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      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury early start time CONFIRMED as pair follow in Anthony Joshua’s footsteps

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      THE ringwalk time for Jake Paul’s fight with Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia has been CONFIRMED – and it’s good news for UK fans. The celebrity boxing rivals at last settle their score after Fury twice pulled out before amid injury and US visa issues.
      Jake Paul, Derek Chisora and Tommy Fury ahead of the fightCredit: Getty
      His Stateside travel ban leaves him unable to fight in America with the grudge match instead travelling to the Middle East.
      But the ringwalk will accommodate those watching in UK, as was the case for the two times Anthony Joshua boxed in Saudi.
      According to a pay-per-view press release from BT Box Office, the duo will make their way to the ring at 9.30pm.
      For those in America, that is 4.30 in the afternoon Eastern Time or 1.30pm Pacific.
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      Paul, 26, comes into the fight at 6-0 but faces his first opponent with a recognised boxing record.
      That follows after wins over ex-MMA champions Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 47.
      The YouTuber-turned boxer has prepared for the fight almost 800 miles away in Dubai.
      Meanwhile Fury, 23, is now flying out to Saudi following a training camp in Manchester and Bolton.
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      The stakes have been raised even more after the WBC announced Paul will earn a world ranking if he wins.
      Any challenger for the world title must be ranked within the top 15, meaning he is one victory away from a title shot.
      Badou Jack, 39, challenges Ilunga Makabu, 35, for the cruiserweight title on Paul’s undercard.

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      Deontay Wilder’s team break silence on ‘talks’ for fourth Tyson Fury clash with Gypsy King’s clash vs Usyk in balance

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      DEONTAY WILDER’s head coach has denied suggestions of a fourth fight with Tyson Fury being in the pipeline.Reports this week claimed the Gypsy King had lined up a shock quadrilogy fight with former WBC champion in case his historic undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk fell through.
      Reports this week claimed Tyson Fury had lined up a shock fourth fight with Deontay WilderCredit: ALAMY
      Fury was said to have eyed a fourth clash with Wilder in case his bout with Oleksandr Usyk fell throughCredit: REUTERS
      But Wilder’s coach Malik Scott insists there have been no talksCredit: INSTAGRAM@MALIKKINGSCOTT
      But Team Wilder insists that’s not the case, with coach Malik Scott telling ES News: “No, not at all. There’s no talks.
      “When I say that there is no talks, I’m coming from Deontay’s perspective.
      “Because that is who I am hands-on with, every other day. From his perspective, it is all just hoopla.”
      Scott, however, is refusing to rule out the prospect of Fury and Wilder sharing the ring again, although he’d prefer his man to fight Usyk.
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      He said: “Fury-Wilder 4 is an option, but it is more realistic to say Usyk-Wilder.
      “I would want that to happen before Fury-Wilder.”
      Usyk’s promoter and manager Alexander Krassyuk flew into London this week for last-ditch talks to finalise the first undisputed heavyweight dust-up in nearly 25 years.
      April 29 is the targeted date for the clash, which could potentially take place at Wembley.
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      Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren told talkSPORT his week: “We are very, very close to getting this [Fury vs Usyk] done. Very, very close.
      “His people are coming in tomorrow and I’m hoping we’re gonna get some news for everybody. We’re close to getting it done.
      “Tomorrow we’re gonna meet up. Alex Krassyuk, his promoter, is coming to the Arsenal vs Man City game with me.
      “I’m hoping that if I can get enough wine down him that we can do the deal.
      “We’re meeting him to get an agreement on the various scenarios to make it happen.
      “There’s a few more hurdles for both sides to get over. They’re not [insurmountable], not at all. Location is the main thing.
      “If we go abroad, then you go there for a premium, that’s the reason you do it.

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      “If not, then we get down to the reality of what it’ll be at Wembley where the numbers are what they are.
      “We broke the box office record with the fight vs Dillian Whyte last April. If we get this one on, I think that will break that record.
      “I think it’s well in excess of a million [UK PPV] buys, one-and-a-half million.
      “It’s not like we’ve got to go and sell Usyk, he’s beaten Anthony Joshua twice, the public know who he is. It’s not a tough sell at all.
      “We’ve got a pencil on it [April 29] for obvious reasons, just in case, we’ve gotta make sure we’ve got some insurance. So there’s a pencil on the date.
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      “In a perverse way, I would like to see it at Wembley because I’d like to see all the records broken and obviously see the fight in the UK.
      “But from the boxers and their bank managers’ point of view, they would like to maximise what they can earn for an historic fight.” More

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      ‘That used to get you AJ-Klitschko’ – Fans vent outrage as BT Sport reveal PPV price for Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury

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      THE pay-per-view price for Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury has been revealed – and some boxing fans are raging.The social media stars will collide in a Saudi showdown nearly two years in the making at the end of the month.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will collide in a Saudi showdown at the end of the monthCredit: MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS
      The pair’s grudge match with be broadcast on BT Sport Box OfficeCredit: GETTY
      Boxing fans will have to pay £19.95 to watch the rivals throw downCredit: GETTY
      BT Sport have won the broadcasting rights for the grudge match in the UK and Ireland and have made it a box office show.
      And boxing fans can watch the pair trade blows for a cool £19.95.
      Fight fans were quick to comment on the fee required to watch the Diryah dust-up, with one saying: “Like anyone’s gonna pay for that, I’ll stick to streaming thanks.”
      Another said: “WTF it’s PPV as well? Haha. Boxing is dead.”
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      And another said: “Think I’d rather go to Wakey Wines and buy a bottle of that overpriced that drink than that.”
      One remarked: “‘That used to get you AJ-Klitschko.”
      Some fans, however, were quite satisfied with the pricing of the pay-per-view punch-up.
      One said: “Bargain, I would have easily paid £29.99 to see this.”
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      Another said: “Should be £49.99.”
      And another said: “That’s actually decent value for once in 2023.”

      One remarked: “Bargain! Surprised it ain’t £30.
      “The future of boxing Tommy fumbles.”
      The social media feud between Paul and Fury, 26 and 23 respectively, began almost two years ago.
      YouTuber turned boxer Paul has repeatedly taken aim at Fury and his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague and even revealed the birth of their daughter Bambi.

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      And Fury – the brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tyson – vowed to make The Problem Child pay for his words in double quick time.
      In an exclusive interview with SunSport, he said: “I think we all know Tyson by now – and my dad – we all know how to sell pay-per-views, we all know how to hype a fight.
      “I think that’s all that is really.
      “My dad and Tyson both know what’s going to happen in this fight, Tyson’s been there ever since I started boxing, so has my dad.
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      “They know what I’m capable of, they know what my opponent is capable of.
      “And it’s going to be quite an easy night’s work.” More

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      ‘Scared he’ll kill Deontay Wilder’ – John Fury begs Tyson to avoid fourth fight ‘unless he wants funeral on his hands’

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      JOHN FURY is worried that his heavyweight champion son Tyson could KILL rival Deontay Wilder if they fight for a fourth time.Tyson and Wilder fought three times for the WBC world title between 2018 and 2021.
      Secret talks between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder over a FOURTH fight have taken placeCredit: AP
      John Fury is worried son Tyson could KILL WilderCredit: Getty
      The first fight ended a draw despite many feeling Fury should’ve been the only man to have his hand raised.
      Tyson made sure to get the job done in the next two fights, though, winning both with brutal knockouts.
      A unification bout with WBA, IBF, and WBO champ Oleksandr Usyk is expected to take place later this year, but reports suggest secret talks have been held with Wilder over a fourth fight at Wembley IF negotiations fall through.
      Dad John believes a fourth meeting would be a bad idea, fearing son Tyson could KILL Wilder.
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      John told Freebets.com: “I’m worried about him fighting Wilder because I’m afraid of him killing Wilder.
      “Wilder’s got a cracked skull, his skull is cracked like an egg.
      “That kind of thing can’t be repaired so if Tyson hits him again he could kill him.
      “So I’ve said ‘unless you want a funeral on your hands and the death of Deontay Wilder keep from him’.
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      ” He’s beat him three times, massacred him each time.
      “He beat him [in the controversial draw] when he’d just lost eight stone and been out of the ring for three years.
      “He poses no threat, the only danger he poses is Tyson killing him.
      “That danger and smoke, we don’t want, let him go faff about with these blokes he can hit once and they’ll lay on the floor and carry on, he’s no good to Tyson.
      “I don’t want to go to my grave knowing that my son’s killed somebody.”

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      Jake Paul gets VODKA bottle tattooed on his arm after $250,000 bet with pal DJ Charlie Sloth ahead of Tommy Fury fight

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      JAKE PAUL is on the VODKA just days before his long-awaited fight with Tommy Fury.But the American got a tattoo of a bottle of the spirit on his arm – and is steering clear of the drink until after the bout.
      Jake Paul got a bottle of vodka tattooed on his right arm
      The YouTuber-turn-boxer took on the challenge with DJ pal Charlie Sloth
      Paul, 26, took on a $250,000 (£207,000) bet with pal and DJ Charlie Sloth.
      But in order to get his hands on the cash, he had to get a tattoo of a blue raspberry Au vodka bottle on his upper arm.
      And the Problem Child had no qualms about taking on the challenge as he added to his long list of body art.
      In a video posted on Instagram to his 22million followers, Paul hugs Sloth and receives the golden briefcase of cash then takes a very quick swig of the colourful drink.
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      The YouTuber then takes his seat on a golden throne in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Fury showdown, ready to get the tattoo done.
      He says: “I’ll drink that s*** after I knock out Tommy, easy money bro.
      “I would have done this for free because I love you so much.
      “Let’s go!”
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      The video then shows the artist delivering the inking on the top of the right arm before Sloth comes back into shot to assess the work – before catching his friend painfully on the sensitive spot.
      Paul says: “I did it bro, let’s go baby.
      “Owh that hurts, love bro, I appreciate it.”
      Sloth adds: “What a tattoo, what a man.”
      Paul’s fight with Fury fell through twice but the pair finally look set to step into the ring in Diriyah on February 26.
      Ring walks are expected around 10pm with the fight shown on BT Sport Box Office.
      The artist got to work with the ink
      The finished article makes for an interesting look
      They will slug it out for ten rounds at cruiserweight and both men are confident they will dispatch their rivals – although Fury’s dad John wanted his son to walk away.
      Fury flew out to Saudi this week, leaving his girlfriend Molly-Mae back home to look after newborn baby Bambi.
      TNT said: “Jake Paul’s boxing career ends on February 26 and I can finally move on with mine.
      “Every time I go out right now, everybody asks me about the Jake Paul fight. After this fight is done, everybody will be asking me how it felt to knock Jake Paul out.
      “The world is about to see what happens when a proper boxer faces a YouTuber.
      “I am a professional boxer, I have had eight undefeated bouts, soon to be nine. Jake Paul will regret ever thinking he could take me on. I will put him in his place, the canvas!”
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      Paul said: “The moment of truth has finally arrived.
      “On February 26, I will get in the ring with a ‘real boxer,’ an 8-0 fighter from a storied fighting family and show the world the truth about who Jake Paul, the boxer really is.”
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      Anthony Joshua’s new coach revealed he LAUGHED at his tactics in Usyk defeat as he plots Brit’s comeback

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      DERRICK JAMES couldn’t help but laugh when he saw Anthony Joshua’s strategy for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.The former two-time heavyweight champion went into his rematch with the Ukrainian last August lamenting the tactics employed for their Tottenham tussle in September 2021.
      Anthony Joshua rematch Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia last AugustCredit: REUTERS
      AJ suffered a second successive defeat to the UkranianCredit: Getty
      His tactics for the Saudi showdown baffled new coach Derrick JamesCredit: PA
      Joshua, 33, was more aggressive under now-former trainer Robert Garcia but once again failed to utilise his strengths, much to the surprise of new coach James.
      During an appearance on the DAZN Boxing Show, he said: “When I saw him in the Usyk fight, I thought, ‘What the heck is he doing?’
      “I’m laughing.”
      James, the trainer of world champions Jermall Charlo and Erroll Spence Jr, wouldn’t have had Joshua try to outbox slick southpaw Usyk.
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      When asked if he believed he would’ve coached AJ to victory, he said: “Yeah because I train two left-hand fighters.”
      Joshua has upped sticks to Texas to train with James for his crunch comeback fight with Jermaine Franklin on April 1.
      And James believes working in close proximity to Spence will do wonders for helping Joshua get his mojo back.
      James said of the pair: “They’re good, they talk.
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      “Errol asks him a couple of questions.
      “When Errol is hitting the bag, working out, AJ is watching him.
      “It’s like a mutual respect.
      “That’s what most guys need to get to the next level or get that thing back that they had before.
      “Even with Errol, he sees him doing some things, and they both work off each other.
      “In the last four years, there’s been no gym with two unified champs, especially with an undisputed champ, especially with two champs period in the same gym.
      Credit: SUNSPORT
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      “Frank [Martin] is right there at #1 [at lightweight], so he’s right there to be inspired by all that stuff right there.”
      Joshua is hoping to showcase his hard work with James against American gunslinger Franklin.
      He said: “I’m looking forward to stepping back into the ring on April 1 at The O2 in London.
      “Mentally and physically I feel ready.
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      “I want to put on a show and impress my coach as he has high standards.
      “Franklin has a good style and a great attitude, which he has shown in recent fights.” More

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      Logan Paul says he ‘cracked the code’ with Prime as energy drink mania sees bottles sell 500 times retail price

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      KSI and Logan Paul have revealed the massive profits they are making from their Prime energy drink.Fans of the two YouTubers have flooded shops stocking the energy drink, which the pair launched last year.
      Logan Paul has made a fortune peddling ‘hydration drink’ Prime
      Now the duo have revealed just how much they have made so far from the “hydration drink”.
      Appearing on the Kyle and Jackie O radio show during a promotional tour of Australia, Logan Paul said: “Do you want the numbers? Alright.
      “In one year, we cleared $110million in retail sales.
      “Sorry, excuse me. $250million in retail sales and $110million gross internally.”
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      The pair have raked in $45million from Prime sales in January alone, despite SportBible reporting problems with distribution and stock.
      New paperwork reveals that KSI saw assets in his business hit £11.9million last year.
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      Logan Paul added: “We definitely cracked the code.
      “We hit a few really important things that are a staple marketing ploy for this generation.”
      In a recent episode of Paul’s podcast, Impaulsive, KSI said: “I don’t think any brand has gone to this level so quickly.”
      “I feel like we are a breath of fresh air compared to all of our competitors. We’re destroying them.”
      “We’re actually part of the brand and showing this is our baby.
      “We want to show the whole world that we care about this and we don’t mind entertaining the masses doing so.”
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      Logan Paul said: “I think we’ve created a masterclass in terms of how to market using social media.
      “We’ve done a good job leveraging the people that we try and keep entertained.
      “We’ve filled a niche in the market that didn’t exist, by doing the wackiest sh*t.
      “We got in Prime mascots and shadow boxed.”
      It comes after the duo paid for a Prime commercial to be featured during one of the Super Bowl’s many ad breaks.
      Companies typically pay millions for thirty-second slots during the breaks, and it is understood that KSI and Logan Paul forked out a similar amount to promote their “hydration drink”.
      Prime recently became an official sponsor of the UFC, even though lightweight Paddy Pimblett slammed its sugar content while promoting his own sports drink.
      KSI and Logan Paul respectively called Pimblett “cringe” and threatened to sue him, before Prime became the MMA promotion’s Official Sports Drink.
      The Super Bowl reminds American viewers of Prime’s partnership with Arsenal, who KSI has supported since he started out posting FIFA clips on YouTube.
      He recently appeared in Amazon Prime’s behind-the-scenes documentary about the club, All Or Nothing, to discuss the club’s comeback under Mikel Arteta.
      Fights broke out in supermarkets when Prime first launched, as fans jostled to get their hands on the drink.
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      KSI slammed third-party profiteers charging thousands of pounds for the drink, which retails for £1.99.
      The Sun revealed that nutrition experts say the drink might actually make people less hydrated, and should not be recommended to children.
      KSI has netted £12million by flogging PrimeCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Logan Paul has attributed Prime’s success to the ‘wackiest sh*t’, like mascots and shadow boxingCredit: Instagram/@drinkprime
      The Sun revealed that nutrition experts think that Prime actually makes people less hydrated, and should not be recommended to childrenCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
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      Lawrence Okolie scraps with Richard Riakporhe at Creed III premiere with boxers held back by pals in incredible scenes

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      BRITISH cruiserweights Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakphore almost came to blows at the Creed III premiere.The pair were two of several big names to hit the red carpet at Cineworld Leicester Square on Wednesday night for the early screening of the Hollywood movie.

      WBO cruiserweight king Lawrence Okolie looked dapper at the Creed III premiereCredit: SPLASH
      Richard Riakporhe was also in attendanceCredit: SPLASH
      The pair almost came to blows by the snack stand in the concourseCredit: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn
      But they almost gave attendees a real fight to watch after clashing at the snack stand at the concourse.
      A fired-up Riakphore twice lunged at the WBO cruiserweight champion as he was being held back by a mystery man.
      Okolie, who was holding his jacket in one hand, managed to frame off the advancing Riakphore and create space.
      Boxing pundit and podcaster Spencer Fearon ended up keeping the peace, holding Okolie back from his fellow Brit.
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      He shouted: “Stop, stop, stop! Stop this. Not here, man.”
      The pair’s clash comes just under a week after the pair did a joint interview, in which they were both cordial when talking about the prospect of facing one another.
      When pressed on the fight, Okolie told Sky Sports: “Don’t say my name ’til you actually want to fight.
      “It’s as easy as this. I will fight that man any time. Any time.
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      “Then it’s done. You’ve got a world champion who doesn’t need to – Richard’s not my mandatory.
      “But, he’s in my country saying he’s the best? See you soon.”
      The pair’s promoter, BOXXER’s Ben Shalom, is open to making the fight later this year, telling talkSPORT: “[Riakporhe] is going to fight for a world title.
      “He’s going to fight Lawrence Okolie in one of the biggest fights, not just in this country, but in the world cruiserweight division.
      “They both want to move up to heavyweight. It’s a massive year.
      “I think we’re going to watch Lawrence Okolie go and unify and win more world titles.
      “I think we’re going to see Richard Riakporhe win his first world title and then I think we’re going to see them meet at the end of the year.” More