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      Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn reveals ‘frontrunner’ for boxing return and says they called Tyson Fury’s bluff

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA already has a “frontrunner” in contention for his next fight. AJ is set to take the rest of the year off following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with a return eyed for February or March.
      Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn pictured in Abu DhabiCredit: /Mark Robinson#3/ Matchroom Boxi
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora ahead of their trilogy fightCredit: Getty
      Promoter Eddie Hearn has drawn up a list of candidates to potentially welcome Joshua, 33, back to the ring.
      And either Dillian Whyte, 34, or Jermaine Franklin, 29, who fight on November 26, lead that list.
      Hearn told Fight Hub TV: “I think Otto Wallin is a very fair fight for Joshua to come back to.
      “A lot of these guys price themselves out. Filip Hrgovic is a great fight. He’s IBF mandatory.
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      “I think the winner of Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin is a very, very good frontrunner for the next one.”
      Joshua was in line to make a quick return to the ring after shock talks to fight Tyson Fury on December 3 for the WBC title.
      Fury, 34, had initially called out Usyk, 35, for a unification but the Ukrainian ruled himself out until next year.
      So Hearn believes the Gypsy King took the opportunity to challenge a beaten-and-bruised AJ while expecting no answer back.
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      Although Joshua did verbally accept the challenge – only for talks to collapse after a deal was not struck within Fury’s timeframe.
      Hearn said: “He got his bluff called, and he accepted it, and he just sort of lost faith a little bit with boxing because he really wanted to fight Tyson Fury.”
      Fury has now signed to fight Derek Chisora, 38, to complete their trilogy after his pair of one-sided wins in 2011 and 2014.
      And it leaves Joshua to go back to the drawing board ahead of his comeback bout next year.
      Hearn added: “I think that’s the main reason that he didn’t fight this year because it sort of messed up his mojo and made him think, ‘What are these people doing?
      “They say they want to fight me. Now I’ve got a deadline. Chisora gets another month for the deal, and I had to sign it then.
      “That’s why you’re going to fight maybe at the end of February but probably March.
      “We were going through opponents tonight, and I think he’s going to have the rest of the year off probably and start camp at the beginning of January.”
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      Tommy Fury vs Paul Bamba tale of the tape: Where the fight can be won and lost on Floyd Mayweather undercard?

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      TOMMY FURY marks his return to the ring on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard with a pair of keen eyes set to watch from ringside. Both Jake Paul and KSI will be in attendance in ringside to watch Fury fight 5-2 American Paul Bamba.

      The 2019 Love Islander has been linked with both YouTubers-turned boxers for a future bout.
      But it is ex-marine corps Bamba who Fury most focus on firstly as SunSport runs down the bout.
      Fury is the more experienced of the two, with eight professional bouts to his name, compared to Bamba’s seven.
      He also had 12 amateur bouts having started boxing at the age of 12 alongside his heavyweight champion brother Tyson, 33.
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      Whereas Bamba only began training at 26 as a way to make money after being left homeless.
      He had just four amateur contests before turning pro in 2021, and now has five wins in seven fights.
      Both Bamba and Fury have four knockouts meaning they carry power but are not necessarily known as punchers.
      Interestingly, Bamba has gone the eight round distance once before while his more experienced opponent has only gone six.
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      It means the New Yorker could try and take the fight into the latter stages, where he may be more comfortable.
      Bamba is also a southpaw, a style Fury has faced only once before in his 2018 debut against Jevgenijs Andrejevs.
      He is also an inch taller than Fury, who is sure to have a longer reach at 80 inches.
      Fury is by far the slicker and more well-versed boxer, meaning he will want to get in a rhythm early on.
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      He does posses a nice jab and quick hands, which help set up his favoured right hand shot.
      Fury goes into the bout as a heavy favourite but Bamba has warned he is a dangerous outsider with nothing to lose.
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      Jake Paul urged by sparring partner to fight UFC legend Conor McGregor NEXT and predicts it will smash PPV records

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      JAKE PAUL has been urged by his ex-sparring partner to fight Conor McGregor NEXT in a potentially record-breaking pay-per-view. McGregor lost his one and only professional bout in the ring, to Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
      Jake Paul pictured with former sparring partner Anthony TaylorCredit: Instagram @anthony_prettyboy
      Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: Getty
      It sold 4.3MILLION PPVs, second only in the history to Mayweather’s historic 2015 win over Manny Pacquiao, which returned 4.4m buys.
      But Paul’s former training partner Anthony Taylor believes the American can smash that record in a fight with McGregor, 34.
      Taylor, 33, told Vegas Insider: “The right opponent for him next is Conor McGregor at a catchweight.
      “We know Conor has a taste for an exhibition, so why not face Jake in the boxing ring? It’s the biggest fight in boxing.
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      “Conor McGregor versus Jake Paul would surpass all of Mayweather’s pay-per-views.
      “It will break all time pay-per-view records. It would be the highest grossing fight in all of boxing history.”
      Paul, 25, most recently beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his boxing career.
      And he will now be ringside to watch boxing rival Tommy Fury, 23, in action against 5-2 Paul Bamba, 33, in Dubai on Sunday.
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      Headlining on the night will be Mayweather, 45, in an exhibition bout against YouTuber Deji, 25, the brother to KSI.
      KSI, 29 will also be in attendance and Taylor, who fights Love Island winner Jack Fincham, 31, called out the British celebrity boxer.
      He said: “After I dispose of Fincham, I want KSI.
      “If KSI wants the Jake Paul fight, then I’m the perfect opponent to start with, having sparred many rounds with Paul.
      “Earn your shot against Jake by beating his sparring partner.”
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      How boxing legend Floyd Mayweather secretly tipped waitress $10,000 so she could undergo procedure to help her exercise

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is well-known to enjoy the lavish lifestyle – but he is not shy of sharing his wealth.The boxing legend, whose final victory over Conor McGregor cemented his legacy at 50-0 in 2017, returns to the ring for his latest exhibition on Saturday against Deji, brother of social media sensation KSI.
      A heart-warming story about Floyd Mayweather helping a waitress transform her life has been revealedCredit: Instagram
      The boxing legend is worth around £510millionCredit: Instagram
      Mayweather, 45, amassed a huge fortune during his iconic career and is allegedly worth £510million.
      But a story previously emerged showing the usual trash-talking fighter’s much kinder side after he secretly tipped a waitress $10,000 to undergo a procedure to help her exercise a decade ago.
      John Shahidi runs his own company which manages YouTube stars, and it was him who shared the tale on the Impaulsive podcast after meeting Mayweather in LA.
      After discussing how they can work together over a bite to eat, the former five-weight world champion asked the waitress what she would do if she had all the money in the world to improve her life. 
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      She declared she would get rid of her credit card but also undergo a procedure to enable her to exercise better.
      Shahidi says Mayweather asked how much it would cost, to which she said between six and seven grand, leading to “Money” placing a $10k tip at the bottom of the bill.
      The YouTube expert claims he told Mayweather to contact the media over his gesture.
      He also explained that the world should know that Mayweather often does this sort of thing.
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      But the undefeated icon replied: “No! You are not to ever do that.
      “No-one can ever know that I ever do that. That’s for me, you and her to know.”
      Mayweather has recently revealed talks to fight in the UK in February after his exhibition with British YouTube boxing star Deji.
      He has already had four exhibition bout since officially retiring in 2017 which have taken him to the Far East, America and now Middle East – but the UK could be next.
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      Floyd Mayweather vs Deji fight purse: How much superstars can make ahead of Global Titans boxing match

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER returns to the ring for another exhibition bout this weekend when he takes on YouTuber Deji.The pair will meet on the Global Titans show in Dubai this Sunday in what will be Mayweather’s fourth exhibition since beating Conor McGregor in his final professional fight five years ago.
      Mayweather will take on YouTuber Deji this weekendCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The pair are set tor rake in millions for the exhibition boutCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And while the bout will not count towards Mayweather’s 50-0 record, he will still be earning millions for the clash.
      According to The Mail, the boxing legend could earn up to £28million for the fight with Deji – who has won just one of his four bouts.
      Meanwhile, YouTuber Deji – the brother of KSI – will be hoping to make a similar amount to Logan Paul when he faced Mayweather in an exhibition last year.
      Paul is thought to have earned around £10m for the fight – which reportedly sold more than one million pay-per-views.
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      These huge figures come after Mayweather recently revealed he was paid one million dollars for simply taking a call about the fight with Deji.
      Speaking to FightHype, he said: “They reached out to me and said ‘Floyd, we’d like you in Dubai again’.
      “The other one was supposed to be in Dubai and it got moved to Abu Dhabi, but they want me back in the UAE. I said ‘let’s make it happen,’ but I also told them I won’t get on the phone unless I know the numbers, then we can talk.
      “They said, ‘We’ll get you on the phone’ and they wired me $1m. So I got on the phone ASAP and said ‘what’s going on?’
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      “They said they wanted me to do [an exhibition] with a YouTuber, I said, ‘Yo, let’s make it happen’.
      “We’re doing these exhibitions and it doesn’t matter what happens, I can get knocked out and I’m still 50-0!
      “I did what I had to do when it really counted. It don’t count now.”
      Mayweather has already claimed he will appear in another exhibition after the Deji clash.
      But Global Titans CEO Uday Singh recently told Insider they also have plans for Mayweather to compete in another fully-fledged pro fight.
      And he name-checked McGregor and Manny Pacquiao as potential rematches.
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      Singh said: “We do have plans to do a real fight which is not an exhibition fight with Floyd and someone else next year.
      “These are very big names as we’ve had interest from a few people like Conor [McGregor] and Manny Pacquiao.” More

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      Logan Paul’s boxing return in January set to be scrapped after WWE star suffers horror knee injury in Roman Reigns match

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      LOGAN PAUL’S boxing return in January is set to be scrapped after he suffered a horror knee injury against WWE champion Roman Reigns. The YouTube, boxing and pro wrestling star challenged Undisputed Universal champion Reigns in only his third in-ring match.
      Logan Paul’s boxing return in January is set to be scrapped aCredit: Reuters
      Logan Paul suffered a horror knee injury in his WWE title match with Roman ReignsCredit: Instagram / @loganpaul
      Despite losing, Paul put on a thrilling performance but paid the price in the form of an agonising injury.
      The American revealed he suffered a torn meniscus, medial collateral ligament and potentially anterior cruciate ligament damage.
      Paul, 27, posted a picture on his Instagram which revealed he was receiving an X-ray.
      It is due to all-but confirm his plans to return to the ring in the new year will be shelved.
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      Paul was going to return on January 14 on the same card as his former opponent-turned business partner KSI.
      He has not boxed since June 2021, when he took ring legend Floyd Mayweather, 45, the distance in their exhibition.
      Before that, he drew in a similar bout with KSI, 29, before losing their rematch a year later.
      But for the past year, Paul’s efforts have been focussed in the WWE which culminated in a title match with Reigns.
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      Even his brother Jake, a 6-0 boxer, got involved as he attacked Jimmy and Jay Usos, but could not help Logan to victory.
      Afterwards, Jake, 25, said: “I just wish I was out there sooner to help Logan.
      “But I mean, Roman Reigns is dope. He’s cool, he’s a great fighter.
      “But at the end of the day, if we do this for a little bit longer, the Paul brothers will be the WWE champions.”
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      Anthony Joshua ‘lost faith’ in boxing after Tyson Fury fight collapse and didn’t return this year as he was ‘p***** off’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA “lost faith” in boxing after his fight with Tyson Fury collapsed and did not return this year after being left “p***** off.”AJ was in talks with his heavyweight rival for a December 3 title bout until talks broke down.
      Anthony Joshua ‘lost faith’ in boxing after his fight with Tyson Fury collapsedCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury failed in talks to fight Anthony Joshua in DecemberCredit: PA
      Fury, who set several public deadlines for the fight to be agreed, later signed to face Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout.
      It left Joshua without an opponent and unmotivated to return until next year.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn told Boxing Social: “He just sort of lost faith a little bit with boxing because he really wanted to fight Tyson Fury.
      “That’s the main reason that he didn’t fight this year. He was just pissed off.
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      “You know, he [Fury] got his bluff called really, we feel. What are these people doing?
      “They say they want to fight me, now I’ve got a deadline, Chisora gets another month to do the deal, and I had to sign it then.
      “So, that’s why you’re going to see him [Joshua] fight maybe the end of February, but probably March.”
      Joshua, 33, has suffered consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 35, leaving him ready to take some time off.
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      Usyk ruled himself out of a unification with Fury, 34, until next year having returned to his war-torn home of Ukraine for the first time.
      So Chisora, 38, will instead challenge the WBC champion, despite his pair of one-sided loss in 2011 and 2014.
      He was only given the shock title shot when negotiations between Joshua and Fury failed.
      Hearn said in a Q&A in Abu Dhabi: “Basically what happened is Anthony Joshua lost to Oleksandr Usyk. We all saw that mentally that was a very tough defeat for him.
      “Tyson Fury does what Tyson Fury does and came out on Instagram and stuck the bait out for AJ and called him out.
      “And AJ told him, ‘I want the fight.’ Should he have accepted the fight? Maybe not at that moment.
      “But ultimately, he’s the boss and he wanted to fight Tyson Fury. We started negotiations with Queensberry, which actually went quite well.
      “But as things are going well, all of a sudden, Tyson Fury pops up on Instagram and says we’ve got to sign the contract by the end of the day.
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      “He’s a bit backwards and forwards at the moment.
      “And I think people over the last couple of weeks have just seen, maybe, a different side to him.”
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      Boxing star Aidos Yerbossynuly ‘placed in medically-induced coma’ after brutal David Morrell Jr KO loss

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      BOXER Aidos Yerbossynuly has been placed in a medically-induced coma following his brutal knockout loss to David Morrell Jr. The Kazakhstani was beaten in the final round of his bout against Morrell, where he suffered repeated damage.
      David Morrell Jr beat Aidos Yerbossynuly in the 12th roundCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
      According to Dan Rafael, Yerbossynuly was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation.
      He remained hospitalised on Sunday night in a medically induced coma due to bleeding on the brain.
      PBC and TGB Promotions said in a statement: “Representatives of TGB Promotions and PBC are on the ground in Minneapolis with Aidos’ team and we are monitoring the situation closely.
      “Out of respect for he and his family’s privacy, we can’t share any details but we ask the boxing community to keep him in its thoughts and prayers.”
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      A bloodied Yerbossynuly, 30, was floored twice in the final round before referee Tony Weeks waved off the contest.
      It has left the boxing community wishing the super-middleweight a quick recovery.
      Promoter Lou DiBella said: “Pray for Aidos Yerbossynuly. He needs our prayers and healing energy.
      “This was foreseeable by the middle of last night’s fight, which was damn frightening to watch by the 8th round.”
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      Ex-world champion Yordenis Ugas, 36, tweeted: “This news hurts all boxers. We go up and judge our lives by our families, our fans.
      “You can question the performance of any fighter as a fan, but never disrespect.
      “The greatest victory of a fighter will always be to get down with his feet from up there. Praying for you champ.”
      George Kambosos Jr, 29, added: “Keep fighting champ!”
      Morrell’s trainer Ronnie Shields admitted Yerbossynuly should have been pulled from the bout much earlier.
      Shields told BoxingScene: “That fight should’ve been stopped sooner. They let this kid take way too much punishment.
      “But even the referee, and Tony Weeks is a really good ref, but sometimes you’ve gotta go to the corner and say, ‘Hey man, y’all need to stop this.’
      “And that’s when [Yerbossynuly] started fighting dirty, because he didn’t wanna get knocked out.”
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      Shields added: “It was all pride. I commend the guy for taking all that punishment, but you’ve gotta save guys from themselves.
      “He took way too many punches. And you know what? This kid might never be able to fight again. That’s how bad it was.”
      Aidos Yerbossynuly has been placed in a medically-induced comaCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME More