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      Anthony Joshua called out by Andy Ruiz Jr for trilogy fight but ex-champ says Eddie Hearn is too ‘traumatised’

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      ANDY RUIZ JR has called out Anthony Joshua to a trilogy fight – but he fears Eddie Hearn will be too “traumatised” to allow it. Ruiz shocked the world in June 2019 by flooring AJ four times on the way to winning the unified heavyweight titles in round seven.
      Andy Ruiz Jr beat Anthony Joshua in June 2019Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Joshua won the rematch in Saudi ArabiaCredit: The Sun
      But for the rematch six months later in Saudi Arabia, he was comprehensively outboxed over 12 rounds.
      The trilogy decider between the two has since failed to materialise and Ruiz has put it down to promoter Hearn.
      He told ESNEWS: “I don’t think they want to fight. I think Eddie Hearn is already traumatised.
      “He doesn’t want to match him against anyone good unless he’s trying to get his money and leave.”
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      Ruiz, 34, confirmed he is willing to fight Joshua, also 34. on away soil and vowed to redeem himself having weighed 20 STONE for his rematch loss.
      He said: “Of course, I’ll go over there.
      “Remember, when I fought him in the ring, I was overweight. I forgot everything that I was doing with the rematch.”
      Ruiz had been negotiating a blockbuster with ex-WBC champion Deontay Wilder, 37, but he was accused of pricing himself out.
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      Although he hit back: “I’ve been stuck on the shelf, hiding myself. A lot of people don’t know the situation I’ve been in and my problems.
      “That’s one of the reasons I wanted to come over here to show my faith, and I’m ready to get back in action.
      “By next year, I want to fight three or four times. I want to get a fight in. We’re still waiting for Wilder.
      “I’m telling everybody that I never asked for $25million. That’s bulls**t. Tell him to show me the proof of where I told him that I wanted $25million.”
      Andy Ruiz Jr and Deontay Wilder failed in talks to fightCredit: Ryan Hafey More

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      Ebanie Bridges predicts ‘battle of the boobs’ against Avril Mathie as rivals threaten to POP each others’ ‘t***ies’

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      EBANIE BRIDGES has predicted a “battle of the boobs” against fellow Aussie Avril Mathie.The 37-year-old is set to put her IBF female bantamweight title on the line against her rival on December 19 in San Francisco.
      Ebanie Bridges has predicted a ‘battle of the boobs’Credit: Reuters
      Avril Mathie also has an OnlyFans profileCredit: Instagram / @avrilmathie
      Bridges and Mathie are both known for putting on a show at their weigh-ins, as well as their skills in the ring.
      Quizzed on social media if the weigh-in with Mathie would be “lit”, Bridges responded: “Lit is an understatement #BattleOfTheBoobs!”
      Both stars produce content for OnlyFans on the side, but world championship glory will be the main focus in December.
      Asked by one fan if they can avoid each other’s faces, however, Bridges joked: “Hahaha not sure I wanna pop a t***ie.”
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      Mathie, 36, then chimed in: “Would only be fair play after I’ve already exploded your right t*t.”
      Bridges cheekily responded “You gotta land on it to do that babes,” before Mathie hit back: “You say that like they’re gonna be hard to miss.”

      While fighting talk may take over in the coming months, Bridges is actually full of admiration for Mathie.
      Chatting to talkSPORT, the Blonde Bomber admitted: “I love Avril, I think she’s great, honestly!
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      “She works really hard and I respect her for what she does, her hustle, her lifestyle and what she’s done.
      “I think it will be a great fight and it will definitely be crowd pleasing. I think our weigh-ins will break the internet.”
      Bridges was less complimentary when asked how she thinks the fight will go, adding: “I don’t really see it going past the first four or five rounds, obviously with me winning.
      “She’s a tough Aussie, but so was Shannon O’Connell and I’m just getting better and better.
      “So, it will be exciting if we have that fight and I would like to fight her and as she said we were in talks for a fight.
      “I would like to give her that opportunity because I think she’s great and I think she deserves it.”
      Bridges, 37, is IBF female bantamweight championCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      Mathie is looking to claim Bridges’ titleCredit: Instagram / @avrilmathie
      Bridges also has a huge social media followingCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      Mathie has proven to be a tough prospect in the ringCredit: Getty
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      Tommy Fury’s dad John tells KSI to pay up HUGE bet after YouTuber’s controversial points loss to Love Islander

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      JOHN FURY has demanded KSI “be a man and pay his debts” after his son Tommy defeated the YouTuber on Saturday.John, 59, claims that KSI, 30, had agreed to a £200,000 bet on the outcome of the fight on Saturday.
      John Fury has demanded that KSI pays a bet agreed on a live streamCredit: twitter @MichaelBensonn
      KSI won the bout with a narrow points victoryCredit: Getty
      Tommy came out the winner on the night after scoring a narrow points victory, with a fuming KSI taking to Instagram after the bout to say he had been “robbed” of victory.
      In a video posted to John’s X account, the father of Tommy and Tyson said: “This is a quick video for KSI. You owe me £200,000. We had a bet. I want paying.
      “Now don’t be like the other fella Jake Paul. Be a man and pay your bets. We had a bet live on a podcast, we’ve got all the evidence there, we’ll put it all together.
      “You owe me, John Fury, £200,000. I want paying. Thank you very much.”
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      The “podcast” John was referring to was a Twitch stream hosted by controversial streamer Adin Ross.
      John appeared in the stream alongside his son Tommy as they verbally went toe to toe with KSI.
      Fury said: “I will bet you $200,000 that he beats the s**t out of you. It’s only 200,000 because I’m not as rich as you guys. I’m only a working man.”
      KSI responded: “You know what? Deal. I’ll take your deal.”
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      KSI then said he would give John’s bet to charity if he won.
      As of yet, KSI has not responded to John’s demands to be paid for the bet.
      John played an extremely active role in the promotion for the fight and was frequently in altercations with the YouTuber, turned musician, turned boxer.
      He was seen trying to smash down a glass cage that separated Tommy from KSI as he attempted to scrap with Tommy’s opponent as the two faced-off.
      John also threw a bottle at KSI earlier in the promotion for the fight which prompted KSI to spit at John.
      While the fight between Tommy and KSI may be over, it seems that a feud between John and KSI is just opening up. More

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      Eddie Hearn tears into ‘terrible’ Tommy Fury as Love Island star licks wounds following snoozefest with KSI

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      EDDIE HEARN has branded Tommy Fury a “terrible fighter” following his snoozefest with KSI.Former Love Islander Fury locked horns with the YouTuber-turned-influencer-boxer in a Misfits Manchester melee last Saturday.
      Tommy Fury locked horns with KSI on Saturday nightCredit: GETTY
      The former Love Island star laboured to a points victory over the YouTuberCredit: GETTY
      Eddie Hearn reckons Fury is a “TERRIBLE” boxerCredit: STICK TO FOOTBALL PODCAST
      Professional boxer Fury – the brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson – put himself under immense pressure to stop KSI in the weeks leading up to the bout.
      But the 24-year-old failed to deliver in what proved to be a clinch-athon of a fight, which will have done incredibly little to change Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn’s opinion of his skills.
      During an appearance on the Stick to Football podcast, Hearn said of Fury: “Yes, he’s a professional boxer, but he’s terrible.
      “He’s absolutely swam the channel.
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      “He’s gone from making, I don’t know, £50,000 a fight to making £4/£5m to fight a YouTuber.”
      Hearn’s broadcast partners DAZN have embraced the controversial influencer boxing world, much to the annoyance of boxing purists.
      But he insists it won’t overtake traditional boxing – despite its immense popularity among Gen Zers.
      He said: “I think it’s a threat – anything that is going to deliver numbers.
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      “You have to remember that the people that make boxing grow as a sport are the broadcasters.
      “As long as there is investment from the broadcasters, the sport will continue to flourish.
      “Then there is something else that brings numbers, and any broadcasters that look at it, they don’t really care much or as passionately about the sport as us – they just care about the numbers.
      “I don’t think it’s dangerous because I don’t think they are dangerous enough.”
      Fury was far from impressed with his performance but said in his post-fight interview: “I fought my absolute heart out and that’s all you can do.
      “I said from day one there will never be another Tyson Fury I’m just trying to be the best Tommy Fury that I can be.”
      A frustrated KSI – real name Olijade Olatunji – fumed at the result and took aim at Fury in his interview.
      He said: “Robbery, it’s a robbery. You weren’t landing, look at your face. Look at you.
      “I’m the YouTuber and you’re the boxer, you have to win.”
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      Mike Tyson reveals his role in ex-UFC champ Francis Ngannou’s camp for Tyson Fury fight as he insists: I’m not a trainer

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      MIKE TYSON revealed his role in Francis Ngannou’s camp for the Tyson Fury fight as he insisted: I’m not a trainer. The ex-UFC champion crosses over to the ring next Saturday in Saudi Arabia to take on undefeated Fury.
      Mike Tyson is coaching Francis NgannouCredit: AFP
      And Ngannou, 37, called on the help of heavyweight icon Tyson for what will mark his boxing debut.
      But Tyson has been quick to reaffirm that he is coaching the Cameroonian powerhouse but is not his lead trainer.
      He told GQ: “I’m not a trainer. I’m a coach. A trainer can be bought by anybody. ‘Train this guy. Hey, train this guy,’.
      “I’m a coach. I’m loyal to my guy. When he gets beat up, I feel the punches.
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      “When he’s hitting, knocking out a motherf***r, I feel the victory applause.”
      Fury was named after boxing’s youngest ever heavyweight champ.
      So he was left fuming with the news his idol will be in the opposite corner against him.
      Fury, 35, told Sky Sports: “I think that it’s sad, actually.
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      “The man that I am named after, a legend, has to go against me and then come out as a loser, having lost to a man who was named after him.
      “I think that it’s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it’s strictly business.”
      But in response, Tyson said to TNT Sports: “This is business, and he understands.”
      Fury and Ngannou ahead of their crossover clashCredit: Getty More

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      Awkward moment Roy Keane is forced to explain himself to Eddie Hearn after blasting heavyweight boxing as ‘irritating’

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      ROY KEANE had to awkwardly explain himself to Eddie Hearn after blasting heavyweight boxing as “irritating”. Keane was uninterested in picking a favourite between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury when asked by Gary Neville.
      Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn on The Overlap
      Roy Keane had to explain blasting heavyweight boxing as ‘irritating’
      He said: “I don’t like any of them. The heavyweight stuff it’s irritating me. So much talk.
      “None of them, they both irritate me. I’m not picking anyone.”
      Keane ended up coming face to face with Joshua’s promoter Hearn on an episode of The Overlap.
      The Manchester United legend stood his ground and said: “That’s right.”
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      And even Hearn admitted: “I think he’s right. That is the danger of the public going, ‘I’ve had enough. How difficult can it be?'”
      Hearn is adamant the great British rivals will share the ring before they leave the sport.
      And with the emergence of Saudi Arabia offering huge sums to prise stars over to the Middle East, Hearn predicts a handsome earner for both.
      But it would be dependant on Fury beating Oleksandr Usyk and Joshua doing the same against Deontay Wilder.
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      Hearn said: “They’d make £100million each.
      “If Fury beats Usyk and AJ beats Wilder, they’d make over £100million each.”
      Hearn has been negotiating a deal for Joshua, 34, to fight Wilder, 37, but it collapsed when Saudi backers pulled out.
      It means AJ could instead return in an interim bout before talks with the American can be revisited for the first third of 2024.
      Meanwhile Fury, 35, faces ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37, next weekend in a crossover clash in Riyadh.
      But he has already signed for a historic first ever four-belt unification bout against Usyk, 36, after.
      It leaves a Battle of Britain between Joshua and Fury shelved but Hearn still holds out hope one day getting a deal done.
      He said: “It has to be a fight. Even if AJ loses to Wilder, even if Fury loses to Usyk, we have to see that fight.
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      “Listen, in an ideal world – and I’m obviously biased – I think AJ beats Wilder. I do, 100 per cent.
      “Listen, I believe he beats Fury, I think he has the style to do it. We’ll see.”
      Hearn with his star boxer Anthony JoshuaCredit: Alamy
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      Watch bizarre moment boxing legend Mike Tyson gets on hands and knees before rubbing heads with a giant dog

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      A BIZARRE clip has gone viral of boxing legend Mike Tyson getting on his hands and knees before rubbing heads with a giant dog.The ex-heavyweight champion is currently training MMA man-mountain Francis Ngannou ahead of his controversial crossover clash with Tyson Fury on October 28.
      A bizarre clip of Mike Tyson and a huge dog has left fans stunnedCredit: X/2Cool2Blog
      Iron Mike started pushing his head against the beast on his hands and kneesCredit: X/2Cool2Blog
      However, it appears that one of their sessions was interrupted by another beast – and the icon known as the Baddest Man on the Planet was in his element.
      It showed a group walking into the gym with a massive, that looks similar to a mastiff, on a lead, but instead of looking fearful, Tyson went straight on to embrace it.
      After stroking it, Iron Mike then got down on his hands and knees before rubbing his head against the dog’s and then underneath it’s chin.
      One fan reacted to the footage on social media by commenting: “Mikes a brave man… thats probably the worst thing u can do putting your face into a strange dog’s face. Good thing they a good boy!”
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      Another said: “Mike started challenging him and wanted to grapple lmaooo.”
      “That dog was lucky Tyson didn’t punch him,” joked another.
      Tyson is a renowned animal lover and previously kept three tigers as pets.
      However, he has revealed that mountain lions are his favourite animals.
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      The American icon also revealed that he used to let his tigers sleep in his bed next to him – but that their farts were unbearable.
      But he also admitted that he had suffered injuries from a big cat – and a dog.
      He said: “I was giving one a tetanus shot and they bit me.
      “It was scared, he was scared. Six, seven stitches and it was over.
      “Then my dog bit me.”
      Meanwhile, he is trying to get Ngannou, 37, in shape to do in ten rounds what 31 of the Gypsy King’s career opponents have failed to do and put him out for the count.
      But Tyson insists: “He has what it takes to knock out anything and anybody.
      “[The biggest upset] in the history of the sport, definitely. There’s no doubt about that.”
      Mike Tyson owned three pet tigers during his boxing heydayCredit: Getty More

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      Eddie Hearn reveals eye-watering fight purses for Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury but it depends on major condition

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury could be just one win away from sharing an eye-watering payday. Promoter Eddie Hearn is adamant the great British rivals will share the ring before they leave the sport.
      Anthony Joshua with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Reuters
      Tyson Fury faces Francis Ngannou nextCredit: Reuters
      And with the emergence of Saudi Arabia offering huge sums to prise stars over to the Middle East, Hearn predicts a handsome earner for both.
      But it would be dependent on Fury beating Oleksandr Usyk and Joshua doing the same against Deontay Wilder.
      He said on The Overlap: “They’d make £100million each.
      “If Fury beats Usyk and AJ beats Wilder, they’d make over £100million each.”
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      Hearn has been negotiating a deal for Joshua, 34, to fight Wilder, 37, but it collapsed when Saudi backers pulled out.
      It means AJ could instead return in an interim bout before talks with the American can be revisited for the first third of 2024.
      Meanwhile Fury, 35, faces ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37, next weekend in a crossover clash in Riyadh.
      But he has already signed for an historic first ever four-belt unification bout against Usyk, 36, after.
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      It leaves a Battle of Britain between Joshua and Fury shelved but Hearn still holds out hope of one day getting a deal done.
      He said: “It has to be a fight. Even if AJ loses to Wilder, even if Fury loses to Usyk, we have to see that fight.
      “Listen, in an ideal world – and I’m obviously biased – I think AJ beats Wilder. I do, 100 per cent.
      “Listen, I believe he beats Fury, I think he has the style to do it. We’ll see.” More