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      Jake Paul shows off hulking physique and gifts PrettyLittleThing founder Haaland shirt as he trains for Tommy Fury fight

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      JAKE PAUL showed off his hulking physique as he continued his preparation for this Sunday’s clash with Tommy Fury.The grudge match is finally set to happen this weekend after two previous cancellations.
      Jake Paul shows off his amazing physiqueCredit: Splash
      The Problem Child has been training at the Kamani ClubCredit: Splash
      Paul is ready for this Sunday’s Saudi showdownCredit: Splash
      The 26-year-old gets some cardio inCredit: Splash
      Paul, 26, usually trains out of Puerto Rico for his fights in the States.
      But with Sunday’s bout taking place in Saudi Arabia, the Problem Child has moved his camp to Dubai, around 700 miles away from the venue.
      The American has gotten himself into incredible shape for this bout by working as hard as ever in the gym.
      Training for his fight with Fury, Paul has been seen sparring, shadow boxing and working the battle ropes, used to improve conditioning.
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      And he feels great gratitude towards the gym’s owner Umar Kamani.
      Kamani, 34, is the founder of clothing brand PrettyLittleThing.
      He runs his own gym, The Kamani Club – and has previously opened his doors to the likes of Anthony Joshua and Floyd Mayweather.
      The Kamani Club does have a link to Paul’s opponent, with Fury’s partner Molly-Mae a creative partner for PrettyLittleThing.
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      Nevertheless, Paul has been satisfied with his camp, even giving Kamani a gift to show off his gratitude.
      Kamani wrote on Instagram: “A great camp at @thekamaniclub wishing both fighters the best of luck and thanks for the great energy and gift @jakepaul 🥊”
      In his accompanying post, Kamani posed alongside Paul and a framed Erling Haaland shirt.
      The Problem Child is a known football fan… although he supports Liverpool, rather than Haaland’s Man City.
      Jake Paul gifted Umar Kamani an Erling Haaland shirtCredit: Splash
      Paul poses with Kamani and the teamCredit: Splash
      Adding even more fuel to the fire ahead of the fight, Paul claimed that Fury’s dad John is making him a “worse fighter”.
      The YouTuber-tuned-boxer was called out by a topless Big John in November – with the 58-year-old later warning that son Tommy will have his rival “leaving on a stretcher”.
      Speaking about his rival’s coaching situation, Paul said: “I’m getting 33 per cent better each year, because I’ve only been boxing three years.
      “I am increasing exponentially, whereas Tommy’s done it for 12 years, so how much can his skill level really improve?
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      “He’s really stuck in his ways of how he is as a boxer, especially with his dad training him.
      “He’s worked with other trainers who are way better, but his dad is actually hindering him and making him a worse fighter.”
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      ‘Making him a worse fighter’ – Jake Paul says Tommy Fury’s career is being RUINED by dad John

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      JAKE PAUL says Tommy Fury’s dad – John – has made his rival a worse fighter.John is former Love Island star Tommy’s personal trainer and has always been with him, even when he had stints with Ricky Hatton and Shane McGuigan as his trainers.
      Jake Paul has claimed that Tommy Fury’s dad – John – is holding back his careerCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      John is Tommy’s trainerCredit: Rex
      But Paul, 26, who has turned himself into a boxer after building up his profile through YouTube, believes that John is hindering Tommy’s career.
      He said: “I’m getting 33 per cent better each year, because I’ve only been boxing three years.
      “I am increasing exponentially, whereas Tommy’s done it for 12 years, so how much can his skill level really improve? 
      “He’s really stuck in his ways of how he is as a boxer, especially with his dad training him. 
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      “He’s worked with other trainers who are way better, but his dad is actually hindering him and making him a worse fighter.”
      The ‘Problem Child’ made the digs ahead of their Saudi showdown on Sunday.
      The boxing match has been wanted since 2021, but it was repeatedly pushed back as Fury has withdrawn on two occasions.
      While Fury, 23, has had other trainers, he has insisted that John has always been his “primary trainer”.
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      He said: “My dad’s my primary trainer, he’s always been my primary trainer.
      “For anyone out there saying we can’t do this or that, this is another fight where we’re going to show you what we can do.”
      Both Paul and Fury go into the fight undefeated and with four wins by knockout.

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      Who is Badou Jack and what is his boxing record?

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      BADOU JACK has been in many high profile fights over the course of his career and has been a world champion twice.He will fight for a World title in a third weight class against former Tony Bellew opponent Ilunga Makabu on February 26, 2023. But what do we know about Jack and his career?
      Jack has fought high-profile names during his career, including George Groves and James Degale
      Who is Badou Jack?
      Badou Jack is a professional boxer, born in October 1983.
      He has been a World Champion in two weight classes, holding the WBC Super-Middleweight title from 2015 to 2017 and the WBA Light-Heavyweight title in 2017.
      He is set to fight for a World Championship in a third weight class, when he takes on Ilunga Makabu on the undercard of Jake Paul v Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on February 26, 2023.
      Jack has had some high profile fights against British boxers, including George Groves and James Degale.
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      What is Badou Jack’s boxing record?
      A professional since 2009, Jack holds a record of 27 wins, three losses and three draws from his 33 fights to this point.
      He first came to global attention by winning the WBC Super-Middleweight title against Anthony Dirrell in 2015.
      He defended the title successfully three times, including a close decision victory against George Groves in Las Vegas, and a draw against James Degale in a unification bout.
      Jack vacated the WBC title in 2017, and fought Welshman Nathan Cleverly on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather v Conor Mcgregor for the WBA ‘regular’ Light-Heavyweight title.
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      Jack won by fifth round technical knockout, and was soon promoted to full champion after the retirement of Andre Ward.
      However, he soon vacated in order to chase bigger money fights.
      A close draw with long-time WBC Light-Heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson was followed by two consecutive losses against Marcus Browne and Jean Pascal.
      The Browne fight was notable for a horrific cut suffered to Jack’s forehead in round seven but continued to the final bell.
      He has since won five consecutive fights, to set up a title shot at cruiserweight against Makabu.
      Is Badou Jack married and does he have any children?
      Jack has been married to wife Yasmin since October 2014.
      Their first child, a daughter named Malaniyah, was born on April 14 2016.
      Their second, a son named Malik, was born on March 16, 2018.
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      What is Badou Jack’s net worth?
      Formerly promoted by Mayweather promotions, Jack is thought to have a net worth of $1million.
      He has earned high purses over the course of his career, including $700,000 from his fight with Degale, and $750,000 from his fight against Cleverly. More

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      Tommy Fury will also earn WBC ranking if he beats Jake Paul with one of stars in line for shock world title contention

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      TOMMY FURY will also earn a WBC ranking if he beats Jake Paul – leaving both fighting for world title contention. The pair of celebrity boxing rivals meet in a rescheduled grudge match on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
      Tommy Fury will also receive a WBC ranking if he beats Jake PaulCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Jake Paul won a WBC ‘amateur’ belt in 2018Credit: @jakepaul
      And the stakes were raised after the WBC announced that Paul will recieve a cruiserweight world ranking if he emerges victorious.
      But WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman CONFIRMED to SunSport that Fury will also be ranked should he win.
      To contend for a world title, a fighter must be within the WBC’s top 15 ratings.
      But, this ranking is not guaranteed for either Paul, 26, or Fury, 23.
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      Instead, the WBC will analyse the result and place the winner anywhere from the top 40-15, depending on the nature of the performance.
      Meaning, if the victor impresses enough, they can receive a top 15 rating and be eligible for a world title fight.
      Sulaiman told SunSport: “(We) cannot anticipate which number.
      “The WBC ranks 40 fighters in each weight category, the performance in such fight, by both fighters, will determine the evaluation of the ratings committee.”
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      Paul has beaten ex-MMA champions Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 47, during his 6-0 career.
      But after Fury twice pulled out before – amid injury and visa issues – it left the American yet to face a recognised boxer.
      He was set to in August, when 13-2 heavyweight Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, signed on as a late replacement.
      The WBC were even willing to rank Paul if he won, until the fight was cancelled due to a weight disagreement.
      Instead, the YouTuber-turned boxer returned in October to beat UFC legend Silva on points, in a win hailed by Sulaiman.

      He said: “I had provided my opinion before Jake Paul’s last fight and the WBC ratings committee did not rate him after his win versus Silva.
      “Now that he will fight Tommy Fury, who is an established boxer, it becomes possible to rate him.”
      Paul had vowed to shock the world and become a world champ one day, despite not yet fighting a seasoned boxer.
      He won a WBC “amateur” belt for his white collar win over KSI’s younger brother Deji, now 26, in 2018.
      And Paul has remained on good terms with the WBC and Sulaiman ever since, paving the way for a potential title shot in the future.
      Sulaiman added: “That is something that will be determined by Jake Paul himself.
      “He started as an amateur boxer and he has improved his boxing skills in a very important way.
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      “It seems he has tremendous punching power, solid chin and keeps improving technique and defence.
      “We will see what happens in the future, I respect him very much for his training ethics, discipline and dedication, just as a professional boxer does.”
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      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury undercard: Who is fighting on huge Saudi bill?

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      THE big fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury is finally open us – and it comes with a cracking undercard. Paul and Fury are finally set to do battle in in Saudi Arabia after months of negotiations.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury are set to clash this weekend in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
      The two men have been scheduled to fight on two previous occasions but both times the bout fell through.
      But now Paul vs Fury is on and the boxing world is waiting in curious anticipation.
      Paul and Fury are putting their undefeated records on the line, despite them having just 14 fights between each other.
      And on the undercard, there’s world title action for fans to feast on.

      Who is on the Paul vs Fury undercard?
      As well as Paul vs Fury, there’s a world title fight on the card in Saudi, believe it or not.
      Ilunga Makabu defends his WBC cruiserweight world title against Badou Jack.

      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Ilunga Makabu vs Badou Jack (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBC title)
      Ashton Sylve vs Maxwell Awuku (8 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Bader Samreen vs. Viorel Simion (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Muhsin Cason vs Taryel Jafarov (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Adam Saleh vs Stuart Kellog (6 rounds- super-lightweight)
      Ziyad Almaayouf vs Ronnald Martinez (4 rounds – super-lightweight

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      Paul vs Fury will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
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      The event will cost £19.95 to purchase.
      You can live stream the fight from your mobile or tablet device, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      The main event is likely to get underway at around 9.30pm GMT on Sunday, February 26. More

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      Aaron Chalmers out to set up greatest weekend in Geordie history by beating Floyd Mayweather before Newcastle cup final

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      AARON CHALMERS is out to set up the greatest weekend in Geordie sporting history by beating Floyd Mayweather before Newcastle’s Wembley final.The Geordie Shore star welcomes Mayweather to a UK ring for the first time ever on Saturday, for an exhibition bout at London’s O2 Arena.
      Aaron Chalmers faces Floyd Mayweather in a boxing exhibitionCredit: Getty
      Newcastle play Manchester United in the League Cup finalCredit: Getty
      And the Toon Army are sure to make a weekend out of it with Eddie Howe’s Newcastle taking on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final the following day.
      Chalmers, 35, told SunSport: “I think the O2 will be full of the Toon Army.
      “Everyone I’ve spoken to has said, ‘I’m going down on the Saturday, I’m going to get tickets.’
      “I think the whole of Newcastle are going to make a weekend of it and the good thing with Newcastle fans is they always seem to back their own.
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      “When there’s boxing shows in Newcastle, it’s always a sellout, so hopefully we should have some Newcastle fans in the arena.”
      Chalmers left MTV’s reality TV house in 2017 to pursue a fight career, transitioning to MMA.
      And, after seven fights and five wins, he last year switched to boxing winning his professional debut in June.
      So facing boxing royalty in Mayweather – in just his second bout – seemed as unlikely as Newcastle reaching their first cup final in over two decades.
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      Chalmers said: “What’s the chances of Floyd coming to the UK – first time ever – fighting a Geordie and Newcastle are in a cup final? 
      “That would have been about f*****g 500,000/1 on the bookies if you had put that on last year. It’s mad. It’s crazy. 
      “I feel like no matter what happens in the fight with me and Floyd, it will be a weekend to remember for the rest of my life, especially if Newcastle lift the cup.” 
      Newcastle’s last trip to Wembley for a final came in 1999’s FA Cup final, also against Sunday’s opponents.
      So they have a chance to avenge their defeat to United in a rematch almost 24 years in the making.
      Chalmers could have stayed in London to watch the game but the thought of the five hour journey home with the rest of the Toon Army was enough to put him off.
      He joked: “I was offered, but I’m going to come home. I’m going to come home and have a little party at home with the kids and stuff.

      “The match sounds good, but getting the train home afterwards on the Monday when there’s 50,000 Geordies trying to get home, I just couldn’t think of anything worse.” 
      Mayweather, 46 on Friday, officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor.
      But he has returned for five exhibitions since against names from the MMA and social media world.
      None have so far posed a threat to the famously elusive Mayweather, but Chalmers is ready to risk taking one to give one.
      He said: “We’re in a boxing fight, I’m gonna get punched, I know that’s coming. 
      “The fact is if I didn’t want to get punched, I wouldn’t be in a boxing fight, so I know I’m going to get hit. 
      “I’m going to have to try and take that risk at some point to try and get my shots off, so it’s going to be a mad experience. 
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      “I will be wanting to get my shots off, so the answer to that is yeah, I will be taking risks. 
      “Just hopefully not too many risks where I’m going to get clipped on the end of the chin.” 
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      ‘Don’t call it boxing’ – Frank Warren says Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury ‘isn’t even ‘white-collar level’ ahead of huge bout

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      FRANK WARREN has played down the boxing quality of Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their much-anticipated fight.The fight – billed as The Truth – will take place between the two on Sunday at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.
      Tommy Fury is set to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      Paul has won six out of six fightsCredit: Getty
      Frank Warren has played down their quality as fightersCredit: PA
      They will scrap it out over eight rounds, at a catchweight of 185lb.
      YouTuber Paul, 26, has won all six of his professional fights, but none of those have come against a recognised boxer.
      While Fury, 23, – the brother of icon Tyson Fury – has won each of his eight fights in the pro ranks.
      Both of them have won by knockout on four occasions.
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      However, boxing promoter Warren is not impressed with the quality of opposition, and he suggested that the bout between the two has the attention it does because of who they are, rather than their ability.
      He told The George Groves Boxing Club: “If it weren’t for the fact of that [who they are] it would be an eight round fight on a card.
      “But it is because of who they are. So don’t call it boxing. I don’t even think it is even like white collar boxing as such.
      “It’s like you could do it with another reporter. Anybody could do it. I mean, I’m a bit older now but maybe when I was younger another promoter we’d settle it that way.
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      “And people buy into it. Is t good? Is it right? They are making a lot of money.
      “Tommy is making a huge of money which is brilliant for him, it is life changing money based upon his ability, I can’t knock that. I can’t knock it.
      “As to the level it is at, it is the level it is. I know a lot of boxers who look at that or former boxers that might look at that and say ‘how come they are getting and I’m not?’.
      “Well they are capitalising on their notoriety. And so that is what it is.
      “Is it the way boxing is going to go? No.”

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      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury: Boxer who has sparred BOTH breaks down who has more advantages and reveals fight prediction

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      JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury meet in a massive celebrity grudge match that has been dividing opinions. After two Fury pullouts – amid injury and US visa issues – the boxing rivals have rescheduled their huge fight once more.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fight on February 26 in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
      They are set for eight scheduled rounds at a catchweight of 185lb on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
      The bookies are split and so are the pundits, with everyone keen for an inside knowledge.
      And one man on hand to do so is 22-1 light-heavyweight Ahmed Elbiali, who has sparred BOTH men.
      He shared some rounds in 2020 when Paul was just a raw novice, preparing for his second boxing bout.
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      Meanwhile, he sparred Fury last summer when the Brit took a trip to Florida with big brother Tyson.
      So ahead of the big pay-per-view fight on the weekend, Elbiali spoke with SunSport to break down who holds the key advantages.
      RING IQ 
      AE: I think Jake does. I think Jake is mentally more focused tactically, because he has to be because he’s missed out on so many fundamental years. 
      His team are tactically getting him ready better. I think Jake knows these things and Tommy is just relying on his fundamentals and skills. Whereas Jake, his mind is working.
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      Jake Paul sparring during training campCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      SPEED 
      AE: Tommy, because of his fundamentals. 
      Remember, the closest point to the target is a straight line so if you’re not opening up, and Tommy will open up less because of his fundamentals.
      Ahmed Elbiali, left, in training with Tommy Fury
      POWER 
      AE: I’m going to say 50/50. They’re both cruiserweights, they hit decent. They’re strong boys. 
      They have good right hands but they don’t throw combination punches, they’re both usually jab, right hand, double jab, right hand.
      They’re both trying to land big right hands. 
      Jake Paul knocking out ex-UFC champion Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      CARDIO 
      AE: I would say 50/50, too.
      I think physically, Jake can go longer but fundamentally Tommy can go longer too, he’s used to it. 
      They can both go eight rounds. 
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul fight over eight roundsCredit: Getty
      COMPOSURE 
      AE: Tommy. When I sparred Jake, remember I’m like a veteran in their eyes. 
      For Jake, him sparring me was almost quite intimidating and as for Tommy, he wasn’t too intimidated because it was controlled sparring. 
      I could see some intimidation, I’m older than these guys by maybe seven or eight years, but with Jake it was a little bit more because it was open sparring. 
      But I carried the man, I’m not going to f****g kill the dude. 
      Ahmed Elbiali training with Tommy FuryCredit: @ahmedelbiali
      PREDICTION
      AE: For some reason, I see Jake winning. And I’m friends with Tyson, I’m acquaintances with Tommy. 
      It’s no disrespect, but in this game it’s sometimes who wants it more and I feel Jake wants it more. 
      I can see him winning by knockout but more so a close or controversial decision. Because both are going to do their best not to get knocked out. 
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      They both don’t want to take the chance of scoring a knockout and risk getting knocked out in the procedure. 
      I see Jake winning a decision, maybe very close and enough to do a rematch.
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