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      Johnny Fisher opens up on backstabbers who turned on him after controversial Dave Allen win ahead of huge rematch

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      JOHNNY FISHER says the boxing backstabbers were ready and waiting to twist the knife after his controversial win over Dave Allen.Fisher was dropped in the fifth round against Allen in December but edged out a contentious split-decision victory in Saudi Arabia. Johnny Fisher controversially beat Dave Allen on pointsCredit: GettyUp until that point, it had only been love and adulation for the hugely popular Romford Bull and his social media star dad Big John.But Fisher – one of Britain’s most prolific ticket sellers – says he felt backs being turned on him in the aftermath of the bout. He told SunSport: “If you’re a professional boxer or an athlete of any perspective or any person in some sort of public eye, you’re gonna get negative comments.”And when it is a close fight, people with their knives are waiting to dig in and and defame you, but people who know their boxing thought it was a close fight.READ MORE IN BOXING”I believe I won by one round. I don’t, don’t dispute people that thought it could have gone around the other way or it was a draw.”But objectively looking at it, I thought I won by a round and that’s a close fight. So we can do it again.”Fisher’s popularity has been boosted hugely by the online love for his Chinese takeaway-loving dad. But Fisher Sr bared the brunt of his son’s disputed decision win in Riyadh, taking to social media in defence of his boy.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSHe passionately backed Johnny against criticism coming from those they deemed their closest confidants. And Fisher Jr said: “It’s my dad, we’re the same person.”And if my son was in that position and people who you thought you were friends, people would be around your house were making it hysterical and creating a hysteria, I’ll do the same thing for my son.”Fisher ended up in hospital after the 12 brutal rounds against Allen – and revealed he relished the damaging slugfest.He said: “They’re the things you dream of as a professional fighter. “Can’t do it all the time but to show people I’m not just a knockout artist, I can dig in, that’s another good positive.”That’s what you live for, that’s why we entertain people.” Fisher, 26, now rematches Allen, 33, on Saturday at his adopted home of the Copper Box Arena, ready to silence the deafening doubters.He said: “It was always in the back of my mind that I wanted to do it again because it was a close fight.Read More on The Sun”But then I watched it back and thought I won by one round. There’s always other opportunities – my life don’t revolve around this rematch.”But something in the back of my mind wanted to do it again – so let’s do it.”Johnny Fisher with his dad Big JohnCredit: Jamie McPhilimeyFisher and Allen ahead of their rematchCredit: PA More

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      Tyson Fury spotted ‘secretly admiring’ little-known British boxer as he watches on from crowd

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      TYSON FURY was spotted admiring the next generation of British boxers – and was joined by a familiar face. The former heavyweight world champion watched the England Boxing Schoolboy Championships over the weekend in Newcastle.Tyson Fury at the England Boxing Schoolboy ChampionshipsAnd in action was Solomon Dubois – the younger brother of IBF champ Daniel – who joined Fury in attendance. Solomon posted a picture showing Fury watching from the crowd alongside his family, including brother Shane and dad John. And Solomon posted on Instagram: “Secret admirer Tyson Fury at my fight.” Solomon made it to the final of the 44-46kg category – representing Rainham – but he was beaten by Leonard Crotty of Royston. READ MORE IN BOXINGBoxing is a family business for the Dubois clan, who were all trained from a young age by dad Dave. Eldest Daniel, 27, most recently beat Anthony Joshua in September and rematches Oleksandr Usyk on July 19 after his 2023 loss to the Ukrainian.And Daniel would famously do hours of press-ups under the watchful eye of dad Dave – nicknamed Stan. His sister Caroline, 24, is the current WBC lightweight champion and brother Prince is also an amateur boxer. Most read in BoxingDaniel Dubois with his younger brother Solomon and dad DaveCredit: Times Media LtdCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSFury, 36 – who watched brother Tommy fight on Friday night – meanwhile is enjoying retirement following two defeats to Usyk, 38, last year.But he recently reunited with trainer Sugarhill Steward amid rumours of a comeback to fight Joshua, 35. Tyson Fury’s dad rips into son’s corner and claims he saved Gypsy King getting KO’d by Oleksandr Usyk (main)The Gypsy King was pictured taking several snaps with fans at the national amateur boxing tournament on Tyneside. Fury himself won the ABA title – Britain’s most prestigious amateur honour domestically – in 2008 before turning professional. And like the Dubois family, boxing is also in the Fury blood with his brothers Tommy, 26, and Roman, 28, also unbeaten in the ring.Tommy Fury and brother RomanCredit: Snapchat/tommyfury5570 More

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      Jake Paul adds gymnast and Instagram star Marissa Ayers as new MVP model with ring girl Sydney Thomas already a fan

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      INSTAGRAM star and gymnast Marissa Ayers is the latest to join Jake Paul’s roster of Most Valuable Promotions models. YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul launched MVP with business partner Nakisa Bidarian in 2021 to host and promote his own bouts. Marissa Ayers is the latest model from signed by Jake Paul to MVPShe is a 22-year-old from GeorgiaMarissa is a former gymnastShe also did cheerleadingBut as well as world champion fighters and prospects, MVP are also building a steady stable of glamorous ring card girls. The latest is 22-year-old Marissa, who competed at the Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta and also cheerleading at Stingray Allstars. Now, she can add being a ring card girl to her bow after debuting at MVP prospects 12 in Orlando, Florida. Her comment section was filled with praise, including from Sydney Thomas, who became the viral ring card girl for Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson in November. READ MORE IN boxing Sydney, 21, commented: “LOOK AT HER GO.” Golf influencer Hailey Rae Ostrom added: “Beauty!! Can we get the tan routine??”Marissa already had nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram, where she shows off her life of luxury with stays in Florida and Mexico. And she could be back in the ring on June 28 when Paul, 28, returns to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California. Most read in BoxingPaul beat heavyweight legend Tyson, 58, in their controversial fight last year with over 100 MILLION watching on Netflix. But MVP model Sydney stole the show with her performance as a ring card girl. MVP have also announced the signings of world champion boxers Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron to their roster. They join the likes of Amanda Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner and Ellie Scotney to make up boxing’s most impressive stable of female fighters. Marissa already has nearly 400,000 Instagram followersShe regularly shows off her glamorous lifeAlready she is a big hit on social media More

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      ‘He’s got the fastest hands’ – Wrexham star James McClean tipped to beat up Jake Paul in boxing fight

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      FOOTBALL hardman James McClean has been backed by former manager Tony Pulis to beat Jake Paul in a boxing match.McClean – coached by Pulis at West Brom – has a reputation for his toughness on the field and trains in boxing as a hobby. James McClean has been backed to beat Jake Paul in a boxing matchCredit: RexTony Pulis coached McClean at West BromCredit: Times Newspapers LtdAnd ex-gaffer Pulis revealed Pulis was the most feared player he worked under and reckons he has the beating of Paul. He told OLBG: “Nobody, nobody would want to fight James McClean in the boxing ring. I’ve seen him at West Brom. “He has got the fastest hands of any professional footballer I’ve seen. He was on the bag and on the gloves. James, without question. “Like I say, I’ve got a lot of time for James. He mishandles himself at times in respect of what he says and what he does. READ MORE IN boxing “But he’s a great, great, great kid. I’ve got a lot of time for him. I’ve seen him with the gloves on.”You wouldn’t want to go in a ring against him. Against Jake Paul? McClean all day long.”McClean, now 36, made 111 Stoke appearances after joining from West Brom following prior stints at Wigan and Sunderland. He returned to Wigan in 2021 but moved to Wrexham two years later – recently celebrating promotion to the Championship. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSLast season, the left winger scored four goals to help Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney take Wrexham from non-league to England’s second tier. McClean – who has 103 Ireland caps with 11 goals – regularly shows off his boxing training under former pro fighter Derry Matthews. Jake Paul has ‘money fight’ green lit by boxing world champYouTuber-turned-boxer Paul meanwhile is 11-1 in the ring. His only defeat came on points to Tommy Fury, 25, in 2023 and he most recently beat Mike Tyson, 58, in November. Paul, 28, now returns on June 28 in a cruiserweight bout against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California. The American knocked out former NBA star Nate Robinson in 2020 and has been called out by the likes of darts player Gerwyn Price, 40, before. Jake Paul is 11-1 in the ringCredit: Getty More

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      Tyson Fury’s dad rips into son’s corner and claims he saved Gypsy King getting KO’d by Oleksandr Usyk

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      JOHN FURY has blasted his son Tyson’s coaching team and claimed he saved him from getting knocked out by Oleksandr Usyk. Fury, 36, lost his undefeated record and WBC belt in a points loss to Usyk, 38, last May and narrowly escaped being stopped in round nine. John Fury claimed he saved son Tyson from getting knocked out by Oleksandr UsykCredit: SplashFury with trainer SugarHill StewardCredit: GettyBut father John – who came under fire for his corner work in the aftermath of the fight – said he is the sole reason his son was not KO’d.John told SecondsOut: “Well, if it wasn’t for me in his corner he’d be knocked out. Simple as that.”He was listening to the wrong instructions and got caught going to the left of a southpaw. I’m a southpaw, you don’t go to the left on me because I’ll catch you.”He was listening to ill-adviCe, too many people in the corner and I’m his father, if it wasn’t for me, he not only stayed in the fight he won the 11th, he shared the tenth because his legs were gone in the tenth.READ MORE IN BOXING”He was a miracle man to get out the ninth round but it was me who kept him in there. If it had been left to them, he’d have been knocked out.”Fury has been coached by Sugarhill Steward – nephew to legendary trainer Emanuel – since 2020 while also having ex-world champion Andy Lee as assistant. But dad and former boxer John fumed: “He was listening to people that haven’t got any fighting experience.”And at the end of the day, if he was that good of a trainer, Sugarhill, his uncle Emanuel would have left him the top job, wouldn’t he?Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”He would’ve left him the full business, Jonathan Banks ended up with it. Why didn’t Tommy Hearns have Sugarhill? Why didn’t Lennox Lewis have him?”Why didn’t all the other Kronk fighters have him? There’s a reason for it. Why do all these British fighters have him and sack him? Because he’s incapable and I’m the first to say it.Tommy Fury calls out ‘b****’ Jake Paul after making boxing comeback after 18 months”I don’t mind the man as a man, I’m talking on boxing terms only. The man is a very nice man, he’s never done me no harm in any way shape or form.”But, we’re talking boxing politics here and they just don’t work Tyson hard enough, he’s too soft with him and Tyson’s telling him what to do half the time.”And like I say, they’re not going to tell him he’s wrong because they need the money.”Sugarhill has also coached the likes of Ben Whittaker and Lawrence Okolie in the past – later splitting with both. He was mentored by his late uncle Emanuel, who shot to fame as the trainer to the likes of Lewis and Wladimir Klitshcko. But after Emanuel’s death in 2012, his former fighter Banks inherited his stable including Klitshcko. Sugarhill has also worked with former world champions in Anthony Dirrell and Adonis Stevenson. And Fury credited the American for turning him into a power-puncher, with two stoppages over Deontay Wilder. Read More on The SunThe Gypsy King was beaten again by Usyk on points in their December rematch – without dad John in the corner – and retired a month later. But, with rumours of a future fight against Anthony Joshua, 35, Fury recently reunited with Sugarhill in his Morecambe gym to tease a comeback. Sugarhill with his uncle EmanuelCredit: @kronksugarhillOleksandr Usyk twice beat Fury on pointsCredit: PA More

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      Boxing world champion set to have controversial win OVERTURNED after rare use of video replay

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      WORLD champion Emanuel Navarrete is set to have his win over Charly Suarez changed to a no-contest after a rare use of video replay. Mexican Navarrete was defending his WBO super-featherweight title in San Diego when he was cut above his left eyebrow in round six. Emanuel Navarrete is set to have his win over Charly Suarez changed to a no-contestCredit: Mikey Williams/Top RankBy the eighth, ringside physician Dr. Robert Ruelaz ruled the fight needed to be stopped with Navarrete’s vision impaired. Per the rules of boxing, if a cut is caused by a punch and the bout is stopped it results in a TKO. But, if deemed to have been caused by a headbutt then the fight goes to the judges scorecards at the time of the stoppage. In this case, Navarrete led on the cards and was awarded a technical decision – retaining his 130lb title. READ MORE IN BOXINGVideo replay was used on the night and official Jack Reiss said there was no conclusive evidence to deem that a punch caused the cut. Footage revealed a swiping left hook landing on Navarrete before the two came together shortly afterwards – making it unclear where the cut was caused. But, in a subsequent review days after the bout, the California State Athletic Commission now look set to overturn the result, BoxingScene report. It marks a rare occasion when a fight is overturned using replays in the days following the bout. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSHad the punch been deemed to have caused the cut on the night of the fight it would have crowned Suarez as the new champ. But, if Navarrete’s win is indeed overturned to a no-contest then he will still retain the title with a rematch expected to be called. He said after the fight: “I felt it was a headbutt. I saw the review. It seems like a punch, but it exploded two layers of skin. “I didn’t want it to end. I was fine to keep going. I felt like the best rounds were still to come. But the doctor stopped the fight. “He would be a great opponent. He is a great opponent. So a rematch would be good.”Suarez added: “I thought I had a chance to win the fight. I had five more rounds to try to win.”Suarez and Navarrete could now rematchCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank More

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      Chris Eubank Jr reveals sour moment between him and Conor Benn moments after appearing to bury hatchet in ring

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR has revealed the reason he refused to shake Conor Benn’s hand after their thrilling fight. The born rivals renewed their family feud at the end of April for a middleweight grudge match years in the making. Chris Eubank Jr revealed the reason he refused to shake Conor Benn’s handCredit: ReutersAnd Eubank walked away with bragging rights after a 12-round slugfest for the ages at Tottenham’s stadium. But unlike after most epic bouts, the two bitter advisories did not embrace following battle. And Eubank, 35, revealed he has still not forgiven Benn, 28, for failing a drug tests in 2022 to initially KO their original fight date. He said on Diary Of A CEO: “The fight finished, I did not shake his hand, I didn’t congratulate him, I didn’t speak to him, I didn’t hug him. READ MORE IN boxing “Which is what most fighters, pretty much all fighters do after they fight. And especially after a fight like that, you would expect that. “I couldn’t do it. I didn’t have it in me because in my mind, this kid is still a drugs cheat.”He still tried to cheat in our first fight. Failed two drug tests – never owned up to it.”Denied it, denied it, denied it. No apologies, no admittance, no manning up. Most read in BoxingEubank Jr vs Benn: SunSport’s verdictTHIRTY-FIVE YEARS of the Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr rivalry was settled with 36 minutes of violence.Yet with all the tremendous heart shown by both boxers, there wasn’t much technique, skill or finesse on display here.After tons of trash talking, egg throwing and mind games that have been played out to the world over the last three years, SunSport’s Wally Downes Jr gives his verdict on what should be the final chapter in one of British boxing’s biggest beefs.Read here to find out why the 12-round slugfest should not be repeated – and why the rivalry should now be put to bed.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”I can’t forgive that, I can’t respect that, I can’t shake that hand until there is some accountability. He’s not going to give it.” Benn tested positive for clomifene – a banned substance known to boost testosterone – but protested his innocence. I was Willing to Die in the Ring Chris Eubank Jr on his Brutal Battle with Benn | Split DecisionHe was provisionally suspended by UK Anti-Doping but took his career to America for two wins as the case dragged on. Eventually, UKAD dropped the case against Benn to allow him to fight on home soil against Eubank. The fight was set at the 160lb middleweight limit and Eubank missed the weight by an agonising 0.05lb – costing him a £375,000 fine. And he then had to weigh under 170lb per the rehydration clause in their contract on the morning of the bout. Even so, Eubank took a unanimous points win but spent two days in hospital due to severe dehydration. A rematch with Benn is already agreed as part of their initial contract – with Eubank preparing for a sequel. Read More on The SunHe said: “It’s very likely that the fight will happen again at some point this year. “I want what the fans want. If the fans want to see it next, who am I to say no?” Eubank Jr spent two days in hospital after his victoryCredit: Getty More

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      Liverpool 2 Arsenal 2: Gunners come back from two down to salvage crucial point at Anfield after horror week

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      ARSENAL fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with already-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield.Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz scored twice in 87 seconds before Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino struck in the second half.Cody Gakpo opened the scoring inside 20 minutesCredit: AFPLuis Diaz doubled Liverpool’s lead 87 seconds laterCredit: EPAGabriel Martinelli notched one back quickly after half-timeCredit: GettyMikel Merino levelled the scores to give Arsenal hope of a dream win at AnfieldCredit: AlamyMerino was given a second yellow card for lunging into Dominik SzoboszlaiCredit: PAThe Gunners have now been dragged into a race for second as the draw put them two points above Newcastle, who beat Chelsea 2-0 earlier on Super Sunday.There was a celebratory atmosphere as Liverpool – who wrapped up the title two weeks ago – were given a guard of honour by their closest table chasers.The champions scored the first in the 20th minute when Arsenal’s defence switched off following a quick throw-in and Andy Robertson’s cross was headed in by Gakpo.Arne Slot’s side doubled their lead a minute within seconds when Dominik Szoboszlai chased on to a forward pass and squared the ball for Diaz to slide into an empty net.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSArsenal looked as though they were heading for a heavy defeat but rallied after the break.Martinelli headed in a cross from Leandro Trossard to give them a lifeline in the 47th minute, before Merino followed into the area to equalise after Alisson tipped a shot from Martin Odegaard on to the crossbar.Merino was then sent off for a second bookable offence when he lunged in to swipe Szoboszlai after losing possession.It was Trent Alexander-Arnold’s first appearance for Liverpool since he announced he would be leaving at the end of the season and he was loudly booed by supporters when he came on as a substitute.Most read in BoxingJoin SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from The EmiratesBut he almost turned those boos to cheers when his free-kick, following the red card for Merino, curled just wide of the post.Odegaard almost grabbed a winner in added time, before Robertson had a goal disallowed for a foul by Ibrahima Konate on Myles Lewis-Skelly in the 97th minute.Alexander-Arnold was the ultimate professional as he clapped the fans at full-time, while being hugged by his team-mates. More