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      Tyson Fury on verge of agreeing Oleksandr Usyk unification fight in Saudi Arabia, claims Ukrainian’s manager

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      TYSON FURY is close to agreeing to a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk.The claim has come from the Ukrainian fighter’s manager Egis Klimas who has revealed that a fight could potentially happen in Saudi Arabia in February next year.
      A fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk is close to being agreedCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      Fury won his comeback fight against Derek ChisoraCredit: Getty
      Usyk is the current holder of the WBA, WBO, IBF and The Ring magazine belts while Fury holds the WBC title.
      This means the winner of the fight would be the undisputed heavyweight world champion.
      The mouth-watering match-up has been called for since Fury came out of his brief retirement and a fight against Anthony Joshua could not be organised.
      Klimas has also said that he was on a call with Fury’s promoter Frank Warren and that talks were going well.
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      He said: “We are almost done.
      “There is not much to talk, two heavyweights, the undisputed heavyweight championship bout, that’s what people need… Most likely, we are aiming for Saudi.”
      Afterwards, Warren said: “There are no obstacles in the way of making the fight.”
      And Fury added: “I think he’s willing. He looks willing.
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      “I would like to think there’s not a man born who could beat me in my own era, but you can never underestimate anybody.”
      Both of the fighters have impressive records, with the Gypsy King winning 33 of his fights and Usyk winning 20 times.
      Fury won his recent fight against Derek Chisora on Saturday with a dominant performance.
      Warren has already predicted that Fury will win the fight between the two.
      He told Queensbury Promotions: “I think Tyson will stop him. I think he’s too big, much too big for him.
      “I think they’re quite similar and have good boxing brains, but I just think Tyson, everything he’s got, he’s got better than Usyk.
      “Usyk is a really good, he’s a great cruiserweight, and he’s been a good heavyweight.
      “Looking at the two of them, Tyson, in every box that you tick, he’s better.” More

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      Tyson Fury invites Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney to sparring session to prepare for Oleksandr Usyk

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      TYSON FURY fancies sparring Wayne Rooney in preparation for his Oleksandr Usyk undisputed decider.The Manchester United and England legend was ringside at Wembley for the 34-year-old WBC Gypsy King’s one-sided defence against Derek Chisora on Saturday.
      Wayne Rooney has been invited into the ring the heavyweight championCredit: Alamy
      Tyson Fury says he wants to spar with the Man Utd and England legendCredit: Getty
      The boxing-mad Scouser – who was infamously knocked out by fellow player Phil Bardsley in a friendly 2015 sparring session – hailed the Morecambe giant and put him forward for a knighthood.
      And Fury responded by offering 37-year-old Wazza the chance to impersonate 6ft 3in southpaw Usyk in the ring over a few rounds, ahead of their spring showdown.
      United fan Fury told talkSPORT: “Wayne Rooney is a proper legend.
      “I grew up watching him as a youngster for England and United. So, that’s an amazing speech from him.
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      “He’s a massive boxing fan, he comes from a boxing family as well. So, hopefully, we can have a little spar in the future sometime. 
      “I do need someone smaller to prepare for Usyk. Wayne, if you’re listening, get on the blower, son!”
      After dominating Del Boy over 10 hard-to-watch rounds, Fury called Usyk up to his ring and set-up their duel perfectly with some trash talk.
      Away from the 60,000 fans he was more measured and complimentary about the London 2012 Olympic and undisputed cruiserweight champion.
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      And Rooney reckons Fury’s ability to batter opponents with one hand and hold the public in the palm of his other, marks him out for a special commendation.
      Roo said: “I think he’s an absolute legend for what he’s done for boxing. He’s entertaining, his skills are incredible, his mentality is incredible.
      “If I’m being honest, I probably think he should be knighted because he hasn’t been afraid to go abroad, he’s won titles abroad, defended them abroad and he epitomises everything that boxing is.”
      But Fury – who demanded to be withdrawn from the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards – played down his nomination for a meeting with King Charles.
      Fury said: “As daft and bizarre as this might sound to people, I’m really happy with who I am.
      “I’m the people’s champion. I don’t really need some accolade, award, or promotion to let me know who I am, what I do, or who I am inside. 
      “I know that I don’t really need a claim to say, ‘Oh, he’s a Sir or he’s a whatever.’” More

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      Josh Warrington reveals his ‘weird fetish’ ahead of world title fight against Luis Alberto Lopez

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      JOSH WARRINGTON prefers a good slap and no tickle between the ropes.The happily married father-of-two suffered a sickening KO loss to Maurico Lara in 2021 and a disfiguring broken jaw in his featherweight world title win over Kiko Martinez in March.
      Warrington has ‘a weird fetish for getting punched in the head’Credit: Reuters
      But he hated his recovery time on the sidelines and is back risking his health and IBF crown against dangerous Luis Alberto Lopez on Saturday night.
      And the kinky 32-year-old admits he gets his kicks out of getting punched – by everyone bar wife Natasha.
      The Leeds legend said: “It took a long time to get the jaw back to full strength and let me eat a steak without worrying about it. But it’s all good now.
      “I had to swallow the first few punches back. I didn’t want it on my mind throughout camp because that leads to you making mistakes in the ring on other things and getting caught anyway. I put it to the back of my mind.
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      “And I think I might even have a weird fetish for getting punched in the head.
      “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t get Mrs Warrington to whack me or anything like that! 
      “But even when I watch other people spar and take a pasting, I can’t help thinking ‘let me get in there’”.
      Warrington took a rare night out of camp to watch 44-year-old idol Ricky Hatton’s exhibition bout last month.
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      And he used his down time away from the gym to add the piano to the guitar he already has mastered.
      The extracurricular activities are helping the 33-fight veteran plan for his retirement once wife Tasha succeeds in convincing him to hang up his gloves.
      “If I can earn a few quid by chinning some YouTubers at 44, I’d be up for a bit of that,” he said about the Internet boxing craze the Hitman tapped into.
      “But I would like to think I still keep myself in good shape at that age.
      “My dad always tells me I’ll end up his size, I have to tell Johnny Kebabs I won’t be getting to his 20st division any time.
      “I might end up busking in Leeds for a small change or in restaurants.
      “My missus just bought me a keyboard for my birthday so maybe I’ll be playing piano in bars and restaurants and people can go: ‘Oh look, that’s Josh Warrington over there, he used to be a boxer we used to go and watch…  K***HEAD!’”
      Thankfully for the thousands of Yorkshire men and women that will watch their boy at his local arena – and hopefully follow him to Las Vegas for an overdue jolly in 2023 – he’s an iron man now.
      Following the violent stoppage of Martinez he needed surgery on his shattered face but hopes it now makes his whiskers even stronger.
      He said: “I don’t want to be getting caught clean, at 32 it can chip away at you so hopefully no more.
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      “I have a metal plate in there now, so who knows, it might even be stronger than before.
      “I might be a bit of a cyborg man now.” More

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      Tyson Fury shows off nasty bruise on waist after taking brutal body shots from Derek Chisora

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      TYSON FURY has shown off a gruesome bruise on his waist in the aftermath of his fight with Derek Chisora.The Gypsy King comfortably defeated Del Boy for a third time last weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      Tyson Fury shows off his nasty bruiseCredit: TALKSPORT
      Derek Chsiroa did manage to catch Fury a few timesCredit: PA
      Fury, 34, was rarely troubled and won via tenth round TKO.
      Despite never looking like winning, however, Chisora did manage to leave a mark on his opponent.
      Appearing on talkSPORT, the Gypsy King lifted his shirt to show hosts Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour a nasty-looking bruise.
      When asked how he’s feeling by Brazil, Fury responded: “I’m alright. I’ve got a massive bruise on my hip.
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      “Derek Chisora really punched me hard. He had those small gloves on and how hard did he hit me.
      “It went right through the abdominal protector. Let me show you.”
      As he lifted his top up, Fury added: “That was a proper one.”
      Despite engaging in a war of words going into the fight, Fury and Chisora ate burgers together in the dressing room after the fact.
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      Speaking about his conquered opponent, Fury admitted that he has checked on his wellbeing since the night of the fight.
      He continued: “It’s a boxing match. We both know what we are getting in for.
      “We are in there to put a show on for our fans and fighting for our families.
      “As fighters, we never want it to be stopped but maybe the referee or corner could have stopped it earlier.
      “Thank God Derek is alright. I spoke to him a couple of days ago.”
      Fury comfortably beat Chisora for a third timeCredit: EPA More

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      Anthony Joshua says he gets stopped at customs every time he enters US as he warns ‘you can’t run away from your past’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has warned kids his former life of crime keeps coming back to haunt him every time he tries to enter the USA.AJ, 33, got into his fair share of trouble as a youngster and once found himself on remand in Reading prison for “‘fighting and other crazy stuff.”
      Anthony Joshua got into his fair share of trouble as a youngster and was even charged with intent to supply class B drugsCredit: THE SUN
      AJ escaped jail time and was able to pursue his dream of becoming world championCredit: MATCHROOM
      But he admits his former life comes back to bother him when he tries to enter the USACredit: Reuters
      His world was almost turned upside down in 2011 when he was charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug after police found a large amount cannabis in his car.
      Joshua avoided jail time by submitting a guilty plea, although his criminal record keeps coming to the fore when he tries to enter the United States.
      And AJ hopes his story can help keep the next generation on the straight and narrow.
      He said: “A message to the youth: When I was younger…. used to get in trouble.
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      “I’m telling you, it catches up with you. You can’t run away from your past.
      “Every time I step into the USA, they pull me into the US Customs and Border Protection.
      “Luckily, certain things with my criminal record aren’t too severe and they don’t stop me from actually entering.
      “But every time I enter the USA, they pull me over for questioning and it’s tedious and time-consuming.”
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      Joshua, 33, has been open about his former life in a bid to steer kids off the wrong path, including his willingness to spend 15 years behind bars when he was on remand.
      Anthony Joshua is the rebuilding phase of his career following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr UsykCredit: GETTY
      The former two-time heavyweight champ is currently out of the world title pictureCredit: MATCHROON BOXING
      During an appearance on Apple’s Song for Life, he said: “I feel like I was looking at 15 years.
      “I thought I’d do that easy. I would have been out maybe two years ago [2018].
      “So I was like, ‘Cool. No problem. If it is guilty, it’s guilty.'”
      Joshua knuckled down and focused on boxing after escaping prison time for drug possession, which would’ve derailed what has turned out to be a glittering career.
      Recalling the aftermath of his almost life-altering brush with the law, he said: “I done my community service, I got banned from the Olympic team though, which was a tough time.
      “I learned how to get smarter, I changed my car, too flash, and that’s why I think now as a boxer I know how to keep low key.
      “I learned the art of bouncing back, most important.”
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      Anthony Joshua is set to return to the octagon early next yearCredit: Getty
      Joshua is set to return to the ring in early March following his defeat in his rematch with unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk in August.
      An opponent hasn’t been finalised, although dust-ups with Otto Wallin and Brit rival Dillian Whyte are on the cards. More

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      ‘Know your lane’ – Carl Frampton slams Jake Paul and new era of YouTube boxers and admits he ‘hates’ it

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      CARL FRAMPTON has told Jake Paul and his fellow Youtuber boxers to: Know your lane.Paul has been at the forefront of YouTubers gatecrashing the boxing world, which is divided over the effect they’re having on the sport.
      Jake Paul has been at the forefront of the YouTube boxing chargeCredit: AFP
      Social media star KSI has also a big part in the growth of the nicheCredit: GETTY
      But former unfied super-bantamweight champ Carl Frampton isn’t a fan of themCredit: PA
      The likes of Paul and KSI have undoubtedly brought new eyes to the sport with their massive audiences, but Frampton is nonetheless still not a fan of them.
      The Nothern Irishman told William Hill: “I don’t enjoy watching the YouTube fights. I hated it at the start.
      “I understand what it is they’re doing, but the thing that annoyed me the most is when these YouTube guys start talking about how they want to fight Canelo [Alvarez], for example.
      “Know your limit, fight fellow YouTubers, but know your lane!”
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      Despite not having a penchant for the world of YouTube and influencer boxing, Frampton admits there is a market for it.
      He said: “It does generate a lot of money and it’s bringing a new audience to boxing.
      “At the end of the day boxing is a business – it’s one of the dirtiest businesses in the world.
      “Nobody’s your friend, it’s just a conveyor belt.
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      “I was really naive – I didn’t realise it was a business at the start and I didn’t understand the ins and outs of it.
      “It took me a bit longer to become wiser but once I did, I was able to see it for what it really is.”
      Jake paul is set to return to the ring early next yearCredit: Reuters
      Former Disney star Paul is plotting to return to the ring early next year following his decision victory over UFC legend Anderson Silva in October.
      KSI, meanwhile, is set to face Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis in London on January 14. More

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      Tyson Fury is too big and will STOP Oleksandr Usyk in fight, says Frank Warren who will ‘work hard’ to wrap up deal

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      FRANK WARREN expects Tyson Fury to STOP Oleksandr Usyk in their fight – and will work hard to wrap a deal up.Usyk was in attendance to watch as Fury dominated Derek Chisora at Tottenham on Saturday.
      Tyson Fury faced off with Oleksandr Usyk after beating Derek ChisoraCredit: REUTERS
      And the Ukrainian was joined by his promotional team who, together with Warren and Bob Arum, are in talks to finalise terms.
      Usyk was offered a shot at Fury this month but has had to rule out a bout until next year as he recovers from injury.
      Warren told Queensbury Promotions: “He couldn’t fight, and he gave his reasons why and we confirmed that’s the fight we’re going to make now.
      “We’re going to work hard to get it over the line.”
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      Usyk, 35, is coming off consecutive wins over Anthony Joshua to win and then retain the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
      And after Fury, 34, beat Chisora for the third time in their trilogy series, it set up a historic unification bout.
      The pair of unbeaten heavyweight champions are set to meet in the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed fight
      And Warren predicted: “I think Tyson will stop him. I think he’s too big, much too big for him.
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      “I think they’re quite similar and have good boxing brains, but I just think Tyson, everything he’s got, he’s got better than Usyk.
      “Usyk is a really good, he’s a great cruiserweight, and he’s been a good heavyweight.
      “Looking at the two of them, Tyson, in every box that you tick, he’s better.”
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      Tyson Fury reveals why ’19 stone juggernaut’ Joe Joyce is a ‘tougher fight’ than undisputed bout against Oleksandr Usyk

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      TYSON FURY said a fight with “19 stone juggernaut” Joe Joyce would be tougher than Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk was joined by Joyce ringside at Tottenham’s stadium to watch as Fury dominated and stopped Derek Chisora in their trilogy bout.
      Tyson Fury is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in 2023 but reckons Joe Joyce would be tougherCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      Usyk and Joyce ringside at Tottenham for Fury’s fight
      And it sets the pair of unbeaten heavyweight champions up for a historic unification showdown next year.
      But Fury, 34, reckons he will have it easier in the ring against ex-cruiserweight king Usyk than he would against granite-chinned Joyce.
      He said: “People have been asking me all night, ‘Who is a tougher fight, Usyk or Joyce?’
      “And in my opinion, Usyk is the slicker boxer, but Joe Joyce is The Juggernaut, and I think Joe gives me a tougher fight than Usyk, 100 per cent.
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      “Big Joe, 6’7′, and 19-and-a-half stone like a juggernaut coming forward at me, trying to smash me to pieces.
      “Or Usyk trying to steal a jab, running around the ring, trying to nick a point here and there.
      “So, I think that Usyk is a very good fighter, I’m not going to take anything away from him.
      “He’s the undisputed cruiserweight champion, and he’s the unified heavyweight champion.
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      “So he’s had a fantastic career, but I think I’ll do a job on him.”
      Fury is braced for the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt unification bout with Usyk, 35, with Saudi Arabia the frontrunner to host.
      He said: “We’re hopefully gonna see the biggest year of my career. 2023, we’re gonna get the big fights that the fans really crave.
      “First of all let’s talk about Usyk. I’m ready, I’m willing, to take on Usyk next – whether it’s gonna be in Saudi Arabia or back here in the UK. Both places will be fantastic.
      “And let’s give the fans one champion, one name, one face. Usyk’s up to the challenge. He came over tonight, so fair play to him.
      “He’s not an easy boxer to figure out, he’s a slick, southpaw mover with very good skills, Olympic gold medallist.
      “And he’s coming on some good form so I’m really looking forward to the challenge.”
      Oleksandr Usyk facing off with Tyson FuryCredit: Getty More