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      Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk ‘heading to Wembley in April’ in huge boost to British boxing fans

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      TYSON FURY’s historic showdown with Oleksandr Usyk is reportedly “heading to” Wembley.Negotiations over the undisputed heavyweight title fight – the first in nearly 24 years – resumed after Fury’s lopsided beatdown of Derek Chisora last December.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to meet in a historic undisputed heavyweight bout in the springCredit: REUTERS
      The mouthwatering clash was expected to take place in Saudi ArabiaCredit: JAMIE MCPHILIMEY
      But Wembley is reportedly now the frontrunner to land the boutCredit: GETTY
      The oil-rich King of Saudi Arabia was expected to land the mouthwatering duel – which is set to take place in April.
      But according to ESPN, the eagerly-anticipated clash of undefeated heavyweights could take place under the famous Wembley arch.
      Reporter Mike Coppinger said: “This fight was headed to Saudi Arabia.
      “Now it could be headed to England, which means less money in the pot for everybody.
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      “And Tyson Fury wants a lot of money to fight Usyk regardless of what he said in the past that it wasn’t about money, that he’d fight for free, but this is prizefighting, after all.
      “They have to figure this out, and it’s looking like it’s heading to Wembley Stadium in London in late April, which is a better site for the fight.
      “You can get 90,000 to 100,000 packed in there.
      “Tyson Fury is a huge star, but they’ve got to figure this money problem right now.
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      “They’ve gone to the Usyk side to get some money from there, and it’s not worked out, of course.”
      Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum revealed last week Wembley was the preferred venue for the bout.
      The Top Rank chief told Sky Sports: “It depends [on] what the deals are and so forth.
      “There are a number of us that would prefer the fight to be in Wembley, but again it depends on the money.

      “The fighters have a very short limit of their careers and they have to make whatever money.
      “Particularly large amounts of money, because in a few years it’s not going to be available.
      “I just think it’s going to be a tremendous fight.”
      WBC king Fury has been left frustrated by the delay in finalising the career-defining fight, telling Sky Sports: “I’ve been training and we’re just waiting on an announcement.
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      “I’m in limbo like the rest of the world.
      “I’m not interested in who, what, where or when. I just want to fight and that’s it.” More

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      Logan and Jake Paul look completely different on Disney Channel without beards and muscles before boxing breakthrough

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      YOUTUBERS Jake and Logan Paul appeared on the Disney Channel before turning to boxing and WWE.The brothers, Jake, 26, and Logan, 27, starred in the series “Bizaardvark” back in 2016.
      Jake, left, and Logan Paul, right, have both boxed professionallyCredit: Instagram / @loganpaul
      The pair have got into serious shape over the past few yearsCredit: Instagram
      It ran for three seasons before being cancelled by Disney in 2019.
      Jake was written out of the script in season two, while Logan appeared in the show until it was ditched by the producers.
      But it is quite incredible just how different the pair looked then compared to now.
      Since getting into combat sports, they have both grown beards and bulked up significantly.
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      But six years ago, they looked incredibly boyish and every inch Disney stars.
      When he left the show, Jake said: “Long story short… My team, Disney Channel, and I have come to the agreement it’s finally time for me to move on from the Disney family and Bizaardvark.
      “Being a part of the Disney family for the past two years was incredible and a dream come true.
      “I love my castmates and will continue to support Disney but I have outgrown the channel and feel it’s time to move forward in my career.
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      Jake and Logan starred in the Disney show ‘Bizaardvark’Credit: Disney
      Younger brother Jake left the series after two seasonsCredit: Disney
      He has since gone on to become a professional boxerCredit: Alamy
      “At this point in time, I am wanting to focus more on my personal brand, my YouTube channel, business ventures, growing Team 10, and working on more adult acting roles.”
      Jake is now preparing for his seventh professional boxing bout against Love Island star Tommy Fury.
      The pair came face to face at Wembley Arena on Saturday night ahead of their showdown in Saudi Arabia on February 26.
      Meanwhile, Logan fought YouTuber KSI in a pro bout back in 2019, and then took on Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition two years later.
      He has since turned his hand to WWE.
      The internet star has impressed since joining the wrestling entertainment company and participated in Sunday’s Royal Rumble match.
      Jake at the Radio Disney Music Awards back in 2016Credit: Alamy More

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      ‘Arrogant, egotistical, greedy p***k’ – Jake Paul rips into Tommy Fury for ‘wasting boxing community’s time’

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      JAKE PAUL says Tommy Fury is an “arrogant, egotistical p***k” whose greed almost wrecked their showdown.The celebrity pair will finally fight – at the third time of asking – on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will collide in a Saudi showdown next monthCredit: MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS
      Former Love Island star Fury was twice forced to pull out of the grudge matchCredit: GETTY
      YouTuber turned boxer Paul has accused Paul of almost scuppering their boutCredit: GETTY
      Fury, the 23-year-old brother of heavyweight world champ Tyson – kyboshed the first two planned bouts with injuries and immigration issues.
      And he seemed the lesser interested star in promoting the pay-per-view spectacle on Saturday night, when they came face-to-face in Wembley.
      Paul did hours of media work and Tommy refused to hang around.
      Paul, the 26-year-old American who has made crossover boxing and YouTube controversy an art form and a career, still worries Fury will pull out for a third time.
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      And he has former UFC bad boy Mike Perry on standby for the painful possibility.
      The Problem Child is adamant Tommy is only playing at pugilism to keep his famous fighting family happy and his ego will force him to cancel before getting beat.
      When asked about Fury’s minimal cooperation around selling the fight, Paul told SunSport: “It’s not really a shock.
      “I can totally see him as that type of person.
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      “That’s why I commented on his Instagram: ‘Yo you better show up tomorrow. Please show up’.
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      “Because he’s wasting all of our time – he’s wasting the boxing community’s time, he’s hurting the sport, wasting a tonne of people’s money.
      “So he’s just not a professional guy and he seems like a bit of an arrogant, egotistical p***k, honestly.”
      Since starring on Love Island, Fury has won eight professional fights, against unknown opponents and failed to impress purist fans.
      Paul has beaten up fellow influencers, basketball players and ex-UFC fighters half his size.
      This is the first 50:50 of both mens’ career and will make them life-changing money.
      And Paul insists the two-year delay in delivering it for the Gen-X generation who find these match-ups amusing is down to Fury trying to price himself out.

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      He said about the delay in confirming the eight-round catchweight clash: “Yeah they took forever.
      “For whatever reason, people in boxing – and it’s a real problem – they just make all of this s*** so complicated when it doesn’t need to be.
      “It’s date, weight, ring size, that’s about it. That’s all you really need.
      “So everything else is just stalling or negotiation tactics or pricing yourself out if they’re scared.
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      “It was a lot of greed, which is tough because he’s never been paid anywhere near this amount.
      “So we’re really taking a leap of faith on him and that was the big thing: a lot of greed.” More

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      What did Jake Paul say about Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague’s baby?

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      JAKE PAUL is mere weeks away from finally stepping in the ring to face Tommy Fury. The two have been going back and forth for two years and have been scheduled to fight twice already.
      Tommy fury and Molly-Mae Hague have been together since 2019Credit: Instagram

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      First, Fury pulled out due to injury before having to step away for the second time following some visa issues while trying to get into the US.
      And while in negotiations the third time around, it’s been reported that Fury wanted to wait until his baby with Molly Mae Hague was born until getting their big fight on.
      According to Paul, Fury and Molly-Mae’s baby HAS been born.
      What did Paul say about Fury and Molly Mae’s baby?
      Once the fight was announced, Paul tweeted: Paul tweeted: “Tommy has no excuses now – Baby’s born.
      “Money’s massive. Immigration no issue.”
      Fans were then quick to point out that an official announcement had not yet come from either Fury or Molly-Mae.
      When quizzed on leaking the news, Paul was unaware of what he’d done.
      Jake Paul will fight Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on Feb 26Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      “Did I do that? I leaked it? Oh s***,” he told Sport Bible.
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      “My bad. I’m sorry, Tommy. But don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone the gender or anything like that.
      Paul has also since doubled down on his claims that Tommy and Molly Mae’s baby has been born.
      “Yeah. It’s a bit bizarre. Two of his biggest life moments in a very short time period here,” Paul said about Fury’s situation.
      “I was telling my friends: I don’t know how he’s mentally going to be able to deal with that.
      “If I had a kid, I wouldn’t want to be showing up at the gym, so I think it’s going to be a distraction for him.” More

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      Watch teen Mike Tyson fan Moses Itauma destroy rival with explosive 14-SECOND KO as he looks to beat legend’s record

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      MOSES ITAUMA burst onto the heavyweight scene with a Mike Tyson-esque display of power.The highly-touted 18-year-old made his professional debut on the undercard of Anthony Yarde’s light-heavyweight title fight with Artur Beterbiev last Saturday.
      𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑷𝑬𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 💥Moses Itauma finishes Marcel Bode in under 15-seconds 🥊#BeterbievYarde | BT Sport 1 pic.twitter.com/F7bcd6uelg— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) January 28, 2023

      Moses Itauma only needed 23 seconds to win his professional debutCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      The Slovakian-born Brit is a highly-touted heavyweight prospect at just 18Credit: RICHARD PELHAM
      British boxing fans were eager to see what all the hype surrounding the 17-stone teen was about.
      And it took only 14 seconds for them to see why so many in the business are so high on him.
      Itauma needed only THREE punches to take out fellow rookie Marcel Bode – whose head was frazzled by the Slovakian-born Brit’s piston straight right.
      Itauma’s final crushing blow was a true showcase of his power as Bode had his gloves up when he blocked a right hand.
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      The short night at the office will no doubt lead to a quick turnaround for Itauma.
      But he’ll have no problem with that as he’s hell-bent on replacing Tyson as the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
      He told SunSport: “Me and my brother have talked about me breaking that record and just looking at the dates and the maths, it is very doable.
      “Karol told me, ‘If anyone can do it then you can.’ And I believe I can do it.
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      “The current world champions now are in their thirties and the ones that are coming up, supposedly to replace them.
      “I reckon I can do all of them.”
      Itauma knows time is of the essence if he’s to etch his name into the history books.
      The Kent killer said: “It’s not easy to get a world title shot, I can only get in there and fight.
      Moses Itauma wants to become the youngest heavyweight champion in historyCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      “So I will not get angry at the things I cannot control.
      “20th May, 2025 is the day to do it by and it sounds miles away but it will come around quickly.
      “Physically I am still a boy compared to the lot ahead of me.
      “So I am working on growing into being a man. I think I will be alright.” More

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      Meet BT Sport’s stunning new ring girl Natalie Lauren, the Miss Swimsuit UK winner drafted in for Jake Paul v Tommy Fury

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      MEET BT Sport’s newest ring girl, Natalie Lauren.Natalie was the latest addition to BT’s cast for Anthony Yarde’s light heavyweight clash with Artur Beterbiev over the weekend.

      Natalie Lauren is BT Sport’s newest recuitCredit: Instagram/@iamnatalielauren
      Natalie was crowned Miss Swimsuit UK last yearCredit: Instagram/@iamnatalielauren
      She is currently studying for a business degreeCredit: Instagram/@iamnatalielauren

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      Hailing from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, stunning redhead Natalie will also be expected to be involved when Jake Paul and Tommy Fury finally settle their beef in February.
      But in the meantime, Natalie will be busy studying for a degree in business management.
      The 28-year-old is in the second year of her studies.
      However, she has still found time to participate in beauty pageants.
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      And last year Natalie was even crowned Miss Swimsuit UK, although her rise to stardom has been far from easy.
      She has previously spoken about bullying she had to overcome in her younger years.
      Following her Miss Swimsuit victory, Natalie said: “I’ve dropped out of so many things in the past because of confidence issues so I just went for it with this and it paid off.
      “When they announced the winner – I literally can’t even explain the feeling. I was so nervous and I wasn’t expecting to win, it’s one thing to take part but to actually win. I was so speechless. It was magical, I am so thankful.”
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      She added: “I have felt so proud of myself; it took a while to sink in but I can’t help but smile when I think about my journey.
      “I entered into Miss Lancashire a few years back and dropped out – I was too overwhelmed at the time with self doubt.”
      Natalie followed up her Miss Swimsuit victory by competing in the US version of the contest in October.
      However, this time she was unable to pick up the gong, though there was some respite in her being named as one of Chamrz Magazine’s top 12 girls on their latest calender.
      Taking to her Instagram page afterwards, she said: “I have learned so much and will take on board all that I have learned for next year as I am so keen to go back and try even harder!
      “Bring on getting myself back in routine now that I am home! Refocusing and getting back in that gym after too many weeks off! 💪 I can’t wait to see you girls! Until we meet again ❤”
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      Jake Paul claims he has ‘matured’ since ‘reckless’ attack on UFC star Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee Devlin

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      JAKE PAUL insists he no longer needs to make crass personal insults to get under the skin of potential opponents.No line was too far for the YouTuber-turned-boxer to cross when he first burst onto the combat sports scene in 2020.
      Jake Paul wasn’t afraid to cross any lines when he first burst onto the combat sceneCredit: INSTAGRAM@JAKEPAUL
      The YouTuber made crass comments about Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee DevlinCredit: INSTAGRAN@THENOTORIOUSMMA
      Paul insists he’s matured and no longer needs to make such personal tauntsCredit: PA
      His sick taunts of Conor McGregor’s fiancee, Dee Devlin, two years ago epitomised his willingness to leave no subject untouched – which, in hindsight, he puts down to immaturity.
      The Problem Child told SunSport last weekend: “It’s definitely a case-by-case basis.
      “I am older now – when I was talking s**t to Conor I was like 23 so I was a little bit more reckless.
      “I’ve definitely matured to 26 years old now.
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      “So I don’t feel the need to go to those places.”
      Paul, however, won’t pull his punches if he’s goaded into a personal war of words.
      The 26-year-old continued: “But if it goes there, it’ll go there.
      “But I’m not going to purposely be ruthless like that.
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      “And I think before my words were bigger than my actions.
      “And now my actions are bigger than my words and I like that balance better.”
      Paul is just weeks away from a grudge match with fellow social media star Tommy Fury, who he’ll meet in a Saudi showdown on February 26.
      And the former Disney star is brimming with confidence ahead of his first clash with a professional boxer.
      Following their fiery face-off last weekend, the American said of Fury: “He’s going to get knocked out by a Disney star, plain and simple, that’s it.
      Jake Paul will clash with Tommy Fury in a Saudi showdown next monthCredit: GETTY
      “You’ll see, you’ll see who the real professional boxer is.
      “All these critics, all these people saying, ‘Fight a real boxer.’
      “Here we go.
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      “Tommy has so much to lose, his family is going to disown him when I knock him the f*** out, plain and simple, that’s it.
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      Jake Paul apologises for leaking news on Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury’s baby and reveals he knows gender

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      JAKE PAUL has apologised for leaking news of the birth of boxing rival Tommy Fury and partner Molly-Mae Hague’s baby.The YouTube star-turned-boxer, 26, will take on Fury on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury are yet to officially announce the birth of their babyCredit: instagram
      Jake Paul let it slip on Twitter that the baby has already been bornCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Ex-Disney star Paul came face-to-face with his rival on Saturday at the Wembley Arena ahead of Anthony Yarde’s thrilling clash with Arthur Beterbiev.
      Things got heated and the pair had to be pulled apart after a tense in-ring stand-off.
      But on Friday, Paul got personal when he claimed Fury’s partner Molly had given birth.
      Paul tweeted: “Tommy has no excuses now – Baby’s born.
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      “Money’s massive. Immigration no issue.”
      The couple appeared to want to wait until after the fight to announce anything and Paul has since apologised for breaking the news.
      He has, however, hinted that he knows the baby’s gender.
      Paul told Sport Bible: “Did I do that? I leaked it? Oh s***.
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      “My bad. I’m sorry, Tommy. But don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone the gender or anything like that.”
      Despite apologising, it didn’t stop Paul from again repeating claims Molly-Mae had given birth.
      He said: “Yeah. It’s a bit bizarre. Two of his biggest life moments in a very short time period here.
      “I was telling my friends: I don’t know how he’s mentally going to be able to deal with that.
      “If I had a kid, I wouldn’t want to be showing up at the gym, so I think it’s going to be a distraction for him.” More