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      Aussie boxing star Skye Nicolson beats Tania Alvarez in New York to continue path to world title shot

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      SKYE NICOLSON beat Tania Alvarez in New York to continue her path to a world title shot. The Australian, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics, stepped up in competition to face Alvarez.
      Tania Alvarez, left, was beaten by Skye Nicolson in New YorkCredit: Getty
      Skye Nicolson won the fight on pointsCredit: AP
      Australia’s Skye Nicolson with the WBC silver featherweight titleCredit: AP
      And after ten gruelling rounds, Nicolson, 27, emerged with a points victory and the WBC silver featherweight title.
      It puts her on track to contend for the full belt, currently held by Amanda Serrano, a fight she has eyed.
      Serrano, 34, headlined on the evening in an undisputed title decider against Erika Cruz, 32.
      The Puerto Rican – managed and promoted by YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul – took the WBC, IBF and WBO belts into the bout.
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      And after beating Cruz on points, she added the WBA strap to her collection to become undisputed.
      Afterwards, she posed in the ring with rival Katie Taylor, 36, as the two announced their lightweight rematch.
      Taylor won the initial fight of the year contender last April, to be crowned undisputed at 135lb.
      But Serrano moved back down to featherweight in a bid to clean up all the belts.
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      And after she did so against Cruz, she is now braced to move back up to rematch Taylor in Dublin in May.
      It means Nicolson could be made to wait for her shot as she continues her course to the belts.
      Or she could even be in line for a vacant title challenge, should Serrano choose to stay up in weight.
      Katie Taylor, right, and Amanda Serrano are set to rematch in MayCredit: Sportsfile More

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      Jake Paul ‘can’t punch properly’ as coach Shane McGuigan tells Tommy Fury how to beat boxing rival in grudge fight

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      TOMMY FURY has been assured Jake Paul “can’t punch properly” as coach Shane McGuigan told him how to win the grudge fight. The celebrity boxing pair are set to finally meet in the ring on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul faces Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Reuters
      Tommy Fury fights Jake Paul in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
      Fury has been forced to pull out twice before due to a rib injury in December 2021 and US visa issue last August.
      Before he was denied access into America, the boxer linked up with McGuigan with his dad John and brother Tyson also unable to travel.
      The esteemed British trainer will not be involved in the latest rescheduling of the fight, but has backed Fury to win.
      McGuigan told SecondsOut: “I feel like he had a good jab, he had good feet and really that is enough to beat Jake Paul, in my eyes.
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      “A guy who is explosive, throws a good right hook over the top but really leaves his feet behind him, is not programmed to punch properly.
      “Reasonably fast hands and it’s all in rotation but he doesn’t move his feet, and track and punch, he’s boxing guys that are static and standing there.
      “So, yeah I think if he sticks to the jab, gets himself moving and doesn’t trade up with him just busts him up with the jab for three or four rounds, he should beat him.”
      Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
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      And McGuigan believes his experience around two-time champion Tyson, 34, sets him up for success in the Middle East.
      He said: “Well, understanding boxing you’ve got to say that Tommy Fury knows a lot more about boxing than Jake Paul.
      “Because he understands it, he’s been around it, he’s seen it first-hand what you have to do to win world title fights.
      “How you have to spar and how you have to go through these training camps.
      “Not just setting up a ring in your house, eating cereal and whatever and going and doing a little session, and then going out and making a little YouTube video and going back and doing another little session.
      “That’s not how world champions train, at least he’s been round a gym that knows what you need to do to win these fights.
      “Jake Paul’s a good athlete and he’s getting success through his athletic prowess but not necessarily through his boxing technical ability. So it does lie in Tommy’s favour.”
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      Tyson Fury jokes brother Tommy will ‘go mad’ after taking picture with Jake Paul ahead of bitter grudge fight

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      TYSON FURY joked his brother Tommy will “go mad” after he posed for a picture with rival Jake Paul. Tyson’s younger sibling Tommy faces Paul on February 26 in Saudi Arabia in the latest rescheduling of their grudge match.
      Tyson Fury posing with brother Tommy’s opponent Jake PaulCredit: @jakepaul
      Tommy Fury faces Jake Paul on February 26 in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Reuters
      But the WBC heavyweight world champion has struck up a surprise friendship with the 6-0 YouTuber-turned boxer.
      He even gatecrashed one of Paul’s interview and faked a punch – before giving the American a hug.
      And after the two took a picture together, Tyson, 34, said: “I’m going to post that now and Tommy’s going to go mad!”
      And Paul claimed the pair are best friends for life after posing with Tyson and his two sons.
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      He said: “I already said, we’re BFFLs.”
      Tommy, 23, is finally set to get Jake, 26, in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
      And the pair of celebrity boxing rivals faced off for the first time last weekend at Wembley Arena.
      Tyson was ringside and warned Paul to his face of the consequences for whoever loses the celebrity boxing bout.
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      He said: “The two guys are putting it on. They’re both undefeated and whoever loses is pretty much f****d, I think.
      “There’s not a lot to say. It’s like me, when you speak a lot of s*** you have to back it up and that’s it.
      “I’ve been doing these for years, 30-odd times in a row and now it’s time for the big boys to do it. I’m excited, I’m really excited.”
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      Tommy Fury says Jake Paul will ‘NEVER step foot in a boxing ring’ again after fight and vows to ’emphatically’ KO rival

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      TOMMY FURY said Jake Paul will “NEVER step foot in a boxing ring ever again” after they meet at the end of the month. The celebrity boxing pair have announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: Getty
      Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
      And he vowed to be the last by burying the YouTube star’s career as a prizefighter in the Diriyah desert.
      Fury told Queensberry Promotions: “Enjoy your last training camp.
      “Pay everybody a bit more, you know, ‘Thanks for the good times on the way,’ because you’re gonna be kissing the canvas, and you’ll never step foot in a boxing ring ever again.”
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      The pay-per-view bout has been billed The Truth as the two look to finally settle their score in the ring.
      And Fury said: “The truth is Jake Paul will be knocked out emphatically in a few rounds. This man can’t live with me.”
      The brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, 34, was forced to pull out twice before due a rib injury and US visa issue.
      But he looks to put the two years of bitter feuding in the past and end it all between the ropes.
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      Fury said: “My mind’s bulletproof. He can’t get into my mind, I’m training as hard as I’ve ever done before.
      “But I’m training a lot different — I’ve brought different people in, I’m training in different places, training in different styles.
      “He’s not gonna know what hit him. I’ve been there. I’ve seen all this before. I was beating better people than he last fought in my amateur days.”
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      Katie Taylor’s May rematch with Amanda Serrano CONFIRMED with Conor McGregor in talks to help bring fight to Croke Park

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      KATIE TAYLOR is set to officially rematch Amanda Serrano in Ireland – with Conor McGregor in talks to sponsor the fight. Undisputed lightweight queen Taylor watched from ringside in New York as Serrano beat Erika Cruz for all the featherweight belts.
      Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to rematchCredit: EPA
      The two faced off in the ring afterwards as their rematch was CONFIRMED for May 20 in Dublin, boxing’s first event in Ireland since 2014.
      Hearn had eyed 82,000-seat football stadium Croke Park to host but claimed the fees were three-times what Wembley costs.
      So UFC legend Conor McGregor publicly offered to help fund the bout, with talks set to continue.
      Hearn is due to speak with McGregor, 34, and the fighter’s manager Audi Attar to discuss sponsorships.
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      Hearn told iFL TV: “He was asking questions like, ‘How much more is it? How does it work?’
      “I told him that we’re likely to go 3Arena and then maybe Croke Park in September, he liked it, he got that, he liked it.
      “Wants to see what we can do, he’s gonna get Audi to reach out and see if there’s a sponsorship deal for one of his many brands.
      “In an ideal world, everyone would like to do that event at Croke, we understand the reasons why and this hasn’t been about complaining that the government aren’t helping out.
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      “But at the end of the day, the running costs as I said are three-times the running costs of Wembley.
      “Sometimes you’ve got a deal in place with both fighters for the money required, and it just works out more effectively for everyone to do it at the 3Arena.
      “Haven’t given up on it, but very likely.”
      Taylor, 36, beat Serrano, 34, in a thriller at New York’s Madison Square Garden to unify all four lightweight belts.
      So Serrano – promoted and managed by YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul – moved back down to featherweight.
      She did so to also become undisputed champ, achieving that feat with a points win over Cruz, 32, on points.
      It has set up a rematch between the two women’s boxing stars, both now as four-belt undisputed title holders.
      Katie Taylor and Conor McGregor pictured in 2018Credit: Sportsfile
      Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in their title fightCredit: AP
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      Tyson Fury’s energy drink sales soar by 300% after dad John brands KSI and Logan Paul’s Prime ‘cat’s p*** in a bottle’

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      JOHN FURY has helped son Tyson’s energy drink soar in sales by 300 per cent after branding Prime “cat’s p*** in a bottle”. WBC heavyweight champion Tyson launched his Furocity line in early 2022, striking an exclusive deal with Iceland.
      John Fury and son Tyson with cans of FurocityCredit: @Claudio_Lugli
      KSI and Logan Paul have found huge success in their drinks range PrimeCredit: @PrimeHydrate

      But in the same year, YouTube boxing rivals-turned-business partners KSI and Logan Paul brought out Prime hydration.
      The beverage has sparked a craze in the UK, with fans scrapping to get their hands on a bottle and shops selling them on for up to £100.
      But evidently John – the father to Tommy and Tyson – is not a fan and cannot understand the hype as he urged fans to buy Furocity instead.
      And it appears to have done the trick, as sales went up by 300 per cent after the scathing video, according to the Daily Star.
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      An Iceland spokesperson said: “We’re doing everything we can to keep up with the huge demand we’ve been seeing for Furocity Energy drinks in recent days, following John Fury’s video post.
      “We would ask shoppers to please remain patient as we work hard to get cans of Furocity Energy back on our shelves.”
      John’s critical response to trying Prime for the first time went viral online.
      Taking a swig, he told Freebets: “Disgusting. I wouldn’t put that in my mouth.
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      “You couldn’t pay me a fiver to drink that. That was horrible. Can we move on from that? That was rubbish.
      “What was that? Cat p*** in a bottle? It was a cross between cat p***, dog p*** and camel p***.
      “Furocity’s the one you want, not that.”
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      Floyd Mayweather leaves YouTube star Jarvis with beaten up face after sparring session in boxing legend’s gym

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER left a YouTuber with beaten up face after sparring in his famous Las Vegas gym. The American legend shared four rounds in his Vegas boxing club with social media star Jarvis Kahttri, a 1-0 crossover boxer.
      Floyd Mayweather sparring with YouTuber JarvisCredit: @jarviss
      Jarvis showed off the damage of boxing Floyd MayweatherCredit: @jarviss
      And he showed off some of his trademark reflexes and counter punching, evading shots coming his way and firing back rapidly.
      Mayweather aimed verbal digs at Jarvis, 21, throughout and boasted about his skills at the ripe old age of 45.
      At one point, he says: “I’m so sweet with this s***. Nobody can ever be better than me.
      “Come on, get back. That’s all, just light work. No matter what I’m on, I’m sweet with this s***. I’m sweet with this s***.
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      Floating around the ring, Mayweather gloats: “I ain’t boxed since last year. I feel calm, I’m almost 50-years-old. I’m cold with this s***.”
      “I already beat him up this rounds, now I’ve gotta move for the rest with my good legs.”
      Jarvis, who shot to fame in the Faze YouTube clan, won his only boxing match, knocking out TikToker Michael Le, 22, in 2021.
      And he showed off the damage of trading leather with boxing royalty, revealing his cuts and bruises.
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      Mayweather officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 34.
      But he has returned for five exhibitions since against stars of the MMA, social media and boxing world.
      Mayweather is set to box again on February 25 at the O2 Arena, marking his UK boxing debut.
      He announced Aaron Chalmers, 35, will be his opponent, with the Geordie Shore star 1-0 as a boxer and 5-2 in MMA.
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      ‘It made me want to hurt him’ – KSI accused of ‘very disrespectful’ contract talks with ex-UFC champ Tyron Woodley

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      TYRON WOODLEY has slammed KSI over his “very disrespectful” contract talks. The ex-UFC champion was in negotiations to face KSI earlier in the year.
      Tyron Woodley slammed KSI’s contract talksCredit: Nick Levya/SHOWTIME
      KSI was set to fight Tyron Woodley this yearCredit: Getty
      But instead, the YouTube, music and crossover boxing star agreed to fight Dillon Danis, who later pulled out.
      Woodley, 40, leaked his proposed contract with KSI, 29, which had an agreement to weigh 175lb and a rehydration clause of 185lb.
      And he said on The MMA Hour: “The negotiation of the contract was very disrespectful, and it made me want to hurt him.
      “So I told this to his manager. I was on a call with his manager and I said, ‘Never in my life have I been disrespected like this in a contract.’”
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      The plan was initially for Logan Paul, 27, to face MMA fighter Danis, 29, with KSI against Woodley.
      But Paul got injured while starring in the WWE, so KSI instead turned to Danis.
      Eventually the American former training partner of Conor McGregor pulled out.
      YouTuber Faze Temperrr, 29 instead replaced Danis but was knocked out in round one.
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      KSI is set to return in the summer as he builds towards an end of year grudge match against Paul’s brother Jake, 25.
      And he included Woodley – twice beaten by Jake in the ring – alongside 9-0 boxer Joe Fournier, 40, as potential opponents.
      KSI said on Twitter: “Look, I’ve got several options. I think tomorrow I’m going to have a little call with my team, figure out what we’re going to do.
      “There’s plenty of options. We can have a few Misfits events to try and help with our options.
      “But obviously a lot of people are saying me versus Salt Papi, and you know that could be an option.
      “A lot of people are saying me and obviously Fournier, me and Woodley, etc.”
      KSI squaring up with potential opponent Joe FournierCredit: Getty More