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      ‘What do I pay my subscription for?’ – Boxing fans fume as Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn PPV price revealed

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      BOXING fans are outraged after the PPV price for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn was announced.The Brits are set to face off at the O2 Arena on October 8.
      Fans are angry at the PPV price for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor BennCredit: Getty
      Benn has gained around 10lbs ahead of the fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And fans watching at home can tune in for a price of £19.99 on DAZN UK.
      That has sparked backlash with DAZN coming under fire for charging extra as fans already pay a subscription fee to access their platform.
      One boxing fan said: “So Canelo [Alvarez] who is probably the biggest boxing name has his PPV priced at £10😂but Benn v Eubank is £20😂.”
      Another added in agreement: “What do I pay my subscription for? To watch some cr***y sports documentaries??
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      “Because I ain’t seen any decent boxing on there. Canelo v GGG had to pay on top, AJ v Usyk had to pay on top. Now this!! I’m out cancelling the subscription!
      And a third said: “Overpriced with a terrible undercard, just cancelled my DAZN subscription as it’s a complete waist of money.”
      Others have pointed out the fact Eubank v Benn is not a title and fight and could be a mismatch given the usual weight difference between the two fighters.
      Benn usually fights at 147lbs in the past and has gained 10lbs for this bout, while Eubank has shed 3lbs off his standard fighting weight.
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      His father Chris Eubank Sr expressed concern for his son given his weight loss and rules about rehydration.
      Eubank Sr said: “This fight should not be allowed to happen, it is dangerous.
      “I have given my advice and I will continue giving it because I know how dangerous weight cutting is.
      “This is modern day ‘gladiating’, this is not a play thing for the audience.
      “We have to be strict otherwise lives are put in danger and my son’s life cannot be put in danger. I’ve already lost one. It can’t happen again.”
      Eubank Jr has not shown the same worry and instead trolled Benn with his eating habits this week, devouring dessert and a piece of birthday cake when he should be losing weight.
      Benn has also ridiculed his opponent, accusing Eubank Jr of having daddy issues. More

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      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura live stream and on TV guide – how to watch Japan exhibition bout on Sunday

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER returns to Japan this weekend for the latest of his money-spinning exhibition bouts.This time Mayweather takes on MMA star Mikuru Asakura, who is as handy on YouTube as he is with his limbs with 2 MILLION subscribers.
      Floyd Mayweather training in Tokyo for the fight
      Mayweather last fought in Japan in December 2018, when he pummelled kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa inside a round.
      The 45-year-old says he is getting $20m for this exhibition fight, though rival Conor McGregor has doubted this claim.
      In a now-deleted tweet, he wrote: “He also said he made 100m to spar the Logan guy yet never made the Forbes list top 100.
      “He hasn’t cleared 20 million in 1 full year since 2017. When we fought the last time. Otherwise he’d have been on the list.”
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      When is Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura?
      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura takes place on Sunday, September 25.
      The card starts on Fite.TV from 4am UK time, which is noon in Japan.
      The Super Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan plays host.
      What live stream and TV channel is Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura on?
      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura will be broadcast LIVE on Fite.TV.
      The event will cost £19.99 to purchase through the streaming platform.
      Mikuru Asakura will face Mayweather in Saitama
      What is the undercard?
      Mayweather has partnered up with Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN once again for his the exhibition bout just like he did in 2018.
      Super RIZIN card

      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura – Boxing Exhibition Bout
      Nadaka Yoshinari vs Bandasak So Trakunpet – Kickboxing Bout

      RIZIN 38

      Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuto Hokamura
      Hiromasa Ogikubo vs Soo Chul Kim
      Kyohei Hagiwara vs Chihiro Suzuki
      Juri Ohara vs. Luiz Gustavo
      Shoma Shibisai vs. Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira

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      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker live stream and on TV guide – how to watch TONIGHT’S massive heavyweight fight

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      JOE JOYCE and Joseph Parker finally do battle tonight in their mouth-watering heavyweight clash.A victory will catapult the winner right into the mix for a world title shot in the heavyweight division next year.
      Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker face off (Pic: Richard Pelham)
      New Zealand star Parker has called Joyce a “hype train” ahead of the big bout.
      Parker said: “I see a lump, a big man.
      “A man that’s confident, a man’s that ready, but a man who is going to be stopped in his tracks. Hype train.”
      Both Joyce and Parker came in at career-highest weights for the bout – Joyce at 271.4lbs and Parker at 255lbs.
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      When is Joyce vs Parker?
      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker takes place on Saturday, September 24.
      Expect the main event ring walks from 10.30pm UK time.
      The Manchester Arena plays host to the card.
      What live stream and TV channel is Joyce vs Parker on?
      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker will be broadcast LIVE on BT Sport Box Office tonight.
      The event will cost £19.95.
      BT’s coverage gets underway from 6pm.
      Alternatively, talkSPORT will be providing radio commentary.

      Who is fighting on the undercard?
      Amanda Serrano is aiming to become the undisputed featherweight world champion when she takes on IBF champ Sarah Mahfoud in what could well steal the show.
      Serrano is coming in off her defeat up at lightweight by Katie Taylor in Madison Square Garden in April.

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker – vacant WBO interim heavyweight title
      Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring featherweight titles
      Michael Magnesi vs Anthony Cacace
      Ekow Essuman vs Samuel Antwi
      Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley
      Raven Chapman vs Jorgelina Guanini
      James Heneghan vs Rod Douglas Jnr
      Callum Thompson vs Delmar Thomas
      Amaar Akbar vs Karlo Wallace
      Mark Heffron vs TBC
      Tommy Fletcher vs TBC

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      Martial arts master Joe Joyce reckons 8,000-mile trip for kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting

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      MARTIAL ARTS master Joe Joyce reckons his kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting on Saturday.The Putney Juggernaut, 37, missed his own graduation and blew his final student loan instalment to fly 8,000 miles and study at a Shaolin monastery in China.
      Joyce trained in Kung Fu
      He travelled to China to train after graduatingCredit: Supplied
      The heavyweight boxer studied as a Shaolin Kung Fu MasterCredit: Supplied
      Joyce — who studied fine art at Middlesex University and excelled at rugby and athletics in his youth — faces New Zealand heavyweight Parker in Manchester.
      And the winner will be in line for a world-title shot at the WBO crown, currently held by Oleksandr Usyk.
      After returning from another Las Vegas training camp, the 14-0 pro — who was robbed of Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio games — told SunSport: “I have always chosen to travel for training, I have never feared that or shied away from it.
      “I took myself to China to do Shaolin kung fu just after I graduated. I actually missed the ceremony, so I never threw my hat in the air or wore the gown.
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      Joyce is set to face Parker on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
      “I used my last bit of student-loan money to fly out to China and do four sessions a day of kung fu for a month.
      “It was a camp of foreigners who each had a trainer — we would run at 5am, then power train and then do technique, sambo or wushu. I had just started boxing around that time, so they complemented each other.”
      Joyce shared these incredible photos with SunSport but ruled out any potential big-money MMA switch. He said: “I do think I could do an MMA fight.
      “My striking is good enough for a few fights against similar opposition.
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      “But I would have to do a lot of wrestling and grappling training. And I don’t really fancy rolling around having some big bloke’s sweaty scrotum stuck on my forehead.”
      Computer-game super-fan Joyce is the antithesis of your usual trash-talking flashy fighter. He added: “I like to keep my personal life pretty private. I don’t feel the need to share too much.
      “My girlfriend might like the celebrity lifestyle more than me or just the Chanel bags that come with it.
      “The more interviews I do the more I improve.
      “I get more comfortable and confident and now I have to pull my finger out and do more.” More

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      ‘Sign the contract p***y boy’ – Tyson Fury shares X-rated message for Anthony Joshua as he ramps up pressure to fight

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      TYSON FURY has urged “p***y boy” Anthony Joshua to “sign the contract” in an X-rated message.The Gypsy King is desperate to fight AJ before Christmas in an epic all-British boxing bonanza.
      Tyson Fury has branded Anthony Joshua a ‘p***y boy’ in a new video blastCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
      Fury has urged AJ to sign the contract for their potential winter fightCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
      And he has now fired a fresh message at his rival as talks enter a key stage.
      Joshua is looking to bounce back in a big way after a second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Fury had been hoping to fight the Ukrainian in a heavyweight division unifier.
      But Usyk would prefer to box him next year.
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      And the stars are now aligned for Fury to finally take on AJ.
      However, negotiations have not progressed quickly in the last several weeks.
      And Fury appears to be running out of patience.
      Taking to social media, the WBC champion unleashed a brutal message aimed directly at Joshua.
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      And hilariously, Fury did it all wearing £3,000 Versace clobber he matched his family with earlier this year.
      Fury boomed: “Sign the contract AJ you little p***y.
      “Sign the bloody contract p***y boy.”
      Earlier today, Fury blasted both AJ and Usyk in another fiery video.
      He said: “Usyk, you little s***house. You little s***bag.
      “Talking s***e, ‘I’m afraid of you’, I’ll put my fist straight through the side of you, you little sausage.
      “And another s***house, that big bodybuilder, Joshua that’s a proper s***house that is.
      “Had the contract for I don’t know how long and ain’t signing it, you little sausage.
      “You do not want to fight, your manager’s a sausage, I’ve never seen anything like ya’s. Both a pack of s***houses.
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      “However, I will be fighting on December the 3rd if this sausage does not sign this contract – which I don’t think he is because I don’t think he’s got the b******s to, because he’s a s***bag.
      “Both of you, a pair of sausage s***houses. Joshua is a s***house, Usyk is a s***house, you are all s***houses.” More

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      Eddie Hearn fears Tyson Fury will fight Manuel Charr next despite Anthony Joshua fight talks ‘moving in right direction’

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      EDDIE HEARN fears Tyson Fury will face Manuel Charr next – despite Anthony Joshua fight talks “moving in the right direction”. AJ has had a contract to challenge for Fury’s WBC title on December 3 at Cardiff since last Friday.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn, with Anthony Joshua, has cast doubt on the fight vs Fury happeningCredit: PA
      But his promoter Hearn revealed some parts of the deal where “all over the place” leading to revisions and further negotiations.
      Fury, 34, has been getting itchy knuckles which comes as Lebanese-born German Charr, 37, claims to be fighting the Gypsy King instead of AJ.
      Hearn is now left with the “gut feeling” that Joshua, 32, will miss out on the Battle of Britain bout as a result.
      He told iFL TV: “I think Tyson Fury’s fighting Manuel Charr, in all honesty. Like the more I think about it, the more I see stuff.
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      “We’ve all agreed to work hard on the contracts. Listen, we got the contract last Friday or Saturday and it was all over the place.
      “Since then we’ve had talks as recently as yesterday getting it in the right place and just by his message, I dunno.
      “I think they want us to run out of time a little bit and we’re not just going to sign a contract that isn’t in its correct format.”
      Hearn added that the financial split – of 64/40 in Fury’s favour – is agreed but broadcasters are yet to come together.
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      A deal to share a joint pay-per-view between BT Sport and streaming service would need to be brokered.
      Hearn has been leading talks with Frank Warren’s son George and revealed they have been on the right track.
      He said: “We’re still moving forward hoping that fight gets done. Ourselves and Queensberry, it’s been good.
      “They’ve done nothing wrong, we’ve done nothing wrong.
      “We got a contract that we didn’t believe was in the right spirit of the deal and they almost accepted that and made changes.
      “So, we’re moving in the right direction.”
      Joshua was offered a shock fight with Fury despite twice losing to Oleksandr Usyk, 35, on the bounce.
      But the Ukrainian ruled himself out of a unification until next year to rest and recover with loved ones having returned back to his war-torn home.
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      Fury hit out at the Usyk and Joshua labelling them a “pair of s***house sausages” for refusing to fight him.
      And it left Hearn saying: “My gut feeling is Tyson Fury is getting ready to fight Manuel Charr… but I hope I’m wrong.”
      Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are still in talks to fightCredit: Getty
      Manuel Charr claims to be fighting Tyson Fury on December 3Credit: Getty – Contributor More

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      Floyd Mayweather reveals 70,000-seat location for Conor McGregor rematch and demands HUGE nine-figure fight purse

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is targeting the 70,000-seat Allegiant Stadium for his rematch with Conor McGregor and is demanding a nine-figure purse.Mayweather beat the UFC superstar in 2017, his farewell fight as a professional.
      Floyd Mayweather revealed talks to rematch Conor McGregor at the 70,000-seat Allegiant StadiumCredit: Rex Features
      The Las Vegas Raiders’ NFL stadiumCredit: Getty
      But he has boxed in three exhibition bouts since and returns over the weekend in Japan against MMA star Mikuru Asakura, 30.
      Mayweather, 45, is then in talks with YouTuber Deji, 25, for a November exhibition in Dubai.
      And it could set him up for a rematch with McGregor, where he would be willing to put his 50-0 record on the line – for a guaranteed $100million (£90m).
      Mayweather told TMZ Sports: “If the price is right. Of course, they already talked to me about the number that I’m going to receive.
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      “Of course, it’s nine-figures and probably – I don’t want to say huge in the nine-figures – but we have to at least start at $100million for Floyd Mayweather.”
      Mayweather claimed talks to fight at Las Vegas Raiders’ NFL stadium had already taken place, as McGregor, 34, recovers from injury.
      He said: “They talked about it being in Vegas, at the Allegiant Stadium.
      “They talked about it being at the Allegiant Stadium. But if I’m not mistaken, Conor still has a problems with his leg.
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      “If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen in 2023, not 2022.
      “So this year I got an exhibition this Saturday, which will be in the US and once again it’s Sunday in Japan.
      “Then after that in November I’ve got another exhibition in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena.
      “And then hopefully me and Conor McGregor can lock up again in 2023, in a real fight actually.”
      Floyd Mayweather ahead of his return in JapanCredit: AFP More

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      Joe Joyce one stone heavier than Joseph Parker with rivals to fight at career-heaviest weight in title bout

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      JOE JOYCE scaled one stone heavier than Joseph Parker with the pair to fight at career-heaviest weights. The two collide in Manchester with the WBO “interim” title on the line and faced off for the final time at the weigh ins.
      Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker ahead of their fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joyce, 37, came in at 271.4lb with Parker, 30, at 255¼lb, meaning he takes a 15lb or one stone weight advantage into the headliner.
      He said: “I dunno, maybe the hotel food is a bit too good! But I’m ready, I’m fit, I’m ready, I’m strong and my engine’s there.
      “The sparring and everything has gone to plan so I except a great performance from myself and so does my team.”
      The pair came together for the third and final time to trade words, with Joyce now ready to let his hands do the talking.
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      He added: “That’s enough, oh my God, I’m probably going to have to do another one in the ring, when he’s like looking across from the other corner.
      “I’m ready to go, ready to fight. This is the last day, last night sleep and then it’s fight day.”
      Parker was 251lb for his last fight in December, a decision win over Derek Chisora, 38.
      And the New Zealander did not want to mess with a winning formula.

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      Parker said: “With the last performance with Chisora, I felt good heavy and I felt stronger.
      “I had the stamina to go 12 rounds. This time I’ve done things better and I’m still heavy.
      “So I’m looking forward to getting in the ring. All the talking has been done now.”
      Joyce is currently mandatory challenger for the WBO belt held by Oleksandr Usyk, 35, and the interim strap further guarantees a title shot.
      Joe Joyce weighed in a career-heaviest 271.4lbCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joseph Parker hit a career-heaviest 255¼lb on the scalesCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More