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      Epic Street-Fighter themed promo for Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou released as fans predict stunning end to fight

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      BOXING fans predicted a stunning end to Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou after watching the Street-Fighter themed promo video.The humongous heavyweight pair are set to collide on March 8 in the next super-fight staged in Saudi Arabia.
      This is the Street-Fighter themed promo for Anthony Joshua vs Francis NgannouCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
      The heavyweight stars transformed into cartoons in the epic promoCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
      It is the latest stunning trailer for a big Saudi Arabia fightCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
      Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has invested millions to bring the biggest stars over to the Middle East.
      He is not only forking out huge sums to pay the fighters but also to ensure the production is on never-before-seen scales.
      That has resulted in a series of amazing fight trailers and the latest is based on the Street-Fighter video game.
      During the promo, Ngannou and Joshua clash in the streets of New York and cut to cartoon characters battling it out.
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      Their epic tussle takes the pair across the globe and culminates in the ring where they both land simultaneous knockouts.
      So fans are convinced the real bout will end in similar way as one said: “That’s how you do a creative promo trailer. Predicting a double knockout?”
      Another added: “Why are they both happy to act like they are getting knocked out?”
      Ngannou, 37, put his MMA career on hold last year to make a move to boxing and faced Tyson Fury, 35, in his debut bout.
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      He astonishingly scored a knockdown but lost a controversial split-decision, with Fury moving on to fight Oleksandr Usyk, 37.
      The undisputed title bout has been rescheduled to May 18 after Fury suffered a cut in sparring.
      Fans fear Anthony Joshua will be ‘sleeping for a week’ after Francis Ngannou BREAKS scale on punch machine
      And promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed the Saudis are lining up Joshua or Ngannou to fight the winner for the undisputed crown.
      Hearn said on The MMA Hour: “His Excellency said the winner of this fight faces the winner of Fury-Usyk.
      “That is a dream chance for us because we chased that for so long.
      “AJ is going to beat Francis Ngannou, and then he’s going to beat the winner of Fury-Usyk, and he’s going to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion.”
      Joshua and Ngannou land double KOs in the trailerCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh
      It left fans predicting a wild end to the fightCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Turki_alalshikh More

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      Eddie Hearn blasts world champion for leaking negotiation emails as £7.8million offer for big fight is revealed

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      EDDIE HEARN has hit out at Gervonta Davis for leaking negotiation emails over a potential fight with Conor Benn.The Matchroom Boxing chief tried to pit the WBA (regular) lightweight champion against the Brit after their back-and-forth on Twitter earlier this month.
      Eddie Hearn tried to make a fight between Conor Benn and Gervonta Davis after the duo’s recent public spatCredit: GETTY
      American Davis recently leaked a negotiation email from Hearn on social mediaCredit: GETTY
      Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn has hit out at the American for his actionsCredit: ALAMY
      Negotiations, however, ended last week – prompting Davis to share an email he received from Hearn on social media.
      A frustrated Hearn told Boxing Social: “I don’t know why I waste my time with this guy, [he’s] like a baby.
      “If you’re not willing to sit down and have a sensible business discussion, like, he doesn’t even know the details of the offer.”
      Hearn, 44, told SunSport earlier this month that he expected his opening offer to be knocked back by Davis.
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      But he’s adamant it’s much more than he’ll make for his proposed domestic dust-up with Frank Martin.
      “He’s going to make somewhere between 15 and 25million [dollars] to fight Conor Benn, pending how it does on pay-per-view,” Hearn said.
      “I don’t know what he’s getting for Frank Martin.
      “I hope he’s getting 20 million [dollars] because that’s a tough fight, but we’ll see.
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      Gervonta Davis hasn’t fought since stopping Ryan Garcia last AprilCredit: GETTY
      “We made him an eight-figure offer with plenty of upside.”
      Hearn believes Davis’ team are to blame for the rejecting of the offer but bears no ill will towards the Baltimore bruiser.
      Watch Gervonta Davis demolish punch machine and beat scores set by Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder
      He said of Davis: “He doesn’t even want to discuss the upside because he just gets ill advice.
      “But, anyway, I wish him all the best. Great fighter and good luck against Frank Martin.”
      Davis hasn’t fought since his seventh-round stoppage of Ryan Garcia last April.
      Benn, meanwhile, was last in action early this month against Peter Dobson – whom he comfortably outpointed. More

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      Oleksandr Usyk’s wife ‘wanted him to beat the s*** out of Daniel Dubois’ after low blow in title fight

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      OLEKSANDR USYK’S wife wanted him to “beat the s***” out of Daniel Dubois following the controversial low blow in their fight. Usyk beat Britain’s Dubois in round nine of their title bout last August but only after drama in the fifth.
      Daniel Dubois’ controversial low blow against Oleksandr UsykCredit: TNT Sport
      Usyk with his wife YekaterinaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Dubois landed a shot just below the belt line which caused Usyk to fall to the floor in agony.
      It was deemed an accidental but illegal low blow, dividing opinions across the sport.
      Dubois argued it was a legal shot and that he was robbed of the heavyweight world title.
      Meanwhile Usyk’s team were left furious and none more so than his wife Yekaterina.
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      Promoter Alex Krassyuk told Betway: “Let me tell you, Usyk’s wife was shouting at Oleksandr after that to tell him, ‘beat the s*** out of him’.
      “Oleksandr only took four minutes and why did he not take five minutes?
      “He didn’t because he could see that his opponent was getting rest too. He recovered, came back, and knocked the other guy out.”
      Dubois and his team appealed the result with the WBA but lost their case.
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      The Londoner, 26, instead returned in December with a stoppage victory over Jarrell Miller, 35, in Saudi Arabia.
      And Usyk, 37, was due to challenge for the undisputed crown on February 17 until Tyson Fury, 35, pulled out with a cut sustained in sparring.
      The first four-belt heavyweight unification has since been rescheduled for May 18.
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      Mike Tyson training bombshell dropped by Francis Ngannou ahead of Anthony Joshua fight

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has dropped a training bombshell ahead of his clash with Anthony Joshua.The former UFC heavyweight champion is a little over two weeks away from throwing down with AJ in a second successive lucrative Saudi showdown.
      Francis Ngannou throws down with former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua next monthCredit: PA
      The former UFC champ had Mike Tyson help prepare him for his boxing debut last yearCredit: AFP
      Iron Mike hasn’t been a part of Ngannou’s latest training campCredit: AFP
      Ngannou, 37, shocked the world in his professional boxing debut last October against Tyson Fury, who he cut and dropped in his decision loss.
      Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson helped the Cameroonian clubber prepare for his boxing bow but has been absent from his latest training camp.
      Ngannou told The Mirror: “To be honest with this fight since my training was here [Riyadh], we didn’t get Mike Tyson here.
      “He came in like three times [for Fury], he was more advising.
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      “He would come and watch our training, he would be there to give advice.”
      Despite coming up short against WBC king Fury, MMA man mountain Ngannou is confident of having his hand raised against Joshua courtesy of a devastating knockout.
      He told MMA Fighting: “If AJ takes the punch that Fury took, I don’t guarantee that he’s standing up.
      “I’ve heard that he doesn’t have a chin. I’m going to find out.”
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      During an appearance on the High Performance Podcast, he added: “Never say never. Nothing is impossible. We don’t know the strength of Anthony Joshua.
      “Even though I don’t believe he has that strength, we’re going to find out.
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      “I’m going to be the one taking his soul.”
      Joshua, 34, insists he’ll be minding his Ps and Qs in the crossover clash, saying: “If Tyson underestimated Ngannou, I sure won’t.
      “Francis has lost the element of surprise with me.
      “We knew Francis had a reputation as the biggest puncher in the world but the surprise was how well he boxed.
      “He was exceptional on the inside and made life very complicated for Tyson.
      “So much so that I do belong to the opinion that he beat Fury.” More

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      Fans fear Anthony Joshua will be ‘sleeping for a week’ after Francis Ngannou BREAKS scale on punch machine

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has fans fearing Anthony Joshua will be “sleeping for a week” after BREAKING the scale on a punch machine. Ngannou faces Joshua on March 8 in Saudi Arabia in only his second boxing bout after making his ring debut against Tyson Fury in October.
      Francis Ngannou broke the scale on a punch machineCredit: Instagram / @ francisngannou
      Anthony Joshua faces Ngannou nextCredit: Getty
      The ex-UFC champion’s power was on full display as he dropped Fury in round three despite losing a controversial split-decision.
      Ngannou’s power has never been in doubt but he proved he is far more than just a heavy-hitter.
      Although if fans did need any reminding, the Cameroonian showed off his sensational strength on a punch machine.
      He effortlessly throws a right hand on the target and clocked the top score of 999 – leaving fans in fear for Joshua.
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      One said: “If AJ gets caught with one of these, he’s sleeping for a week straight.”
      Another added: “That’s an absurd amount of power.”
      One said: “That is terrifying.”
      Another commented: “AJ is going to have a tough night, if anyone gets hit with a bomb like that it’s night night.”
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      Ngannou’s frightening power was once tested and found to be the equivalent to 96 horse power.
      That means it carries the same ferocity as a 12lb sledgehammer being swung at full force or being hit by a moving Ford Escort.
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      Former kickboxer Dewey Cooper has been the man tasked with honing Ngannou’s hands since joining the camp in 2017.
      But along with Frenchman John Mbumba, their roles became even more important last year when Ngannou put on hold his MMA career to cross over to boxing.
      But Cooper admits neither him or Mbumba can take credit for his devastating power.
      Instead, he puts it down to Ngannou’s years spent working in sand mines in Cameroon for £1.50 a day from the age of ten.
      Cooper told SunSport: “As far as his punching power, no that was something that he naturally had.
      “He dug sand mines as a kid all the way up to his early 20s.
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      “Of course, his DNA, his Cameroonian heritage and that hard manual labour as a kid all the way up, I feel was the main attribute to that ungodly power.”
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      KSI claims Wayne Rooney sent him private message at 4am as Man Utd legend pitches stadium blockbuster fight

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      KSI has claimed Wayne Rooney messaged him in the early hours of the morning to pitch a stadium blockbuster fight. Rooney hit the headlines again recently after it emerged KSI’s Misfits Boxing promotion had reached out to the Manchester United legend.
      KSI has claimed Wayne Rooney messaged him to pitch a blockbuster stadium fightCredit: Rex
      Rooney was offered a boxing switchCredit: Getty
      But according to KSI himself, it was actually Rooney who made the first move over a year earlier.
      KSI said on the Sidemen podcast: “Alright, I’ve got it, 5th of December, 2022 at 3.50am.
      “(Rooney text), ‘Hi mate, what you think on me and you having a boxing fight. I think we could generate a lot of money. You up for it.’
      “No question mark, just full stop. He’s not asking! (The text continues), ‘We could sell out stadium with right support and both make good money.'”
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      It is not the first time KSI has claimed Rooney reached out to him personally.
      He said in a December 2022 press conference: “It’s funny – I hope he doesn’t get annoyed that I said this – but Wayne Rooney hit me up being like, ‘Oh, we should fight.’
      “And I said no. I just don’t want to do that. If Wayne Rooney is down, of course I think it would be good to have him in this space.”
      Rooney, infamously knocked out in a boozy kitchen spar-gone-wrong by Phil Bardsley in 2015, is an avid boxing fan.
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      And after he was sacked as Birmingham manager in January, Misfits took the opportunity to table a sensational offer for a boxing switch.
      Misfits launched in the summer of 2022 as a home to celebrity-style crossover bouts.
      Wayne Rooney knocked out by ex-United pal Phil Bardsley in home boxing fight

      KSI, 30, has headlined four events but lost his last bout to Tommy Fury, 24, via controversial decision to lose for the first time in seven outings.
      Rooney, 38, finally broke his silence on the rumoured boxing offer but insisted he is focused on his managerial career.
      He said on The Overlap podcast: “Obviously Misifts have been in, and that’s been all over the news or whatever, but listen, I want to focus on getting back into management. That’s my focus.
      “I’ve seen all [the headlines] over the last couple of days, but my main focus is getting back into football.”
      Despite Rooney’s revelation, KSI has left the door open to welcoming the ex-England captain to Misfits.
      He said: “It would be great to just see him fight someone. And if he annihilates that person, then yeah fine, let’s f***ing go.”
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      Elle Brooke sizzles in outrageous see-through lingerie as OnlyFans star and boxer shows off her curves

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      ELLE BROOKE stunned in see-through lingerie as she showed off her curves.The influencer-turned-boxer often dazzles with photos on social media.
      Elle Brooke stunned in a brown lingerie setCredit: Instagram
      She flashed the camera a cheeky smileCredit: Instagram
      Fans also went wild for this lookCredit: @ellebrookeuk
      And she left little to the imagination after posing in a brown lingerie set, showing off her toned abs.
      Elle smiled for the camera as she brushed her flowing long blonde hair, and her followers could not get enough of the look.
      The adult star also posed in a white and red lingerie set and fans showered Elle with compliments.
      One said: “Those abs are looking so hard🔥”
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      Another added: “Very beautiful.”
      A third wrote: “Absolutely gorgeous.”
      And another commented: “Fascinatingly sexy!”
      Elle, 26, recently sent fans wild by posing in a stunning white lingerie set.
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      The Misfits Boxing star often strips down to her underwear to delight her 910,000 followers.
      In a recent post she posed on top of a Jeep and cheekily stuck her middle finger up at the camera.
      Elle Brooke almost pops out of ‘too small’ bikini and says her boobs are ‘bigger than I thought’
      Inside Elle’s glamorous life as influencer, boxer and OnlyFans star…
      Elle Brooke traded in OnlyFans for boxingCredit: PA
      Elle Brooke boasts close to a million followersCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      She also showed fans a red outfitCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      Elle always embraces the season’s traditionsCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong

      She also looks lovely in laceCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      She recently posed in a pink lingerieCredit: Instagram / @thedumbledong
      And also embraced yellowCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      The influencer posed with a championship beltCredit: Instagram / @thedumbledong
      Elle has taken her charms State-sideCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      Including visiting TexasCredit: https://www.instagram.com/thedumbledong/
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      I sparred Francis Ngannou years before Tyson Fury fight… I remember staying out of the way of his dangerous power

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      WHEN Francis Ngannou knocked Tyson Fury down and took him to a split-decision the boxing world watched in shock – but not Joe Joyce. That is because before Joyce beat Daniel Dubois in 2020, he sparred then-UFC contender Ngannou in Las Vegas.
      Francis Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury on his boxing debutCredit: Getty
      Ngannou sparred Joe Joyce in Las Vegas in 2020
      What Joyce did not know is that three years later, Ngannou would put his MMA career on hold to make a sensational switch to boxing.
      And on his debut bout, he dropped Fury in round three only to lose a controversial decision.
      Joyce insisted Ngannou proved he could compete at the highest level of boxing, something he found out first hand all those years ago.
      He told SunSport: “I thought he boxed a great fight there, even knocked him down.
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      “I thought it was very close. It just shows he can mix it at the top level. 
      “And from sparring him, I just remember staying out of the way of those power shots, the ones coming to the body and head. 
      “But I was a little bit more cute with my boxing, because I only train for boxing whereas MMA guys have to train in three disciplines. 
      “He started with boxing in the first place. It just shows you anything is possible.” 
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      Ngannou won the UFC title two years after sparring Joyce but in 2023 he walked out on them to pursue boxing.
      And Joyce admitted: “I didn’t know he was going to go into boxing after that but it was a great opportunity for him to get that fight against Fury and he did really well in it.” 
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      Ngannou, 37, now faces Anthony Joshua, 34, on March 8 in Saudi Arabia in just his second boxing bout.
      Meanwhile Joyce, 38, is coming off his second consecutive defeat to China’s Zhilei Zhang, 40.
      The 2016 Olympic silver medallist now returns on March 16 against Kash Ali, 32, in Birmingham after refusing to retireme.
      Joyce is back with the freedom of not having to protect his unbeaten record as he eyes bigger bouts in the future.
      He said: “Right now, there’s so many different characters at the top of the heavyweight division where you’d like to see the match-ups. 
      “You wanna see me fight everyone really, everyone should fight everyone and especially now I’ve taken a loss, I don’t need to look after that coveted 0 and be scared to take fights. 
      “It means I can get in the mix with everyone, it doesn’t really matter.” 
      Joyce is back after two defeats to Zhilei ZhangCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More