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      Ryan Garcia claims Floyd Mayweather protege Gervonta Davis was KNOCKED OUT in sparring ahead of Las Vegas grudge match

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      RYAN GARCIA has claimed Gervonta Davis was “KNOCKED OUT COLD” in sparring ahead of their mouthwatering grudge match.The surging lightweight superstars will collide in what promises to be the biggest fight of the year in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
      Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will settle their differences inside the ring this weekendCredit: ALAMY
      The trash talk between the pair is well and truly in full flowCredit: RUARIDH CONNELLAN
      Garcia recently claimed on an Instagram Live that Davis had been KO’d in sparringCredit: INSTAGRAM
      The trash talk between the pair began flowing before they inked their contracts for the T-Mobile Arena tussle and recently spilled onto an Instagram Live with American YouTuber Kai Cenat.
      And the pair didn’t hold back with the pre-fight jibes, one of which was Davis claiming The Flash got stopped in sparring.
      The Baltimore bruiser asked Garcia: “You didn’t get stopped in the gym?”
      Social media superstar Garcia was quick to brush off the claim and responded with one of his own.

      He asked: “Didn’t you get knocked out by a Russian dude in Floyd’s [Mayweather] gym?
      “They say you got knocked out cold.”
      WBA (regular) lightweight champion Davis, 28, replied: “No.”
      Things got really tasty when the duo agreed to bet their ENTIRE purses on the fight.
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      Davis upped the stakes for their pivotal 135lb showdown by telling the Los Angeles native: “Yo, you wanna bet?”
      Never one to back down from a challenge, a confident Garcia said: “Yeah, let’s do it… I’m down.”
      In a bid to double down on the bet, Davis asked Garcia: “The whole purse?”
      Garcia replied by saying: “Let’s do it the whole purse.
      “You hear me on the live, let’s go, let’s make a contract, let’s sign it, both of us.”
      Fan favourite Davis enters the biggest fight of his career on the back of an eighth-round TKO victory over Luis Garcia in January.
      Garcia, meanwhile, knocked out former two-time world champion Javier Fortuna in his last outing last July. More

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      Busty ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn shows off major underboob as fans say outfit ‘doesn’t leave much to imagination’

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      MISFITS Boxing ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn has left her fans in awe once more.This time, Apollonia posed in a revealing pink outfit that left little to imagination.
      Apollonia Llewellyn took social media by storm with major cleavageCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia posed in a patriotic bikiniCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia donned another steamy pink outfit on InstagramCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia left her followers in awe with her latest snapCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      The ring girl donned a steamy pair of mini shorts and a tiny top with a cleavage that took Instagram by storm.
      The 23-year-old’s 552,000 followers were left stunned and stormed the comments’ section.
      One fan posted: “Those pink shorts don’t leave much to the imagination and are just SO cute.”
      Another commented: “Unreal.”
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      A third wrote: “So beautiful.”
      This fan said: “So beautiful and sexy.”
      And that one stated: “Wow so beautiful your eyes and the body.”
      Apollonia, who is from Leeds, burst on to the scene during the KSI and Elle Brooke fight card at Wembley.
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      The British model 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 makes her money.
      Apollonia burst onto the scene with the Misfits boxing eventsCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia has also earned a major following on OnlyFansCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia appears as a ring card girl during KSI’s boxing eventsCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn More

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      ‘Anthony Joshua would ping him absolutely everywhere’ – Eddie Hearn rants big-name star not elite heavyweight level

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA would “ping Joe Joyce absolutely everywhere” if the two British heavyweights came to blows, promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed.Joyce, 37, suffered his first professional defeat on Saturday night as a sixth-round doctor’s stoppage saw him beaten by China’s Zhilei Zhang.
      Eddie Hearn, centre, has claimed Anthony Joshua, left, would deal with Joe JoyceCredit: PA
      Joyce, left, was stopped by Zhilei Zhang on Saturday nightCredit: PA
      The loss leaves the Olympic silver medallist’s world title ambitions in tatters as he has now relinquished his WBO interim crown.
      Meanwhile, Olympic champion Joshua returned from back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk with a points win over Jermaine Franklin earlier this month.
      And AJ’s promoter Hearn believes a clash with Joyce would be a one-sided beatdown.
      Speaking to iFL TV, he said: “If you can’t beat Zhilei Zhang, you have absolutely no chance of winning a world heavyweight title, no chance.
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      “If Oleksandr Usyk had boxed Joyce on Saturday night it would’ve been one of the greatest mismatches of all time.
      “If Zhilei Zhang is doing that to him, Usyk would have absolutely peppered him.
      “The reality is Joe Joyce is not an elite heavyweight. And you can talk about ‘Oh he’d steamroll Anthony Joshua’, do you know the speed of AJ compare to Zhang? AJ would ping him absolutely everywhere.”
      Joshua and Joyce sparred hundreds of rounds together as amateurs in GB’s Olympic set-up.
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      And a clash between the two would still drum up huge interest despite Joyce’s recent defeat.
      However, Hearn went on to speculate that Joyce could decide to hang up the gloves following the Zhang setback.
      He added: “He gets hit by absolutely everything, Joe Joyce. I would understand if he retired from boxing.
      “He’s taken unbelievable punishment in sparring, in amateur tournaments and even in the professional code and it was really uncomfortable watching that on Saturday.”
      Joyce has a rematch clause to face Zhang for a second time if he decides to take the fight.
      Speaking on social media after his loss, he said: “Before you all write me off I’m OK just got a bruised eye. I think I’ll be OK, as fights go I’m in good health.
      “Not a great performance however, but I’ll go back to the drawing board and have to improve.
      “Zhang was the better fighter on the night, but I still think I can beat him, even though he’s a strong contender.” More

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      Anthony Joshua in shock talks to face ex-UFC champion as he targets stunning cross-combat fight

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      EDDIE HEARN met for talks over lunch with ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannouu – paving the way for a fight with Anthony Joshua. Ngannou is a free agent having walked out on the UFC without losing his belt following a breakdown in negotiations to extend his contact.
      Anthony Joshua with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Rex
      And the Cameroonian has set his sights on a lucrative switch to boxing, having been linked with the sport’s top stars.
      Joshua – who beat Jermaine Franklin on points in his return fight under new trainer Derrick James – is among those,
      Hearn said The MMA Hour: “People would give fighters a much better chance against AJ having watched that performance. In your world, that translates to Francis Ngannou. And why not?
      “I don’t feel like it’s a fight that’s going to continue the development of Anthony Joshua under his new trainer, but I’d done lunch with Francis Ngannou. You know his story.
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      “I was completely gobsmacked by the story of this man. We sat for two hours, and I was just listening to just the most remarkable — I mean, how this isn’t a film, I have no idea.
      “Unbelievable. I’m thinking, ‘Please let me go to Hollywood now with you and sell this film.’
      “People need to be educated about what that man has been through, and his story to get to where he’s got to.
      “I found him fascinating. Lovely guy, lovely guy, and I’d love to do something.”
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      Ngannou, 36, overcame poverty in his homeland before emigrating to France in pursuit of a fighting career.
      And having found it easier to find bouts in MMA opposed to boxing, the heavyweight transitioned sports and was later signed by the UFC.
      Ngannou went on to win the UFC title in 2021, making one defence before vacating after walking out on the promotion.
      Tyson Fury, 34, and Deontay Wilder, 37, are among the other alternatives for the African star in boxing.
      And Hearn admitted Ngannou carries a puncher’s chance when he does swap the cage for the ring.
      He said: “You cannot in a million years, with Francis Ngannou’s ability in boxing and pedigree in boxing, go in and compete technically, skill-wise.
      “Not just with AJ but with any top-20 heavyweight in the world. But in that division the difference is what you can do is you could knock someone out.
      “So it doesn’t matter whether Francis fights Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury — I agree with you, horrible fight for Francis Ngannou because he’d he just poke him around — Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, Derek Chisora, Jermaine Franklin.
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      “He has no chance against those guys, other than to be aggressive, trade up, and catch someone clean and take him out.”
      Francis Ngannou formerly held the UFC titleCredit: Getty More

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      KSI lays into ‘FRAUD’ Jake Paul and says bitter YouTube rival is ‘scared’ to fight him after announcing Nate Diaz bout

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      KSI labelled nemesis Jake Paul a “fraud” and claimed he is too SCARED to fight him.Paul, 26, this month announced his latest fight against former UFC champion Nate Diaz.
      KSI claims Jake Paul is too ‘scared’ to fight himCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Paul dismissed KSI as an ‘easy’ fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The YouTuber-turned-boxer tasted defeat in the ring for the first time against Tommy Fury in their Saudi Arabia blockbuster in February.
      And KSI claims Paul is fearful of losing once again, which is why he has decided to dodge a clash between the pair.
      KSI, 29, said in a YouTube video: “That’s the problem with Jake Paul. He’s a fraud and people need to wake up to this fact. He can’t beat boxers.
      “That’s why he’s staying clear from me, Salt Papi, Joe Fournier, etc.
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      “Ultimately, Jake Paul is scared of me. If we never manage to make this fight happen, I want you to know this Jake.
      “You will forever be known as the man that claimed to want to avenge his brother’s loss, but ultimately was too scared to actually go through it.
      “Enjoy your fight with another MMA fighter. When you’re actually ready to man up and end this feud with your boy KSI I’ll be here waiting.”
      KSI previously called out Paul following his KO win over Faze Temperrr, and promised fans the bout would happen before the end of the year.
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      But the Brit has had to settle for fighting Joe Fournier next, with Paul dismissing the challenge of KSI as an “easy fight”.
      The American for Disney star, 26, said: “My last fight didn’t end the way I wanted, but the result was the best thing that could have happened to my professional boxing aspirations.
      “Now, the world thinks I am vulnerable, when all I am is more focused than ever. My team wanted me to take an easy fight like KSI next, but that’s not how I am built.” More

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      Amir Khan reveals his £72,000 stolen watch has been RETURNED after gun robbery – and his plans for jewellery

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      AMIR Khan has revealed that the £72,000 watch that was stolen from him in a gunpoint robbery has been returned.The boxing legend posted a video to Twitter thanking the Metropolitan Police for recovering the valuable bling and finding the criminals who took it.
      Amir Khan has been reunited with a £72,000 watch that was stolen from him at gunpointCredit: Twitter @amirkingkhan
      He plans to donate the watch to charityCredit: Twitter @amirkingkhan
      He also revealed his plans to auction the watch off to “raise funds for the less fortunate”.
      Amir explained that some of the proceeds would be donated to addressing gun and knife crime in the UK.
      As well as his thanks to the cops, he praised the British media for raising awareness about his case.
      In the social media clip, Amir was filmed holding the watch and saying: “I’m going to give this to charity now.
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      “I’m going to auction it. I’m going to give it to the Amir Khan Foundation…to help needy people.”
      The former world champ previously revealed that he feared his kids would “grow up without a dad” after he was targeted by gun-toting thugs in April last year.
      He told Snaresbrook Crown Court that he was terrified as he stared down the barrel of a handgun while his wife, Faryal, sobbed beside him.
      He said: “I remember the gun – a foot from my face. I remember looking right into the barrel there, looking into the gun barrel.”
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      CCTV showed two robbers exit a silver Mercedes, with one raising a gun towards Amir outside the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London.
      Gunman Dante Campbell, 20, and crony Ahmed Bana, 25, have admitted conspiracy to rob and possessing an imitation firearm.
      Alleged spotters Nurul Amin, 25, and Ismail Mohamed, 24, were cleared of conspiracy to rob on Friday after a two-week trial.
      Amir is now based in Dubai but returns to the UK for one week each month for charity and TV work.
      Discussing the reasons for the move, he said: “The UK isn’t a safe place any more.
      “It’s like living in Mexico. I don’t feel comfortable. I love England. I won a medal for the country but I stay in Dubai now because it’s the only place I feel safe. I’ve had my career, won my fights, got money. I just want to be safe.”
      He also blasted London mayor Sadiq Khan, saying: “Since he has been in power, London has got so dangerous. He needs to pull his finger out and do something about it.”
      The former world champ was robbed in East London in April last yearCredit: Reuters
      Dante Campbell and Ahmed Bana are awaiting sentencing for their role in the plotCredit: Met Police More

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      Top 10 lightweight boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia both featuring – but who’s No1?

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      RING MAGAZINE have released their latest lightweight rankings ahead of the mouthwatering fight taking place in the division this weekend.All eyes will be on Las Vegas on Saturday night when surging superstars Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia collide in the biggest fight of the year at the T-Mobile Arena.
      Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis clash in a mouthwatering lightweight showdown this weekendCredit: ALAMY
      The pair are both considered to be top-ten lightweights by Ring MagazineCredit: GETTY
      Ring Magazine’s top ten lightweights
      And both men feature highly in Ring’s 135lb rankings ahead of what promises to be an iconic showdown.
      Here, SunSport examines Ring Magazine’s latest top ten in full.
      Champion – Devin Haney
      Undisputed champion Devin Haney – who is set to make the second defence of his belts next month – sits atop the list.
      Haney unified the division last June with a masterclass over George Kambosos Jr – a feat he repeated the following October.

      Devin Haney is the undisputed king of the lightweightsCredit: GETTY
      No.1 – Vasyl Lomachenko
      Haney’s upcoming opponent Vasyl Lomachenko is the sanctioning body’s No.1-ranked lightweight.
      The Ukranian was the man at 135lbs before he ran into Teofimo Lopez in 2020, losing his grip on the WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles to the American.
      Vasyl Lomachenko is the number-one ranked lightweight in the worldCredit: GETTY
      No.2 – Gervonta Davis
      Baltimore bruiser Davis is the current owner of the WBA (regular) lightweight title – which he’s defended four times since claiming it in 2019.
      Davis has yet to taste defeat in his professional career, which he began a decade ago as a fresh-faced 18-year-old.
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      Ring Magazine rank Gervonta Davis as the number-two lightweight in the worldCredit: GETTY
      No.3 – Ryan Garcia
      Like Davis, Garcia is also undefeated – although he has a slightly lower knockout percentage than ‘Tank’.
      ‘The Flash’ has won 23 of his professional fights via knockout – the last of which came against former two-time world champion Javier Fortuna last July.
      Ryan Garcia comes in as the number-three ranked 135er in the worldCredit: AP
      No.4 – Issac Cruz
      Mexio’s Issac Cruz is ranked No.4 in The Ring rankings following consecutive wins over Yuriorkis Gamboa and Eduardo Ramirez, which saw him bounce back from a decision defeat to Davis in December 2021.

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      No.5 – Shakur Stevenson
      Former super-featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson comes in at No.5 – despite having only competed in the weight class once.
      Stevenson lost the WBC and WBO 130lbs on the scales last September after failing to make weight for his clash with Robson Conceicao.
      And he made a successful 135lb bow earlier this month, stopping Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds.
      Shakur Stevenson was successful in his lightweight debut earlier this monthCredit: GETTY
      No.6 – Frank Martin
      Detroit destroyer Frank Martin sits at number six following 12 knockouts in his 17 professional outings.
      No.7 – George Kambosos Jr
      Former unified champion Kambosos Jr occupies seventh spot following back-to-back schooling by Haney last year.
      The Aussie currently doesn’t have a fight booked but is likely to return action in the coming months.
      Georges Kambosos Jr comes in at number sevenCredit: EPA
      No.8 – William Zepeda
      Slick southpaw William Zepeda has earned his number eight spot due to his perfect 27-0 record, which is filled with a whopping 23 knockouts.
      No.9 – Maxi Hughes
      Despite being the owner of the IBO lightweight title, Brit Maxi Hughes only comes in at number nine on the stacked list.
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      Hughes claimed the belt in September 2021 and has made successful defences against Ryan Walsh and Kid Galahad.
      Maxi Hughes is the No.9-ranked lightweight in the world, in the eyes of Ring MagazineCredit: GETTY
      Keyshawn Davis rounds out the top ten listCredit: GETTY
      No.10 – Keyshawn Davis
      Lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis, 24, rounds off the list at number ten – despite only having eight professional fights to his name. More

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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