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      Anthony Yarde hoping it’s third time lucky in world title fights and two devastating losses to Russian P4P superstars

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      ANTHONY YARDE still hopes it’s third time lucky after two world title losses to Russian pound-for-pound stars made him love boxing even more.The 31-year-old light-heavyweight lasted 11 rounds against Sergey Kovalev in the Soviet outpost of Chelyabinsk in 2019 before he was floored by jet-lag, inexperience and exhaustion.
      Anthony Yarde is hoping it’s third-time lucky against Russian oppositionCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Yarde has lost fights to Sergey Kovalev and Artur BeterbievCredit: AP:Associated Press
      After a solid rebuild, he welcomed terrifying KO king Artur Beterbiev to Wembley in January and enjoyed some moments before the WBC, IBF and WBO champ made him his 19th consecutive stoppage in round eight.
      Even with two impressive performances at the elite level, the agony of those punishing defeats might have been enough to break a weaker man.
      But the Frank Warren-promoted Hackney Lion is already planning a summer comeback on BT Sport.
      Yarde said: “They were at different stages of my career and I am 31 now so I am getting older and wiser.
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      “I was heartbroken after the losses but this sport and career is a journey. I haven’t been unlucky, it’s just how the wheel spins.
      “The two world champions I have fought just happened to be the two most monstrous Russian punchers of their time.
      “But I love it, I love the challenges, I love the big occasions, I just love it.”
      Yarde’s love of catchphrases, tippy-tappy padwork and supposed aversion to hard sparring had doubters questioning his heart going into the Beterbiev battle in January this year.
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      But he absorbed huge shots, slung dozens back and only stopped when his clever and compassionate coach Tunde Ajaye threw in the towel.
      There are no more question marks over Yarde’s heart or heavy hands but he has only watched the sensational showdown back once and will revisit it before his return.
      He said: “I need to watch it again. I never want to overwhelm myself with anything.
      “After a fight like that, I just want to relax. I watched it back once, not immediately, because I wanted to view it with a clear head . . . and I thought, ‘What a fight!’”
      The Beast from the East has one of the most impressive physiques in British boxing — despite a self-confessed love of junk food.
      But he admits to treating himself to one cheeky cocktail on his recent Dominican Republic break that left the dedicated athlete seeing stars.
      Yarde grinned: “I had a two-week break, fantastic sunshine, eating right on the beach and mocktails.
      “I did have one cocktail and then I was loose for the whole day. Those tropical vibes are a bit of me.”
      The 12½st division is one of the most competitive in Britain with Yarde joined by stars including Callum Smith, Joshua Buatsi, Dan Azeez and Craig Richards.
      Yet the Eastender refuses to get dragged into the painfully frustrating negotiations that go on behind the scenes when trying to make these domestic dust-ups.
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      He said: “I’ll be back in the ring ASAP. But I don’t really get involved in talks about who I’m fighting, where and when.
      “I don’t really care, I just want to be told my date because I have shown now that I will fight anyone, anywhere.” More

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      Deontay Wilder has the power to KILL opponents as Carl Frampton issues grim warning to Anthony Joshua amid fight rumours

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      FORMER world champion boxer Carl Frampton has warned Anthony Joshua a fight with Deontay Wilder would be “dangerous” for him.Earlier this week talkSPORT presenter Simon Jordan reported that a Wilder vs Joshua clash was being planned for Saudi Arabia later this year.
      Deontay Wilder has made his name as a knockout artistCredit: AFP
      Anthony Joshua returned to the ring with a win against Jermaine Franklin earlier this monthCredit: Getty
      He also claimed Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk could take place in Saudi as well as the Middle East nation look to secure the undisputed fight.
      In theory, the winners of the two fights would then face off.
      Jordan’s claims come after Joshua, 33, revealed on social media that he will not be back in the ring until December.
      That is despite initially planning to fight in the summer following his decision victory over Jermaine Franklin earlier this month.
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      Now two-weight world champion Frampton, 37, who retired in 2021, has had his say on a potential Wilder-Joshua bout.
      And he feels KO artist Wilder, 37, would be a high-risk fight for Britain’s Olympic gold medallist.
      Speaking on iFL TV about American Wilder, he said: “His right hand can just kill people.
      “I was there when he fought Luis Ortiz and he lost every second of the fight.
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      “He hits him with a shot on the forehead where normally [if] you hit someone on the forehead you break your hand. But it knocked Luis Ortiz out.
      “I think he [Joshua] is still a bit hesitant for someone like Wilder and it would be a very dangerous fight for him.”
      Wilder has a record of 43 wins, one draw and two defeats, with 42 KO victories.
      He has knocked out every man he has stepped into the ring with aside from Fury – who he dropped four times across their classic trilogy.
      Former WBC champion Wilder returned to the ring for the first time since his second loss to Fury in October last year when he iced Robert Helenius in the first round.
      Meanwhile, Joshua bounced back from two losses to Usyk on April 1 with an underwhelming points win over Franklin.
      As well as a fight with Wilder, AJ has also been linked with bouts against Fury and Dillian Whyte.
      Carl Frampton has warned Anthony Joshua about the risk of a Deontay Wilder fightCredit: Pacemaker More

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      Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua takes another twist as promoter claims there’s been no contact despite Eddie Hearn’s claim

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      TYSON FURY’s team have yet to hold talks over a summer showdown with Anthony Joshua – despite Eddie Hearn’s recent claim.Hearn insisted earlier this month that Fury co-promoter Bob Arum reached out to him in the wake of AJ’s return to the win column against Jermaine Franklin to discuss the fight.
      Anthony Joshua made a beeline for Tyson Fury after beating Jermaine FranklinCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      Eddie Hearn recently claimed he’d spoken to Fury co-promoter Bob Arum about the boutCredit: REUTERS
      George Warren has claimed AJ’s reps have yet to speak to them about the Fury fightCredit: QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS
      But Queensbury promotions’ George Warren – the son of Frank – insists there has been no contact over the long-awaited Battle of Britain.
      He told Sky Sports: “I don’t know the answer to that.
      “The other side spoke a lot about wanting to reach out and contact us after the fight with Franklin.
      “We’ve not heard anything, not had any contact, so there’s been nothing to discuss with Tyson.
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      “They made it quite clear pre-Franklin fight that they wanted to maybe look at that fight for the summer.
      “They thought maybe there was an opportunity.
      “I haven’t heard from them. I haven’t had a phone call, I haven’t spoken to anyone about it. You’d have to ask them.”
      Joshua, 33, opened the door for a domestic dust-up with Fury after his scrappy points win over Franklin at the O2 a fortnight ago.
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      The former two-time unified heavyweight champion said in his post-fight interview: “You know me, I like to provide for the fans.
      “I know who the fans want. Who do the fans want? They said Fury?
      “The ball is in his court, I will 100 per cent be honoured to compete for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
      “I stand here and say that proudly, it would be an honour, so wherever you are if you’re listening.
      “You know my management, you know my promoter.
      Anthony Joshua made a beeline for Tyson Fury after beating FranklinCredit: GETTY
      “We’ve had dialect before, so let’s continue this and hopefully we can get this on sooner rather than later. We ain’t getting any younger.”
      Fury, 34, is currently without an opponent following the collapse of his undisputed heavyweight title fight with pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.
      And Arum has revealed talks over The Gypsy King’s next move will begin next week.
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      He said: “Joyce would be a possibility, assuming he gets by the Chinese fighter [Zhilei Zhang, on Saturday night], because Tyson wants to fight this summer.
      “And Andy Ruiz would be a possibility. We’re gonna be talking to Tyson next week.” More

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      Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz is no shock after Tommy Fury kicked his ass, he’s almost 40 and a non-boxer, says Michael Bisping

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      MICHAEL BISPING taunted Jake Paul for choosing to fight Nate Diaz in his boxing return. The YouTuber-turned boxer is set to face ex-UFC star Diaz on August 5 in Texas over eight rounds at a catchweight of 185lb.
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: AFP
      Nate Diaz is set to fight Jake Paul nextCredit: Getty
      It will be his fourth opponent with an MMA background, following wins over Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 48.
      But when Paul, 26, fought the first recognised boxer in his career in Tommy Fury, 23, he was beaten by split-decision.
      So UFC legend Bisping was left unsurprised when the American chose to snub a rematch with Fury to instead focus on Diaz.
      He said on his YouTube channel: “Nate Diaz, this will be a fun fight.
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      “Nate Diaz is no walk in the park – very, very tough, extremely hard to finish. Granted, he’s not a boxer. He’s almost 40 years old.
      “He’s got a great submission game – you can’t use that. But the hands of Nate Diaz are good. You cannot deny that.
      “I’m not hating on Jake Paul, but this is the pattern, this is the flow. It’s an almost 40 non-boxer.
      “It’s a guy that’s a submission specialist with decent hands, and he’s much smaller.
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      “Diaz is very tall – he’s not a small man by any stretch of the imagination.
      “But he did fight the majority of his career as a lightweight, OK? So it is going to be very interesting to see how this goes down.”
      Paul looked set to invoke his rematch clause with Fury, after the success of their Saudi Arabia grudge match which drew 800,000 pay-per-view buys.
      But Bisping, 44, believes the social media sensation has played it safe by choosing to fight Diaz in his return.
      He said: “You do learn more from your losses than what you do in your victories, but he’s not talking about that.
      “He’s saying, ‘Listen, everyone just thinks I’m vulnerable.’
      “Well, you were clearly showing that when you first went up against a professional boxer – not a basketballer, not a wrestler, not a past-his-prime MMA guy. (Fury) was a boxer.
      “He was young, he was a novice boxer, and you got beat fair and square. So you are more vulnerable, but it’s not the best thing that’s happened to your career.
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      “He stepped up against Tommy and he got his ass kicked. Let’s be honest. Maybe not kicked. He got beat fair and bloody square, though.”
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      Tyson Fury’s team say Joe Joyce is in line for world title fight with stadiums being booked for Gypsy King’s return

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      JOE JOYCE could fight his way into a stadium world title fight against Tyson Fury in the summer. Joyce returns tonight against Zhilei Zhang, 39, defending the WBO interim title he won against Joseph Parker, 31, in September.
      Joe Joyce could fight his way into a world title shotCredit: Getty
      And another statement victory could pave the way for the 2016 Olympic silver medallist, 37, to earn his shot at the big time.
      Promoter George Warren told Sky Sports: “Joe is looking to put on a good performance, a devastating performance, like he did against Parker and keep building on that momentum.
      “If Joyce comes through a tough fight with a big performance, he puts himself in that conversation.”
      Joyce has been made to wait for his world title challenge after Fury, 34, and Usyk, 36, negotiated a unification bout.
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      But the four-belt undisputed decider – the first in heavyweight history – collapsed amid a row over the split for a potential rematch.
      As a result, Usyk has been ordered into a WBA mandatory defence against Daniel Dubois, 25, with talks ongoing.
      It leaves Fury in need of a new opponent for the summer with the likes of Joyce and ex-champion Andy Ruiz Jr, 33, linked.
      Warren, son of Hall of Famer Frank, revealed they are set for talks with the Gypsy King having reserved stadium venues for his return.
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      He said to iFL TV: “The first question that Tyson has got to answer, and he’ll do that with us when we sit down address it. First, does he want to be active, does he want to fight?
      “We’ve got some dates held; we’ve got stadiums held for the summer for him. If we’re going to be doing something for him, we’re going to need to hear that decision fairly soon.
      “Then we can build up a short list of available opponents and ones that are actually available and want to do it and are serious about trying to make the fight with Tyson.
      “We’ll assess that and try and make the best decision as to what’s available and can we make it work.”
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      Former world champion Alejandro Gonzalez loses his THIRD son to murder in another horrific family tragedy

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      FORMER world champion boxer Alejandro Gonzalez has lost a THIRD son to muder.The 49-year-old Mexican retired with 49 wins and one draw from his 55-fight career after defeating John Brown in 2002.
      Alejandro Gonzalez is a former world champion boxer from MexicoCredit: Instagram @cobritaglez
      His son Luis Gonzalez was found murdered on the side of a highway on FridayCredit: Black House Boxing
      The icon held both the WBC featherweight and IBA lightweight titles during his career.
      His son Alejandro Gonzalez Jr followed him into the ring and once challenged for the IBF super bantamweight title.
      But any hopes he had of emulating his father in the ring were tragically ended in 2016 when he was just 23 as he was shot to death in Guadalajara, Mexico.
      Even more heartbreak was in store for the family in June 2022 when Gonzalez’s other son, Yahir, was assassinated.
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      He was fatally attacked while collecting a rent payment in an apartment building in Guadalajara as he was shot dead when leaving his car.
      Now Gonzalez and his loved ones are having to come to terms with losing another son after his boy Luis was found lifeless yesterday on the side of a highway in Zapopan.
      Luis, who was also a boxing protege, was found with traces that suggested that he had been physically attacked as well as five gunshot wounds on his legs, chest, right thigh, and neck.
      The Public Ministry of the Intentional Homicide Unit of the State Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating, according to El Occidental.
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      FIWIP SPORT were one of those to reach out to the heartbroken ex-boxer on social media after the shock news was announced.
      They tweeted: “With all the respect that our friend Alejandro Gonzalez La Cobra deserves, we want to offer our deepest condolences for the loss of his son Luis Gonzalez Ochoa who unfortunately lost his life.
      “Our deepest condolences to the Gonzalez family from the entire team FIWIP SPORT we are with you friend. A big hug and prompt resignation.”
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      Anthony Joshua urged to avoid heavyweight rival by Roy Jones Jr who reveals the ‘issue’ Brit is dealing with

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      ROY JONES JR has voiced the issue he believes is holding back Anthony Joshua – leaving him vulnerable to his heavyweight rivals. AJ returned at the start of April with victory on points over Jermaine Franklin, following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Boxing legend and trainer Roy Jones JrCredit: Getty
      Anthony Joshua celebrates victory over Jermaine FranklinCredit: Getty
      And despite largely controlling the contest, Joshua failed to produce the fireworks which would have announced him back on the scene.
      Joshua’s win – his first since 2020 – keeps talk of super-fights against Tyson Fury, 34, and Deontay Wilder, 37, alive.
      But boxing legend-turned coach Jones has urged AJ to swerve fearsome puncher Wilder as he gets to grips on his comeback trail.
      He told ID Boxing: “It’s a very tough fight for him. I love AJ to death and I think he’s a great fighter.
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      “But his issue right now is dealing with punches coming back at him, so you don’t want to fight Wilder.
      “Those punches that will be coming at you from him are different to anybody else in the division, so he’s got to go get that taken care of before he goes in front of Wilder.”
      Following Joshua’s initial September 2021 loss to Usyk, 36, he parted ways with long-time cornerman Rob McCracken.
      But his American replacement Robert Garcia was also axed after defeat in the rematch last August.
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      Joshua has since linked up with Texan Derrick James and the two got off to winning ways against Franklin, 29.
      But Jones – who previously offered his services to AJ – believes the best is yet to come from the partnership.
      He said: “Sometimes it takes time for a fighter and trainer to get their whole aspect together.
      “Apparently, that hasn’t happened straight away, but if they stay together, then maybe they’ll finally get some continuity, but they definitely did get any in that first fight.
      “Hopefully they get better as they go, it sometimes takes bit of time for things to kick in for a fighter and they get on the same page.
      “So hopefully in the next couple of fights they’ll get better and start to gel, because in that fight they didn’t get much at all.”
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      Mike Tyson, 56, speaks out amid rumours of Jake Paul fight after watching Tommy Fury loss from ringside

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      MIKE TYSON has spoken out amid rumours of fighting Jake Paul. The boxing legend made a shock comeback in 2020 after 15 years out for an exhibition bout with fellow great Roy Jones Jr.
      Mike Tyson has spoken out amid rumours of fighting Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul poses with guests at the Boxing Bullies event in FloridaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And both Tyson and Paul – who formed a friendship over the years – opened the door to a bout against each other.
      Iron Mike was even in Saudi Arabia in February to watch the YouTuber-turned prizefighter’s loss to Tommy Fury.
      But boxing’s youngest heavyweight champion has insisted he has no plans to fight Paul, or anyone else for that matter.
      Tyson, 56, said on his podcast: “I was just at the fight when he was fighting in Saudi Arabia. I’m not fighting nobody. I’m just chilling.”
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      The American icon – who first won the title aged 20 – watched from ringside as Paul fell to defeat via split-decision to Fury.
      And the pair looked set for a rematch following the success of their grudge match, which sold over 800,000 pay-per-views.
      But Paul instead cut a deal to fight ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 37, on August 5 in Texas over eight rounds at a 185lb catchweight.
      He has teased forming a new team in his Puerto Rico training base and warned Fury, 23, that their rivalry is not yet over.
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      Paul said in a YouTube video: “I have been in the gym since the day I got back from Saudi. I literally got off the flight, came home, and went on a four-mile jog.
      “I’ve been working out every single day, six days a week, filled with vengeance to come back and take what’s mine because I know I can beat Tommy.
      “That was the worst version of me possible. It just wasn’t my night, he was the better man, he had an amazing performance, and congrats to Tommy for that.
      “But I wanna come back and take what’s mine from that kid. I hope he enjoys it. Tommy, I hope you’re enjoying this victory.
      “You know, you earned it. Respect. Enjoy it for as long as possible because you’re not going to have the taste of victory on your tongue for a while.”
      Jake Paul was beaten by Tommy Fury on pointsCredit: Getty More