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      Why do referees wear gloves in boxing?

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      BOXING referees are often spotted wearing gloves when in the ring.The rubber gloves are different to those players wear, so why do do the referees wear them?
      Referees are often spotted wearing gloves during fights.
      Why do referees wear gloves in Boxing?
      Referees wear gloves to prevent the transmission of contagious diseases. The rule was brought in during 1987, eight years after the discovery of AIDS.
      The disease can be caught from blood and other bodily fluids, which referees can be covered in after brutal fights.
      Referees are often spotted wearing rubber gloves during fights.Credit: AP
      However, the referees faces are often seen covered in blood, so the gloves don’t go far in protecting them.
      Has a referee ever been hurt in the ring?
      A boxing referee has previously been KO’d with a punch to the chest by a fighter.
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      Mexican Jesus Granados was hurt after fighter Irvin Turrubiartes missed his opponent and landed a right hook on the referee’s solar plexus.
      Ref Jesus Granados took a punch to the chest from fighter Irvin Turrubiartes.
      Granados initially stayed on his feet but had to be stretchered out after doctors took a look at him.
      What is the risk of a referee contracting a disease in the ring?
      The risk of a ref catching a disease from a fighter today is almost impossible. Athletes must pass several medical tests to be able to fight, including HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and Fungus tests.
      These make it incredibly hard for a referee or opponent to catch a disease from the fight.
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      ‘Did you just have another wet dream?’ – Jake Paul savagely mocked by KSI after street altercation with Floyd Mayweather

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      KSI savagely mocked Jake Paul following his altercation on the streets of Miami with Floyd Mayweather. The YouTuber-turned boxer Paul accused Mayweather and his 50-man entourage of trying to jump him following a Miami Heat match.
      Jake Paul hitting out at Floyd Mayweather
      KSI pictured with Jake Paul’s brother LoganCredit: Getty
      Footage obtained TMZ shows Paul being goaded with Mayweather also appearing in the shot, flanked by his team.
      Eventually, Paul sprints away and took to social media to explain his side of the story.
      He tweeted: “Floyd if you want to fight 1 on 1 we can do that but don’t try to hop out of 3 cars 25 dudes deep tryna to jump me while I’m tryna enjoy my Wednesday night.”
      But KSI, 29, responded: “Did you just have another wet dream?”
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      The roast is in response to Paul, 26, claiming a wet dream the night before his fight with Tommy Fury, 23, contributed to his defeat.
      He said on his brother’s podcast: “I literally woke up in a panic like ‘F***.’ Right after you wake up and jolt out of it.
      “You have two weeks of testosterone build up and the reason a wet dream happens is because your body needs to release that energy and yeah, I f****d myself.
      “That’s why it’s bad is because it makes your legs weak, because the sperm is stored in your legs.”
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      Paul was on vacation in Miami following his first loss in the ring when he was confronted by Mayweather.
      His feud with the boxing legend, 46, started two years ago, before his brother Logan’s June 2021 exhibition with Mayweather.
      The self-proclaimed “Problem Child” stole Mayweather’s cap at a press conference, sparking a mass brawl.
      Paul believes the bad blood is still brewing from that day as he gave his side after being captured running away from the row in Florida.
      He said: “So I’m leaving the Miami Heat game and Floyd Mayweather and 50 dudes pull up out of nowhere.
      “Out of some like side alley waiting for me outside of this stadium. And they’re like, ‘So, what’s up? What’s all that talk now?’
      “I’m like, first of all what did I say to you Floyd? I just took your hat and you’re still mad about it? Come on, bro.
      “And then like 50 dudes literally start surrounding me to try and jump me, I’m out that bitch.
      “Floyd, if you want to run it one-on-one, no problem but I’m not dumb. I’m tough, I don’t need to prove my toughness.
      “But I’m not f*****g dumb, I’m not going to sit there and try fight 50 dudes, dipped out of that bitch. Floyd, you’re a hoe, bro.
      “You’re made cause’ I took your f*****g hat, are you serious? Get over it, bro. Move on.”
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      Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul were involved in a melee in 2021Credit: AFP More

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      Tyson Fury sends Oleksandr Usyk ‘take-it-or-leave it’ ultimatum on Instagram as undisputed fight hangs in balance

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      TYSON FURY has confirmed he wants a greedy 70 per cent of the purse for an undisputed decider with Oleksandr Usyk.And the ruthless WBC Gypsy King will slash at his meagre 30 per cent cut every day until he caves.
      Tyson Fury has spoken out to give Oleksandr Usyk a ‘take-it-or-leave it’ ultimatum
      Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are still locked in negotiationsCredit: @usykaa

      The 34-year-old Brit – who claims he has more money than he could spend in 50 lifetimes and would have boxed Anthony Joshua for free – turned down a 50-50 split for a showdown in Saudi Arabia.
      Usyk – the 36-year-old WBA, IBF and WBO champ who just did the double over AJ – signed up for the Riyadh row only for Fury to welch when he was told it was an even split.
      Morecambe’s monster has dragged the bout to Wembley stadium on April 29, on the proviso he gets the lion’s share of the mega-money deal that would sell out the 94,000 seater.
      But proud Usyk – a London 2012 gold winner and undisputed cruiserweight champ – is so far refusing to be financially bullied by the 6ft 9in showman.

      So Fury is trying even harder to underpay the Ukraine icon – who has spent time on his nation’s front line.
      While walking around a shopping centre he growled on Instagram: “I see all this talk of boxing fights and ‘Usyk wants 50 per cent’ and  ‘Tyson is being greedy’.
      “But – where I am standing – Usyk and his team are only worth 30 per cent.
      “You either take it or you leave it.”
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      Fury did incredible business in his last two bouts, convincing a combined total of 154,000 people to buy tickets to see him dominate Dillian Whyte at Wembley and then Derek Chisora at a freezing Tottenham stadium in December.
      So he feels like he should be able to call the shots on how the huge pot – made up of ticket and pay-per-view sales – will be carved up.
      He also shrewdly knows his Queensberry stablemate Daniel Dubois is the mandatory challenger for Usyk’s WBA belt.
      And the sanctioning body will order that fight soon, if the four-belt super-fight is not secured, while he is relaxed with no nominated contender for his green and gold single belt.
      “If you don’t want it, go and fight Daniel Dubois at the Copper Box and gert a few million dollars,” he added.
      “You want to make some real money, come and fight the Gypsy King.
      “I will say, for every day from today that you linger, mess around, I will deduct one per cent from the 30 per cent.
      “So every day I will deduct one per cent, until you take it. And if you don’t take it then fight Dubois for two million dollars, not a problem.
      “But how in the world could you ever offer me a deal? Not possible.  Tick tock, tick tock, p*****s.”
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      Watch Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia almost come to blows on stage in heated press conference ahead of super-fight

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      GERVONTA DAVIS and Ryan Garcia almost came to blows on stage during a heated press conference ahead of their super-fight.The unbeaten American rivals clash in a 136lb catchweight contest in Las Vegas on April 22.
      Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia face off in LACredit: Alamy

      They embarked on a two-city press tour, starting in New York and ending in Los Angeles to promote the pay-per-view grudge match.
      The first conference was a cordial affair but tempers threatened to boil over just 24 hours later when they two went face to face again.
      Davis appeared to fake a punch which just missed Garcia, who postured as though he ducked away from the shot.
      A war of words then ensued before both were told to calm down.
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      Oscar De La Hoya is one of the co-promoters for the fight, over 15 years after his 2007 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather.
      De La Hoya, now 50, was beaten by Mayweather, 46, but celebrated PPV sales of 2.4MILLION.
      But it is a figure he believes his fighter Garcia, 24, and Davis, 28, are capable of surpassing.
      De La Hoya said: “I truly feel in terms of numbers and business, I really do feel this is like Mayweather-De La Hoya.
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      “I believe it can do – you know, people called me crazy when I said it can do two million homes – I believe it can break 2.4 million homes that me and Mayweather did. It’s that big of a fight.
      “Come to think of it, I believe Tank and Ryan, or maybe Tank, is bigger than Mayweather [was] when he fought me, with world titles and he [has] popularity and Instagram followers, and this and that.
      “So, we’re in a different world. We’re in a different, you know, time and, you know, these kids are the very best.
      “And the fact that they’re fighting each other, it creates the perfect storm.”
      Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis ahead of their fightCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME More

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      Tommy Fury ‘not in boxing for money’ as he talks down future crossover fights despite Jake Paul rematch rumours

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      TOMMY FURY claimed he is not in boxing for the money as he talked down future crossover fights – despite rumours of a Jake Paul rematch. Fury – who shot to household fame for his 2019 stint on Love Island – has spent the last two years feuding with YouTuber-turned boxer Paul.
      Tommy Fury celebrates beating Jake PaulCredit: Reuters
      But he looks to have buried their rivalry in the Saudi Arabia desert after edging out a split-decision win in their grudge match.
      Fury is said to have made around £3-4million for the pay-per-view fight, which included the option to rematch if Paul was beaten.
      The likes of YouTube superstar KSI have also since called out the younger brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson.
      Fury admitted he is taking future celebrity bouts into consideration… but favours the traditional boxing route.
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      He said on BT Sport’s Chatterbox: “It’s definitely something that’s crossed my mind but it always leads me back to why I got into boxing after what happened in the fight.
      “I’m not in boxing for money anymore because you know I don’t live the most extravagant lifestyle, I don’t live on yachts I don’t buy all these fancy things and I’m not really interested in that. 
      “I’ve got a car, I’ve got a place to put my head down at night and I’ve got a family and that does me.”
      Paul, 26, has confirmed he will exercise his rematch clause, which is being eyed for the summer.
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      That would mean Fury, 23, will have to once again shelve his goals of winning world titles, despite wanting to be remembered as “a proper boxer”.
      He said: “The money now is not really important. I’m in boxing for my name to go down in history.
      “I’ll be in boxing because it’s a passion of mine and I’ll always revert back to being that old man and saying, ‘Did I really give it my best shot?’
      “Because I know if I give it my best shot my name can go down in history. I can achieve winning one world title belt because there’s a lot worse men than me who have done it and I’ve got the drive and determination to get me there.
      “I’m still eager to learn, win titles and go down as a proper boxer. I don’t want to be known as one of these guys who made a lot of money fighting idiots and then retired and left the sport. 
      “I want to be remembered as Tommy Fury, ‘He made great money fighting YouTube stars and then stuck to boxing and retired with a world title’. That’ll be happiness for me and I will achieve it.”
      Jake Paul was beaten on points by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty More

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      ‘I’m there to take your head off’ – UFC star Jorge Masvidal gives brutal Jake Paul fight prediction in callout to rival

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      JORGE MASVIDAL has brutally warned Jake Paul to avoid fighting him – if he wants to keep his head on his shoulders.Paul has built a rivalry with the likes of Masvidal and others UFC stars during his polarising prizefighting career.
      Jorge Masvidal brutally warned Jake Paul to avoid fighting himCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul lost his last fight to Tommy FuryCredit: AFP
      He has beaten ex-MMA champions in Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva in the boxing ring.
      Paul, 26, fell to his first defeat in February, losing to unbeaten boxer Tommy Fury by split-decision in Saudi Arabia.
      Now ex-UFC title challenger Masvidal, 37, has promised to hand the YouTuber more than a points loss if they were to ever fight.
      He told DAZN: “Jake Paul wouldn’t be ready for that heat. I’m throwing with bad intentions and I’m a pro with 50 fights.
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      “I’m not gonna get tired throwing heat and I’m there to take your head off.
      “You’re gonna have to do some really evasive things in that ring to get away from me. Jake hasn’t hit that stride yet.”
      Paul has talked up fighting Masvidal or ex-UFC welterweight Nate Diaz, 37, but instead looks set to rematch Fury in the summer.
      Meanwhile, Masvidal returns to the octagon at UFC 287 on April 8 against Brazilian Gilbert Burns.
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      The ex-backyard brawler-turned pay-per-view attraction has not fought since March of 2022 against friend-turned-enemy Colby Covington.
      Covington won on points over five rounds but the feud did not end there following a street brawl in Miami a month later.
      Masvidal, who has previously pled not guilty, was accused of attacking Covington with the case set to go to trial on May 22.
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      ‘Both fighters are ready for it’ – Chris Eubank Jr’s rematch with Liam Smith to be announced NEXT WEEK

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR and Liam Smith are set to have their rematch announced NEXT WEEK. Smith moved up to middleweight in January to score a shock knockout win.
      Chris Eubank Jr was knocked out by Liam SmithCredit: Getty
      Eubank had a rematch clause already in his contract which guaranteed him a second bout if he decided.
      And the son of a legend waited until the final moment to officially activate it, with promoter Ben Shalom ready to confirm the rematch.
      He told talkSPORT: “I believe it will be announced next week.
      “Both fighters are ready for it, there’s a few details to go, but we’ve got a big schedule next week and Smith vs Eubank Jr 2 will be part of that and I’m very much looking forward to it. We will get that rematch.”
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      Eubank, 33, was forced to look in Smith’s direction when a catchweight contest with Conor Benn, 26, was cancelled.
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      Benn failed two pre-fight Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency tests which saw the British Boxing Board of Control refuse to sanction the bout.
      The unbeaten welterweight is still fighting to prove his innocence and did so by launching an investigation with the WBC, who work alongside VADA.
      Benn was later reinstated into the WBC rankings after “no conclusive evidence” was found to prove if he had knowingly cheated.
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      Talks to reschedule his grudge match with Eubank have been going on behind the scenes.
      But Benn still has no BBBoC license and plans to sue the board, meaning he is set to take his career abroad.
      It leaves Eubank edging towards a rematch with Smith, 34, who scored two fourth-round knockdowns to win by KO.
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      Eddie Hearn reveals surprise reason why Fury vs Usyk is at risk of collapse and brutally slams Gypsy King over demands

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      EDDIE HEARN has claimed Tyson Fury’s showdown with Oleksandr Usyk is on the brink of collapse as there is “not that much money” in the fight.The first undisputed heavyweight title fight in nearly 25 years is at risk of falling through due to a row over the purse split, which Fury wants the lion’s share of.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s historic showdown is hanging on a knife edgeCredit: REUTERS
      Fury has rejected a proposed 60-40 purse split in favour of the winnerCredit: GETTY
      Eddie Hearn believes there isn’t as much money in the fight as first thoughtCredit: GETTY
      Fury has, however, also rejected a proposed 60-40 split for the winner of the historic bout, which Hearn believes isn’t as lucrative as first thought.
      He told BetFred: “One of the reasons we’re not seeing Usyk vs Fury is because there’s not that much money in it.
      “It’s not as big a fight as people think. AJ vs Fury, there’s fortunes in that fight. Let’s get it on.
      “I know what Tyson Fury wants and that’s money and he wants as much money as possible.
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      “It’s not rocket science and I don’t blame him.”
      Hearn doesn’t begrudge Fury for wanting more money but insists The Gypsy King must make some concessions if he wants to become undisputed heavyweight king.
      The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “If you want to become undisputed, then it’s 50-50 as one guy has three belts and the other has one, and yes I know you’re the bigger draw but who cares?”
      Going off Fury’s refusal to split the pie evenly, Hearn is adamant he doesn’t want to dance with the undefeated Usyk.
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      He continued: “Do you want it or not? The answer is not really.
      “If Usyk really isn’t that good and he’s just a little middleweight, then would you not take £60, £70, £80million to become undisputed?
      “What’s the game become?”
      Team Usyk are hopeful an agreement will be reached in the coming days but are beginning to weigh up a potential showdown with Brit Daniel Dubois.
      Manager Alexander Krassyuk told iDBoxing: “This is actually what’s next for Usyk. So what can I say? We have to comply with it.

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      “It’s probably not the worst fight for the UK. Dubois is English.
      “Usyk fought a couple times here, so he’s probably a bit known.
      “This is a fight where an Englishman is fighting for three belts at heavyweight.
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      “It’s a bit more than just a normal heavyweight fight.
      “Because Usyk and Tyson and all this stuff occurred, that’s why it doesn’t look that big because we have something to compare with. On the other hand, it’s still huge.” More