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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.
      EXCLUSIVE: Ngannou wants Brit Hollywood star to play him in movie about crazy journey from sand mines to fighting Fury and Joshua
      “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.”
      KSI talking about Rooney’s alleged DMCredit: X/happypunch More

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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/
      The influencer also looks happy at homeCredit: instagram More

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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.” 
      EXCLUSIVE: Ngannou wants Brit Hollywood star to play him in movie about crazy journey from sand mines to fighting Fury and Joshua
      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

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      Manny Pacquiao, 45, shows off stunning speed as boxing icon comes out of retirement with two sensational fights on table

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      MANNY PACQUIAO proved that he still has his stunning had speed after cancelling his retirement from boxing.The eight-division champion has an upcoming exhibition bout with Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek in Thailand on April 20.
      Manny Pacquiao in training for his next exhibition bout

      And Pacquiao is rolling back the years in training for the spectacle bout, leaving no stone unturned.
      The Filipino icon posted a video on the speed bag effortlessly showing off his quick hands.
      Pacquiao hung up his gloves in 2021 following defeat to Yordenis Ugas.
      But after a failed presidential election in the Philippines, he opened the door to a boxing comeback.

      He even faced Korean martial arts YouTuber DK Yoo in December 2022 and recently announced he was out of retirement.
      Pacquiao, 45, went one step further by claiming he was going to rematch Floyd Mayweather, 47, under the Japanese MMA banner RIZIN.
      He said in Saitama: “I hope to see you here in Japan again with a big fight against…”
      Pacquiao paused before the president of Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN Nobuyuki Sakakibara said: “Floyd Mayweather.”
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      PacMan then added: “Floyd Mayweather, yeah. I thought that you didn’t want me to say that. But I am excited about that.”
      Mayweather has since broken his silence – and did not deny the claim.
      Floyd Mayweather breaks silence over Manny Pacquiao rematch
      He said on The Pivot Podcast: “When Manny Pacquiao spoke about that, he shouldn’t have because there’s a time and a place for everything.
      “I’m not gonna say he’s right and I’m not gonna say he’s wrong. But it’s so crazy, when he spoke about it, I could’ve easily came out and said, ‘You spoke about it.’ I didn’t have to say nothing.
      “Just by you saying my name they gave me a cheque for $4million.”
      Pacquiao has also been called out by former sparring partner and friend Amir Khan, who is back training ahead of a potential return.
      Khan, 37, told SunSport in Riyadh: “I mean I am training a little bit here and there but the thing is the only man that can make that fight happen is Turki Alalshikh.
      “I think Turki Alalshikh can make that fight happen between me and Manny Pacquiao.
      “Yeah, that’s a fight that would definitely lift me up, for sure.”
      Floyd Mayweather beat Pacquiao in their 2015 fightCredit: Getty
      Pacquiao formerly sparred Amir Khan when both training with Freddie Roach, centreCredit: PA:Press Association More

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      I’m an ex-boxing champ dubbed The Razor shooting Russians dead in Ukraine…I was more scared in the ring than I am of war

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      AN EX-WORLD champion boxer nicknamed “The Razor” has turned his skill-full hands to the war in Ukraine to fight against Putin’s troops.But for the former light middleweight king Serhiy Dzinziruk, shooting Russians dead is a much easier task than any fight he ever faced in the ring.
      Former champion Serhiy Dzinziruk has fought in the war since Putin invaded and says he was always more scared in the ring than on the frontlinesCredit: Champion
      Dzinziruk was the world champion during his career and had an impressive unbeaten record for over a decadeCredit: Getty
      Dzinziruk (second from left) now fights in Kyiv’s Territorial Defence unitCredit: Champion
      Dzinziruk bravely signed up to Kyiv’s Territorial Defence unit in Ukraine after seeing the horrors of war unfold on his doorstep.
      He was quickly appointed as a unit commander and a reserve officer – a role he thrived in as the fighting ramped up.
      The 47-year-old spoke about his daily wartime routine saying: “We have two machine guns, a searchlight, a night vision device.
      “When the siren starts, we take positions, wait for the shaheds [drones]. Our task is to destroy them. We shoot only our zone at 45 degrees.
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      “We were trained for about a month, we learned to shoot with various weapons. Guys returning from the front for treatment taught us all the basics of military art.”
      After becoming an integral part of his unit, the former world champion is still battling it out against Putin’s troops on the frontlines to this day.
      But his current situation inside cramped trenches sits miles apart from his old life inside the ropes.
      Dzinziruk made it clear that despite the idea of barbaric warfare being a far cry from his usual technically perfect boxing skills, he found one much scarier than the other.
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      He said in an interview with UP-Sport: “I did not take the threat of a full-scale invasion seriously. I did not prepare for this but when I entered the ring, preparation for championship fights lasted two to three months. 
      “There is time to study the opponent, think about the scenario of the upcoming match and get a little excited. In our work, there is no time for that. So I was more worried in the ring.”
      Vitali Klitschko says Kyiv is ‘encircled’ by Russians trying to take capital as ex-boxing champ warns them to ‘go home’
      The best heavyweight of a generation Wladimir Klitschko previously dubbed Dzinziruk “one of the most technical boxers in the world”.
      This expert ability to hit and not get hit by his formidable opponents earned Dzinziruk an impressive 37 wins across his 40-fight career.
      He also earned the nickname of “The Razor” for his unique ability to leave almost all of his opponents with nasty cuts on their face from his lightening fast hands.
      From 1999 all the way through to 2010, Dzinziruk was unbeaten with a perfect 37-0 record.
      He managed to pick up the WBO Inter-Continental, European and then the light middleweight title in this incredible run.
      Dzinziruk even gave Putin a stern warning saying: “For his crimes against millions of Ukrainians, he should die slowly and painfully.”
      When asked which other Ukrainian fighters he would like to fight alongside in the war Dzinziruk listed an impressive five names of former world champions and one current in Oleksandr Usyk.
      His other four were Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko and Andrii Kotelnyk and Yura Nuzhnenko. 
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      Oleksandr Usyk – the fearless unbeaten father-of three, followed in the footsteps of Dzinziruk and also enlisted with the Kyiv Territorial Defence when the war first broke out.
      The world champion says he lost friends, was separated from family and even saw people die through binoculars when he helped out.
      He explained: “Through binoculars, from 900 metres, I saw my enemies running, exploding tanks and broken houses. I saw people with no legs and arms.
      “I saw people walking but looking like they were dead.
      “When I was going in the car around the city, I realised it was a dead city. I saw children’s toys and playgrounds but everything looked dead, there was no energy in the city.”
      But perhaps the greatest ex-boxer to enlist for the fight in Ukraine is Wladimir Klitschko.
      Wladimir has refused a boxing comeback in recent years as he pledged to fight on the frontline.
      He enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army in early February and has publicly pleaded with Russia to end the war.
      However his brother Vitali, has done the most for Ukraine since the Russian invasion two-years-ago.
      The former heavyweight ruler, 50, last fought in 2012 and retired a year later to focus on politics.
      The father-of-three who married wife Natalie in 1996, has been the mayor of Kyiv since 2014.
      And as a result, it left the ex-boxer ‘no choice’ but to take up arms.
      He told ITV: “I don’t have another choice. I have to do that. I will be fighting.”
      Masterful southpaw, Vasiliy Lomachenko, 34, is one of the greatest amateur boxers of all time, leaving the unpaid ranks with a record of 396-1 and two Olympic gold medals.
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      But he also pledged his loyalty to his nation and decided to keep fighting on the Ukrainian front line instead of box.
      Oleksandr Onyshchenko – part of the country’s national team – died in combat near the besieged city of Bakhmut, last year.
      Dzinziruk says he hopes Putin has a ‘slow and painful death’Credit: Champion
      Dzinziruk with his daughter Nadja after one of his fightsCredit: Getty
      The Ukrainian boxer had the nickname ‘The Razor’Credit: Alamy More