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      Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua warned Saudi Arabia will not be negotiated over sensational £325m December fights

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      TYSON FURY and Anthony Joshua have been warned Saudi Arabia will not be negotiated with over any sensational £325million December showdowns.AJ promoter Eddie Hearn reckons he is visiting the Kingdom next week to discuss a stunning $400m card that involves Morecambe’s 34-year-old WBC champ against WBA, IBF and WBO king Oleksandr Usyk, 36, in an overdue undisputed decider.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk could potentially take part in a heavyweight tournamentCredit: REUTERS
      Anthony Joshua is also being lined up for the December bonanzaCredit: GETTY
      As is former WBC heavyweight champ Deontay WilderCredit: EPA
      And the chief support is supposed to be 33-year-old Joshua’s overdue battle with American knockout sensation Deontay Wilder, 37.
      But Fury has already broken his recent social media silence to label the speculation as “total BS”.
      Fury walked away from talks to hold the Usyk fight in Riyadh at the start of Spring after the Ukraine icon signed his half of a mega-money deal.
      And AJ failed to secure undisputed bouts with Wilder and Fury – during their WBC reigns – over the five years he held the other three major belts, before Usyk dethroned him over two bouts.
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      So fans should not get too excited about the four of the most famous and highly paid men all agreeing to share the limelight and prize pot.
      And Amer Abdallah – head of boxing for Skills Challenge who runs the country’s boxing – says these divas will not be able to haggle.
      He told SunSport: “Could Usyk vs Fury, Fury vs AJ, Wilder vs AJ all happen? Of course, they could.
      “But a lot of people think they will go to Saudi and just grab this free money but everything is very calculated in how it is done.
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      “There are a lot of factors that people don’t know about at the back end.
      “Even when the purses look very high, we look at the numbers and make sure that everything has a return, not just from a financial perspective but along a broad spectrum of returns from each fight.
      “It’s not free money that is being handed out, it is very calculated in how purses are offered.
      “All of the options are open but when an offer is made, that is the offer, you take it or leave it.
      “There are plenty of great fights out there and everybody is lined up to fight in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia because there is a premium price and we are able and happy to pay it.
      “But we want the fights that we want and that is how it is going to end up being. When an offer is made, that is the offer.”
      Fury was already in talks with Team Usyk about the first-ever four-belt heavyweight clash, even before he outpointed Joshua for a second time in Saudi in August.
      Tyson Fury’s undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk fell through last monthCredit: GETTY
      Anthony Joshua returned to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin this monthCredit: GETTY
      Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Robert Helenius in his last outingCredit: GETTY
      The date and 50-50 purse split were all agreed before the Brit walked away from the deal and then blew the April 29 Wembley version with more financial wrangling.
      It has left British boxing fans fuming and doesn’t seem to have impressed the powerful Sheikhs either.
      Abdallah said: “I believe the money offered was very generous and fair.
      “I can even go as far to say it was a premium price for that fight.
      “When Saudi Arabia makes an offer, we make an offer, that’s the number and it is take-it-or-leave-it. 
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      “I thought it was a very generous number, there was a lot of back-and-forth and it didn’t work out.
      “Usyk and his team are very easy to deal with and they want to fight, they agreed to a lot of Fury’s terms, they bent over to make it happen.” More

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      Conor Benn accuses UKAD or the BBBofC of LEAKING details about his doping case after it is revealed he was suspended

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      CONOR BENN has accused UKAD or the British Boxing Board of Control of leaking details about his case following news of a suspension.The 26-year-old is in the middle of a six-month doping row with both bodies after providing VADA with two failed tests before the cancelled Chris Eubank Jr showdown last October.
      Conor Benn failed two drug tests ahead of his proposed clash with Chris Eubank JrCredit: Getty
      The surging welterweight tested positive for Clomiphene and has received a provisional suspension from UKADCredit: PA
      Benn has denied knowingly ingesting the substance – which can elevate and restore natural testosterone levelsCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      Benn insists he’s innocent and has the evidence to prove it but ripped up his BBBofC licence before he could face any suspension from the board so cannot be sanctioned nor can he fight in the UK.
      The son of British ring legend Nigel has been planning – along with promoter Eddie Hearn – to resume his career in either the Middle East or America.
      But Boxing News have now revealed Benn was provisonally suspended by UKAD on March 15 and that could pose problems with potential hosts around the world.
      The news comes a week after it was revealed Amir Khan was served with a two-year doping ban, following his final fight with Kell Brook.
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      But the investigation was kept quiet for over a year – infuriating Benn, who protests his innocence but has so far refused the BBBofC access to his evidence.
      The Essex fighter Tweeted: “I can’t comment on anything to do with UKAD other than to say that I am in touch with them. 
      “Someone at the BBBoC or UKAD obviously wanted to create a headline unlike the Khan case where it was kept quiet for 14 months but this is nothing new. 
      “I remain free to fight outside the UK.
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      Conor Benn plans to resume his career outside of the UKCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      “This isn’t even about my innocence anymore, it’s all politics. You can’t keep a good man down.”
      SunSport understands Benn and his team have been cooperating with UKAD but have flat-out refused to comply with the Board over allegations of bias.
      Benn’s legal team HAVE shared the 270-page document they believe exonerates their man with UKAD.
      That would usually remain confidential but SunSport can reveal the deeply frustrated fighter is open to making the details public in a desperate and final bid to close the case.
      Team Benn feel they have been unfairly treated since the saga started and have been stunned by the number of public statements and interviews the usually low-profile body has given on this case.
      The BBBofC have reached out to rival commissions around the world urging them against hosting a Benn bout.
      And a sparring partner claimed to us that the BBBofC threatened them with sanctions if they continued to train with the Ilford man.
      Benn’s legal team are confident they could get the provisional suspension lifted.
      But they feel it would be a wasted exercise as they currently have no intention of working with the BBBofC again on a domestic fight. More

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      Ebanie Bridges reveals eye-watering amount she has earned from OnlyFans and opens up on odd requests from ‘freaks’

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      EBANIE BRIDGES revealed she was paid a staggering £250,000 just to start an OnlyFans account, where she gets odd requests from “freaks”.Ebanie has shone bright in the world of boxing as the women’s IBF bantamweight champion and has won nine out of 10 fights, losing the other.
      Ebanie Bridges revealed the eye-watering sum she makes on OnlyFansCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8lNjFLx6W/
      Ebanie made £250,000 just to open an OnlyFans accountCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      Ebanie has shone bright in boxing as the women’s IFB bantamweight championCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      Ebanie has also taken social media by storm with her steamy contentCredit: INSTAGRAM
      But the Blonde Bomber has also taken social media by storm as she shares a series of glam pics on Instagram and steamy content on her OnlyFans page.
      The Australian bruiser makes an eye-watering amount from social media alone.
      But the 36-year-old revealed she still gets odd requests from “paypigs” who asked her for gnarly things, such as her dirty socks and bathwater.
      Ebanie told The Daily Telegraph: “I was the first female boxer on OnlyFans, but now you’ve got Mikaela Mayer, Siniesa Estrada, guys like Devin Haney, Derek Chisora, Andy Ruiz, a whole bunch of influencers that are using it.
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      “It’s not porn, it’s moving away from porn. I got paid over a quarter of a million pounds [$460,000] just to start it.
      “OnlyFans knows that I’m a bit of a pioneer and that if I did it, others would do it, and that’s what happened.
      “There is a stigma around it but it’s not porn, I put everyday stuff on there that I would post on social media anyway, but now I’m getting paid for it.
      “I am a boxer, but I box twice a year. Two paycheques a year is nothing. I’m not getting millions, like the men, off boxing, so I’d be dumb not to maximise what I can earn elsewhere.
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      “I’ve got freaks that want to buy my dirty socks and buy my bathwater, I rinse them for it, I’ll take your money.
      “I don’t have time for it, but if I did put my bathwater in a jar I could sell it.
      “Some of these paypig guys, these findom [financial domination] guys, I can get two grand in half an hour from them. I’ve had people just want to pay for my bills.
      “They’re honoured to give me their money, they feel privileged to give me their loser money.
      “That’s what they say, ‘I feel so privileged to give you my pathetic, weak, loser money’. Well, give me another $50 [£40], then. I have a few of them, that’s what OnlyFans is good for.”
      Ebanie revealed she gets a lot of odd requests from “freaks”Credit: Twitter @EbanieBridges
      Ebanie has been asked to send her dirty socks and bathwaterCredit: Alamy
      Ebanie has attracted a strong following on social mediaCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges More

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      Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson reveals embarrassing issue he’s suffering with after horrific pec tear injury

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      HAFTHOR BJORNSSON revealed he is struggling to go to the bathroom after suffering the “biggest injury” of his career.Game of Thrones star Thor live streamed an event from his gym on Saturday when he tried to bench press a personal best 556lbs – but things went horribly wrong.
      Hafthor Bjornsson revealed he tore his chest off the bone after a horror injury
      Thor revealed he is struggling to go to the bathroom after his injuryCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
      The Mountain lowered the weight to his chest before a sickening snapping noise could be heard, and he began screaming in agony as bystanders rushed to his aid.
      The Icelandic giant then took to YouTube and appeared in front of a camera with a sling around his left arm.
      The 34-year-old confirmed he completely tore his upper chest “off the bone” and will need surgery.
      Bjornsson decided to make light of the situation by admitting he is now struggling to “wipe his a*s”.
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      But the actor is confident he will be back stronger than ever after returning to his strongman roots following a short boxing stint that saw him beating his rival Eddie Hall.
      Thor said: “I just wanted to jump on here and update you guys on what’s happening. For those that don’t know what’s going on, I injured myself [on] April 15th during my meet in the bench press.
      “I believe that I completely tore my upper chest off the bone and I will have to have surgery if that’s the case. I have an MRI booked [for 18 April], so I’ll be able to update you guys more on what’s happening.
      “You guys are asking me questions every single day and I feel like I owe it to you guys to update you guys, to come on here to talk to you guys and tell you that I’m doing okay considering everything. Things are tough, I’ve got to be honest with you.
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      “Hopefully, I can make some of you laugh now. Things like wiping my a*s is difficult. I’m left-handed. My left hand is completely… You know, I have a hard time wiping my a*s, putting my underwear on is difficult. It’s life.
      “I have got to take this now. I’ve got to figure out how to recover as fast as possible.
      “So, things aren’t easy, but this is just a new journey, a new chapter in my journey. This is literally the biggest injury of my whole career. So, I’ve got to take this guys.
      “I just want to say guys, thank you so much for all the love, all the support, all the kind messages. It really, really means the world to me.
      “I will keep you guys updated. Tomorrow, what comes out of the MRI, and I’ll keep you guys updated on when I will have the surgery. Hopefully this week.” More

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      Tyson Fury warned over Andy Ruiz Jr fight as ex-champ’s coach predicts repeat of Anthony Joshua upset

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      TYSON FURY has been warned against using Andy Ruiz Jr as a filler opponent – having been reminded of Anthony Joshua’s shock loss. Fury is searching for an opponent to face in the summer after talks to unify the division with Oleksandr Usyk collapsed.
      Andy Ruiz Jr beat Anthony Joshua in 2019Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Tyson Fury could fight Andy Ruiz Jr in the UK in the summerCredit: Getty
      US promoter Bob Arum named ex-champion Ruiz as an alternative while his team in the UK teased July 22 at Wembley as a fight date.
      But trainer Manny Robles – who led the Mexican-American to his upset victory over AJ in 2019 – insisted Fury would be making an error.
      Robles told iFL TV: “It sounds like they’re getting way ahead of themselves and they’re looking at Andy as a prep fight.
      “Andy is not a prep fight. You see what happened to Joshua. They thought it was a prep fight and he ended up getting knocked out.”
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      Ruiz famously filled in for Jarrell Miller after the American’s drug bust before fighting Joshua.
      And AJ went on to lose by seventh-round knockout in one of boxing’s biggest upsets.
      Joshua, 33, would win the rematch six months later, leaving Ruiz, 33, hungry to win back the belts ever since.
      And he could get his shot in the summer with Fury in need of a credible name to face.
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      Arum told Cornerman Boxing on Fury’s plans: “He’s been in Italy on vacation with his family.
      “He’s back in England, and we’re talking to him, and we’re looking for the best available guy for him to fight this summer in the UK.
      “Maybe it’ll be Andy Ruiz or somebody like that.”
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      Anthony Joshua was ‘scared of getting hit’ in Jermaine Franklin return fight and left boxer ‘feeling bad for him’

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      WORLD champion Josh Taylor claimed Anthony Joshua looked “scared of getting hit” during his fight with Jermaine Franklin.AJ returned at the start of April with a conservative points victory over Franklin, his first win since December 2020.
      Jermaine Franklin was beaten on points by Anthony JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      It came off the back of two consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, which left Joshua fighting to revive his career.
      And ex-undisputed light-welterweight champ Taylor reckons Joshua boxed like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
      He told ID Boxing: “I felt bad for him, with the pressure and expectation.
      “Having said that, I don’t think he looked that great. In terms of the “old” Joshua, that just wasn’t there.
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      “I thought he looked a little bit stiff and rigid, and a bit scared of getting hit and staying in the firing line to exchange punches.
      “It might be the fact he’s getting used to his new surroundings and new coaches in America, that can take a little bit of time.”
      Scotland’s Taylor, 32, returns in a WBO title defence against American Teofimo Lopez, 25, in New York on June 10.
      Meanwhile Joshua, 33, is in talks for a super-fight in December in Saudi Arabia following victory over Franklin, 29.
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      And promoter Eddie Hearn hopes it will be against either Deontay Wilder, 37, or Tyson Fury, 34.
      Hearn said to iFL TV: “For AJ, one thing’s for sure his big fight – and it will come in the Middle East – will be in December.
      “And that will be Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. That’s what we’re planning.
      “I will be going out next week to meet people to discuss AJ’s fight in December.”
      Anthony Joshua with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Rex More

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      Busty Misfits boxing ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn goes braless in outrageous see-through shirt sending fans wild

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      MISFITS Boxing ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn has taken social media by storm once more.This time, Apollonia posted an Instagram story in which she posed in an outrageous white see-through shirt.

      Apollonia Llewellyn took social media by storm with a braless snapCredit: Instagram
      Apollonia burst on to the scene as a ring card girl in boxingCredit: Instagram
      Apollonia issued her fiery snap during her time in New YorkCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5i1Pyt94_/
      The ring card girl also went braless, which means she left virtually nothing to imagination.
      The 23-year-old then went out to the streets of New York with her revealing top and shared a picture that amassed over 24,000 likes.
      Apollonia issued the following caption: “Too busy for you.”
      Her 551,000 followers went wild after her fiery post on social media and took to the comments’ section.
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      One fan posted: “Awesomely beautiful.”
      Another commented: “Goodness lord have mercy.”
      A third wrote: “Striking beauty.”
      This fan said: “New York could be a shout to go?”
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      And that one stated: “You’re a dream for love…”
      Apollonia, who is originally from Leeds, burst on to the scene during the KSI and Elle Brooke fight card at Wembley.
      The British model recently revealed she earns nine times what she used to thanks to her work with the KSI-led Misfits organisation.
      However, she also admitted that her OnlyFans is where she really earns her money.
      Apollonia takes part in various Misfits boxing events set up by KSICredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUvBB2DIPN/
      Apollonia has also put together her own OnlyFans pageCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUvBB2DIPN/
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      Eddie Hearn says he gets 40 phone calls a day from obsessed fan and finally answered to ‘tell him how it is’

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      EDDIE HEARN said an obsessed fan rings him up to 40 times a day – and he finally answered to confront the troll. Hearn revealed in an interview with iFL TV that his phone number has been leaked online.
      Eddie Hearn said an obsessed fan rings him up to 40 times a dayCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And it led to one avid man bombarding him with daily calls until the boxing promoter picked up.
      And Hearn – who has over 1million followers on Twitter – was left to question what the unknown caller was doing with his life.
      Hearn said: “I’ve got people who phone me up all the time, just fans who are doing nothing with their lives and sitting at home all day.
      “I don’t normally pick them up but there’s one guy – he’s probably watching this – he phones me about 400 times a week on a private number.
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      “And every now and then, I’ll pick it up. And he’ll go, ‘Eddie, how are ya? What ya doing?’ And I actually had a conversation with him.
      “I said, ‘What the f*** are you doing?’ And he goes, ‘What do you mean?’ And I went, ‘How many times have you phoned me today?’
      “I dunno, it could be literally over the course of a couple of hours 30, 40. I said, ‘What are you doing with your life?’
      “And he’s like, ‘What do you mean?’ And I’m like, ‘Literally, the highlight of your day is sitting there, phoning me, seeing if I’ll pick up or not.’
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      “And even if I do pick up, I’m just going to tell you how it is and you ain’t going to enjoy the conversation.
      “I was like, ‘Do you work?’ ‘No, no, no, not at the moment.’
      “I said, ‘The f*** are you doing? Get out there and f***g sort your life out. Change your life.'”
      Hearn took the surprise call amid negotiations for Anthony Joshua’s next fight, having beaten Jermaine Franklin, 29, on April 1.
      Joshua is set for talks over a super-fight in Saudi Arabia in December against either Deontay Wilder, 37, or Tyson Fury, 34.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn has over 1m Twitter followersCredit: Getty More