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      I was born into poverty and grew up in a slum – now I’m a world champion boxer & multi-millionaire

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      A BOXER who was born into poverty and grew up in a slum defied the odds to become a world-champion fighter and multi-millionaire.Roberto Duran scooped titles at lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight in a iconic fighting career spanning over 30 years.
      The legendary Roberto Duran in 1973Credit: Getty
      The Panamanian is one of boxing’s greatest ever fightersCredit: Splash News
      Duran, 72, is considered by many as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time as well as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing history.
      He racked up an astonishing pro record of 103-16 during his time in the ring, with 70 wins coming via knockout.
      But the boxer – famously known as ‘The Hands of Stone’ – did not have an easy route to the big time.
      Duran grew up in the slums of El Chorrillo, steps away from the Panama Canal.
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      Born into a life of poverty, he shined shoes and sold newspapers from the age of five to help support his family.
      Growing up in Chorillo, a tough district, he had to learn to fight to survive from a very young age.
      In the tough neighbourhood, Duran wanted to stay in one piece, according to The Ring magazine.
      The boxing legend felt he was too young to die and developed his trademark tenacity and courage by learning to fight hard.
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      Duran’s own words in the documentary film ‘I am Duran’, on the reason he became a boxer were: “My family didn’t have money to eat, we slept in an entrance way, that’s why I became a boxer.”
      Duran, who fought professionally from 1968 to 2001, enjoys legendary status in Panama and Latin America.
      The retired Panamanian boxer reportedly boasts a net worth of £2,349,600 according to Celebrity Net Worth.
      Duran’s finest performance arguably came against Sugar Ray Leonard in the 1980 Montreal match up when he became WBC welterweight champ.
      But their second fight months later was one of the most lucrative fights in boxing history at the time.
      Duran withdrew midway through the clash by famously saying “No mas” — “No more.”
      However, Duran still earned a reported £5million for the rematch.
      Duran’s last fight was a defeat on points to Hector Camacho in July 2001.
      After a number of premature retirements in the 1980s and 90s, Duran retired for good in early 2002 following a car crash in Argentina.
      During his career, the second-longest of any boxer in history, the 5ft 7in superhero inspired a downtrodden nation and redefined what it meant to be a fighter.
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      A movie about his career was released in 2016.
      Duran was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.
      Duran’s greatest victory was arguably against Sugar Ray Leonard in MontrealCredit: Getty
      Roberto Duran in 1973 ahead of a fight against Juan Medina in CaliforniaCredit: Getty More

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      KSI’s pal accuses Tommy Fury of ‘piggybacking’ off brother Tyson and Jake Paul after brutally snubbing fight

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      TOMMY FURY has been accused of riding the coattails of brother Tyson and bitter rival Jake Paul.TNT became a household name during his 2019 stint on Love Island but has continued to build his brand in the years since leaving the reality TV show.
      Tommy Fury rose to fame in 2019 after appearing on Love IslandCredit: ITV
      He continued to build himself up on the undercard of brother Tyson’s clash with Dillian Whyte last yearCredit: GETTY
      His feud with social media superstar Jake Paul boosted his public profileCredit: GETTY
      Viddal Riley has claimed Tommy is riding on the coattails of brother Tyson and PaulCredit: PA
      His public feud with social media sensation Jake Paul did wonders for his global popularity and culminated with a multi-million-pound payday in February.
      But fellow novice Viddal Riley insists Tommy would be a nobody in the sport if weren’t for the popularity of his brother and Paul.
      He told The Daily Mail: “Tommy without Jake [Paul] was fighting on his brother’s undercards getting a little relative touch.”
      Riley was recently publically snubbed by Tommy, who claimed the 25-year was “a lot lower” than himself in the boxing world.
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      But ‘The Rilest’ insists his numbers far outshine those put up by Tommy, saying: “I can fight anybody and they can get a high amount of views.
      “I fight guys that no one’s ever heard of and get a million views, Tommy can’t say the same thing.
      “He can only piggyback off the guys that do have names, and then claim that it’s his numbers. It’s just an excuse to say he doesn’t want to fight me.”
      Despite being publicly snubbed by Tommy, Riley – the former trainer of KSI – is still holding out hope of sharing the ring with the celebrity.
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      And he only sees their showdown going one way, saying: “If we fight I think Tommy Fury comes out worse than Anees Taj did on Friday.
      “I think Anees would knock out Tommy Fury. If he took the fight with me it would be very damaging.
      “I don’t know how much money it would take for him to take that hit on his brand but he couldn’t walk the roads the same again if he fights me and I think he knows that.
      “He will just start targeting JJ (KSI), someone I started training at the end of 2017.”
      Tommy’s proposed clash with KSI – who he nearly traded blows with last month – is seemingly “very close” to coming to fruition.
      And he hopes to use it to put an end to the YouTube boxing scene once and for all.

      He told Sky Sports: “Everybody knows what’s next for me, it’s being teased at the minute.
      “Hopefully, we can get this KSI fight over the line and I’ll knock off another YouTuber.
      “That’s my plan for this year. I want to end YouTube boxing within 12 months.
      “So that’s my plan. So we’ll see. I don’t know. I just take it one fight at a time.
      “All these guys are the same to me. There’s not one that stands out from the rest.
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      “They’re all about the same. So anyone can get it. I’m not bothered.” More

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      UFC’s Joe Rogan branded a ‘s**tbag’ by Tyson Fury for stirring up Jon Jones crossover fight as ‘offer’ is made to Brit

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      TYSON FURY has blamed Joe Rogan for the talk of a crossover clash with Jon Jones – branding the UFC commentator a “s**tbag”.The combat sports world has been abuzz about a hypothetical fight between boxing and MMA’s heavyweight kings ever since Rogan claimed Jones would have his way with Fury.
      Tyson Fury is currently flirting with a crossover fight with UFC heavyweight champ Jon JonesCredit: GETTY
      UFC commentator Joe Rogan first talked up the hypothetical fight on the podcastCredit: GETTY
      Gypsy King Fury has branded Rogan a ‘s**tbag’ for stirring up the fightCredit: Getty
      Gypsy King Fury, 34, flew into a fit of rage at the notion of Jones getting the better of him in a no holds barred fight, screaming down his iPhone and posting the footage to Instagram.
      And he lays the ensuing talk of a cross-sport clash squarely at the feet of multi-millionaire podcast Rogan.
      During a recent Q&A at Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA Gym in Phuket, Thailand, he said: “It was actually Joe Rogan, little s**tbag, who [started this].
      “Just out of the blue, there was no talk of me or Jon even fighting. Jon’s a great guy, probably the GOAT of MMA.
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      “[Rogan] said, ‘Oh if Tyson Fury goes in a room with Jon Jones he’s going to get absolutely smashed to bits.’
      “Like, if someone goes in the room with me and it’s no holds barred, you’re going to have to kill me to stop me.”
      Rogan’s insistence that mixed martial arts’ pound-for-pound king would have his way with Fury still irks the Brit.
      The WBC heavyweight champion said: “He didn’t say an MMA fight or a boxing fight, he said go in a room together and Tyson Fury’s not walking out.
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      “So I don’t know where it all started and Jon said something and I said something and we’ve being going back and forward.
      “There was never talk of me saying I was going to go in a cage with Jon Jones and go in there and get my arm snapped off.
      “No way. The thing was, I offered Jon, you want to walk in a boxing ring and make some real money then come and fight me.
      “But zero chance of me going in an MMA game and rolling around and all that. Zero.”
      UFC president Dana White has publicly entertained the prospect of Fury – who is without an opponent following the collapse of his historic undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year – entering the octagon.
      Tyson Fury has claimed to have been offered a ‘hybrid fight’ with Jon JonesCredit: REUTERS
      And Fury sensationally claimed last week to have received an offer from MMA’s top promotion to throw down with ‘Bones’.
      During a Twitter Spaces, the Brit said: “I’ve been in talks with Francis Ngannou for a hybrid fight.
      “There’s talks of me and Jon Jones doing a hybrid fight as we talk right now.
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      “I received an offer from the UFC yesterday. So, you never know what’s gonna happen.
      “The future’s bright for sure. There’s a lot of options out there, and it seems at the moment I’m still going to get an actual boxing opponent.” More

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      Eddie Hearn reveals deadline for Anthony Joshua to make August return as Dillian Whyte fight collapses

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA must finalise a new opponent “this week” if he’s to stay on course for an August ring return.The Watford warrior’s domestic dust-up with long-time rival Dillian Whyte collapsed this week due to a purse dispute.
      Anthony Joshua’s proposed August rematch with Dillian Whyte collapsed this weekCredit: GETTY
      Promoter Eddie Hearn is hard at work trying to find AJ a new opponent for August 12Credit: INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHEARN
      Hearn admits the deadline to ensure AJ fights this summer is ‘this week’Credit: PA
      Team AJ are desperate for the former unified champ to take part in an August warm-up before a December dust-up with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn is hard at work trying to find a suitable short-notice opponent but admits the clock is ticking.
      The Matchroom Boxing head-honcho told iFL TV: “There’s two or three opponents that we’re looking at but I’m not going to tell you who they are.
      “But we need to do it this week.”
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      Saudi boxing chiefs are fearful their proposed multi-million-pound grudge match between Joshua and Wilder could go up in smoke if the Brit fights later this summer.
      Hearn revealed: “Saudi definitely doesn’t want us to fight in August, but we want to fight in August.
      “And I think it would be good for his career to fight in August, so that’s still the plan.”
      “I don’t think Saudi want him to fight,” he told Boxing Social. “Because they want him to be ready for Deontay Wilder in December.
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      “But we as a team, Derrick James, Anthony and 258 Management all feel that it would be beneficial for his preparation to have that fight in August.”
      Undefeated German Agit Kabayel is in contention to be the man standing opposite AJ at the O2 in 7 weeks’ time, although Hearn admits he’s finding it difficult to find a suitable opponent for the Olympian.
      He said: “[Agit Kabayel] may be on a long list. Anyone in the top fifteen.
      “I don’t mind being honest – AJ’s going to fight Deontay Wilder in December. That’s our 100 per cent focus.

      “So he needs a fight against someone who’s going to allow him to work on, under the lights, everything he’s been working on with Derrick James.
      “There’s no point fighting a fight that’s against someone he’s going to take out in a round.
      “And it’s difficult to fight an elite, top three or five guy when you’re fighting Deontay Wilder four months later.
      “So we’re in a bit of a difficult position.” More

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      Busty boxing ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn spills out of pink top as fans call her ‘most beautiful girl in the world’

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      BUSTY boxing ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn has spilled out of a pink top as her fans call her the “most beautiful girl in the world”.The stunning model has once again treated her thousands of followers to a racy snap in yet another plunging bikini.
      Apollonia Llewellyn spilled out of a pink topCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia Llewellyn’s fans hailed her as the “most beautiful girl in the world”Credit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      Ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn boasts 558,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia took to Instagram to share her latest bright poolside outfit with her 558,000 followers.
      In the post, she can be seen bursting out of a long-sleeve pink top as she made the most of the weather.
      Smouldering to the camera, she held up her bikini bottoms as the zip on her top strained to cover her chest.
      Apollonia captioned the post: “Suns back baby,” as her fans flocked to the comments to react.
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      One excited follower wrote: “What a stunner.”
      Another commented: “Stunning, beautiful and the most beautiful girl in the world.”
      A third follower also said: “Beautiful look Apollonia.”
      Apollonia caught the eye back in January when she appeared as a ring girl at a Misfits Boxing event.
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      Apollonia Llewellyn is no stranger to a poolside snapCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia Llewellyn shares snaps from her travels on social mediaCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia Llewellyn often treats her followers to racy uploadsCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn
      She has since made the most of her growing fanbase with regular snaps on social media.
      Just this week she modelled a series of bikinis as she relaxed by the pool, prompting one follower to say it’s “illegal to look this beautiful”.
      Fans were equally obsessed with the ring girl in another post as they were treated to an eyeful as Apollonia posed in a striking blue outfit.
      Apollonia’s racier posts do run the risk of landing her an Instagram ban, though, including a recent clip of her in see-through lingerie as she prepared for a trip to Miami.
      Apollonia Llewellyn has worked as a ring girl for Misfits BoxingCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
      Apollonia Llewellyn is also a model and influencerCredit: Instagram / @apolloniallewellyn More

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      KSI and Logan Paul’s Prime drink to ‘finally’ be sold at Tesco after shop feared for security measures

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      KSI and Logan Paul’s Prime drink will “finally” be sold at Tesco. The hydration beverage was released to much fanfare in 2022 causing a craze, especially in the UK.
      Prime will now be sold at Tesco
      Asda were the first to stock Prime with the likes of Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Aldi soon following.
      And although supermarket giants Tesco were late to the party, Prime’s co-founders confirmed they will stock the product.
      Prime posted a picture of the celeb pair behind a store with bottles in their hands, with KSI, 30, tweeting: “FINALLY.”
      Paul, 28, said in February that Prime made $250million (£196m) in retail sales and $110m (£86m) gross internally.
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      Due to the limited UK stock upon its early release, fans were quite literally fighting in shops to get their hands on bottles.
      And KSI claimed that is part of the reason why Tesco were reluctant to sell Prime at first.
      He tweeted in January: “We have the supply lol.
      “Tesco just told us that the security cost to protect shoppers would cost more than they were willing to spend based off the prime demand.
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      “That’s why it won’t be in Tesco. They’re waiting for the demand to go down.”
      According to The Grocer, Prime will be available to buy at Tesco from Monday with a three-limit bottle per customer.
      And they have an exclusive deal to sell the brand’s latest flavour, strawberry watermelon, Prime Tracker say.
      KSI and Logan Paul launched Prime in 2022Credit: Prime More

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      Top ten pound-for-pound British boxers revealed by BoxRec with Tyson Fury at SECOND and Anthony Joshua not in top five

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      TYSON FURY is NOT Britain’s pound-for-pound best boxer – and Anthony Joshua doesn’t even make the top five. That’s according to website BoxRec whose algorithm rates records of professional and amateur boxers.

      They instead have former light-middleweight Liam Smith, 34, as the country’s No1 off the back of his January win over Chris Eubank Jr.
      It leaves unbeaten heavyweight champion Fury, 34, trailing in second as he looks to fight again having been out since December.
      Leigh Wood is up to third after he regained the WBA featherweight title in his rematch with Mauricio Lara.
      But Josh Taylor has sunk to fifth after he suffered defeat for the first time, in New York to American Teofimo Lopez.
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      Anthony Joshua, 33, is sixth in front of undefeated super-featherweight champ Joe Cordina.
      Following defeat to Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez in Guadalajara, John Ryder comes in at No8.
      On the cusp of a title shot, Jack Catterall is at No9 with Eubank squeaking in to top ten.
      The middleweight saw his rematch with Smith shelved after the Liverpudlian suffered an injury.
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      And despite talks to reschedule for September, there are also efforts in the background for Eubank to fight Conor Benn in Abu Dhabi.
      Benn failed a series of pre-fight drug tests in the initial October 157 catchweight clash.
      And he is fighting to clear his name with UK Anti-Doping in a bid to be re-licensed in Britain.
      Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn’s fight was axedCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder Saudi super-fight could be ‘signed off’ within the next two weeks, Eddie Hearn says

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      EDDIE HEARN said Anthony Joshua’s super-fight in Saudi Arabia against Deontay Wilder could be signed off within two weeks. The pair of heavyweight stars have been in talks for a December blockbuster in the Middle East.
      Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn in Saudi Arabia in 2019Credit: PA:Press Association
      Deontay Wilder is in talks to fight Anthony Joshua in SaudiCredit: Getty
      Joshua, 33, has twice boxed in Saudi before, beating Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019 but losing to Oleksandr Usyk last August.
      So promoter Eddie Hearn has no doubt Prince Khalid’s Skill Challenge Entertainment will deliver on the mega-money fight.
      He told the DAZN Boxing show: “When Prince Khalid and those guys tell me it’s done, it’s happening, I believe them.
      “I didn’t believe them at first for the Andy Ruiz fight but I quickly realised that these guys are real.
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      “We hope to get, contractually, everything signed off in the next one-to-two weeks.”
      Wilder, 37, has not returned since knocking out Robert Helenius, 39, in round one of his October comeback bout.
      But Joshua did bounce back with victory over Jermaine Franklin, 29, in April which followed after consecutive losses to Usyk, 36.
      It was his first under coach Derrick James and Hearn wants AJ to have one more fight with the American before facing Wilder.
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      Talks were progressing with Dillian Whyte, 35, for a rematch of the grudge match Joshua won in 2015.
      But Hearn admitted the fight faces the KO over a financial demands.
      He said: “I don’t think it will be Dillian Whyte.
      “I just think talking about money and trying to find some middle ground, it’s difficult.
      “Obviously [Whyte] has his perceived value in that fight, we have the number that we think is right, obviously AJ wants to get paid.
      “It’s very difficult. I just don’t think financially – being completely honest – we can reach a deal with Dillian Whyte for that fight.”
      Anthony Joshua beat Dillian Whyte in 2015Credit: Reuters More