      Joshua, meanwhile, was last in action in April – returning to the win column with a scrappy points victory over Jermaine Franklin. More

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      Apollonia Llewellyn puts on ridiculously busty display but fans are devastated to discover ring girl has a boyfriend

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      FANS of ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn have been left devastated by the news that the busty beauty has a boyfriend.Llewellyn has previously never failed to impress her 550 thousand followers with snaps that leave little to the imagination.
      Llewellyn has previously won fans over with her saucy snapsCredit: Instagram @jairowe
      Apollonia Llewellyn poses with boyfriend Jai RoweCredit: Instagram @jairowe
      The couple pose for a picture together on holidayCredit: Instagram @jairowe
      Llewellyn takes a selfie with her beauCredit: Instagram @jairowe
      The ring girl reposted a number of anniversary snaps to her storyCredit: Instagram @jairowe
      But fans were in for a nasty surprise when the 23 year old reposted a number of snaps with boyfriend Jai Rowe to her Instagram story celebrating their one year anniversary.
      The ring girl posted throwback pictures of the couple on a recent trip to Cairo as well as a saucy snap taken on a bed full of roses.
      Her boyfriend is a footballer that plays for National League side Aldershot Town.
      Llewellyn shot to fame after working as a ring girl for KSI’s boxing agency ‘Misfits’.
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      Not only does the Leeds-born beauty boast 550k followers on her Instagram, but she also has 691k followers on her TikTok.
      Last month she bemoaned a ban that prevented her from livestreaming on the app.
      Speaking to the Daily Star she said: “I was wearing a white T-shirt that covered everything with no cleavage on show. It is absolutely ridiculous.
      “There was no warning, no nothing. I don’t know where the nudity has come from.
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      “When it happened I was just so confused and didn’t really understand what was going on and when I clicked on it and it said I had been banned.
      “I was shocked because I haven’t done anything wrong. I would understand if I was sitting there in a bikini or whatever but that definitely wasn’t the case.
      “I was just getting my make-up done and answering questions, nothing like what they are thinking I have done.
      “It is just so frustrating because I was just sitting there in a T-shirt and I could understand it if I was exposed but I was literally completely covered.”
      The beauty has stunned fans with her racy pics in the past.Credit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Llewellyn poses in a barely there bikini.Credit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn More

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      Bizarre moment boxer breaks rib of man dressed as KEBAB with brutal body shot after just 11 seconds in ring

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      AN Australian comedian suffered a broken rib after sparring with a potential world champion – while dressed as a KEBAB.Aussie funnyman Tommy Little came up with the concept of eating the Middle Eastern dish between rounds during one of his many brainstorming sessions.
      Australian comedian Tommy Little decided to take part in a boxing match while dressed a kebabCredit: INSTAGRAM@CARRIETOMMYSHOW
      Little threw down with Aussie boxer Tim Tzyu and ended up with a broken ribCredit: INSTAGRAM@CARRIETOMMYSHOW
      Most people with little to no combat experience would dip their toes in the water with a fellow rookie – but not Little.
      Little decided to kebab box none other than interim WBO light-middleweight champion Tim Tsyzu.
      And unsurprisingly, he didn’t make it out of the first round with the Sydney slugger.
      Little – who donned a kebab suit – tried his best to hang with Tsyzu but ended up collapsing to the canvas after eating two nasty body shots a mere 11 seconds into the stanza.
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      The 38-year-old joked: “I’m going to leave the judges out of it and award you the win.”
      The aftermath of the bout, however, was far from a joke as Little was left in agony due to a cracked rib.
      He said: “I can’t cough, sneeze, burp, fart, have sex, breathe deeply so I went to get a scan.
      “Great news, lung not collapsed. My rib is broken – I heard it crack when he hit me.”
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      Tsyzu, 28, is due to return to the ring on June 18 for a showdown with Carlos Ocampos.
      But the fight is seemingly in doubt after he had his right arm savaged by a dog at a barbeque.
      Tsyzu – the son of former Ricky Hatton opponent Kosta – underwent emergency surgery but his team are confident it won’t scupper the Queensland clash.
      Manager Glen Jennings said: “The wound was superficial.
      “The post-surgical report is all good.
      “There is no doubt that Tim will be ready and 100 per cent healthy and focused to take on Carlos Ocampo on June 18.”
      Two vicious body shots dropped Little and left him struggling to breathe deeplyCredit: INSTAGRAM@CARRIETOMMYSHOW More

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      Ebanie Bridges admits she’d have sex with Conor McGregor despite awkward photo.. but there’s bad news for Anthony Joshua

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      EBANIE BRIDGES admits she would have sex with Conor McGregor despite their awkward photo together.But there’s bad news for Anthony Joshua, who will be sleeping with one eye open after Ebanie’s hilarious game of “f***, marry, kill”.
      Ebanies Bridges admits she’d have sex with Conor McGregorCredit: Instagram @ebaniebridges
      The duo had an awkward picture together at Katie Taylor’s fightCredit: Sportsfile
      But Bridges had bad news for boxing ace Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      Bridges joked that McGregor “manhandled” her earlier this month as the pair watched Katie Taylor’s fight against Chantelle Cameron.
      The snap set the internet ablaze, with Bridge’s fans flooding her Instagram with comments.
      And the Australian has now upped things by admitting she would have sex with McGregor if push came to shove.
      Bridges made the confession during a live Q&A with fans as she was asked to choose between McGregor, Joshua and American boxer Jaron Ennis for a game of “f**k, marry or kill.”
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      Bridges laughed that she didn’t know what she had “got herself in for.”
      She then said: “Hahaha god ya’ll are killing me, what did I get myself into?”
      Bridges continued, saying she’d “f*** McGregor” as he “seems like fun.”
      She then opted to marry Ennis who is “sweet and quiet.”
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      Bridges is a boxing and social media starCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      The Aussie stunner has proven to be a knockoutCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      Bridges teases fans with saucy snaps onlineCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8lNjFLx6W/
      But British boxer Joshua ended up as the “kill – because I’ve never met him. Lol soz mate.”
      Unfortunately for Bridges, McGregor is happily married to childhood sweetheart Dee Devlin
      The Irishman recently took to his bike for a cycle around Dublin following a crash earlier this year.
      And he cooled off by taking a dip in the freezing Irish sea.
      The blonde stunner has her own Onlyfans pageCredit: Instagram / @ebanie_bridges
      Bridges is a supporter of relegated LeedsCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      The Aussie is a WBF world title champCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges More

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      Inside Jake Paul’s stunning £13million island mansion with games room, recording studio and pool

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      JAKE PAUL has bought a stunning £13million mansion in Puerto Rico which includes a games room, pool and recording studio.The YouTuber-turned boxer moved to the Caribbean island in 2021 to get away from the distractions of Los Angeles.
      Jake Paul has bought an awesome island mansionCredit: Instagram @jakapaul
      It set him back a cool £13millionCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      It has a stunning gardenCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      It includes a huge TV roomCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      And a space for Paul to maintain his fitnessCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      As well as a games room with arcade machinesCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      There is a recording studioCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      The mansion also has eight bedroomsCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      But due to market inflation, Paul waited out before buying a pad of his own and was instead living in a “shack”.
      Now according to TMZ, the American has bought an eight-bedroom place off ex-basketball star Yadier Molina.
      The two-storey home also has eight bathrooms, a fitness room, a luxury swimming pool, a games room and an elevator, in case he’s worn out from all the training and can’t manage the stairs.
      The Caribbean Realty Group say the house was initially listed at $19,995,000 (£16.1m) until Paul came to an agreement with Molina.
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      His brother Logan, 28, also lives in Puerto Rico and has a seven-bed mansion worth £11m.
      The social media sensations discussed Paul’s new place on the latest episode of Logan’s Impaulsive podcast.
      Paul, 26, said: “I got a great deal, I was patient.
      “I lived in a f*****g shack for two years because the market was outrageous and I was, ‘F*** this shit, f*** this shit, f*** this s***.’ 
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      “But I waited and waited and waited and waited and literally got an incredible deal on the house.” 
      Paul in 2021 was named the second-highest paid YouTuber on Forbes’ list with over £30m made from business and boxing.
      He was beaten for the first time in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
      Now Paul returns on August 5 against ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38, in a pay-per-view bout in Texas.
      Paul insists he got an ‘incredible deal’ on the houseCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      The mansion has a lovely bathroomCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
      The house has a massive swimming poolCredit: Youtube – Jake Paul
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      Smitten Jake Paul ‘obsessed’ with new girlfriend and claims she has ‘nicest body in the WORLD’

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      JAKE PAUL gushed over his new girlfriend Jutta Leerdam and admitted he is “obsessed” with her. The YouTuber-turned boxer went official with Dutch speed skater Leerdam in April.
      Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam with boyfriend Jake PaulCredit: Instagram
      Jutta Leerdam went official with Jake Paul in AprilCredit: Instagram / @uttaleerdam
      And the couple have gone from strength to strength with a string of dates and vacations together.
      They are even training partners and at 6ft Leerdam stands almost as tall as Paul – who is said to be 6ft 1in – but he does not mind that.
      He said on his brother Logan’s Impaulsive podcast: “I think it’s sexy as f***.
      “I think it’s so sexy and like there’s more woman and she’s so curvy, has the nicest body in the f*****g world and I’m obsessed with her.
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      “Basically, I get more woman.”
      Paul, 26, has spoken out about how Leerdam, 24, helped him get over the first loss of his boxing career to Tommy Fury, 24, in February.
      And he is now back training for his next fight on August 5 against ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38, in Texas.
      Paul has been on a double date with brother Logan, 28, who is with Danish model Nina Agdal.
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      And he revealed Leerdam reminds him of their mum Pam.
      Paul said to Logan: “Jutta is such an amazing woman and she reminds me so much of mum.
      “She’s so sweet, cooking and she like amazes me for how mature she is, how emotionally intelligent she is.
      “How good she is at communicating, how good she is at loving. The list goes on and on and on.
      “She’s like the purest soul that I’ve ever met. Out of anyone.”
      Jutta Leerdam stands 6ft tallCredit: Instagram / @uttaleerdam
      Jutta Leerdam has been dubbed the ‘world’s hottest speed skater’Credit: Instagram
      Jake Paul says Jutta Leerdam has the ‘nicest body in the f****g world’Credit: Instagram More