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      Fans all saying the same thing after Floyd Mayweather against Deji fight PPV is priced at hefty £16.99

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      BOXING fans have hit out at the pay-per-view price of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with YouTuber Deji. The pair are set for an eight-rounder in Dubai on November 13 at the Coca-Cola Arena
      Floyd Mayweather and YouTuber Deji ahead of their exhibitionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And sports streaming service DAZN will broadcast the bout, at the price point of £16.99 in the UK and $14.99 in America.
      But non-subscribers will also have to pay an additional £7.99 for the month, which caught the attention of fans, who slammed the price.
      One said: “Good luck with that.”
      Another said: “Yeah that’s a hard pass.”
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      One added: “£25 wow. Who ever buys this bull s*** needs to give there head a wobble anyway.”
      Another added: “£25 to watch this farce don’t think so…”
      The fight will be Mayweather’s fifth exhibition bout since officially retiring in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34.
      He said: “I am delighted to bring this incredible boxing experience to Dubai.
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      “Global Titans will give fans an unrivalled boxing match with a huge undercard.
      “It is an honour to be a part of such an iconic event in an iconic city, and I would like to thank the Global Titans team for reaching out to me and giving back so much to the sport I love.”
      Deji, 25, won his first fight in August stopping American Fousey, 32, after three straight losses.
      He added: “Huge thanks to Global Titans and my team for creating this incredible opportunity.
      “It’s a privilege to be headlining this phenomenal spectacle in Dubai, against the all-time great Floyd Mayweather. This is going to be fun!”
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      Anthony Joshua’s old rival Jarrell Miller granted boxing licence in Las Vegas for first time since drug scandal

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      JARRELL MILLER has been granted a professional boxing licence in Las Vegas for the first time since his drugs scandal. The shamed heavyweight was initially hit with a two-year ban dating back to a positive test ahead of his proposed fight with Jerry Forrest.
      Jarrell Miller has been granted a professional boxing licence in Las Vegas
      Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller pictured in 2019Credit: Getty
      But the Nevada State Athletic Commission have now cleared Miller to fight just over two years on.
      They said in a statement to Sky Sports: “Jarrell Miller was granted a 2022 Professional Boxers license which will expire at the end of the year.”
      Miller, 34, infamously failed three Voluntary Anti-Doping Association pre-fight drug tests before he was set to fight Anthony Joshua in 2019.
      He blamed his failed test before fighting AJ on a tainted supplement and stem cell shots in his elbow.
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      Joshua, 33, went on to suffer a shock loss, the first of his career, against stand-in Andy Ruiz Jr, 33.
      Miller in 2020 earned a contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank stable but again tested positive for a banned substance.
      This time the ex-kickboxer put it down to a SEX PILL and was handed a two-year suspension.
      Miller enrolled in VADA testing in December 2020 and has returned clean drug tests since, which saw him able to return this summer.
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      The American beat Ariel Esteban Bracamonte, 29, and Derek Cardenas, 24, in his first two comeback bouts.
      And he is lined up to face Awadh Tamim, 38, on November 4 in Tanzania.
      Miller this year sparred Tyson Fury, 34, before the WBC heavyweight champion knocked out Dillian Whyte, 34.
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      Tommy Fury’s dad says son will KO Jake Paul with ‘first right hand that he throws’ and slams fight with Anderson Silva

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      JOHN FURY has backed son Tommy to knock out Jake Paul with the “first right hand that he throws”. And John was left unimpressed with Paul’s decision to fight 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva.
      John Fury pictured with his son TommyCredit: Rex
      He told Global Titans: “If any of my sons was 50 years old and doing that, I’d say, ‘Listen, have a day off, give your head a wobble.
      “‘Alls you’re going to do is make a fool of yourself and entertainment for other people.
      “You’re making the other man that’s useless look good.’ Jake Paul can’t fight. He will knock Jake Paul out with one punch.
      “And I’ll say it now on camera: Jake Paul will get knocked out with the first right hand that he throws, and I’ll put money on it.”
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      Tommy, 23, has twice pulled out of fighting Paul, 25, firstly due to a rib injury and then amid a US visa issue.
      His celebrity boxing rival has opened the door to rescheduling for a THIRD time, which would have to be in the UK or Middle East.
      But Tommy firstly returns on November 13 against 5-2 American Paul Bamba, 33, on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard in Dubai.
      John added: “This man he’s fighting here, at least he’s a proper fighter. He trains as a boxer.
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      “All he’s fighting, he’s had seven pro fights against proper opposition.
      “Not some hand-picked geriatric that needs a Zimmer frame to get in the ring.”
      Tommy last fought in April, beating Pole Daniel Bocianski, 27, on brother Tyson’s Wembley Stadium undercard.
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      Jake Paul reveals prediction for Anderson Silva PPV buys with earnings of $18m but says he’ll only fight in summer now

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      JAKE PAUL could generate $18million in pay-per-view sales alone for his fight with Anderson Silva – if his estimations are correct. The YouTuber-turned boxer beat Silva last weekend in Arizona, marking the most legitimate win of his 6-0 career.
      Jake Paul on his brother’s podcastCredit: @impaulsive
      And he believes the bout will have brought in up to 300,000 PPV buys when it is all said and done.
      That amount, priced at $60, means $18m (£15.6m) would have been made in box office receipts.
      Paul said on his brother’s podcast: “I think it will go around 200-300,00 which is kind of upsetting.”
      The American also revealed he will now target fights in the summer, having competed against Halloween, the World Series and the NFL.
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      He said: “This is the worst time of the year to fight, but guess what? I had to fight.
      “All of my fights from now on will be in the summer, there’s no sports. There’s like this perfect gap in July/early August where there’s no sports.
      “And by the way, all my others fights were during Covid when no one had anything to do or anything to watch.
      “NFL was cancelled, NBA, nothing was on. I had to fight this year, I just had to get it f***** done, I’m sick of waiting around.”
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      Paul, 25, had not boxed since last December, when he knocked out ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 40, in their short notice rematch.
      Woodley only filled in, four months after losing on points, after Tommy Fury, 23, suffered a rib injury.
      Fury rescheduled with Paul for August but was again withdrawn, this time amid a US visa issue.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, signed in replace but lightening struck twice as the bout was cancelled due to a weight disagreement.
      So by the time Paul stepped foot in the ring against Silva, 47, it had been ten months since he had fought.
      I think it will go around 200-300,00 which is kind of upsetting.Jake Paul on Anderson Silva PPV buys
      And on the week of the bout, it was thrown into doubt after the UFC legend claimed he was knocked out twice in sparring.
      Silva admitted his words were lost in translation but the commission still held an emergency meeting, later passing the Brazilian fit to fight.
      But Paul claimed the initial news of Silva’s fitness woes caused a negative impact on the PPV sales.
      He said: “On the PPV buys thing, the pre-buys were going crazy, up, up, up.
      “On Wednesday, when the news came out about Anderson, saying he got knocked out or whatever and the fight was in jeopardy and all this press came out, the pre-buys tanked all the way down.
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      “The general public sees that and is like, ‘Oh, it’s not happening.’ Tommy pulled out, Hasim pulled out. ‘Oh, Jake f***** Paul can’t get an event together, this is done.’
      “It killed, ticket sales, we’re still selling tickets, that day everything went to zero.”
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      Anthony Joshua set for talks in Abu Dhabi this week with Eddie Hearn to decide when he makes boxing return

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA is set to meet with Eddie Hearn in Abu Dhabi this week to determine how and when he will return to boxing. The former heavyweight champion is taking time out to recover mentally after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua and promoter Eddie HearnCredit: GETTY
      He will enjoy some down time in the Middle East with promoter Hearn, who is staging Dmitry Bivol’s fight with Gilberto Ramirez.
      But talk will soon turn to business for the pair as Joshua, 33, must decide when and who he returns against.
      Hearn told DAZN: “I think it all depends on when AJ fights.
      “If he waits until April or May, he may go straight into the Dillian Whyte fight. If he fights in February, he may have a warm-up fight first.
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      “He’s coming to Abu Dhabi this week; we are sitting down with him to plan the next step and we’re on the verge of mapping that out.”
      Before AJ’s rematch los to Usyk, 35, in August, Hearn sent Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel an invitation to hold talks.
      Only now has Finkel responded, leaving the door open to AJ returning against Wilder, 37, or Dillian Whyte, 34, next year.
      Hearn said: “I actually sent Shelly Finkel an email back in August to talk about a deal and he actually replied to me yesterday.
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      “I invited them out here to Abu Dhabi this week, they can’t come.
      “But I see the Deontay Wilder fight probably being the second fight for Anthony Joshua in all honesty, but he’s up for fighting anyone.
      “If he waits, he may go straight into that fight, it all depends on when he returns, if he returns early in the year, he’ll fight someone else first and if not he’ll go straight into the Whyte or Wilder fight.”
      Anthony Joshua taking time out to recover mentally after defeats to Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty More

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      Logan Paul urges brother Jake to RETIRE from boxing after Anderson Silva win but YouTuber is ‘just getting warmed up’

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      LOGAN PAUL urged his brother Jake to RETIRE from boxing after beating Anderson Silva… but the YouTuber is “just getting warmed up”.The social media sensation-turned prizefighter secured the most legitimate win of his career on points against Anderson Silva.
      Logan Paul urged his brother Jake to retire from boxing after beating Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Anderson Silva was beaten by Jake Paul on pointsCredit: Esther Lin
      It improved his record to 6-0 and marked the first time he claimed victory over an opponent with prior professional boxing experience.
      And it has also forced Paul to think twice about his previous goal of leaving the sport at 10-0.
      He said on The MMA Hour: “My brother says that I should retire and leave the world and leave people with their jaws dropped, but I’m not going to do that.
      “I have exceeded my own expectations but this is just the start, man.
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      “I am really starting to get good and there are a lot of people I want to beat and I want to be a world champion.
      “Initially, I was like ‘I’ll go 10-0 and then retire’, but now I’m 6-0 and it’s like I’m just getting warmed up, so who knows what ends up happening?”
      The big criticism that remains for Paul, 25, is not having yet fought a seasoned boxer.
      Tommy Fury, 23, has twice pulled out in the past while Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, was also withdrawn amid a weight row.
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      Fury, who was unable to fight amid a rib injury and US visa issue, remains on the cards for next year in the UK or Middle East.
      Although Paul warned he will not be forced into fighting anyone.
      He said: “I feel like definitely professional boxer is the No1 criticism, but again, anyone that is smart knows that Anderson Silva is a real professional boxer, and just beat a former world champion.
      “So I don’t know. But at this point, I’m just going to do whatever the f*** I want, and fight whoever is willing and ready to show up.”
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      Tyson Fury’s ex-opponent Otto Wallin calls to be Anthony Joshua’s return opponent instead of Dillian Whyte

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      OTTO WALLIN insists he is a better opponent for Anthony Joshua’s return fight than Dillian Whyte. Joshua, 33, is taking a break from boxing to mentally recover following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 35.
      Otto Wallin insisted he is a better opponent for Anthony Joshua to fight than Dillian WhyteCredit: Getty
      Anthony Joshua is taking a break to mentally recover from losses to Oleksandr UsykCredit: PA
      His promoter Eddie Hearn has named Wallin along with Whyte as potential opponents for his client to face upon his comeback.
      The Swede twice boxed and lost to Joshua in the amateurs and gave Tyson Fury, 34, an almighty scare in their 2019 bout.
      Fury was left needing 47 STITCHES after Wallin inflicted a huge cut on the Gypsy King’s eyebrow.
      And with Whyte, 34, having already been knocked out by AJ in 2015, Wallin, 31, believes he stands out above the British contender.
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      He told Rekatochklart: “I think it’s positive that my name is being mentioned but I would like to be the frontrunner.
      “I think Whyte is a good style for Joshua, he knocked him out last time, I don’t think much has changed.
      “A guy like Usyk is a terrible style for him because Joshua struggles with good boxers and I’m a good boxer and I’m a southpaw so I think I can give Joshua a better fight.
      “I’ve proved myself with Fury, I gave him a really tough fight and he handled Whyte much easier than me.
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      “Judging from that I think I’m a much better fight for Joshua and we fought twice in the amateurs, I lost close decisions in fights that could have gone either way and we’ve sparred before, so we know each other pretty well.
      “He knows that I’m a good fighter and I know that he’s a good fighter.
      “I think that fight makes a lot of sense especially given that I have a good following in England thanks to the Fury fight and the problems I gave him.
      “So, I think people would respect that fight.”
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      Canelo Alvarez shows off surgery on left hand after going under the knife for injury following Gennady Golovkin win

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      CANELO ALVAREZ showed off the aftermath of his left hand surgery following victory over Gennady Golovkin. The Mexican superstar revealed his hand was so damaged before beating Golovkin that he could not even pick up a glass.
      Canelo Alvarez showed off the aftermath of his left hand surgery
      Canelo Alvarez needed the surgery after beating Gennady Golovkin
      So after beating his old rival in their September trilogy bout, Canelo went under the knife.
      He showed his cast being taken off and the stitches in his hand during an Instagram video.
      Canelo, 32, revealed he has suffered problems in his left hand since November 2021, when he beat Caleb Plant, 30.
      And after bettering Golovkin, 40, on points the four-division champion admitted he could be out for a whole year.
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      He said: “It hurts everywhere. I’ve had these issues since the Caleb Plant fight so I was like ‘it’s okay, later, later’.
      “And then I started [to feel] really bad, I need surgery. It was really bad, really bad. It’s not broken it’s a meniscus, it’s a wrist injury, not broken.
      “It’s ligaments, like a knee injury or something like that… I’m going to take the time my body needs.
      “Last year I fought four times in 11 months, so that’s why. But I need to take my time a little bit, maybe May, September I need to take my time.”
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      Canelo is eyeing a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, 31, the Russian light-heavyweight champion who beat him in May.
      But Bivol first defends his WBA title against Gilberto Ramirez, 31, on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
      He told Sporting News on a rematch with Canelo: “It could happen, this fight, but it doesn’t motivate me as much as it did before.
      “Of course, I would take this fight if I don’t have another choice. We could make this fight but it’s not my priority fight now.”
      Dmitry Bivol beat Canelo AlvarezCredit: REUTERS
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