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      Eddie Hearn admits Anthony Joshua has lost appeal with fans as Brit with tickets still unsold for Franklin comeback

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      EDDIE HEARN has admitted that Anthony Joshua has lost some of his box office appeal.The two-time world champion, 33, is still reeling after his back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Eddie Hearn admits Anthony Joshua is not the ‘same size commercially’Credit: PA
      But Joshua will hit the comeback trail – which he hopes will be a road back to world title contention – on April 1 with a must-win showdown against Jermaine Franklin at the O2.
      However, despite AJ previously having sold out stadiums at Wembley and Tottenham, there are still thousands of tickets unsold at the 20,000 East London arena.
      And his Matchroom promoter Hearn feels that the successive losses to Usyk have had an impact on Joshua commercially.
      He told ESBR Boxing: “He’s coming off two defeats, so of course you’re not going to be the same size commercially as you were when you beat Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000.
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      “But he’s a great fighter, he’s one of the best heavyweights in the world.
      “I feel like he can still be the best heavyweight in the world.”
      The former heavyweight champ is looking to get back into title contention, however, and is starting things off with a tasty clash against Franklin.
      The Michigan-born fighter lost a narrow decision to Dillian Whyte at the tail-end of 2022, but most thought he did enough to win the fight.
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      Should Joshua beat Franklin, a rematch with Whyte, who he knocked out in 2015, would be well on the cards.
      Joshua’s career is effectively on the line, however, so he can’t take Franklin lightly.
      Franklin, 29, will be looking to catapult himself into the heavyweight title picture himself, and a win over Joshua would give him some newfound fame in the US.
      Robert Garcia is no longer Joshua’s trainer, with the Brit set to partner up with Derrick James out in Texas.
      Joshua will be hoping some fresh eyes in his corner can reignite his career, with future super-fights against Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder still on his mind. More

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      KSI wants mouth-watering fight against Tommy Fury and confirms negotiations with Jake Paul

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      KSI has warned he will fight Tommy Fury after his boxing return as he accused Jake Paul of stalling in negotiations. The British YouTube, music and crossover boxing star was in talks to settle his feud with Paul at the end of the year.
      KSI warned he will fight Tommy Fury after his boxing returnCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul was beaten by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      But that was until the American was beaten for the first time in the ring, losing a split-decision to Fury in February.
      The pair are now lined up for a rematch in the summer while Paul, 26, is also linked with a fight against Floyd Mayweather, 46.
      KSI, 29, vented his frustrations online and threatened to walk away from the bitter grudge match altogether.
      He tweeted: “At this point, after I beat a pro boxer on May 13th, I’m gonna go straight for Tommy Fury.
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      “Jake Paul is being long with negotiations.”
      KSI, who knocked out gamer Faze Temperrr in January, is currently in talks to face millionaire businessman-turned 9-0 boxer Joe Fournier, 40.
      And his manager Mams Taylor has urged Paul to shelve a rematch with Fury and instead fight KSI in his return.
      But the self-proclaimed Problem Child has no interest and instead confirmed his plans to rematch Fury, 23.
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      KSI mocked Paul with a viral video in the immediate aftermath of the defeat in Saudi Arabia.
      But on his brother Logan’s podcast, Paul responded: “I didn’t see the videos.
      “Talk is cheap, because with all that talk and whatever he said, he’s still afraid to sign the contract.”
      KSI and Jake Paul clashing in the ring in 2020Credit: GETTY More

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      ‘Everybody should take their hat off to him’ – Tyson Fury compared to three heavyweight legends for fighting Usyk

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      TYSON FURY has been compared to heavyweight legends of the past for agreeing to fight Oleksandr Usyk. The historic title unification faced collapse as the pair of unbeaten champions failed to agree a financial split.
      Tyson Fury is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk nextCredit: Getty
      That was until Fury spoke out to offer Usyk a greedy “take-it-or-leave it” deal of 70/30 in his favour.
      But Usyk refused to buckle and accepted the low-ball terms – so long as Fury agrees to make a donation of £1million to Ukraine.
      Promoter Frank Warren CONFIRMED a deal is nearing completion to secure the division’s first four-belt undisputed fight on April 29 at Wembley.
      And he claimed it is Fury who fans should thank as he continues to tick off the best of his heavyweight era.
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      Warren said on talkSPORT: “Everyone wants to see the fight.
      “Everybody should take their hat off to Tyson Fury because he’s the only heavyweight since those great glory days of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Joe Frazier that has fought the best around of the generations he’s been in.
      “He’s fought against Wladimir Klitschko, who was the best of his generation, went to his back yard and beat him.
      “The longest reigning heavyweight in Deontay Wilder… [Fury] went to the States not once but three times and beat him.
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      “Now he’s stepping up to the guy who has had two wins over Anthony Joshua and has three belts.
      “You have to take your hat off to Tyson, we talk about Lennox Lewis, but he never fought Riddick Bowe, never fought Mike Tyson until he was well past his best.
      “I’m not taking anything away from Lennox – he was a great fighter. But Tyson has fought all these guys at their best.”
      Fury, 34, and Usyk, 36, were in line for a mega-money payday to unify the belts in Saudi Arabia.
      That was until the Middle Eastern hosts had to pull out of talks, leaving London as the frontrunner with far less on offer.
      But Warren has revealed the fight is due to be announced subject to contracts being signed as talks continue behind the scene.
      And despite leaving it late in the day to both promote and prepare for the bout, the Hall of Famer said April 29 is still the planned judgement day.
      He said: “That would be the date for the fight. At one stage I wasn’t sure if Tyson would be fit for it, but he’s OK.
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      “The bottom line is they have both come out and said what they want to do and obviously we have to get the contracts signed.
      “Everybody is working on that to get everything finalised.”
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      Astrid Wett calls out Katie Price, TikToker and £40k-a-month OnlyFans model for boxing fights

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      ASTRID WETT has called out Katie Price and OnlyFans model Alexia Grace for her next fight.The social media star also included fellow TikToker Grace Keeling on her list of potential rivals.
      Astrid Wett has called out her potential next boxing opponentsCredit: TikTok / @astridwett
      She uploaded the video to TikTokCredit: TikTok / @astridwett
      Astrid is also an OnlyFans starCredit: Instagram / @wettastrid
      The first person she called out was Katie PriceCredit: Rex
      Katie has no known boxing experienceCredit: Getty
      Astrid called them out in a video which shows her practising her punches on a beach in a bikini.
      The video had the caption: “Warming up to box Katie Price, Alexia Grace and GK Barry.
      “Who wants the title fight?”
      It comes after she was crowned the first female Misfits champion by beating Love Island star AJ Bunker.
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      After the fight with Bunker, Astrid was left with heavy bruising but now appears keen to get back in the ring.
      Astrid has a record of two wins from two, as she also beat Keeley Colbran back in October.
      Katie Price would be one of the biggest names to take part in the social media boxing circuit if she were to accept the challenge.
      However, at KSI’s boxing event in January, Katie did make a comment suggesting she would be up for a fight at some point.
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      She was asked if she was going to fight that evening.
      Katie replied: “I’ll tell you what, if you want me to fight someone… bring it on sunshine!”
      Alexia, who earns £40,000 per month from OnlyFans, used to work as cabin crew before her change of career.
      She is expected to fight Beth Fiit – another TikTok and OnlyFans star – to “squash their beef” that started at the beginning of the year.
      Their rivalry started as Beth accused Alexia of copying her content with the former friends agreeing to a fight.
      Meanwhile Grace Keeling has a massive TikTok following of over three million fans.
      She rose to fame during the first UK lockdown in 2020.
      Grace posts short vlogs and stories showcasing her day-to-day life and has launched her very own named The Saving Grace Podcast.
      Astrid also called out Alexia Grace for a fightCredit: Supplied – Alexia Grace
      She used to work as a cabin crew memberCredit: Supplied – Alexia Grace
      The other would-be opponent is Grace Keeling who has over 3m followers on TikTokCredit: Getty More

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      OnlyFans star and boxer Elle Brooke branded ‘absolutely stunning’ as she strips down to lingerie and shows off bum

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      ONLYFANS star Elle Brooke sent fans crazy as she stripped down to lingerie for a photoshoot in the forest.The model has been trying out boxing in recent months as she looks to test herself in the ring.

      But despite her new ventures, the model is still comfortable in front of the camera as she showed in her latest stunning photoshoot.
      Elle stripped down to just her lingerie as she showed off her stunning figure.
      The star was snapped in an empty forest and pulled off a series of poses to wow fans.
      In one shot her back faced the camera with Elle’s followers getting to view the star from all angles.
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      She could also be seen gazing longingly into the distance as she leaned against a tree.
      The last pose is certainly the most eye-catching as Elle spread out her body and stuck her bum out.
      Referring to Harry Potter, she jokes in her caption the picture is “her Patronus”.
      One fan joked in the comments that the pose looked like she was “doing a haka”.
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      The glamorous model has attracted plenty of fansCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Elle regularly stuns her fans with her hot photoshootsCredit: Twitter
      Elle has 659,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      Elle has beaten the likes of AJ Bunker and Faith Ordway so far in her boxing careerCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
      Other Instagram followers were blown away by Elle’s modelling.
      One fan lauded her as “absolutely stunning” while another gushed over her “sexy body shape”.
      And another commentator joked: “Never seen anything like you in the woods by where I live”.
      The post has attracted nearly 40,000 likes already with Elle keeping up her record of astounding fans with her snaps. More

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      Logan Paul is a tool with no moral compass who stands for NOTHING, slams Sonny Bill Williams in blistering attack

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      SONNY BILL WILLIAMS slammed Logan Paul as a “tool” with “no moral compass” as he poured cold water on a potential fight. The All Black legend-turned-heavyweight boxer, 37, hit out at Paul following the YouTube star’s visit to Australia for a UFC event.
      Logan Paul has been slammed by Sonny Bill WilliamsCredit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
      Sonny Bill Williams was knocked out by Mark HuntCredit: Getty
      Williams tweeted: “Just listened to a talk on who’s popular with the youth today & @LoganPaul came up.
      “I observed how he carried himself at the UFC event in Perth & wasn’t impressed.
      “A man that stands for nothing will fall for anything – that’s the category I put guys like this in.”
      Paul was in Australia following the sponsorship deal with his hydration drink Prime and the UFC.
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      Williams, 9-1 as a boxer, was then challenged to call out Paul but the rugby World Cup winner responded: “No, I don’t want to fight him.
      “I just don’t want my sons to be like him or all the other tools or so-called influencers that have no moral compass.
      “I don’t need anyone in this world besides my creator.”
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      Williams, 37, last boxed in November but was knocked out by ex-UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt, 48, suffering defeat in the ring for the first time.
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      At that point, he was linked with a bout against Paul’s brother Jake, 26, who also recently lost against Tommy Fury, 23.
      Paul himself has not fought since taking boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 46, the distance in their June 2021 exhibition.
      Before that, he drew to KSI, 29, in a similar non-sanctioned bout in 2018 but lost the rematch when they turned professional a year on.
      The former rivals are now business partners following the successful launch of Prime.
      Paul was meant to make his boxing return in January on KSI’s Misfits promotion but a knee injury while starring in the WWE ruled him out.
      However, the American has confirmed he will fight again this year.
      KSI and Logan Paul at UFC 284 in PerthCredit: Getty More

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      Anthony Joshua’s training camp for Usyk was so ‘frustrating’ his coach demanded to be flown home after just one week

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’S ex-coach said their training camp before rematching Oleksandr Usyk was so “frustrating” he wanted to fly home after a week. Esteemed American Robert Garcia was hired to replace Rob McCracken following defeat to Usyk in September 2021.
      Anthony Joshua pictured with former trainer Robert GarciaCredit: PA
      But in the rematch last August in Saudi Arabia, AJ was again beaten on points with Garcia and Angel Fernandez leading the corner.
      Joshua has now parted with the two coaches and linked up with Derrick James in Dallas ahead of his April 1 return fight.
      And Garcia has not shied away from lifting the lid on what he believes went wrong in camp with AJ.
      He told iD Boxing: “I know that the work with me and Angel Fernandez wasn’t bad, but it honestly could have been better.
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      “Nobody mentions everything that went on in training camp, and I’m not going to mention it either. But we all know the way the training camp went.
      “It was frustrating for me, there was so many new people in camp. The first week that I was there, I told his management team to fly me home.
      “Because there were people there who, I believe, were not going to help out.”
      Joshua, 33, is now fighting to revive his career following the consecutive losses to Usyk, 36.
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      He returns at the O2 next month against Jermaine Franklin, 29, who was controversially beaten on points by Dillian Whyte, 34, in November.
      Joshua is completing his camp away from home for the first time in his career as Garcia backed the heavyweight to bounce back.
      He said: “Now I think he’s in a great place, in a great training camp and I’m sure he’ll be in great shape.
      “He’s going to get a good, solid win so his next fight can be against a big name.”
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      Jake Paul ready to ‘snub Tommy Fury rematch to face Floyd Mayweather as part of three-fight plan including KSI’

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      JAKE PAUL is said to be leaning towards a fight with Floyd Mayweather next instead of rematching Tommy Fury. The YouTuber-turned boxer was beaten for the first time in seven professional bouts when he lost a split-decision to Fury.
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: Reuters
      Floyd Mayweather is still feuding with Jake PaulCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Paul has maintained he would exercise his rematch clause with early indications it would be eyed for July.
      But just weeks after his loss, the American was involved in a street altercation with Mayweather outside a Miami Heat game.
      Paul later called out the boxing legend to settle the score in the ring in a sanctioned bout and not an exhibition.
      Now YouTube reporter Keemstar has claimed sources say Mayweather is the top of his wishlist to fight next.
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      A rematch with Fury and grudge match against KSI then follow in that order as a part of a three-bout plan.
      Paul’s feud with Mayweather dates back to the summer of 2021 when he stole the 50-0 icon’s hat at a press conference, sparking a mass brawl.
      A month later, brother Logan, 27, would go the eight-round distance in his exhibition with Mayweather.
      The five-weight world champion officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34.
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      But he has continued to box in exhibition bouts ever since, recently completing his sixth one.
      But Paul, 26, has no interest in facing Mayweather, 46, unless it is in a professional capacity with their records on the line.
      He tweeted: “Floyd will not see me 1 on 1 in a real fight. That’s a fact. His team has hit my team numerous times to do one of his “exhibitions”.
      “Now he ambushes me. Come see me in the ring, real fight, no exhibition robbing fans bulls***.”
      Keemstar’s report comes after Paul cryptically tweeted: “Options.”
      Fury, 23, is open to a rematch with his celebrity boxing rival, having edged out on points in Saudi Arabia.
      Meanwhile, Paul was in line to finally face KSI at the end of the year but those plans took a hit following his defeat.
      KSI, 29, is set to return himself on May 13 with in London against millionaire businessman-turned 9-0 boxer Joe Fournier, 40.
      KSI squaring up to Joe FournierCredit: Getty More