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      Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke 2: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream for huge heavyweight title rematch

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      FABIO WARDLEY and Frazer Clarke do it all again THIS WEEKEND with their highly-anticipated rematch set to unfold in Riyadh.The two Brits put on one hell of a show at the O2 Arena in their first bout back in March, with the fight-of-the-year contender ending in a split draw.Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke will meet again next weekCredit: GETTYClarke was knocked down in the fifth round before spectacularly recovering to open up a huge gash on the nose of Wardley.The rematch between the two undefeated Brits promises to be a thriller once again as the bout shines on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol.When is Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke 2?What TV channel is Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke 2 on and can it be live streamed?In the UK, all of TNT Sports, DAZN and Sky Sports have rights to show the event on pay per view.TNT Sports and DAZN have both priced the event at £19.99, while you can purchase the fight on Sky Sports for the slightly cheaper price of £19.95.You can live stream the huge bill on either the DAZN app, discovery+ or Sky Sports Box Office app, depending on which PPV you purchase.Alternatively, you can follow all the action via SunSport’s LIVE BLOG.READ MORE IN BOXINGWho is on the card?Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol (for IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA light heavyweight titles)Chris Eubank Jr vs Kamil SzeremetaFabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke (for British heavyweight title)Jai Opetaia vs Jack Massey (for IBF cruiserweight title)Ben Whittaker vs Liam CameronSkye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman (for WBC women’s featherweight title)Mohammaed Alakel vs Jesus GonzalezWhat’s been said?Wardley said: “The landscape, it’s definitely in a massive changing of the guard right now, with [Tyson] Fury losing, with [Anthony Joshua] losing, [Deontay] Wilder, [Joe] Joyce losing, [Derek] Chisora obviously winning but we know that he’s only got a couple left, so you don’t really throw him in that mix.”A lot of the people that were at the top, or you would have said were next up, have picked up losses on the way.”One-thousand per cent I’m in the mix. I’m one fight away from being in that top echelon.Most read in Boxing”Clean out Frazer and then I’m in that mix, I’m the next one in question.Clarke said: “[I will end the fight] within six [rounds], I think.”I have just analysed the fight, I hurt him countless, countless times. It was just my follow up that was wrong, that was all. No big deal.”I put a lot of work in and damaged him in a lot of different areas and then I saw it [the opening], chased him the wrong way and just kind of let him off of the hook.”When I knocked him down in the fifth round, if that is the first minute of the round and not the third – I will get him out of there.”There is no time in my career where you have seen someone hurt and I have knocked them down and I have not got rid of them. You have never seen that from me.”Every opponent that I have ever faced has hit the canvas, so that speaks for itself in terms of being able to get people out of there.”It’s perfectly within my realm, it is perfectly within my capabilities. I just need to be a bit more tidier in a couple of places and I have got it covered.” More

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      Tyson Fury hints at dramatic change of tactics for huge Oleksandr Usyk rematch

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      TYSON FURY hinted he could make a huge tactical change heading into his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.Usyk became the first four-belt undisputed champion in heavyweight history after taking Fury’s WBC title and unbeaten record in May.Tyson Fury hinted he could make a tactical change heading into his Oleksandr Usyk rematchFury hinted at bulking back up in weightThe Gypsy King scaled 18st 7lb for the fight of his life, while Usyk was smaller at 16 stone. But Fury appears to believe the 19st 11lb he weighed before knocking out Deontay Wilder in their 2021 trilogy bout was his optimum weight. He posted a picture of himself before fighting Usyk with the caption: “Was in the shape of my life. But this is not the GK.”Fury followed up with a snap from his Wilder trilogy and added: “This is him. 19:11lbs bruiser.” READ MORE IN BOXINGThe former WBC champion weighed 18st 4lb in 2018 when he controversially drew against Wilder, 38, after twice being floored. But he bulked up to 19st 7lb for the rematch two years later, which he dominated in seven rounds. And Fury went one further to 19st 11lb – a career-heaviest – when he stopped Wilder in 11 thrilling rounds. Despite teasing the weight gain, Fury, 36, maintained he will not change his coaching team ahead of his rematch with Usyk, 37, on December 21.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSHis crowded corner, led by Sugarhill Steward but also involving assistant Andy Lee and Fury’s dad John, came under fire.John was especially singled out by pundits for shouting over head trainer Sugarhill during the valuable 60 seconds in the corner.Tyson Fury hits back at Oleksandr Usyk’s team after being compared to Vladimir Putin as feud hots up ahead of rematchBut Fury has vowed to stick with his team when probed during the console release of boxing video game Undisputed.He said: “I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic.”People can say ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.'”I’m not interested in all that. For me, it is the same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do. I thought I won the fight last time.”I give him – me boxing all my life and watching boxing my whole career – I give him rounds eight, nine and ten, and round nine was a 10-8.”So that’s what I give him out of the fight, but obviously the judges saw it a bit different, couple of them did.”One of them had me winning. That’s what it was. It was as close as it can be. I didn’t get the nod on the night, I’ll make it back next time.”Usyk and Fury rematch on December 21Credit: GETTY More

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      Chris Eubank Jr: I was gang enforcer and had fights in car parks before going home to a £1million mansion each night

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR says he was once a gang enforcer on the streets by day before returning home at night to a £1million mansion.Eubank Jr is the eldest son of British boxing great Chris Sr – a superstar of the 1990s who fought for huge sums.Chris Eubank Jr says he was a ‘gang enforcer’ in Brighton with this grainy footage showing him brawling in a car parkThis was an infamous underground street fightThe Eubank family grew up in a Sussex mansionCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdEubank Jr grew up the son of a legendCredit: PA:Press AssociationThe son-of-a-legend was privately educated and grew up with his two brothers and sister in a mansion in Brighton. But Eubank Jr was living a far different life away from home – getting into fights and trouble on the streets. And his double life was exposed when one now-infamous underground carpark brawl found its way online. In the grainy footage, Eubank Jr beats up a rival gang member, even STOMPING on him.READ MORE IN BOXINGFortunately for the current middleweight contender, he found an escape through the same sport which made his dad a household name. Eubank Jr told rapper Castillo for The Main Event: “I don’t know how it happened, but I was a street kid. “I was a road man that was going home to a £1million mansion every night. It doesn’t make sense.”It doesn’t make sense but that video in the car park, I was doing that every other week I was in a scrap like that. I was an enforcer in a gang in Brighton.Most read in Boxing”At 15, 16-years-old everybody’s doing stupid s***. It’s just what you had to deal with or what you are as a kid. You don’t know better.”That’s one of the reasons why I ended up moving to Las Vegas to get away from that scene, to get away from that lifestyle.”‘I was like an enforcer’ – Chris Eubank Jr opens up about infamous street fight video before he ‘found boxing’ Eubank Jr moved to Vegas to learn the ropes as a boxer having found his calling as a fighter on the streets of Sussex.He said: “I loved the competition. I love the challenge.”I have a guy in front of me and he’s trying to take me out and I’ve been trying to take him out. “And who’s going to get to it first? Who’s going to land that first punch?”That was always just sexy to me. And it just turned me on. I don’t know why.”Eubank Jr had an amateur stint in America before returning to Brighton to turn professional. He has since gone onto challenge for world titles and made millions of his own through pay-per-view bouts. I was a road man that was going home to a £1million mansion every night. It doesn’t make sense.But Eubank Jr admitted to being tight with his money growing up – having seen his famous fighting father go bankrupt in 2005. He said: “As sad as it is to say, boxers are not good with money. “We are notoriously poor at keeping hold of what we make in these fights. My father was no different, he made millions. “Millions and millions and this was in the 80s and 90s when millions was more than it is now. He still went bankrupt, he still lost everything, right? “So I’m seeing that as a kid and I’m seeing me having to go from a multi-million mansion to living in a flat above a nursery as a young teen.”I had to make that switch and I’m thinking to myself, ‘How has this happened?’ “So okay, yeah you can make money but it’s not just about making money it’s about keeping it. How do you keep it?”‘Sky’s the limit’Eubank Jr is eyeing huge fights against the likes of Billy Joe Saunders, Canelo Alvarez and Conor Benn, whose dad Nigel shared a rivarly with Chris Sr. But first, Eubank Jr returns on Saturday in Saudi Arabia against Kamil Szeremeta and promises that big things are to come. He said: “I’m excited to finally get in there and become part of that movement, because it’s a new movement.”And fighting over there in Saudi it’s an amazing opportunity to go out there and build that relationship and then I’ll be able to go forward and potentially have these big fights maybe out there.”Or maybe that they would put them on over here or out in the States because they’re putting on fights or shows in other countries too.”So this is a very important introductory to that outfit. And I’m fighting a solid guy, man. “He’s got a great record… he’s been in there with [Gennady] Golovkin and [Jaime] Munguia.READ MORE SUN STORIES”He’s a solid dude and this is the type of guy that is a great fight for me to have coming off a year layoff. “Get me back into the swing of things and after that, sky’s the limit.”Eubank Jr and Kamil Szeremeta ahead of their fightCredit: Getty More

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      Meet Power Slap star Sheena Bathory, who broke a breast implant in training and wants to fight at a Misfits Boxing event

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      THERE are few more brutal sports in the world right now than Power Slap.Leading the charge is glam Hungarian beauty, Franciska Szabo – better known as Sheena Bathory.Franciska Szabo – better known as Sheena Bathory – is taking the world of Power Slap by stormCredit: _francesca_szabo/instagramBathory’s reactions to getting struck in Power Slap have caused a stir onlineBathory also suffered a terrible injury when her breast implant brokeCredit: Instagram @_francesca_szaboShe went viral when a clip of her taking a vicious slap from fellow MMA rival Christine Wolmarans made her barely flinch, and responded by blowing a kiss at her opponent.Incredibly, it was watched over 136 million views – making her more popular than Taylor Swift online.It hasn’t been all plain sailing, especially since Bathory broke her breast implant in training back in September.However, she has set her sights on the Misfits Boxing world – having started boxing training – and wants to take on current champ Julia Poca.Read more Misfits newsSpeaking exclusively to SunSport, Bathory said: “I have always followed Misfits Boxing.”There are obviously so many beautiful women who compete who show their badass side.”I can relate to boxing. It’s something knew in my life, but I was grappler and wrestled, so it would be challenging.”It’s important for me to also keep my feminine side.Most read in Boxing”Being a badass and being sexy, I think Misfits Boxing does that very well and I’d love to be a part of that.”TrainingFormer MMA fighter Bathory also used to wrestle, so she’s battle hardened when it comes to a tough training regime.Power Slap star Sheena Bathory says her key to success in ‘dangerous sport is being able to take a smack & not pass out’But, preparing for a Power Slap contest requires different preparation.She said: “I work out with rubber bands to practice my arm swing and slap, that helped me a lot.”For my jaw line I have a jaw exerciser that I bite down on too.”The neck is very important, but because of my MMA training, which involves wrestling and kickboxing training, I get hit many times and that helps to make me physically stronger.”Hungarian fighter Bathory loves competes wrestlingCredit: GettyBathory is also trained in kickboxing and judo – competing in MMACredit: GettyBurst breast implantLast month, though, Bathory was floored by a horror injury when her breast implant broke during a particularly aggressive training session.She explained: “It happened in a rough training camp in Budapest.”My sparring partner didn’t hold back, and I had a few kicks to my breasts.”When you are on the floor and training, you don’t really realise the pain because it’s constant.”The next day I saw some bruising above one of my breasts, and I felt some inflammation in my body.”I went for blood work, and my results were very high.”A friend, who was an MMA fighter, said to me I had to do an MRI on my breast in case it got damaged.Power Slap is incresingly popular but hugely controversialBy Jack FiggPower Slap is UFC boss Dana White’s newest and potentially most dangerous venture yet. The American MMA promoter helped the UFC go from struggling business bought for just $2m to a global powerhouse now worth over $20BILLION. But White’s passion has now shifted across to his new Power Slap league – where defenceless opponents withstand blows to the brain. Doctors are outraged and have warned it MUST be banned before disaster strikes. Chris Nowinski, a Harvard Ph.D. and former wrestler, claimed participants ‘may never be the same’ after taking the repeated blows to the head. But White has remained unfazed and shared Power Slap’s huge social media numbers with clips soaring into the millions of views. And he remarkably said: “This will be the biggest sport in the world. This will be bigger than the UFC. This will be bigger than the UFC.” White helped catapult MMA into a mainstream sport but only time will tell if lightning will strike twice with Power Slap. Sometimes, actually, my huge breasts were making it difficult for my boxing because I couldn’t keep my arms down!””Incredibly, the right one implant was smashed to pieces. It got into my blood, and it was really painful. It was insane.”They took the implant out, and i’m not getting them back now because I want to focus on the competitions.”Sometimes, actually, my huge breasts were making it difficult for my boxing because I couldn’t keep my arms down!”I am now three pounds lighter, so it will help me with the weight cut.”It was a blessing, even though it sounds so tragic!”Last month, Bathory had to remove her breast implants after one burst in trainingCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czwz9_4vODu/Blonde beauty Bathory revealed the pain was off the chartsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czwz9_4vODu/read more sport featuresTaunting a rivalBathory became a viral superstar when she blew a kiss at rival Christine Wolmarans after being struck by a hard slap.She barely flinched, which drew 136 million views in a clip shared on Instagram. More than anything on a Taylor Swift reel.”My feelings are very mixed when I am competing in Power Slap,” Bathory said.”I used to do wrestling and judo. There’s something about entertaining, which is important to me, but I still want to be there as an athlete.”It came out naturally, why can’t I show my emotions? In judo you can’t, you have to respect the judges and the opponent.”In Power Slap you get more freedom. And by the way, the slap from Christine was really strong! When she slapped me, I felt off for one second before then thinking, ‘Oh, I’m back!'”I blew a kiss to say, ‘It wasn’t bad, but now it’s my turn’.”Bathory’s moment of glory in Power Slap went viral on InstagramCredit: YouTube / Power SlapBig personality Bathory thought her Power Slap was a turn-on for menCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czwz9_4vODu/Bathory continued: “I think people appreciate that women can tolerate really high pain.”I also think it was very attractive for many men, who messaged me they wanted to die by my slap!”Men, maybe, weren’t even aware they wanted to get slapped until seeing this video!”Dana White supportPower Slap has been backed by Dana White, with the UFC chief executive officer founding the sport in 2022.”It’s definitely a privilege to work in the same industry as Dana White,” Bathory revealed.”He motivates me every day to train harder because I would also love to compete in MMA.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Hopefully, I can get his attention by fighting in both because he’s the GOAT of this industry.”I am truly very grateful that I can be in the same circle.”Bathory revealed it was a pleasure to work in Power Slap with Dana WhiteCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czwz9_4vODu/UFC chief Dana White founded Power Slap in 2022 More

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      I married my coach before he tried to KILL me, then fell in love with rival – now Sydney Sweeney will play me in movie

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      CHRISTY MARTIN had a life and career fit for the big screen – and her story from escaping death to marrying an old opponent is heading to Hollywood.The boxing legend was stabbed and shot by her ex-husband and trainer Jim Martin after years of abuse. Christy Martin survived a murder attempt from her ex-husband and trainerCredit: ReutersJim Martin coached and married ChristyJim is now serving 25 years in prisonIt threatened to bring a tragic end to one of the sport’s most inspiring and influential careers. But after overcoming the frightening ordeal, Christy revealed in a Netflix documentary how surviving that day was her greatest victory.She said: “I came to some realisation that I got my 50th win when I got off the floor, November 23, 2010.”Christy’s boxing journey began in 1986 when she was dared by her friends to enter a toughwoman contest. READ MORE IN BOXINGShe knocked out all three of her opponents and pocketed $300 while becoming hooked on the sport. Christy was then put in contact with coach Jim by a promoter – and her life would never be the same. Jim – embarrassed at the thought of even training a women – instructed his boxers to try break Christy’s ribs and punch her out the gym.He soon found out that was not an option. Most read in BoxingJim, speaking from Orange County Jail in Florida, said: “Christy’s got a granite chin. “You hit her with a sledgehammer and she’s still standing there looking at you.”Inside the astonishing real life story of Christy Martin, who Sydney Sweeney will portray in upcoming Hollywood biopicChristy was forced to fight for free to even get a shot by promoters, earning as little as $60 if she ever did get paid. But as her KO streak grew so did her relationship with Jim – before one day something out of the ordinary happened.Christy revealed: “After one of the fights, you know you’re so excited and everyone’s so happy. And I kissed him.”I don’t even know what happened.”Christy had grown up a secret lesbian, hiding it from her family despite being in a relationship with an old school friend Sherry Lusk. She soon went public with her relationship with cornerman Jim – who was 25 years her senior and even older than her dad. The two married in 1991 after buying their rings from Walmart and three years later Christy was signed to legendary but controversial promoter Don King. King was initially going to watch tapes of Martin’s previous fights to help him decide whether to give her a contract – but after his TV stopped working he instead made her shadow box in front of him and saw enough to give her a deal.The two married in 1991Credit: GettyJim trained Christy during her riseCredit: AFPBut King was not the only iconic boxing name to take notice – an incarcerated Mike Tyson was among Martin’s admirers.So much so by the time he came out of jail in 1995 – after serving three years for a rape charge – he wanted her on his undercard.Tyson said: “I believe I was in jail and they were talking about “Coleminer’s daughter”, she’s knocking out people, she’s really exciting.”I’m like, ‘Get the f*** out of here.’ But then I started going to some of her fights. “She throws a lot of hard punches, crowd-pleasing. She gave everybody their money’s worth. So I said, ‘Put Christy Martin on my undercard.'”Martin made history by fighting in the first-ever women’s bout on pay-per-view the night Tyson knocked out Frank Bruno in 1996. She was booed into the ring with fans convinced it was no more than a novelty act – but Martin was cheered out.Martin fought Lisa Holewyne in 2001 and made jibes about her opponent’s sexuality – despite her secret lesbian past.She throws a lot of hard punches, crowd-pleasing. She gave everybody their money’s worth. So I said, ‘Put Christy Martin on my undercard.’Mike Tyson She admitted: “I said a lot of rude comments about homosexuals. But also, Jim did encourage that type of behaviour.”And I would tell him, ‘Jim, you don’t understand, I’m gonna keep saying this stuff and somebody from my past is going to creep up.”As Martin’s career as a star boxer reached its height in the early 2000s – her private life was the opposite. She wanted to bring in a new trainer – but husband Jim would not tolerate the thought – and made it known during a sparring session. Christy said: “He knocked me out. I’d never been knocked out. I’d never been dropped even. “You know when you’re hitting someone in the right spot. You know when you’re hitting someone hard enough to knock them out. “He knew exactly what he was doing. Is it abuse? Yeah, he’s smart. He disguised it. “All I wanted to do was leave him, all I wanted to do was live my life freely.”Christy Martin and Lisa Holewyne fought in 2001 before later getting marriedCredit: AFPChristy begged for Jim to divorce herCredit: GettyIn 2003, Christy stepped up to super-middleweight to challenge Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila despite the ONE STONE weight difference. Laila dominated the bout but Jim refused to pull Christy – perhaps on purpose as punishment.Christy said: “He could’ve stepped up and stopped it. I could always say, ‘Jim stopped it, I didn’t quit.’ “But I quit and that’s hard for me to live with.”In the years following, Christy and Jim became hooked on cocaine, even using it while training for fights. Christy said: “If I was hitting the heavy bag, I’d say, ‘Jim, I’m so tired. Do you have any more?’ He’d say, ‘Keep hitting the bag.'”He would go cut a line, I’d still have my gloves on. I was high all the time. But I couldn’t stop, I didn’t want to stop.”The relationship was disintegrating behind the scenes and Christy pleaded for divorce. She said: “I would tell him, ‘You know I’m a lesbian, so let’s get divorced! I’m begging you to please divorce me.'”I went as far as to write up a contract, I’ll take care of all these expenses, just please leave.’ “He hit me and knocked my tooth through my lip. Blood went everywhere.”Jim denied that Christy asked for a divorce. But he made her fight on in the ring. In 2010, Christy reconnected with her old partner and friend Sherry on Facebook – but she claimed Jim threatened to kill her if she left.Eventually, Christy did walk out and Jim released explicit images of her in retaliation.”This was my revenge,” he admitted. But the compromising pictures pale in comparison to what would come next as on November 23, 2010 an argument broke out between Christy and Jim. ‘Please don’t let me die’Following a physical altercation, Jim stabbed Christy four times and ignored her desperate pleas to help. Christy said: “He stopped everything and just left me laying there… I could hear my lung gurgling. So I know it’s filling up with blood.”He’s walking in and out of the room to see if I had to died yet. I’m begging him, ‘Please don’t let me die. I’m sorry Jim, I made a mistake. Truth is, I love you.'”But then by the time I realised he can’t let me live I was like, ‘Oh, f*** you. I never loved you. You’ve been a piece of s*** the whole time. I’m your personal ATM, you’ve done nothing but use me.'” Jim did eventually walk back towards Christy – only to fire a shot into her torso. Christy remembered: “He stands at my feet with my own pink 9-millimeter. I told him, ‘You don’t have the balls to shoot me.’ And he shot me.'”My mind’s like, ‘No, I don’t wanna die. I have to get out. I have to save me. Some way, I have to save me.'”Jim callously left Christy to die – but she was not done fighting yet. My mind’s like, ‘No, I don’t wanna die. I have to get out. I have to save me. Some way, I have to save me.Christy Martin after being stabbed and shot by her ex-husbanfAs her former trainer took a shower, Christy miraculously escaped the house on to the road where a stranger took her to hospital.Jim fled and slept in a tool shed behind an abandoned home – still clutching on to a blood-soaked knife – until police found him.The murder attempt exposed Christy’s sexuality – but she received widespread support from the boxing world. Amazingly less than a year after the attack – with a bullet still lodged in her back – Christy began training for a comeback bout.And she was seconds away from winning her return fight only for the ringside doctor to pull her out after she broke her hand. Christy had just one more fight – losing in 2012 – before suffering a stroke. By that time, her and Sherry had split up and soon Holewyne – almost a decade from their bitter bout – got back in touch. Jim was also standing trial in 2012 and was later sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison for the attempted murder. Christy during the 2012 trialCredit: GettyJim was later sentenced to 25 years in prisonCredit: GettyFive years on from Jim’s sentencing, Christy married former rival Holewyne in 2017 with the two happily together to this day.She said: “I love her without question and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life. I’m happy in my own skin.”Christy – who was inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame in 2020 – now works as a promoter and motivational speaker. And her incredible life story is set to be depicted by Sydney Sweeney in a biopic directed by David Michod. Sweeney, 26, told Deadline: “I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old. “I’ve been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body. “Christy’s story isn’t a light one, it’s physically and emotionally demanding, there’s a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.”READ MORE SUN STORIESDespite all the accolades in and outside the ring, Christy’s biggest triumph was surviving her evil husband. She said: “That was not just my 50th win but that was my biggest win of my life.” Christy Martin beat Lisa Holewyne a decade before they fell in loveCredit: GettyThe two are now happily marriedCredit: GettySydney Sweeney is set to play Christy in a Hollywood biopicCredit: Getty More

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      Caroline Dubois yet to watch brother Daniel’s fight with Anthony Joshua after opening up on family fallout

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      CAROLINE DUBOIS still has not watched brother Daniel’s stunning win against Anthony Joshua in full – amid a family fallout. Unbeaten Caroline moved out of her family home following a rift with dad and former mentor Dave – also known as Stan. Daniel Dubois with his sister Caroline Dubois in 2019Credit: GettyThe pair used to train and live togetherCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdBut there has since been a family falloutCredit: nstagram @carolinedubois1And the lightweight prospect is so focussed on her own career that she did not even tune in to brother Daniel’s world title fight with AJ. She told Seconds Out: “I didn’t watch it but I saw the end, the stoppage and the knockdowns. “And from what I heard and what everybody’s saying, as you said “resounding” – it was a beatdown from the first to the, fifth? Fifth round.” Caroline is one of Stan’s 11 children, with her young brothers Prince, 20 and Soloman, 12, also amateur boxers. READ MORE IN BOXINGAnd she was once part of a tight-knit family under the guidance of her imposing father. But a row forced the family apart, with Caroline moving out of the family home and remaning trained by coach Shane McGuigan. Meanwhile, big brother Daniel parted ways to join Don Charles, who McGuigan recommended as a new cornerman to dad Stan. But such was the nature of the bitter falling out, Caroline has also lost touch with Daniel, who is coming off the biggest win of his career. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSShe said: “I don’t speak to him anymore.” Caroline believes moving out of the family home for independence is what caused friction with her father. Anthony Joshua warned not to repeat tactic that ‘didn’t do s*** for him’ as he’s told to rematch Dubois straight awayShe opened up: “My dad’s got 11 kids in total, with my mum he’s got seven, and I’m the middle child. “One thing you know about the middle child is that sometimes they get overlooked and they don’t get that attention and they have to fight for it.”My dad was only paying attention to the boxers and to the boys. He didn’t really focus about the girls, by his own admission, he didn’t pay attention to my sisters.”And so I guess as a young kid, you see that and you think, ‘Okay, what can I do?’ And I said, ‘I want to box.'”I pestered him, I pestered him and he saw, ‘She truly has got a fire in her that’s different from her brothers. My dad put Daniel in boxing, but with me, I asked for it.”I guess what it was is he just wanted me to stay a certain way. But I was nine years old and I’m growing.”I went to school, my brothers didn’t go to school. I was on the GB team, I went to the Olympics because I was a good amateur.”I used to travel a lot. You know, I went to Buenos Aires, Argentina, I went to Bulgaria, Serbia.I don’t speak to him anymore. Caroline Dubois on brother Daniel “I travelled everywhere and I think that helped open up my mind, helped change me, change my perspective.”I saw how other people treated their children and my mind opened up. I saw what was acceptable and what I wanted to accept. My boundaries got bigger.”And I remember coming to a conclusion for myself, ‘Who am I boxing for?’ “When I suffered my first amateur defeat of all time, I went 60 fights, never lost a fight, I lost for the first time and it was the most heartbreaking moment.”I remember crying for days. I wasn’t experienced and I wasn’t getting the support. One thing that my dad was honest about is that he stopped supporting me when I was 16 years old.”With boxing, he just stopped looking after me and supporting me and stopped pushing me because he didn’t like the way that I was changing.”As he says, I was becoming more independent and I wanted more for myself. And I just was like, what am I doing this for? It was like a penny drop moment.’I’m leaving home, I’m moving out'”I was like, ‘I’m doing it for myself, I’m doing this shit for myself.’ I’m not dying, making weight, sweating out, not eating for days, and as a woman I lose my period. “I’m not doing this for some other guy who couldn’t care less. I’m doing it for myself, I’m doing it for my future.”I took that decision. And it started to get very toxic and very bad in the household. He kept saying, ‘Why can’t you be more like Daniel? You need to be like him.'”I can’t be like him and I wouldn’t want to be like him. And that’s not disrespect, but we’re different people. It was a decision that I had to make, I spoke to my brothers and sisters about it.”I was like, ‘Okay, I’m leaving home, I’m moving out. And they were like, ‘Okay, I want to come with you.'”My younger brother and sister, they both moved out with me. So we left home and that’s what happened.”My dad’s now saying that I saw the change in her. He says, he never liked female boxing. That’s absolute BS. And I just wanted to call that out.”READ MORE SUN STORIESCaroline, 23, is 10-0 in her career with the WBC interim title to her name. Daniel, 27, meanwhile defended his IBF belt against Joshua, 34, with the pair now in talks for a rematch. Caroline is the interim WBC championCredit: Instagram / wbcboxingDaniel Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua at WembleyCredit: Reuters More

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      I’m going to LEAVE before Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul – it’s dangerous and disrespectful to boxing, says Eddie Hearn

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      EDDIE HEARN has claimed he will leave before Mike Tyson’s clash with Jake Paul on November 15.Former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, has not had a professional bout since 2005 and was forced to delay the clash with Paul by four months due to health issues.Mike Tyson will face Jake Paul on November 15Credit: GettyEddie Hearn has claimed he will not watch the clashCredit: GettyBoxing promoter Hearn, 45, will be in attendance at the event in Texas to support Irish icon Katie Taylor as she rematches Amanda Serrano.But he has admitted he will not stick around for the main event as an old Tyson faces off against YouTuber Paul, 27, who has won 10 of his 11 pro fights.Speaking to BBC Sport, Hearn said: “The reality is that 20 years ago when Mike Tyson retired from the sport he was shot, completely finished.”It was actually sad to watch then, 20 years ago.”READ MORE IN BOXINGHe went on to add: “I’m in awe of him – he’s one of my favourite ever fighters, one of the greatest of all time – but he’s a 58-year-old man.”You only need to speak to him and look at him to know this guy should not be in a ring again.”Tyson will take on Paul at the AT&T Stadium nearly FOUR DECADES after he made history by becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 back in 1986.He made his return to the ring after 15 years away in 2020 when he competed in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles comparedONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009. Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend  Jutta Leerdam. She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.Read more: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared, from The Problem Child’s £13m mansion to Iron Mike’s huge cannabis empire.Tyson recently sent a warning to Paul, telling Jimmy Kimmel: “I started Jake Paul off. My fight with Roy Jones Jr, I allowed him to fight on the card.”So I’ve decided that I started him, and now I’m going to finish him. I liked [Jones Jr] a lot, I like [Paul], but in this particular fight he has to go.”Everything we know about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fightMeanwhile, Hearn is suing Paul for defamation for the sum of $100million.A court date has been set for October 16 after a motion to have the £75m case thrown out was rejected by a New York judge.Mike Tyson’s controversial comeback Mike Tyson is BACK!Yes, boxing’s youngest heavyweight champ of all time – just 20 when he achieved the feat – is preparing to lace them up again. He faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas.The controversial clash – set for the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Dallas – has been scrutinised over the 30-year age gap.Tyson will be 58 by the time the fight for the ages comes around and nearly 20 years removed from his last professional contest.He was last seen in the ring in November 2020 for an exhibition with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, which ended a draw after eight rounds. Paul is meanwhile 9-1 in the ring, losing only to Tommy Fury in 2023, and has won three times since.His fight with Tyson will also be a landmark first on Netflix, with over 250MILLION subscribers able to watch the bout. More

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      ‘What’s happened’ say fans as they fear Jake Paul is ‘going to get slept’ by Mike Tyson after seeing sparring footage

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      JAKE PAUL has released sparring footage ahead of his fight against Mike Tyson – but fans have been left asking questions. The YouTuber-turned-boxer faces heavyweight icon Tyson on November 15 in a bout widely slammed over the 30-year age gap.Jake Paul in sparring for his fight against Mike TysonCredit: @jakepaulJake Paul gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at his trainingCredit: @jakepaulAnd Paul – who is moving up to heavyweight – gave fans a rare glimpse into his preparations by releasing a short clip in sparring.But one said: “Better do better than that. Mike Tyson’s gonna take your head off.”Another added: “Jake Paul going to get slept fighting like that.”One asked: “Dude looks slow and sloppy what happened to him?”READ MORE IN BOXINGBut his former trainer BJ Flores argued: “That jab to the body sets up a heavy right hand all day. “Great punch selection. Insane pace for a heavyweight.”Tyson, 58, has also released carefully crafted training montages with fans equally worried with what they see. The already controversial clash was further scrutinised when Tyson pulled out of the initial July 20 date after suffering an ulcer flare up in his stomach.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSHe has since been deemed medically fit to continue training and is required to undergo additional brain and hearts tests ahead of his fight.Paul, 27, meanwhile has ten wins and only one loss in the boxing ring, losing a 2023 split-decision to Tommy Fury, 25.Fans predict a ‘sad day’ when Mike Tyson fights Jake Paul as boxing legend, 58, reveals training footage ahead of boutTyson will return for his first pro fight since 2005 despite facing Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout in 2020.His comeback also marks Netflix’s first move into live boxing while the Dallas Cowboy’s 80,000-seat stadium plays host.But Paul has been forced to defend the fight for the ages.He told the Daily Mail: “Mike does what Mike wants to do, and he’s the one that you know wanted to make this a pro fight.”He’s still wanting to do it, and he believes he can beat my ass truly behind the scenes. ‘To him, age is just a number, and he does look athletic, he does look strong, and he does look good on the mitts so we’ll see how it translates to the ring.”Tyson facing off with Jake PaulCredit: REX More