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      Floyd Mayweather explains ticket disaster and claims ‘I don’t point fingers’ after UK debut in front of empty arena

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      FLOYD Mayweather claimed tickets going on sale too late was to blame for the awful turnout at his UK debut.The ring icon, 46, fought Aaron Chalmers in an eight-round exhibition bout at London’s O2 Arena.
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      Floyd Mayweather fought in Britain for the first timeCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      The boxing legend took on former reality TV star Aaron ChalmersCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      But not many people were at the O2 Arena in London to see itCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      It was the first time Mayweather has ever fought on British soil during a legendary career.
      But the bout took place in front of a virtually empty 20,000-seat arena.
      Then entire top tier was shut off for Saturday night’s card.
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      And the lower tier was no more than half full – meaning the attendance was likely under 5,000.
      But Mayweather reckons the ticket-selling process was to blame for the poor turnout.
      Speaking in his post-fight press conference, he said: “We did this in one month – not even four weeks.
      “I think the tickets should’ve went on sale a lot faster.
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      “My new team is still learning. I have got to take my hat off to them, it’s not their fault.
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      “It’s just when we fight in the US, as soon as we announce the fight, tickets are on sale.
      “Here, we announced the fight and the tickets didn’t go on sale until a week or two weeks later.”
      Mayweather added: “I don’t point fingers. We work together as a team.
      “When you buy tickets over here, you don’t really want to spend money.
      “In America we don’t mind spending money.”
      Mayweather took on former reality TV star Chalmers in his British bow.
      He stepped into the ring wearing the British flag on his shorts in a bid to appeal to his UK fans.
      Speaking in the ring after the fight, he said: “I would like to thank all the fans in the UK.
      “The United Kingdom is unbelievable – the UK is becoming the Mecca of boxing.
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      “Me and Aaron Chalmers had a chance to come together and we had fun for eight rounds.
      “If the UK fans want me to come back, I’m coming back.” More

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      Tyson Fury reveals he has placed HUGE £100,000 bet on brother Tommy’s Saudi Arabia grudge match with Jake Paul

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      TYSON FURY has made a MASSIVE £100,000 bet on Jake Paul’s fight against his brother, Tommy.The boxing icon has based his wager on Tommy’s record on sparing practice.
      Tyson Fury has bet £100,000 on Paul vs FuryCredit: PA
      He has backed his brother Tommy to win the fightCredit: AP
      Fury has been so impressed with his brother in training that he is confident that he will beat the American.
      The Gypsy King insisted that the 23-year-old almost knocks out all of his partners that he faces in sparing ahead of the grudge match.
      Fury told iFL TV: “Tommy knocks out 90 per cent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he’s a very hard puncher and Jake Paul will find that out tomorrow.
      “I’ve got 100 racks on it for an inside-the-distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I’ll lose 100 bags as well. I’ve got him at 3-1.
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      “I know Tommy is going to knock him out.
      “What is a little bit stupid is I see all these experts and professional boxers picking Jake Paul over Tommy.
      “I’m like, ‘What the hell are these guys watching?’, because Tommy will absolutely deck him.
      “I think Tommy can get him out of there whenever really.
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      “It’ll definitely be inside the distance and it won’t be a points job for sure. Tommy wins by knockout.”
      The celebrity boxing rivals bid to settle their bitter score in the ring tonight.
      In yesterday’s weigh-in, there was a fiery exchange on stage when Tommy shoved Paul, as they two said their final words before judgment day.
      Tommy roared: “His time is up. Tomorrow night his time is up.
      “Jake Paul will no longer be boxing, I’m going to put this man away inside four rounds.
      “You’re going to see why our last name is Fury, because we’re the best at fighting to ever live, that’s the reason why.”

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      Wayne Rooney lists the THREE biggest things Erik ten Hag has changed at Man Utd to turn them into title contenders

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      WAYNE ROONEY believes Erik ten Hag has changed three things at Manchester United to turn his former club back into title contenders. The Red Devils appear to be back in genuine contention for a run at the league for the first time in a decade after going through several years of turmoil under different managers.
      Rooney has been impressed with what he’s seen at Old Trafford this seasonCredit: Alamy
      Erik ten Hag has engineered a remarkable transformation at Manchester UnitedCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      United legend Rooney was part of the last truly successful squad when United ruled England under Sir Alex Ferguson.
      But ten Hag is making great progress in his mission to drag the club back to where they once belonged with tomorrow’s cup final coming days after an epic European tussle with Barcelona.
      Rooney said three important factors had been altered under the Dutch coach.
      He told ESPN: “I think he’s changed the mindset and the confidence and belief of the players, that they’re actually a good team, and I think people are starting to see that this season, and they’re in a good position.
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      “He’s exactly what Manchester United have needed for a few years now.
      “They’re five points off the top spot (before Arsenal’s win at Leicester), you know there’s still a lot of games to go… so you never know.”
      Rooney, 37, also had special praise for Marcus Rashford who is in the best form of his career.
      The 25-year-old has 17 goals in his last 18 games and, like Rooney before, wears the no.10 shirt.
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      Rooney, now manager of DC United, said: “He’s doing fantastic. He’s a top player, and he’s shown that early in his career.
      “He had a bit of a dip over the last couple of seasons so it’s important to go back to his strengths.
      “Being direct, being aggressive, being confident in front of goal, and I felt he wasn’t confident for a while actually, but this season he’s back to his best.”
      United remain in the hunt for the quadruple in ten Hag’s first season in charge.
      They have league leaders Arsenal in their sights, face West Ham in the FA Cup, have Real Betis as their next Europa League opponents.
      More immediately, they face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley as they look for their first trophy in almost five years. More

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      WWE superstar Dana Brooke cheers on boxer husband at ringside during London fight night

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      WWE superstar Dana Brooke was an interested spectator at ringside in London on Saturday night.The wrestling star was at the O2 Arena where Floyd Mayweather made his UK debut in an exhibition bout against Aaron Chalmers.
      Dana Brooke cheered on her husband from ringsideCredit: ZEUS
      But Brooke had other interests as she watched on from near the ring.
      The WWE star is married to Ulysses Diaz, who fought on the undercard.
      Cuban born boxer Diaz took on Khalass Karim in London on Saturday night in an exhibition draw.
      Diaz and Brooke engaged in 2021 and secretly married last year.
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      The boxer has previously called Brooke the “queen of my heart” and said he is “blessed to call my wife”.
      He also said on Instagram in a birthday post last November: “May God Bless you with many more years & May I be blessed enough to spend them with you. I love you.”
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      Boxing could see its first billion-viewer bout after Jake Paul and Tommy Fury clash

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      BOXING could see its first billion-viewer bout after US YouTuber Jake Paul fights reality telly star Tommy Fury tonight.Experts say we are entering a new sporting age in which young social media fans will pay record sums to see their idols battle it out in the ring.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury pose after a weigh-in, a day before their match, in RiyadhCredit: AP
      Boxer Tommy Fury was on the 2019 season of Love IslandCredit: AFP
      Tommy and Jake are set to split a huge £8million fight purseCredit: Reuters
      Boxer and former Love Islander Tommy, and Jake, who has more than 20million YouTube subscribers, are set to split a huge £8million fight purse.
      Millions will tune in, despite both fighters being novices with only 14 bouts between them.
      The previous record came when Floyd Mayweather Junior took on Manny Pacquiao in the “Fight Of The Century” in 2015.
      Pay-per-view subscriptions generated £333million, with 4.4million watching the fight in the United States alone.

      But if Jake beats Tommy, he will go on to fight 29-year-old London-born YouTube star KSI, who has 41million subscribers over two channels, and 10billion video views.
      Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland said on talkSPORT: “The whole nation would watch it.
      “The potential audience, without a doubt, you’re talking well over a billion views.
      “A billion is probably conservative. The numbers are insane.”
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      Father-of-one Tommy, 23, says he feels like he has “won the Lottery” as he takes on 26-year-old Jake in front of a 15,000-strong crowd filled with A-listers at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.
      The bout is expected to break UK pay- per-view records, with BT Sport charging £19.95 to see it live.
      Jake will be guaranteed £2.7million, plus 65 per cent of the pay-per-view receipts, giving him a potential £7.2million payday, including sponsorship.
      Tommy is getting £1.7million and 35 per cent of the PPV takings, giving him an estimated total of £3.8million.
      There is an additional £830,000 prize for the winner.
      Tommy’s reality TV partner Molly-Mae Hague will see the fight at home, having given birth to their daughter Bambi last month.
      Despite having had only six fights, Jake, from Cleveland, Ohio, is so sure of victory that he offered to change the terms to winner takes all, and added: “Tommy doesn’t know what he’s getting into, and after Sunday he’s going to hate the sport.”
      On the 5 Live Boxing With Steve Bunce podcast, Tommy hit back: “The guy can’t fight and I’m going to expose that on Sunday night.
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      “It’s a massive fight and we’ll have A-list celebrities ringside. What more could I ask for? And thank God I’ve got Jake Paul and not a Russian with 30 knockouts. I’ve won the Lottery, haven’t I?
      “My life’s changed in the blink of an eye. One day I had nothing, clothes with holes in them, and I open my eyes again and I’m here. I’m taking it all in my stride.” More

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      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers LIVE RESULT: Lively fight goes the DISTANCE at the O2 – latest

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is facing Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers RIGHT NOW!Though the undercard was delayed for half an hour at a virtually empty O2 Arena.
      Mayweather was last in action at the end of 2022 when he stopped KSI’s brother Deji in the sixth round of their fight.
      Chalmers is 5-2 in MMA and last year launched his boxing career.
      But a clash against one of the greatest fighters of all time in Mayweather represents an entirely different task.

      Start time: Undercard on NOW
      Main event set for 10.30pm UK/ 5.30pm ET
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      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 8)
      Mayweather holds back, looks to invite Chalmers to have a go at him.
      You can see he is just toying with the Geordie Shore star.
      Floyd is still dancing around the ring, landing punches at will.
      As the fight ends, Mayweather has barely broke a sweat.
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 7)
      Chalmers starts to let his hands go a bit more.
      Even when he lands, Mayweather is blocking them with his gloves and arms.
      Floyd keeps on landing that jab, wearing him down.
      Aaron Chalmers comes forward and Floyd lands a headshot that rocks his opponent.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 6)
      Mayweather toys with Chalmers some more.
      Talking to him the whole time ‘hit my when you want to’ Floyd taunts him.
      Mayweather is just throwing jabs in this one.
      He goes to throw a big punch but sees Chalmers turn away slightly with his guard down and Floyd stops his punch mid-air.
      Think he felt he may hurt him with that one.
      Seems they have decided to have more than the six rounds also.
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 5)
      Chalmers tries coming forward again.
      His jabbing and throwing some big shots toward the head but Floyd is still able to swerve them.
      It is like Aaron Chalmers is boxing a ghost at times, just cannot land anything.
      He looks a bit haunted when Floyd lands one.
      Mayweather does some sort of Michael Jackson spin in the middle of the round.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 4)
      Mayweather keeps on forcing jabs through to Chalmers face.
      He only seems to fly into combos when he gets annoyed with his opponent trying to catch him.
      Aaron Chalmers throws some big punches but Floyd just dodges them.
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 3)
      Mayweather is just getting jabs through Chalmers guard to his face constantly.
      Just picking when he connects.
      Chalmers backs off as soon as Floyd comes forward.
      He has got to be feeling those punches now.
      Mayweather seems to be gesturing for him to put his guard up.
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 2)
      Mayweather is wearing Union Jack shorts and boots tonight.
      Floyd is coming in with some leading attacks and punches.
      Chalmers stands there, guard down, Mayweather jabs him like the game ‘Mike Tyson punchout’.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers (Round 1)
      Neither boxer throw a punch for the first round and just keep on touching gloves.
      Then Mayweather throws a left and welcomes Chalmers to the first of these 6 x 2 minute rounds.
      Money-man lands a couple more jabs and Chalmers wears them.
      You can see Floyd’s timing of shots is still there.
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers
      We are now having the national anthems of both boxers.
      Mayweather’s entrance involved rappers not quite in sync with the backing music and some even forgetting the words.
      You cannot write this.
      We are ready for the main event…..
      Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers.
      This is what everyone has come to see.
      The money-man himself.
      Natalie Nunn vs Tommie Lee (Round 2)
      Thirty seconds into this round and there are ponytails flying everywhere and Nunn lands some headshots.
      The referee calls it, we did not hold too much for this one when Tommie Lee hit the canvas walking out from her corner with no punches thrown.
      Not one for the boxing hall of fame this one.
      Natalie Nunn vs Tommie Lee (Round 1)
      Well, there is no love lost here.
      Haymakers galore.
      Natalie Nunn lands plenty of punches with Tommie Lee looking like she is not sure where she is.
      One way traffic in this round.
      Next bout ready……
      This one should be an interesting one, no exhibition, just two people who don’t like each other.
      Natalie Nunn vs Tommie Lee
      Could be an interesting one.
      3 x 2 minute rounds in this one.
      Ulysses Diaz vs Khalas Karim (Round 4)
      Diaz comes out this round and looks to come at his opponent.
      Karim’s style is to wait for the attack and catch him with counter combinations.
      He manages to land some big hits on Diaz.
      Credit to both fighters they have taken some big punches.
      Ulysses Diaz vs Khalas Karim (Round 3)
      Both boxers are getting each other in headlocks more in this round.
      Diaz lands one big punch and Karim comes back with a combination.
      You can see they are both feeling the strain of the three rounds as they take big gulps of air.
      Ulysses Diaz with best punch in that round as he catches him with a big uppercut to the chin.
      Ulysses Diaz vs Khalas Karim (Round 2)
      Both fighters are trying to land big uppercuts.
      Karim seems to be landing more of his punches.
      Diaz’s face is looking like it is taking the strain of those landed punches.
      Ulysses Diaz vs Khalas Karim (Round 1)
      Once both of these fighters get close they are trying to unload.
      Both throwing big punches, most of which aren’t landing.
      Diaz seems to be feeling that round more as he takes big intakes of air.
      Next bout at the O2 arena…..
      4 x 2 minute rounds for the next one.
      Ulysses Diaz vs Khalas Karim
      Not much known about these two apart from Diaz coming in with what seems like a balaclava on.
      J’Hon Ingram vs Declan Kenna (Round 3)
      Ingram spends the round just toying with his opponent.
      He lands combinations of body shots and they are draining Declan Kenna.
      One way traffic from 22-year-old J’Hon Ingram.
      J’Hon Ingram vs Declan Kenna (Round 2)
      Ingram has the more confidence between the two.
      Kenna seems to just be sending out token jabs that are nowhere near landing.
      Whereas Ingram walks towards him, landing body shots and jabs.
      J’Hon Ingram vs Declan Kenna (Round 1)
      Kenna starts showboating from the off.
      Ingram looks the more accomplished boxer.
      There seems to be more talking between the boxers than punches thrown in that first round.
      Now for the next attraction…..
      Another bout with 3 x 2 minute rounds.
      In the interviews backstage, Declan promised a knockout here.
      J’Hon Ingram vs Declan Kenna
      Antonio Zepeda vs Christopher Lovejoy (Round 3)
      Zepeda lands a punch in the rib section.
      Lovejoy goes down onto one knee after being caught with jab previously.
      This one is over, Lovejoy cannot continue, a jab to the ribs ending it.
      Antonio Zepeda vs Christopher Lovejoy (Round 2)
      Lovejoy is retired now and has the physique of someone who no longer does much cardio training.
      As he comes forward to have a go at Zepeda it is mainly his momentum that carries both fighters in a clinch on the ropes.
      Not too much to write home about in this one so far.
      Antonio Zepeda vs Christopher Lovejoy (Round 1)
      This one starts like more of an exhibition bout.
      Token punches thrown by both fighters.
      Zepeda tries to come forward and throw some big punches.
      Not quite up to the two previous bouts we have seen so far tonight.
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      Natalie Nunn vs Tommie Lee result: Nunn dominates rival in shambolic bout on Floyd Mayweather undercard

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      NATALIE Nunn dominated rival Tommie Lee in a near farcical bout in London on Saturday night.The reality TV stars squared off at the O2 Arena in the latest chapter of their long-running feud.
      Natalie Nunn dominated Tommie Lee in a farcical fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Tommie Lee was no match for Natalie NunnCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And it was completely one-way traffic in Nunn’s favor.
      Lee didn’t even bother defending herself at times despite sprinting down to the ring for the bout.
      That was the best part of her performance before being completely battered.
      Tension had been rising between the pair all week ahead of the fight.

      A scrap broke out at a press conference on Monday, ending in the two having to be pulled apart with Lee escorted out of the room.
      On Wednesday, Lee walked out of a press conference when Nunn was asked how the two were friends and enemies at the same time, prompting Nunn to call her opponent out on stage.
      But Nunn was far too strong for her reality TV rival.
      The crowd booed when the referee threatened to disqualify Lee because her corner didn’t vacate the ring between rounds.
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      And the ref called an early end to the fight in round two – doing everyone a favor.
      The event was also overshadowed by the lack of fans in the arena.
      The top tier of the 20,000-seat arena in London was completely shut off and there were large swathes of empty seats elsewhere.
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      Mayweather vs Chalmers shambles as card delayed with O2 Arena almost EMPTY and thousands of tickets left unsold

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      THE undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers was delayed for half an hour at a virtually empty O2 Arena tonight.That’s after promoters struggled to sell tickets for Saturday’s exhibition bout in London.
      The O2 Arena was looking empty ahead of Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron ChalmersCredit: Sunni Upal
      The 8pm start for the undercard was delayedCredit: Sunni Upal
      The £24.88 livestream only went live at 8.15pm
      Mayweather is fighting for the first time in the UK after retiring with a perfect 50-0 record.
      Ex-Geordie Shore star and MMA fighter Chalmers stepped in after Mayweather’s original opponent Liam Harrison pulled out.
      But punters were not left convinced by the quick-fire announcement.
      And plenty of tickets were still on sale for the event last night, with thousands of seats in the 20,000-capacity arena available.

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      Some boxing fans were even offered 20 per cent discounts as promoters desperately attempted to offload tickets.
      Yet that too did not tempt punters, with the O2 barely filled when the undercard was meant to start at 8pm.
      Even bars on the usually packed concourse and the entrance to the arena were virtually empty.
      And with so little bums on seats, kick-off was delayed until 8.30pm to allow more fans to drift in ahead of the main event.
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      Punters were few and far between at the O2 ArenaCredit: Sunni Upal
      The normally busy bars were virtually emptyCredit: Sunni Upal
      Regular prices for tickets ranged from around £141.50 to £1,038,50.
      But even a discount did little to convince fans it would be a worthwhile purchase.
      Indeed, even the event livestream didn’t start until 8.15pm, half an hour after it was meant to be up.
      And it wasn’t until 8.30pm when the first fight between Sammy-Jo Luxton and Hayley Heather started.
      Punters had to pay £24.88 to watch the event on The Zeus Network.
      The main fight between Mayweather and Chalmers is scheduled to start at 10.30pm.
      But it remains to be seen if it gets pushed back following the late start on the undercard. More