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      Deontay Wilder, 36, reveals he will only fight for ‘three more years’ as heavyweight star eyes retirement by 40

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      DEONTAY WILDER only wants to fight for another “three more years” – eyeing retirement by the age of 40. The former WBC champion returns next Saturday against ex-sparring partner Robert Helenius, 38, in New York.
      Deontay Wilder plans to retire at 40
      Wilder, 36, has vowed to start a run back to the heavyweight title, but gave himself a strict time limit to do so.
      He said: “I only wanna put in three more years.
      “By the end of 40, we don’t have to be guessing about Deontay Wilder. We don’t have to assume.
      “You hear it from the horse’s mouth now because, you know, a lot of media, they rather be first than being correct, especially when it pertains to me, you know? 
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      “But you hear it right here from me. You know, I only wanna give it three more years, about till the end of 40, [before] turning 41.
      “And then I wanna be done with it.” 
      Wilder, who held the WBC title from 2015-2020, lost the belt to Tyson Fury, 34, after their 2018 draw.
      And his career was left in doubt following a brutal round 11 knockout in the epic trilogy bout in October 2021.
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      But Wilder was convinced to make a boxing comeback after a statue of himself in his home of Alabama was put up.
      It promises another few more years of the Bronze Bomber, before he hangs the gloves up to focus on ventures outside the ring.
      Wilder said: “I wanna pursue other things that I have set for myself, and I wanna enjoy the rest of my life with my children, and build, build, build [on] this generational wealth.”
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      Conor Benn & Chris Eubank Jr’s bout CALLED OFF as failed drug test emerges days before bout but Hearn vows to fight it

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      CONOR BENN’S fight with Chris Eubank Jr has now been officially called off by the British Boxing Board of Control after a failed drug test. But promoter Eddie Hearn vowed to contest the decision with ongoing legal talks following Benn’s failed drug test.
      Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn’s fight has been cancelled
      Saturday’s fight for the ages has been scrapped by the board after Benn was found to have traces of a female fertility drug in his system.
      The BBBoC stepped in and declared the scrap is prohibited under their sanctioning, despite BOTH fighters wanting to continue with the bout.
      A BBBoC statement read: “On the evening of 4th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing.”
      The BBC has also changed Wednesday’s TV schedule and will not be airing the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn ‘Born Rivals’ documentary on BBC One.
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      Just two days before the weigh-in it emerged Benn had failed a pre-fight drug test, which SunSport understands was taken on September 23.
      He returned an adverse finding for clomifene, which is commonly used as medication to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate.
      But it can also increase testosterone levels in men, which is why it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list.
      SunSport also understands there could be an issue with a second test VADA took as part of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program — but promoters Matchroom refused to comment.
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      Both Benn’s promoter Hearn and Eubank Jr’s in Kalle Sauerland said the fight will still go ahead.
      But now the BBBoC have stepped in, meaning the fight cannot go ahead under their ruling.
      Although Benn broke his silence to protest his innocence and claim the fight is still going ahead.
      He said: “I’ve not committed any violations. I’ve not been suspended so as far as I’m concerned the fight is still going ahead.
      “I’ve spoken to Chris personally and we both want the fight to go ahead.
      “We’ve both taken medical and legal advice and as I said, we want the fight to go ahead for the fans.
      “I’ve signed up to every voluntary anti-doping testing there is under the sun.
      “Throughout my whole career I’m tested. All my UKAD tests have come back negative throughout my whole career.
      “I’ve never had any issues before. Even in the lead up to this fight my test have come up negative.
      “So my team will find out as to why there’s been an initial adverse finding in my test.
      “But as I said, the fight is still going ahead. I’m a clean athlete and we’ll get to the bottom of this.”

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      Benn’s claims of a conversation with his rival have been shot down by Eubank Jr himself.
      He told Matchroom Boxing: “There was no phone call. We haven’t spoken since this was announced.
      “It’s a shame. But my promoters, his promoters, the boxing board of control, they’re going to sort it out.
      “I’m ready, I’m clean, I’m 60 per cent. I’ve been tested my entire career for the last 10 years. I’ve been tested more than I’ve ever been tested for a fight during this training camp.
      “I have an app on my phone where I have to designate where I’m going to be every single day and I’ve been on that app for my entire career and I will be on it for the rest of my career.
      “They can come and test me for blood and urine unannounced whenever they see fit and I’ve never failed a test. I’ve even been tested on holiday.
      “I don’t condone failed tests.”
      It’s with the lawyers going backwards and forwards right nowEddie Hearn
      Hearn also spoke out following the board’s statements and revealed there are ongoing talks with lawyers.
      He said: “We’ve just seen the British Boxing Board of Control’s statement, which is pretty straight forward.
      “It’s with the lawyers going backwards and forwards right now. Both guys signed up to a multitude of testing for this fight.
      “The UKAD testing, which is obviously the testing agency that the British Boxing Board of Control use and are governed by are all clear and negative.
      “There was an adverse finding on a VADA test previously. So there’s not been an official doping violation there’s a process that has to be gone through.”
      Hearn said Benn passed tests undertaken by UK Anti-Doping, meaning he will not face a suspension by the BBBoC.
      He said: “Conor Benn is not suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control, ultimately he can’t be, because he passed all the tests from UKAD.
      “But clearly the British Boxing Board of Control will take a position on it, we’ll deal with the lawyers.”
      According to ESPN, Hearn is attempting to obtain a court injunction to allow the fight to go ahead.
      Ever-bullish Hearn — who desperately needs a pay-per-view success for struggling sports streaming app DAZN — seems confident of overpowering the board, in the courts if he has to.
      And he could use another nation’s boxing governing body, like Malta or Luxembourg, to get the fight on — but would also face a vicious backlash.
      The catchweight clash of 157lb was set to take place almost 30 years after their dads’ famous rematch, which ended a draw.
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      Eubank had won the brutal original bout three years prior.
      It sent up a next generation fight for their sons three decades later, set to bank the duo around £3.5million.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn with Conor BennCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
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      Boxing promoter Frank Warren praises Board’s ‘integrity’ for stopping Benn vs Eubank Jr after failed drugs test

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      BOXING promoter Frank Warren has praised the British Boxing Board of Control for stepping in and prohibiting Conor Benn’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr.The grudge match between Benn, 26, and Eubank Jr, 33, was scheduled for this Saturday.
      Benn failed a drugs test ahead of Saturday’s grudge matchCredit: PA
      Promoter Hearn is pushing for Benn’s fight with Eubank Jr to go aheadCredit: Alamy
      Promoter Warren has praised the Board for protecting the interests of boxing and prohibiting the fightCredit: Reuters
      However, after Benn failed a drugs test, the bout was thrown into doubt.
      Traces of clomifene were discovered in his system, which is a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
      Clomifene is commonly used as medication to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate, but it can also increase testosterone levels in men.
      The BBBoC then stepped in and declared the scrap is prohibited under their sanctioning, despite BOTH fighters wanting to continue with the bout – a decision which promoter Warren has praised.
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      Warren says the Board have shown “integrity” as the fight going ahead wouldn’t be in “the best interests of boxing”.
      Joining talkSPORT Drive, Warren gave his assessment on the situation, saying: “What’s happening here is that the two boxers are going to earn a lot of money and can see it’s not going to happen. 
      “They’ve trained hard. Eubank Jr is taking a calculated risk in as much saying ‘I don’t care if he’s taken it, I think I can beat him’. That’s where he’s at.
      “The promoter wants it to go on, but that’s not in their best interests or the best interests of boxing.
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      “The Board has shown some integrity here if the fact is he’s tested positive.
      “Nobody has denied that, but the bottom line is why have you signed up for VADA if you didn’t need to and were relying on the UKAD tests?
      “Why pay the money out to have them tested?”
      Warren says if he was faced with a similar situation, he would’ve pulled the fight too.
      He added: “Yeah I would [pull the fight]. If something goes drastically wrong, what are you going to do about it? Where do you go with that?
      “Everyone was worried about it in the sport anyway.
      “Conor is coming up in weight, Chris Eubank is having to drain himself to make that weight. He’s 33, he’s not a young kid.
      “The big problem in boxing when we’ve had problems, most of the time it has been dehydration.
      “God forbid if anything went wrong, how do you justify it?”
      Both Benn’s promoter Hearn and Eubank Jr’s in Kalle Sauerland said the fight will still go ahead.
      Hearn said Benn passed tests undertaken by UK Anti-Doping, meaning he will not face a suspension by the BBBoC.
      He said: “Conor Benn is not suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control, ultimately he can’t be, because he passed all the tests from UKAD.
      “But clearly the British Boxing Board of Control will take a position on it, we’ll deal with the lawyers.”
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      According to ESPN, Hearn is attempting to obtain a court injunction to allow the fight to go ahead.
      The catchweight clash of 157lb was set to take place almost 30 years after their dads’ famous rematch, which ended a draw.

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      ‘He wanted to kill’ – Tyson Fury’s promoter Bob Arum accuses Eddie Hearn of ‘sabotaging’ Anthony Joshua fight talks

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      TYSON FURY’s promoter, Bob Arum, has accused Eddie Hearn of sabotaging a WBC heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua.A fight between the two Brits was the talk of the town last month with the pair seemingly agreeing to fight in December.
      Fury (middle) with US promoter Arum (right) and UK promoter Frank Warren (left)Credit: Reuters
      Arum says Hearn (left) ‘sabotaged’ the Battle of BritainCredit: PA
      Heavyweight king Fury threw AJ a shock championship lifeline after his back-to-back title losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
      However, a contract was not signed by the original September 26 deadline and the Gypsy King is talking up fights with other heavyweights.
      Fury’s promoter, Arum, says the fight wasn’t made as Matchroom chief Hearn, who represents Joshua, “wanted to kill” it.
      Arum says Hearn “sabotaged” the Battle of Britain.
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      The American told Sky Sports: “He wanted to kill it because even as late as yesterday [Monday], if he’d have said let’s all get together and sit in a room and get everything finalised, it could have been done in a couple of hours.”
      Arum added: “I mean, really sad because I really believed both fighters wanted this fight to happen.
      “The first issue was well there’s different networks involved.
      “So, there was a meeting held and, lo and behold, all the networks signed off and they found a way to do it.
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      “Now, Mr Hearn got involved and he didn’t want the fight to happen from the get-go, so he slow-played it.
      “I’ve been in this business almost 60 years so I can tell when somebody doesn’t want something to happen and then slow-plays a negotiation.
      “Here, once the percentages were decided, there were no real issues.
      “You could sit in a room for three hours and get everything finalised, but Hearn refused to do it.
      “I think that was terrible on his part because I know Frank Warren and George, partners from Queensberry, were prepared to meet personally with Eddie and get everything worked out.
      “I mean there were no issues, for a fight not to happen where there are no issues because one promoter doesn’t want it to happen and is in a stalling position is to my mind reprehensible.”
      Hearn ‘still open’ to talk
      However, Hearn says the matter is “still open for discussions”.
      Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “They gave us terms ultimately in a date they thought we wouldn’t accept. We did accept that.
      “We were ready to go. If they would have signed the contract on Monday, they had a fight.
      “We were asked to agree the deal by Monday, then we were asked to agree it by Wednesday. We got their comments back on Wednesday.
      “We were never gonna sign the fight, and we were told the fight is off.
      “So, it’s still there. It’s still open for discussions. But we’re not gonna play a game with a bloke that’s just coming out telling AJ it’s off and then he’s a dosser and he’s gotta sign it etc.
      “Have your fight if you wanna fight someone else and we’ll do our thing, and we’ll see what happens.”
      Fury could instead have a trilogy fight with Derek Chisora.
      The WBC champion, 34, has already sent Chisora, 37, a deal to complete their unlikely trilogy series.
      Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “At the weekend, or Friday, Derek Chisora received a contract for the Tyson Fury fight.
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      “So have other fighters, so in our mind he’s not fighting Anthony Joshua.
      “We’re more than happy to continue those conversations, but from what we’ve been told, the deadline has passed.” More

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      Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr LIVE UPDATES: Hearn vows fight ON after drugs test, Benn AND Eubank Jr break silences

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      CONOR BENN’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr has been ‘PROHIBITED’ by the British Boxing Board of Control – but there are still developments incoming tonight.Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn says he is challenging this decision plus both Benn and Eubank Jr have broken their silences and both say they want the fight to go ahead.
      Both fighters still went out for their public work-outs today. We’ll be bringing you all of the latest updates as they unfold here.

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      Frank Warren speaks
      Rival promoter Frank Warren has spoken about the Benn vs Eubank Jr fight latest.

      Eubank Jr continues
      Chris Eubank Jr spoke about the drugs testing requirements: “I have an app on my phone where I have to designate where I’m going to be every single day and I’ve been on that app for my entire career and I will be on it for the rest of my career.
      “They can come and test me for blood and urine unannounced whenever they see fit and I’ve never failed a test. I’ve even been tested on holiday.
      “I don’t condone failed tests.”
      Eubank Jr on the pads
      After Conor Benn’s public work-out, Chris Eubank Jr then took to the ring afterwards all as scheduled.
      Eubank Jr said: “It’s a shame, but the promoters, the board, they’re going to sort it out. I’m ready, I’m clean, I’m 60%…
      “Of course there’s concerns, but I’ve cut the weight, I’m ready to go.”

      What Conor Benn said
      Conor Benn broke his silence before the public work-outs today, which went ahead as planned.
      Benn said: “I’ve not committed any violations, I’ve not been suspended, so as far as I’m concerned the fight’s still going ahead.
      “I’ve spoken to Chris Eubank Jr personally and we both want to go ahead.”
      Eubank Jr latest
      Chris Eubank Jr said at his public work-out today that he still wants the fight to go ahead on Saturday night.
      Eubank Jr said: “It’s a shame, but the promoters, the board, they’re going to sort it out. I’m ready, I’m clean, I’m 60%…
      “Of course there’s concerns, but I’ve cut the weight, I’m ready to go.”
      Eubank Jr denies Benn phone call
      Chris Eubank Jr has denied Conor Benn’s claim that the pair spoke on the phone after the revelation of Benn’s positive drugs test.
      Eubank Jr said: “There was no phone call. We haven’t spoken since this was announced.”
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      Eubank Jr said on the drugs testing requirements: “I have an app on my phone where I have to designate where I’m going to be every single day and I’ve been on that app for my entire career and I will be on it for the rest of my career.
      “They can come and test me for blood and urine unannounced whenever they see fit and I’ve never failed a test. I’ve even been tested on holiday.
      “I don’t condone failed tests.”
      Eubank Jr on the pads
      Chris Eubank Jr is on the pads during his public work-out right now.
      He says he still wants this fight to go ahead.

      Eubank Jr public work-out
      Eubank Jr says the board and promoters are “going to sort it out” and he’s “ready to go”.

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      Eubank Jr is HERE at his public work-out as scheduled.
      And he says he is ready and still wants the fight on.
      Even got his 60% Baby T-shirt on.

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      Chris Eubank Jr breaks silence
      Chris Eubank Jr has now arrived for his public workout and broken his silence too.
      Eubank Jr said: “It’s a shame, but the promoters, the board, they’re going to sort it out. I’m ready, I’m clean, I’m 60%… Of course there’s concerns, but I’ve cut the weight, I’m ready to go.”
      This is developing at pace.
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      Conor Benn’s public workout went ahead as scheduled as they fight to keep the bout on.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn is currently challenging the decision from the British Boxing Board of Control to “prohibit” the bout after a previous “adverse” drugs test from Benn.

      Benn at his public work-out
      Conor Benn pictured at his public work-out this afternoon.
      He broke his silence before it and declared he is a “clean athlete” and both he and Eubank Jr still want the fight to go ahead.
      Credit: Reuters
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      BBC will NOT now be airing a documentary on Eubank vs Benn, which was set to go out at 10.40pm.

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      Benn said at his public work-out just now: “We’ve both taken medical and legal advice, and as I said, we want the fight to happen for the fans.
      “I’ve signed up to every voluntary anti-doping testing there is under the sun.
      “Throughout my whole career I’ve been tested. All my UK tests have come back negative throughout my whole career, I’ve never had any issues before.
      “Even in the lead-up to this fight, my tests have come up negative, you know, so my team will find out as to why there’s been an initial adverse finding in my test.”
      Credit: Reuters
      Benn latest
      So there it is. Conor Benn has just been speaking at his public work-out and says that he has spoken to Chris Eubank Jr and they both want the fight to go ahead.
      Eubank Jr will be out for his public weigh-in shortly too. This is rumbling at pace.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Conor Benn speaks
      Benn has BROKEN SILENCE as he arrived at his public work-out.
      Benn said: “I’ve not committed any violations, I’ve not been suspended, so as far as I’m concerned the fight’s still going ahead. I’ve spoken to Chris Eubank Jr personally and we both want to go ahead.”
      British Boxing board of Control statement
      A BBBoC statement read: “On the evening of 4th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing.”
      Why is clomifene a banned substance?
      Taking clomifene boosts androgen levels indirectly – male hormones that play a big role in muscle mass and strength.
      It works by stimulating the body’s own production of testosterone and is known to provide similar results to injection or pellet testosterone.
      Clomofine has been misused by athletes in the past and can counter the side effects of anabolic steroid use.
      What is clomifene?
      Clomifene is a drug that is prescribed to women who are struggling with infertility.
      The anti-oestrogen medication comes in a pill form and is also known as clomiphene, and the brand name Clomid.
      Clomiphene is in a class of medications called ovulatory stimulants and it works similarly to oestrogen.
      The drug helps stimulate the ovaries to release an egg, and is used to help women conceive.
      But studies have shown when it’s used by men, low doses can elevate serum testosterone levels.
      Credit: Reuters
      What has Eddie Hearn said?
      Hearn during today’s public work-out: “We’ve just seen the British Boxing Board of Control’s statement, which is pretty straight forward.
      “It’s with the lawyers going backwards and forwards right now. Both guys signed up to a multitude of testing for this fight.
      “The UKAD testing, which is obviously the testing agency that the British Boxing Board of Control use and are governed by are all clear and negative.
      “There was an adverse finding on a VADA test previously. So there’s not been an official doping violation there’s a process that has to be gone through.”
      Eubank Jr vs Benn latest
      Conor Benn’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr has now been officially ‘prohibited’ by the British Boxing Board of Control after a failed drug test.
      But promoter Eddie Hearn vowed to contest the decision with ongoing legal talks following Benn’s failed drug test.
      Saturday’s fight for the ages has been scrapped by the board after Benn was found to have traces of a female fertility drug in his system.
      The BBBoC stepped in and declared the scrap is prohibited under their sanctioning, despite BOTH fighters wanting to continue with the bout.
      A BBBoC statement read: “On the evening of 4th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing.”
      Just a day before the weigh in, it emerged Benn had failed a pre-fight drug test.
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      Anthony Joshua earns HUGE payday – despite only fighting once last year

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      FORMER boxing champ Anthony Joshua’s fortune hit £130million last year.The heavyweight star banked another £12million despite losing his three world titles.
      The heavyweight star bankrolled another £12million last year even though he had only one fight
      Equity in his business Sparta Promotions rose £8.5million to £106,448,948 in the year to February even though AJ, 32, had only one fight.
      Assets in sponsorship company 258 Marketing Limited also climbed to £23,130,494, up £3.8million.
      In September last year Joshua lost on points to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
      His rematch loss to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia in August is not covered by the accounts.
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      A potential £100million bout with Tyson Fury in December is off.
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      Deontay Wilder shows off stunning body transformation as Bronze Bomber set for ring return after Tyson Fury trilogy KO

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      DEONTAY WILDER is heading into his October 15 fight with Robert Helenius having undergone a stunning body transformation.The American, 36, is making his return to the ring after losing his WBC heavyweight title trilogy with Tyson Fury last October.
      Wilder is coming in leaner for his fight with HeleniusCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The American expects to come in around the 220s for his October fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Wilder says he felt ‘sluggish’ against Fury last yearCredit: Getty
      Wilder weighed in at 238lbs for his final fight with FuryCredit: Getty
      And he’s coming into the Barclays Center clash leaner, having shedded weight during his time away from boxing.
      Wilder weighed in at 238lbs for his last fight against Fury.
      But the Alabama-born hard hitter says he’ll come in at somewhere in the 220s for Helenius.
      Wilder said during his virtual press conference: “Somewhere in the 220s, somewhere around there.
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      “The weight isn’t what we’re going to worry about in this fight or in fights in the future.
      “We gained a lot of weight for the last fight for others’ expectations to see my body a certain way.
      “I was interested in seeing my body frame at a certain weight as well.
      “At this moment in time, I’m going back to what I’m used to and most comfortable to me and what’s comfortable to my body frame, and that’s going to be around the 220s or maybe under.”
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      Wilder says he felt “a little heavy” against Fury.
      He added: “Yeah, I felt a little sluggish, a little heavy.
      “You have to understand that I’ve never been 240 ever in my life before, but it was an experiment that I wanted to try.
      “We did what we had to do to get the weight put on there, and that’s an experience in the history books for me.
      “The only way to become wise is to apply knowledge to life, and we gained a lot of knowledge from that, and now we know what to do moving forward.”
      Should Wilder get past Helenius, he has ambitions of fighting the top three heavyweights before retiring.
      Wilder wants to take on Fury in a fourth fight – despite losing twice and drawing once already.
      And he would like a slice of AJ as well as WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champ Usyk.
      Wilder claimed a fourth fight with Fury is ‘”inevitable” and a showdown with Joshua “will get done when it’s time”.
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      A meeting with Usyk has already being called for by the Ukrainian.
      Once his return is complete, Wilder will then retire to focus on making music. More

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      Jake Paul shares photos from gruelling training camp and promises world will see ‘new fighter’ vs Anderson Silva

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      JAKE PAUL has promised the world will see a “new fighter” when he faces off against UFC legend Anderson Silva. YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul is due to fight Silva on October 29 in Arizona, US.
      Jake Paul shared some pics of his brutal training regimeCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      The 25-year-old has a 100 per cent record with five wins from five so farCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Paul is training for the toughest fight of his pro careerCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Paul was due to fight in July before it was cancelled at the last minuteCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      And as he gears up for the bout, the 25-year-old shared pictures of his gruelling training camp from Dorado, Puerto Rico.
      The pictures were accompanied by the caption: “Locked in. Camps been fun.
      “You will see a new fighter in the ring October 29th.”
      Paul previously declared he would “exterminate” the MMA icon, who will be the most accomplished boxer he has faced in pro boxing so far.
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      Silva beat former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June of 2021 before knocking out ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz in September.
      It means he has a 3-1 record in pro boxing to pair with his remarkable MMA record.
      And Paul has nothing but respect for his opponent, who he idolised when he was younger.
      One of Paul’s tweets from 2012 resurfaced recently, with him tweeting the Brazilian: “do u remember coming to Ohio at Quaker steak and lube?
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      “I got your autograph haha ur the man I’ll never forget that stuff !!”
      The fight will be Paul’s sixth pro bout after his scheduled fight against Hasim Rahman Jr was cancelled at the 11th hour due to Rahman weighing in too heavy.
      Paul alongside Anderson Silva, middle, and brother Logan Paul, rightCredit: AP
      Paul also shared some images of him outside of the ring relaxingCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Paul has been rather tempered ahead of the fight against one of idolsCredit: Instagram @jakepaul More