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      Ebanie Bridges confesses she ‘doesn’t wear underwear’ when boxing in cheeky admission during Q&A with fans

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      EBANIE BRIDGES made a very cheeky admission during a Q&A with fans.That’s by confessing she does NOT wear underwear when boxing.
      Ebanie Bridges confesses she doesn’t wear underwear while boxingCredit: PA
      Bridges made the revelation in a Q&A with cheeky fansCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      The Australian superstar, 36, has not looked back since winning the IBF bantamweight title from Maria Cecilia Roman in March.
      And Bridges is set to delight supporters once again when she takes on fellow Aussie Shannon O’Connell in Leeds on December 10.
      She almost broke the internet this year with an incredibly racy photo that was nearly BANNED from Instagram.
      And followers were left one click away from a meltdown yet again with her latest social media admission this week.
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      Taking to Insta, Bridges told fans to send her questions while she enjoyed a stroll outdoors.
      But one supporter couldn’t help from asking a very risque question.
      And it prompted an even cheekier response from Bridges herself.
      The inquisitive fan chimed: “Do you wear g-strings while fighting?”
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      Bridges has held the IBF bantamweight title since MarchCredit: Reuters
      She defends her belt against Shannon O’Connell later this monthCredit: PA
      Without breaking stride, Bridges stared into the camera and replied: “I don’t wear underwear.”
      The Q&A came after Bridges hit back at upcoming opponent O’Connell for criticising the way she dresses.
      Bridges told the Zone: “What is everybody else [wearing at] weigh in?
      “Claressa Shields gets weighed in her lingerie and gets her clothes off too.
      “If it wasn’t for me you wouldn’t be on this platform, you wouldn’t be seen globally, you wouldn’t be getting the biggest payday of your career.
      “You can say I’ve disrespected the sport but, because of me, you’re here and you’re going to make good money and get people to actually know who you are.”
      Bridges hit back at O’Connell for criticising the way she dressesCredit: Getty
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      Anthony Joshua the only person who can beat Tyson Fury but Gypsy King has all the advantages, says Ricky Hatton

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA is the only fighter capable of getting the better of Tyson Fury, it’s been claimed.A staggering 29 men have tried and failed to hand The Gypsy King the first loss of his 14-year-long professional career.
      Tyson Fury has yet to taste defeat in his professional careerCredit: GETTY
      But Anthony Joshua is hell-bent on inflicting defeat on Fury before he retires for goodCredit: GETTY
      Former two-division champ Ricky Hatton reckons AJ has the best chance of beating FuryCredit: Rex
      Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder came close in their 2018 dust-up, but he ultimately fell short in their follow-up bouts in 2020 and 2021.
      But former two-weight world champ Ricky Hatton believes AJ can succeed where Wilder – and most recently Dillian Whyte – failed.
      He told Fair Betting Sites: “With AJ though you don’t just get an Olympic gold medal if you haven’t got the boxing ability.
      “He’s also got punching power. If anybody is going to beat Tyson Fury, it probably will be Anthony Joshua.”
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      Fury, 34, has bamboozled his opponents with his elusiveness and dazzling footwork – skills Hatton believes may be too much for Joshua to overcome.
      He said: “I just think that Tyson has all the advantages.
      “He’s got the boxing brain, I think he can change his tactics mid fight and stuff like that. He’s so versatile.
      “He can go to war, he can box at a distance, he has a wonderful defence, he can go southpaw, orthodox.
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      “And I don’t know if AJ – who has done the country really proud being two-tie heavyweight champion of the world, Olympic gold medalist.
      “I don’t know if he’s good enough to suss out the puzzle of Tyson Fury.
      “I think he’d just be too clever and too good all around I think.”
      Fury will be back in the ring on Saturday night in a Tottenham trilogy fight with old foe Derek Chisora.
      Tyson Fury will face Derek Chisora in a trilogy fight on Staurday nightCredit: Getty
      Joshua, meanwhile, will look to return to the ring in “late March” following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
      During an appearance on the DAZN Boxing show, promoter Hearn said: “At the moment, AJ’s plans are he is due to fight in late March, and we’re locking that in.” More

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      Tyson Fury says boxing is ‘more addictive than any drug ever’ and admits he ‘can’t let it go’ despite vowing to retire

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      TYSON FURY said boxing is more addictive than any sort of drug and will struggle to leave it behind despite previous plans to retire. Fury returns on Saturday at Tottenham’s stadium in a trilogy bout against Derek Chisora, who he beat in 2011 and 2014.
      Tyson Fury said boxing is more addictive than any sort of drugCredit: Getty
      It is his first fight back since April, when he knocked out Dillian Whyte, 34, and announced at Wembley that he was walking away.
      But the retirement lasted just a matter of months as Fury, 34, fought hard to fill his days living the life of an everyman.
      The eccentric father-of-six was eventually pulled back into the brutal boxing game as he simply knows nothing else.
      Fury told Queensberry Promotions: “I’ve been in love with boxing for such a long time from being a little boy and I am 34 now, probably at the end of my career in the next few years.
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      “It has been a love-hate relationship and it has been toxic at times, but when it is good, it is very good.
      “So we are in that relationship and I don’t just abandon things. I try and make things work and that is where we are at the minute.
      “I’ve wanted to leave a lot of times but it always drags me back. It is like a massive drug and an addiction.
      “I know it is an addiction and I am an addictive person. It is not my best friend, it is an addiction.
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      “It is abusive because, when I come to this gym it abuses my body, my mind and my soul, but afterwards I feel it takes me to ecstasy.
      “The rush is unbelievable and it gives me the biggest highs ever, but it also gives me the lowest lows as well.
      “Boxing is more addictive than any drug ever. Ever. Because you can’t let it go.”
      Fury has teased competing well into his 40s such is his dependance on boxing.
      But the heroic two-time champion, who beat depression to reign as heavyweight king, stands as a happy fighter heading into his 34th bout.

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      Fury said: “My relationship with boxing? I am in a very good place with boxing at the moment.
      “I’m back, I’m hungry, I’m putting the work in, I’m grinding.
      “George Foreman said a long time ago, along with some other boxers, that it is difficult to run along the road at five in the morning when you’ve got your Versace slippers on and your silk pajamas.
      “I don’t find it that way. My attitude is that it’s easier for me running along the road knowing that I’m financially secure and have done all I’ve needed to do.
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      “This is a hobby now rather than a business or sport. This is my hobby and what I love to do.”
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora ahead of their trilogy fightCredit: Getty More

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      Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn reveals ongoing talks with Deontay Wilder’s manager over 2023 super-fight

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      EDDIE HEARN has revealed he is in ongoing talks with Deontay Wilder’s manager over a fight with Anthony Joshua next year. Wilder’s Hall of Fame manager Shelly Finkel welcomed discussions with Hearn in an interview with SunSport.
      Anthony Joshua pictured with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Boxing manager Shelly Finkel with Deontay Wilder in 2018Credit: AFP or licensors
      And despite previous animosity with the pair, they have now started talking again over a potential heavyweight super-fight next year.
      Hearn told iD Boxing: “I’ve had a couple of very nice conversations with Shelly recently.
      “I think we all made mistakes last time and I’m not going to make that mistake again.
      “So I’m saying nothing but the communication lines and clear and open, which is great news for everybody.
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      “I don’t know what’s next but what I can tell you is, the relationship and communication is good enough to have hope.”
      Joshua and Wilder failed to agree terms for what at the time would have been an undisputed fight between a pair of then-unbeaten champions.
      The verbal back and forth between the opposing teams also soured the relationship to an almost unsavable degree.
      But after recent talks, Hearn said: “First things first, there’s a lot of stuff that needed to be cleared up between the two of us.
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      “I made mistakes, I was arrogant, I think he made mistakes, maybe he said some things.
      “I think we got to a point, he doesn’t need to grow up because he’s been in the game a long time.
      “I probably did need to grow up a little bit and I think hand on heart, I was probably sometimes speaking with my heart and my b****s rather than my brain.”
      Joshua, 33, is set to return in early 2023 after taking time off following consecutive points defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, 35.
      Meanwhile Wilder, 37, knocked out Robert Helenius, 38, in round one of his October comeback fight.
      Hearn lined up AJ to rematch Dillian Whyte, 34, who he knocked out in 2015, for his first fight back.
      But Finkel called on Joshua’s camp to look in Wilder’s direction instead.
      Anthony Joshua speaking with Shelly Finkel in 2017Credit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Anthony Joshua would beat Tyson Fury in a rematch and first fight would end in a DRAW, predicts Bernard Hopkins

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA was tipped to beat Tyson Fury in a rematch with their first fight ending in a draw by Bernard Hopkins.Just like in the Gypsy King’s first go at Deontay Wilder in December 2018, Hopkins predicts the Brit will be subject to a controversial draw against Joshua.
      Anthony Joshua has been tipped to beat Tyson Fury in a rematch with their first fight ending in a draw
      Fury threatened to retire after knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April but is fighting Derek Chisora next
      Fury and Joshua seemingly agreed a Battle of Britain showdown last year completely out of the blue this week.
      Fury was expected to chase a bout with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
      Usyk is the undefeated WBA, IBF and WBO champion after beating AJ in their rematch in Saudi Arabia, but wants to rest and spend time with family.
      And Fury called out AJ back in September, to which Joshua responded.
      The mischievous Gypsy King teased AJ by posting on social media: “I’d like to give you an opportunity to fight for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.”
      And the Watford hero tweeted in reply:  “Yeah calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if you’re really about it, shout.  I’ll be ready in December.”
      Fury can cherry pick any of the WBC’s top 15 contenders. And he told Joshua: “You’re coming off a 12-round fight, so you’re match-fit.
      “I’m giving you a few months’ notice. So, if you’re interested, I’ll send you the date over and we can rumble.

      “A Battle of Britain for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
      “Let me know if you’re interested. If not, I will select another opponent.”
      However, when Fury didn’t get the answer he wanted in time – he switched his attentions to for another fight in December. He is now taking on Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday,

      But should Fury ever pit his wits against Joshua, boxing legend Hopkins has had his say on how he sees the dream blockbuster bout playing out.

      Speaking to iFL TV back in June 2020, the 57-year-old said: “It’ll be a draw and they’ll fight a second time and the second time Joshua would beat him.
      “I’m going to go with this one. The first fight is going to be a draw, I’m telling you.
      “The second fight Joshua wins, but the first fight will be a draw because it’s going to be hard to score and that’s when the controversy comes in with who got the rounds.
      “People will have their own opinion on who will win the fight, but I’m telling you the first fight is going to be so close it’ll be a draw.
      “The second fight will happen and Joshua is going to win.”
      He added: “I figure [Joshua] makes the adjustments, figures him out and realise he’s got to go for the body instead of the head.
      “And then he will fall. The head will hit the knees.”
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      Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter hopes Tyson Fury is ‘brave enough’ to accept undisputed title bout with fight talks ongoing

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      OLEKSANDR USYK’S promoter hopes Tyson Fury is “brave enough” to accept an undisputed title fight next year. Fury returns on Saturday at Tottenham’s stadium in a trilogy bout against Derek Chisora, who he beat in 2011 and 2014.
      Promoter Alex Krassyuk with Oleksandr UsykCredit: @alex.krassyuk
      Tyson Fury ahead of his trilogy fight with Derek ChisoraCredit: Reuters
      But behind the scenes, talks are already underway for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
      Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk told Sky Sports: “We all hope [Fury] is brave enough to take this challenge.
      “To accept the challenge of fighting a small “middleweight” rabbit from Ukraine who’s going to take his green belt away.”
      Fury faces Chisora after failing to get Usyk or British rival Anthony Joshua in the ring.
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      WBA, IBF and WBO boss Usyk, 35, ruled himself out of the unification until 2023 after beating Joshua, 33, for a second time.
      The Ukrainian will be in London on a scouting mission as Fury, 34, defends his WBC title against Chisora, 38.
      Promoter Bob Arum said: “He’ll be ringside to watch with his manager and promoter.
      “We all know each other. There’ll be no nonsense and posturing. We’ll be able to put it together right away.

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      “[Usyk] told us that he isn’t ready to fight until ’23. If Fury is successful we would look to make that fight some time in February, beginning of March.
      “But again he’s got to beat Chisora for that to happen.”
      Fury is just a win away from the historic unification next year, set for Saudi Arabia.
      But Hall of Famer Arum has warned not to rule Chisora out as he expects a knockout either way.
      He said: “Chisora’s not an easy out. Tough, tough guy.
      “These are two no nonsense guys, they’re going to go in and they’re going to try to knock each other’s block off.
      “We’re going to see a knockout. We may see a lot of knockdowns. It’s going to be an exciting fight.”
      Oleksandr Usyk, promoter Bob Arum and Tyson FuryCredit: Getty More

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      Tyson Fury was almost knocked out by unknown fighter Neven Pajkic, who says world champion has an ‘ugly face’

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      TYSON FURY’S undefeated record almost ended when he was just 22 after he was knocked down by an unknown Canadian.The Gypsy King has been handed numerous tough tests along the way, including in his epic trilogy win over Deontay Wilder.
      Tyson Fury was floored to the canvas for the first time by Neven PajkicCredit: Rex Features
      On Saturday he takes on Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – a third fight between the pair.
      But one of the most notable came in 2011 when Fury took on little-known Neven Pajkic for the Commonwealth heavyweight title.
      Fury had brushed aside 16 opponents as a professional before his bout with Pajkic but was given a real wake-up call in Manchester in front of his own fans.
      The now 45-year-old is known as the first man to knock Fury down to the canvas when he caught him with a right hook in the second round.
      After the build-up in which Pajkic described Fury as “having an ugly face”, he reminisced to Sky Sports: “I only cracked him with 30 per cent.
      “I didn’t expect him to go down. I practised the right hand, left hook. To my surprise, he fell after the first punch.
      “I hoped he would be groggy with the right hand then I would finish him off with the left hook.
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      “The right hand was supposed to be a set-up. I wish he hadn’t gone down because the left hook was coming and would have put him out.
      “Fury fought a guy I had beaten, Nicolai Firtha. A tough guy.
      “That fight told me everything I needed to know. Guys who study their opponents? I get it. But it’s a dog-fight, that’s it.
      “I did what I always did – head down, move forwards, swing.
      “With the same punch that I dropped him with. I knew that. And I practised that punch.”
      I only cracked him with 30 percent.Neven Pajkic
      Fury would get back on his feet before getting his revenge in the third round when he knocked out his opponent.
      Pajkic then realised at that moment he was fighting a future champion.
      He added: “He overcame adversity on that night and showed his championship mentality.”
      Fury’s most famous comeback came against Wilder in their first fight when he somehow managed to climb up from the canvas after brutally being floored in round 12 to salvage a controversial draw.
      Tyson Fury was handed his first real scare against the CanadianCredit: PA:Press Association
      Fury ended up flooring his opponent in the third roundCredit: Rex Features
      Fury retained his Commonwealth heavyweight beltCredit: PA:Press Association
      He would have to wait 14 months to land his rematch with the American before being crowned WBC Champ.
      It was a similar story in their trilogy as in the fourth round Wilder twice dropped Fury, who scored a knockdown the round before, but got to his feet.
      He then floored Wilder in the tenth and 11th, where the fight was won once and for all.
      Pajkic says Fury’s will to get back up and fight separates him from the rest of the division.
      He added: “There is no man that can’t go down. If 250lbs cracks you on the chin, you are going down.
      “Fury keeps his hands down often and drops the left shoulder when he jabs, so he leaves himself exposed more than he should.
      “But going down? He has a will to come back up. That’s what makes him different.” More

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      Jake Paul says Tommy Fury is ‘ducking’ him after sending out ‘seven-figure’ fight offer to reschedule grudge match

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      JAKE PAUL has accused Tommy Fury of “ducking” him after sending out a “seven-figure” fight offer to reschedule their grudge match.The YouTuber-turned boxer confirmed he will return to the ring in February and Fury is one of the three names in talks.
      Jake Paul has accused Tommy Fury of ‘ducking’ himCredit: Getty
      Tommy Fury has been sent an offer to fight Jake Paul
      But Paul, who also called out Nate Diaz and offered UFC star Paddy Pimblett a $1million sparring session, claimed he has heard nothing back.
      He tweeted: “Tommy Fury ducking. Tyson Fury now trying to get me to fight his dad instead?
      “Nate Diaz ducking. I heard he’s boxing a novice YouTuber?
      “Paddy ducking a spar. Knows I can’t go to UFC HQ. Offered him Jan 5 but happy to fly him out any day he wants that works for us both?”
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      Paul, 25, in October beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, the biggest win in his 6-0 career.
      A month later he travelled to Dubai to watch Fury, 23, box in a late-notice exhibition and the two camps agreed to fight in 2023.
      Now Paul has claimed a deal worth over $1million has been put forward.
      He posted online: “Tommy Fury…the contract is with your team. 7 figures. 6x what you made in your last fight. You signing right?”
      Twice the celebrity boxing rivals have put pen to paper on a fight but both times Fury has been forced to withdraw.
      Last December he suffered a rib injury and in their rehashed date of August, the Brit was hit with US visa issues which still persist today.
      It leaves the UK or Middle East as frontrunners to host the long-anticipated bout.
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are still linked with a grudge matchCredit: BT Sport More