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      Canelo Alvarez to extend DAZN deal to three fights worth £120m with extra December bout after Gennady Golovkin trilogy

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      CANELO ALVAREZ is already in talks to extend his deal with DAZN and Eddie Hearn to three fights worth £120million. The Mexican superstar, 31, initially signed a two-bout deal which will see him return against WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
      Canelo Alvarez is set for a trilogy against Gennady Golovkin this yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      He is then set for a trilogy blockbuster in September against Gennady Golovkin.
      But according to ESPN, Canelo’s trainer and manager Eddy Reynoso is already lining up a third for in December alongside Hearn.
      That would take his 2022 package up to $160m (£120m) with cruiserweight champ Ilunga Makabu an end-of-year target.
      Britain’s John Ryder in the UK is another alternate, but Hearn admitted he would love to take Canelo back home to Mexico.
      He said: “Even though I’m British, to do a Canelo fight in Mexico would be one for the ages.
      “We could look back on that for years to come and say this was just incredible.”
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      Hearn first started working with Canelo after the pound-for-pound king terminated his contract with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.
      And the Matchroom Boxing boss has no problem admitting he is living the dream.
      He said: “In England, they take the mickey out of me for being a Canelo fanboy, but I am. One, he’s the easiest person I’ve ever worked with.
      “Two, he’s the best fighter I’ve ever worked with and three, he’s the biggest draw I’ve ever worked with.
      “So, for us it’s massive and it’s enjoyable. That’s the most important thing.”
      Canelo Alvarez pictured with Eddie Hearn and Billy Joe SaundersCredit: AP More

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      Jake Paul’s team rule out bout with KSI and taunt YouTube rival for wanting ‘tune up fight’

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      JAKE PAUL has ruled out a fight against long-time rival and fellow YouTuber KSI.The two have been at loggerheads for years, but never sorted it out in the boxing ring.
      KSI and Jake Paul have mooted a fight for years – but it doesn’t look like happening any time soonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      After KSI drew and then beat Jake’s older brother Logan, many thought it would see Jake step in to get some family revenge.
      But according to Team Jake, that isn’t likely to happen.
      Instagram news site The Bread Batch shared a graphic of Jake – who has since gone pro and has a 5-0 record – in a mocked face-to-face with his Brit enemy.
      They then shared a comment from Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions company, saying: “Jake is not an option.
      “KSI has himself stated he would want a ‘tune up’ fight before hoping to secure a fight against Jake Paul.
      “KSI is a smart lad.”

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      The account then went on to quote what KSI had said to Jake’s brother Logan about a prospective clash with Austin McBroom a more likely opponent.
      It quoted KSI as saying: “For me to fight Austin, I feel like I need to fight him right now to show Jake Paul how much I’ve improved.
      “I need to strike fear into him, because if I go and fight Jake right now, he has all the leverage and he can say ‘I’m the A-Side,’ this and that.
      “I don’t like that, I need to f*** Austin up and scare the living s*** out of Jake and then it’s like ‘cool, now we can talk’ and I’ll have a bit of leverage.”
      Last time out Jake spectacularly knocked out Tyron Woodley in their rematch.
      KSI has hinted he is ready to return to the squared circle after a two-year hiatus.
      KSI beat Jake Paul’s older brother Logan in his only pro fight to date in 2019Credit: Getty More

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      ‘Trying to close that deal’ – Eddie Hearn hoping to announce undisputed fight between George Kambosos and Devin Haney

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      EDDIE HEARN is hoping to agree and announce and undisputed title fight between George Kambosos and Devin Haney. Kambosos became a star overnight in November after he dethroned Teofimo Lopez of the unified titles.
      Eddie Hearn is hoping to agree an undisputed title fight between George Kambosos and Devin HaneyCredit: Rex
      George Kambosos is the current unified championCredit: Getty
      And it perfectly set him up to face Haney for all the lightweight marbles but the two struggled to finalise a deal.
      Ryan Garcia, 23, and Vasiliy Lomachenko, 34, were other names calling to fight Kambosos, putting pressure on Haney to agree terms.
      But Hearn claimed a summer showdown remains on the cards with promoter Lou DiBella and DAZN all in talks.
      He said: “We’re going to give him every opportunity because we want the fight badly and Devin said that’s the only fight we’re focused on right now.
      “June 4th is the proposed date, so we’ve got two or three weeks to make the fight, really.
      “At the same time, we want to plan Devin’s fight for December. So, we’re happy to wait until June, provided we get that undisputed fight.
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      “We’re trying to close that at the moment. DAZN are talking to us and talking to Lou DiBella.
      “Hopefully, we’ll get it agreed and announced in due course.”
      Kambosos, 28, currently holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts but only the ‘Franchise’ WBC version.
      Haney, 23, has the full famous green and gold strap which is missing from the Australian’s collection.
      The unbeaten American, once mentored by Floyd Mayweather, admitted Kambosos is the sole fight on his mind right now.
      Haney told EsNEWS: “Kambosos, that’s the only person we’re focused on right now.
      “That’s the fight that should be made for the real undisputed and we’re not focused on nobody else.”
      Devin Haney is in talks to fight George Kambosos in JuneCredit: Getty More

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      Gennady Golovkin’s ex-trainer names three fighters who could beat Canelo Alvarez including champ with 100% KO ratio

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      GENNADY GOLOVKIN’S former trainer claimed there are only three fighters who can beat Canelo Alvarez. Sanchez twice cornered GGG against the Mexican superstar, with the first ending in a controversial draw in 2017 that many felt Golovkin deserved to win, before losing the rematch a year later.
      Canelo Alvarez is set for a trilogy bout against Gennady GolovkinCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Boxing manager Tom Loeffler, trainer Abel Sanchez and Gennady GolovkinCredit: Getty
      Golovkin has since left the esteemed coach but is in line for a trilogy bout with Canelo this September.
      Sanchez still believes the Kazakh, along with David Benavidez and Artur Beterbiev, potentially have the beating of boxing’s pound-for-pound best.
      He told FightHype: “The only people who can be a tough fight for Canelo are Beterbiev, Benavidez, and a well-trained Golovkin.
      “Those are the only people who can beat Canelo. The ones who walk him down. These are the only ones who can threaten him.” 
      Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions offered Canelo the chance to fight Jermall Charlo, 31, and Benavidez, 25.
      But he opted for Eddie Hearn’s two-bout deal against Dmitry Bivol, 31, on May 7 and then Golovkin, 39, in September.
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      Benavidez has campaigned to fight Canelo but is now set to face David Lemieux, 33, the Canadian GGG beat in 2015.
      Light-heavyweight Beterbiev, 37, is the sport’s only champ with a 100 per cent knockout ratio, standing at 17-0.
      But Canelo opted to fight Russian Bivol instead, returning to 175lb for the first time since knocking out Sergey Kovalev, 38, in 2019.
      Golovkin returns in a middleweight unification on April 9 in Japan against Ryota Murata, 36.
      Wins for both Triple-G and Canelo will then see them renew their rivalry.
      Canelo Alvarez won his 2018 rematch with Gennady Golovkin after a controversial draw in the first fightCredit: AP:Associated Press More

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      Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte sign up for extra drug testing with VADA ahead of April grudge match at Wembley

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      TYSON FURY and Dillian Whyte will undergo additional drug testing ahead of their eagerly-anticipated domestic dust-up.Multiple sources have told SunSport the former sparring partners have both agreed to be tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency.
      Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will clash in a long-awaited grudge match next monthCredit: TOP RANK
      The pair’s showdown has been years in the makingCredit: INSTAGRAM
      VADA testing is entirely funded by fighters or their promoters – unlike the tests administered by the United Kingdom’s anti-doping agency UKAD.
      As a result of their signing up to the programme, both men will be subjected to random tests until their April 23 showdown.
      Both Fury and Whyte have been caught up in anti-doping rows in the past.
      Defending WBC champ Fury tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Nandrolone following an in-competition test for his 2015 showdown with Christian Hammer.
      The Gypsy King – who denied intentionally taking the PED and blamed the positive test on eating uncastrated boar – was handed a backdated two-year ban in 2017.
      Whyte, meanwhile, has failed two drug tests in his career – the first of which came in 2012 after he took the now discontinued pre-workout supplement Jack3d in the build-up to his fight with Sandor Balogh.
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      The Brixton Body Snatcher received a two-year suspension after testing positive for the banned stimulant Methylhexaneamine.
      And in June 2019, it emerged that Whyte tested positive for two metabolites of the banned anabolic steroid Dianabol ahead of his decision victory over Oscar Rivas at the O2 Arena.
      Whyte was stripped of the interim WBC title as a result of the positive test, although UKAD cleared him of intentionally ingesting the prohibited agent after he provided proof he’d ingested a tainted supplement.
      Fury and Whyte’s Battle of Britain has been in the making since their days as sparring partners.
      And fan favourite Fury plans to bring the curtain down on his career after their Wembley war, saying: “This is the final fight of my career, I’m retiring after this.
      “$150million in the bank, healthy, young, I’m going to buy a massive yacht abroad. I’m retiring, I’m out, this is my final fight, I’m done.”

      Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte know one another very wellCredit: INSTAGRAM

      He added: “After four years away I get to come back on the world’s biggest stage at Wembley Stadium.
      “I am putting on for those who travelled out to Las Vegas and the fans who stayed up until 5am to watch on BT Sport.
      “Now they can come and watch on home soil and be a part of history. People will be talking about this event, saying ‘where were you when this happened on that night of 23 April 2022?’ in years to come.
      “When Tyson Fury smashed this fella to pieces in front of home fans in the UK.
      “There hasn’t been a bigger fight since Lewis-Bruno, an all-British showdown for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
      “It will be a fantastic event and I know Dillian Whyte is going to come in prepared. He will be rugged, rough, game and aggressive.”
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      Tyson Fury opens up on relationship with Joseph Parker and claims he’s now his ‘part-time manager and financial advisor’

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      TYSON FURY revealed he will NEVER fight Joseph Parker, who he advises and manages part time. The two formed an unlikely friendship after Parker beat Fury’s cousin Hughie in 2017.
      Tyson Fury said he advises and manages Joseph Parker part timeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/joeboxerparker/
      They have since become training partners and inseparable pals, ruling out a future bout between them.
      Fury told BT Sport: “Joe’s a friend of mine, and we’ve made it clear we’ll never fight each other anyway.
      “I’m Joe’s mental advisor, financial advisor, part-time manager, part-time business partner and part-time mentor and life coach.
      “So why would I want to fight that guy? Although, we do a lot of sparring in the gym.”
      The two only spar to the body but Parker, 30, has based himself in Fury’s home of Morecombe under coach Andy Lee.
      He is also the perfect man to have around for the Gypsy King due to his 2018 fight with Dillian Whyte.
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      Fury, 33, fights Whyte, also 33, on April 23 at Wembley Stadium and has been getting tips from Parker, who was beaten by the Brit on points.
      The WBC champion said: “Joe’s been over here for about a year now, I believe. We call him ‘Morecombe Joe’ now.
      “Great guy to have around camp, obviously he’s fought Dillian Whyte before, he knows what Dillian Whyte does best and what he does bad.
      “So it’s very, very handy to have Joe in camp, giving me those advice tips.”
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      House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle refers Jack Catterall’s loss to Taylor to POLICE as Government launches probe

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      JACK CATTERALL’s controversial loss to Josh Taylor has been referred to the POLICE by House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.Chorley clubber Catterall was robbed of the undisputed light-welterweight titles last month due to horrific scorecards from judges Ian John-Lewis and Victor Loughlin.
      Jack Catterall put on a career-best performance in his undisputed 140lb clash with Josh TaylorCredit: Kenny Ramsay
      But he was robbed of victory due to some controversial scorecardsCredit: REUTERS
      And Sir Lindsay Hoyle – the MP for Chorley – has referred the matter to the policeCredit: PA
      And Hoyle – the MP for Chorley – has sent a letter to former Metropolitan Police Chief Dame Cressida Dick about the matter.
      He told The Daily Mail: “Everyone is disgusted by what’s happened – it brings the sport into disrepute.
      “I have to question why the judges got it so wrong? I have already sent a letter to the police.”
      Hoyle has also spoken to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries and Minister for Sport Nigel Huddleston about the fight.
      He revealed: “I have spoken to Nadine Dorries and Nigel Huddleston – they are both looking into this.
      “I also believe that something seriously went on here – whether it was undue influence, one must question why.
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      “Unless something is done about this, why would young people enter the sport?
      “What is the point of training hard and playing by the rules, when something like this can happen?’
      The British Board of Boxing Control has vowed to investigate the scoring of Taylor’s controversial defence of his four light-welterweight titles.
      A heartbroken Catterall claimed corruption was afoot in the scoring of his Glasgow get-down with Taylor, who insists he did more than enough to retain his titles.
      Taylor said: “I thought I’d done enough – 100 per cent. I started slow as I tried to get my timing.
      “I caught him with the bigger shots. He tried to spoil, he leaned in a lot and there was a clash of heads.
      Josh Taylor is adamant he did enough to retain his light-welterweight titlesCredit: Getty
      “I’m not going to lie, he caught me with a couple of good shots.
      “It wasn’t my best performance. I put a hell of a lot of pressure on myself this week with the homecoming and my first fight here in three years.
      “I just put too much pressure on myself to put on a good show but it didn’t matter in the end. I got the result. It was close.
      “I allowed him a bit of success by loading up but I landed the more meaningful shots.
      “He put up a good fight but he knows he didn’t win the fight. I took over in the second half.”
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      Tyson Fury reveals he applauded Sky Sports’ Adam Smith when presenter took offence to Johnny Nelson’s verdict on Usyk

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      TYSON FURY has revealed he applauded Sky Sports’ Adam Smith when he slammed Johnny Nelson for labelling Oleksandr Usyk an ‘average southpaw’. Nelson, who was cruiserweight world champion between 1999 and 2005, incredibly claimed last year that pound-for-pound superstar Usyk was not a standout boxer compared to other southpaws.
      Fury has defended Usyk’s ability as he praised Smith for his assessment of the UkrainianCredit: Getty
      Smith hailed Usyk as a fantastic fighter – both as an amateur and a professionalCredit: Getty
      Sky Sports presenter and commentator Smith took umbrage to that view.
      And Fury has now revealed he agreed with Smith in slamming Nelson’s controversial point.
      Grabbing the mic and interviewing the Sky man on iFL TV, Fury said: “A couple of months ago Johnny Nelson said to you that Oleksandr Usyk is an average southpaw cruiserweight.
      “And I was actually very impressed with your thing. You was absolutely livid, absolutely boiling. You was like ‘arghhhh’. Can you tell us a bit more about it?”
      And Smith explained: “I was doing an interview and Johnny just said he was an average southpaw and I just took complete offence to that.
      “I think he is a fantastic fighter. I think he was a wonderful amateur. He was brilliant against Joshua and I thought that was a disgraceful thing for my good friend and colleague to say.
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      “But there we go, that’s his opinion.”
      Fury then replied: “I was actually clapping in the room because that was amazing. So well done for that.”
      Usyk, an Olympic gold medallist from London 2012, beat Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September to claim the IBF, WBA and WBO world titles.
      Since then, there have been ongoing talks about a rematch.
      But those discussions have taken a back seat since former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk decided to fight on the frontline for his country against the Russian invasion.
      And Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed – with Usyk’s situation in Ukraine taking priority – that AJ may consider an interim bout while he waits for the chance to become a three-time world heavyweight champion.
      Hearn said: “It’s difficult to speak on behalf of Oleksandr Usyk.
      “Firstly, my thoughts are with everybody in Ukraine and people showing incredible bravery out there, particularly some of the great fighters of the past and Oleksandr as well.
      “He can have the time that he needs. We [Joshua’s camp] don’t want any other fight but Oleksandr Usyk.
      “Whether there’s a delay for that fight and we have an interim bout, I guess that’s subject to the situation with Oleksandr Usyk and how much time he needs.
      “It’s a very emotional time and personal time for the people of Ukraine. So we’ll respect them and give them all the time, but we wouldn’t be looking to get out of our obligation, is what I’m saying.
      “The only fight AJ wants right now is Oleksandr Usyk. If we have to fight in between, no problem at all, but we’ll respect this time for Oleksandr Usyk and speak to his advisers.

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      “If there needs to be a delay for the contractual period, we will be happy to grant that, but we want that fight.
      “We don’t want that obligation to slide away.”
      Meanwhile, Fury will defend his WBC title against fellow Brit Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23. More