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      Why rapper Drake WON incredible £1.1MILLION bet on a technicality after controversial Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis ending

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      DRAKE won his £1.1million bet on Logan Paul knocking out Dillon Danis despite the bout ending in a disqualification.The rapper’s bet slip went viral ahead of the fight after he staked £700,000 on YouTuber Paul.
      Drake won his Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis bet on a technicalityCredit: Getty
      The rapper won £1.1million after backing Paul to win via knockoutCredit: Instagram @champagnepapi
      He stood to win £1.1million if the WWE star beat Danis via knockout in the co-main event of Misfits Boxing’s Prime card.
      However, Drake had appeared to lose his bet after the bout went the distance.
      The controversial ending to the fight has instead seen him cash in his incredible bet.
      As the final bell rang, Danis attempted to choke out Paul, prompting a brawl to break out in the ring and the Bellator fighter was disqualified.
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      Disqualifications count as technical knockouts, meaning Drake was paid out on his massive bet.
      His win saw him avoid his alleged “curse” when it comes to betting on major sporting events.
      Fans have previously noticed that the musician has lost a series of huge bets, most recently on UFC 293 last month.
      Drake had backed Israel Adesanya to defend his middleweight title, only for Stylebender to suffer a shock defeat to Sean Strickland.
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      Danis was disqualified after inciting a brawl at the end of the boutCredit: Alamy
      The Drake Curse had even seen some fans congratulate Danis ahead of his fight with Paul after seeing the rapper’s bet.
      Fortunately for Drake, though, he was able to have the last laugh after sharing his winning bet slip in a video on his Instagram story. More

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      Horror moment amateur boxer, 23, is fatally floored with punch to chin after family ‘asked him not to take part’

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      THIS IS the horrifying moment that an amateur boxer was fatally floored with a punch to the chin after his family had allegedly pleaded with him “not to take part” in the fight.Joao Victor Penha, 23, has passed away in hospital three days after suffering the devastating blow in Brazil for a fight worth just £16 to the winner.
      A Brazilian amateur boxer died after a brutal punch to the chinCredit: X, formerly known as Twitter
      Joao Victor Penha, 23, has passed away from the fight that was worth £16 to the winnerCredit: X, formerly known as Twitter
      A range of reports state that he appeared to be on the front foot for most of the bout, which was filmed by an onlooker and had a boxing referee plus safety mats on the ground.
      However, around 90 seconds into it, he was knocked out cold when his rival landed a straight punch to the chin that sent him tumbling backwards.
      He was quickly tended to by first-aiders in Jijoca de Jericoacoara, north-eastern Brazil, and then regained consciousness.
      But his condition reportedly quickly worsened as he was rushed to an emergency care unit a short while after the fight’s finish.
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      Local media have claimed that the brutal punch left him with cranioencephalic trauma.
      The following day after the blow, on October 8, he was transferred in critical condition to a hospital in nearby Sobral.
      Now they have announced that he sadly passed away on Tuesday 10 October.
      A hospital statement read: “After conducting examinations, the patient was declared brain dead, which also led to a cardiac arrest.”
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      Away from his aspiring boxing ambitions, Joao Victor was employed as an HR manager at a hotel on the coast and lived in Jijoca de Jericoacoara with his family.
      His funeral took place last Thursday as his sister, Lilia Maria da Penha, told local media: “These fights are an absolute absurdity. I don’t even know what to say, especially after the tragedy with my brother.
      “We didn’t want him to participate. We were all very concerned; my mother asked him not to participate, sensing that something more serious could happen.
      “We talked to him, but he asked for our support, and then we had no choice.
      “The winner of the fight would get BRL 100 (GBP £16), and the loser would receive BRL 50 (GBP £8). My brother’s life was lost over this amount, unfortunately.”
      Local police are said to be investigating the case. More

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      Fans stunned by PPV price for Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou ahead of huge heavyweight card in Saudi Arabia

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      BOXING fans are outraged after learning the PPV price for Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou.The heavyweight pair are set to showdown in Saudi Arabia on October 28.
      Fans are not happy with the PPV price for Tyson Fury vs Francis NgannouCredit: Getty
      The fight will be shown live on TNT Sports pay-per-view and cost £21.95.
      Fight fans are not happy with many suggesting the clash is not worth the outlay – mainly due to the expectation Fury will dominate MMA legend Ngannou, who is making his boxing debut.
      In response to the news one fan said: “£21.95 too much.”
      Another added: “Won’t be watching.”
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      A third wrote: “Who’s buying? Fury ends this when he wants.”
      And another commented: “And here’s me thinking KSI losing to Tommy Fury was a robbery.”
      Fury, 35, is wary of the threat posed by Ngannou, who has been trained by Mike Tyson.
      Ngannou, 37, will try to do in ten rounds what 31 of Fury’s career opponents have failed to do and put him out for the count.
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      Iron Mike is also in awe of Ngannou’s power and warned: “He has what it takes to knock out anything and anybody.”
      He added: “Having that punch is pretty interesting but it doesn’t have any value if it doesn’t land on the target.
      “So we have to work on being more precise with his punch, which he pretty much is.
      “He doesn’t need much, he’s a pretty rounded individual.” More

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      ‘Vulnerable’ Tommy Fury blasted as ‘beatable’ by his OWN BROTHER in brutal admission after KSI win

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      TOMMY FURY’S own brother has claimed his younger sibling is “vulnerable” and “beatable” after unconvincingly beating KSI.Fury, 24, claimed a majority decision win over the YouTuber on Saturday after Logan Paul’s explosive victory over Dillon Danis.
      Tommy Fury secured an unconvincing win over KSICredit: Getty
      His brother Tyson Fury (L) looked nervous ahead of the scorecards while fellow sibling Shane (R) admitted Tommy is ‘vulnerable’Credit: Getty
      It emerged afterwards that there was an error with the judges scores that read 57-56, 57-56 and 57-57 after the six-rounder.
      The one official that adjudged it to be a draw, Rafael James, failed to add up his scores correctly but now that has been rectified.
      That means that all three scores read 57-56 in Fury’s favour and it means that the Love Island star is the winner by UNANIMOUS decision.
      That leaves the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, 35, with an undefeated 10-0 record in the ring.
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      But even the Gypsy King, who is preparing for his crossover fight with Francis Ngannou on October 28, appeared to be relieved when scorecards were announced.
      However, another of the Fury siblings, the believed to be 30-year-old Shane, delivered a brutal verdict on his loved one’s performance after Saturday’s showdown.
      After cheering him on from ringside, Shane was asked to assess Tommy’s display by Fight Hub TV.
      And he said: “He looks vulnerable now. He’s beatable now by all of them really, isn’t he?
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      “They’ve only got to develop a little bit and he’s beatable. It was a bad performance by Tommy but he got the win.”
      That win came on the back of Fury’s victory over Jake Paul back in February and he said after getting his arm raised: “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.”
      Tommy’s father John seemed less worried about the decision, saying post-fight: “We did what we had to do. KSI didn’t wanna fight, he wanted to hold all night, he was smothering Tommy’s work.”
      KSI, 30, has called for a rematch and intends to appeal the result, claiming he was “robbed”.
      But Fury, who is dating fellow Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague and who welcomed baby Bambi Fury into the world, says he is done with crossover boxing.
      The star, who celebrated by gorging on pizza, told DAZN: “He goes his way I go mine. I’m done with all this s***. All this crossover s***.
      “I’m not part of that, I’m here to fight and we go on to the next challenge now.” More

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      Tommy Fury celebrates KSI win with pizza as he keeps promise after £300 cheesecake binge that followed Jake Paul fight

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      TOMMY FURY tucked into a huge pizza after his controversial victory over KSI on Saturday in what some say involved a huge slice of luck.And that proves that the Love Islander is sticking to his word and planning to “cram as much c**p” into his body before he prepares for his next bout.
      Tommy Fury defeated YouTuber KSI on Saturday to stretch his record to 10-0Credit: Reuters
      He celebrated by tucking into a huge pizza and shared his victory meal on InstagramCredit: Instagram @tommyfury
      Fury, 24, claimed a majority decision win over the YouTuber on Saturday after Logan Paul’s explosive victory over Dillon Danis.
      However, it emerged afterwards that there was an error with the judges scores that read 57-56, 57-56 and 57-57.
      The one official that adjudged the six-rounder to be a draw, Rafael James, failed to add up his scores correctly.
      But now that has been rectified so all three scores read 57-56 in Fury’s favour and it means that the Love Island star is the winner by UNANIMOUS decision.
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      That comes on the back of Fury’s victory over Jake Paul back in February – where he weighed 184.5lb (13st 1lb) the night before his split-decision win in Saudi Arabia.
      This time he went into his latest bout at the slimmer weight of 182.6lbs – despite gaining THREE STONE after binging on £300 worth of cheesecake plus pizzas and burgers following that triumph eight months ago.
      Fury, who is dating fellow Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague and who welcomed baby Bambi Fury into the world this year, would reveal in the summer that his weight ballooned to over 16 STONE.
      He explained that after restricting himself to a diet during his training camp, he makes up for lost time after the bout.
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      Fury said: “My logic — and it’s terrible – is that between fights I try to cram as much c**p as I can into my body so that when I have to get back in shape I’m sick of junk food.”
      And he certainly did that this weekend as he shared a photo of what appeared to be two chicken, mushroom and sweetcorn pizzas on Instagram before tucking into them.
      He captioned the snap with: “Been dreaming of you.”
      KSI, 30, has called for a rematch and intends to appeal the result, claiming he was “robbed” but Fury, who is now 10-0, appears to have no intention of facing the YouTuber again after promising he is done with crossover boxing.
      He told DAZN: “He goes his way I go mine. I’m done with all this s***. All this crossover s***.
      “I’m not part of that, I’m here to fight and we go on to the next challenge now.”
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      KSI vs Tommy Fury result CORRECTED after furious fan backlash to judges’ decision

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      THE scorecards for Tommy Fury’s win over KSI have been corrected after a mistake by one of the judges left fans fuming.Fury, 24, had claimed a majority decision win after the judges scores read 57-56, 57-56 and 57-57.
      Tommy Fury has now won by unanimous decision rather than majority decisionCredit: Getty
      The scorecard on the right was added up wrong by judge Rafael JamesCredit: X/@MichaelBensonn
      But the one official that adjudged the six-rounder to be a draw, Rafael James, failed to add up his scores correctly.
      Now that has been rectified so all three scores read 57-56 in Fury’s favour.
      It means the Love Island star is the winner by UNANIMOUS decision.
      Fans were left raging on social media when they spotted the original mathematical mistake from the judge.
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      One fan said: “I can’t see how the second round was scored to Tommy, nor can I get behind that third judge’s mathematics. Fishy situation this like.”
      Another added: “Very suspect scorecards.”
      A third wrote: “Again, proof in the pudding that he was robbed.”
      And another commented: “How can you give a 10-8 round to Tommy, it’s getting overturned 😭.”
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      KSI, 30, has called for a rematch and intends to appeal the result, claiming he was “robbed”.
      But Fury appears to have no intention of facing the YouTuber again after promising he is done with crossover boxing.
      He then called out Jake and Logan Paul.
      Fury is now 10-0 after his win over KSI – although the manner of victory did little to impress boxing fans. More

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      Dillon Danis claims ‘I won the war’ in furious response to Logan Paul despite being disqualified in grudge match

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      DILLON DANIS vowed “I won the war” after his spat with Logan Paul continued on social media.The MMA fighter was beaten by Paul via late disqualification in Manchester last night.
      Logan Paul defeated Dillon Danis in Manchester on Saturday nightCredit: Alamy
      The duo have continued their war of words onlineCredit: Alamy
      Paul, 28, had won every round before Danis attempted to perform a jiu jitsu move on him in the final seconds.
      All hell broke loose as security separated the fighters, with Danis ushered away.
      Despite settling their beef in the ring, the duo have continued to trade barbs online.
      Paul mocked Danis by posting a picture of him mocked up as his dog.
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      Just a few hours after the bout, Paul wrote: “honestly nothing to be proud about. that dude sucks, a real c***.
      “I’m gonna go back to living my life but felt good to beat his a** for 6 rounds and let him embarrass himself. Drink prime.”
      Danis, 30, responded: “A Jiu Jitsu guy with no boxing camp or coach made his debut, never wobbled, never dropped, had no standing 8 count, and rocked you multiple times.
      “If I were Nina, I’d call off the wedding. You achieved nothing in your own sport, MMA next.”
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      Earlier today, Paul threw another online jab, posting: “I think Dillion perfectly embodies the problem with society.
      “All s*** talk behind a screen. No action. Just another peasant running his mouth contributing nothing to this world but negativity.
      “So happy I got to expose this clown.”
      Danis responded: “What did you prove? You didn’t even tickle me. You backed out of an MMA fight against me.
      “Everyone knew I’m not a boxer, but unlike others, I took on the challenge even with everything in your favour: weight, steroids, rounds,rules, judges, referees… the list goes on.
      “I won the War.”
      In addition to his tweets regarding Danis, Paul also offered words of support to friend and business partner KSI, following the 30-year-old’s controversial defeat to Tommy Fury.
      He wrote: “Be proud bro. You’ve achieved the impossible and will continue to do so.”
      KSI was controversially beaten by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty More

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      Sky Sports presenter Olivia Buzaglo dazzles in glamorous outfit as she’s drafted in for KSI vs Tommy Fury fight

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      SKY SPORTS presenter Olivia Buzaglo earned immense plaudits following her stunning work at Misfits.Buzaglo was drafted in to cover the action at the AO Arena in Manchester where Tommy Fury beat KSI and Logan Paul defeated Dillon Danis.

      Olivia Buzaglo stood out during the Misfits event in ManchesterCredit: Instagram @oliviabuzaglo
      Buzaglo covered KSI vs Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs Dillon DanisCredit: Instagram / @oliviabuzaglo
      Buzaglo was drafted in for all the boxing action on SaturdayCredit: Instagram @oliviabuzaglo
      She appeared as a co-host with Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo for the show.
      And she dazzled with a glamorous outfit for this “unreal event.”
      Buzaglo posted on Instagram: “Don’t even know where to start with yesterday.
      “The biggest privilege to be part of the @daznboxing & @mf_daznxseries team for #KSIFury.
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      “Just an incredible bunch of people to work with, both on and off screen. An unreal event.
      “Hope you guys enjoyed it as much we did and thank you for all the lovely messages as well.”
      Buzaglo’s 53,600 followers flooded the comments’ section praising her work.
      One fan said: “You were fab!!”
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      Another commented: “So glad you put thjs [sic] post up because when I was watching I thought hang on a minute, is that you! Well done girl, smashing it!!”
      A third posted: “G’on Olivia, love it.”
      This fan noted: “Incredible job! So good to see you getting the recognition you deserve.”
      And that one stated: “Smashed it Liv!”
      Buzaglo attracted immense plaudits on social mediaCredit: INSTAGRAM @oliviabuzaglo
      Buzaglo took to Instagram to thank the fans for their kind messagesCredit: INSTAGRAM @oliviabuzaglo
      Buzaglo teamed up with Ariel Helwani and Ade OladipoCredit: Instagram / @oliviabuzaglo More