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      Tommy Fury hits back at criticism after leaving Molly-Mae and newborn daughter Bambi for Jake Paul fight

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      TOMMY FURY has hit out at critics slamming him for leaving his newborn baby to go and fight Jake Paul last month.The former Love Island star left then three-week-old baby Bambi behind with long-term girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague to jet off to the Middle East for their grudge match.
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul in their grudge match last monthCredit: GETTY
      Fury had to leave newborn baby Bambi behind ahead of the Saudi showdownCredit: INSTAGRAM@MOLLYMAE
      Fury admits it was incredibly hard to leave behind his bundle of joyCredit: INSTAGRAM@TOMMYFURY
      Fury’s painful decision to leave his first child behind was criticised by some, who claimed his priorities weren’t in the right place.
      But the 23-year-old insists Bambi’s future was at the forefront of his mind when he went and boxed for a multi-million-pound payday.
      During an appearance on Loose Women, TNT said: “I’m not bothered about anyone’s opinion, to be honest.
      “As long as my family and my missus and my children think I’m doing alright, that’s all that matters to me.
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      “And people can say what they want, but I’m away for her, to make sure she has a better future.”
      The decision to leave his bundle of joy weighed heavy on Fury, who admitted: “It was very tough there was a lot going on in this build-up to this.
      “Obviously, Bambi, my little girl, was born six weeks ago. So I was kind of having a lot of FaceTime calls.
      ‘But I was constantly switching trying to be a fighting, aggressive man getting ready for war and then trying to be the daddy, trying to split myself into a million pieces.
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      “And you just can’t do it, so there was a lot of phone calls, a lot of conversations but we got through it.”
      Fury’s sacrifice proved to be worth it as he beat Paul via split decision and banked millions of pounds.
      A summer rematch with Paul is reportedly in the works, with Fury confident he’ll win the bout in a more emphatic fashion.
      He said: “I believe in the rematch I will stop him.
      “You know [in] the first fight I’ve never been eight rounds before so you’re just a bit weary of what’s in your tank and how the fight is going to go.
      “But I’ve now been in the ring with him once, I know what to expect.” More

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      Jake Paul calls out Floyd Mayweather, 46, to a ‘real fight’ after turning down ‘numerous’ exhibition offers

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      JAKE PAUL has called out Floyd Mayweather to a “real fight” after turning down “numerous” exhibition offers. Mayweather officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor but he has returned for six exhibitions since.
      Jake Paul has called out Floyd Mayweather to a ‘real fight’Credit: Skills Challenge
      Floyd Mayweather has boxed in six exhibitionsCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      One was against Paul’s brother Logan in June 2021, which went the full eight round distance.
      A month beforehand, the YouTuber-turned boxer clashed with Mayweather at a press conference, stealing his hat and sparking a mass brawl.
      It has kept the feud brewing so much so that Paul was confronted by the boxing legend and his entourage after a Miami Heat match.
      Paul was filmed running away from the altercation and later hit out at Mayweather, offering to settle it in the ring with their records on the line.
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      He said: “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***.”
      Paul, 26, was last month beaten for the first time in seven professional bouts, losing to Tommy Fury, 23.
      The pair are now targeting a rematch in the summer following Fury’s split-decision victory in Saudi Arabia.
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      One night before, Mayweather, 46, rolled back the clock against Geordie Shore’s Aaron Chalmers, 35, in his UK boxing debut, with the fight going the full eight rounds.
      Paul has maintained he will only fight the American icon if it is professionally sanctioned with his 50-0 record at stake.
      But the weight disparity makes the bout almost impossible to overcome with Mayweather never weighing more than 11st.
      Meanwhile, Paul was around 13st for his loss to Fury, meaning there is TWO STONE between them.
      The social media sensation in the past has offered to fight Mayweather at 175lb, with his rival coming in at 165lb to bridge the weight gap.
      Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul were involved in a melee in 2021Credit: AFP More

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      Floyd Mayweather, 46, confirms FIVE new boxing exhibition bouts in five countries as Jake Paul fight rumours continue

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER has confirmed FIVE new boxing exhibition bouts in as many countries. The American legend officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor.
      Floyd Mayweather is lined up for another five boxing exhibitionsCredit: PA
      But he has returned for six exhibitions since, against stars of the MMA, YouTube and reality TV world.
      And Mayweather is not done yet, as he revealed he will fight in South Korea, Germany, Japan, Australia and Miami back Stateside.
      He posted: “This is what my 2023 looks like so far…5 exhibitions in 5 countries in 9 months and if any of these exhibitions don’t happen, I still get paid.
      “I’m the most active hustler in boxing, my money is guaranteed.”
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      Mayweather, 46, most recently faced Geordie Shore star-turned fighter Aaron Chalmers, 35, in his UK boxing debut over eight rounds.
      He rolled back the clock to shine but did so in front of an empty O2 Arena.
      Mayweather has knocked out Japanese martial arts pair Tenshin Nasukawa, 24, and Mikuru Asakura, 30, in recent years.
      Chalmers, ex-sparring partner Don Moore and YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, all survived the eight-round distance.
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      But social media sensation Deji, 26, brother to KSI, 29, was stopped inside six rounds in Dubai last November.
      Logan’s brother Jake, 26, was there that night but claimed Mayweather demanded him leave the venue before he fought.
      It stems back to a row the pair had in 2021 when the self-proclaimed “Problem Child” stole his hat, sparking a melee.
      And the bad blood still continues after Paul claimed Mayweather tried to jump him with an entourage of 50 following a Miami Heat game.
      Paul offered to settle it in the ring after being filmed running away from his rival.
      He said: “Floyd, if you want to run it one-on-one, no problem but I’m not dumb. I’m tough, I don’t need to prove my toughness.
      “But I’m not f*****g dumb, I’m not going to sit there and try fight 50 dudes, dipped out of that bitch.”
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      Watch Tommy Fury’s awkward exchange with Carl Frampton after retired boxing champ picked Jake Paul to beat Love Islander

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      TOMMY FURY awkwardly boasted of leaving egg on Carl Frampton’s face after beating Jake Paul. Frampton was one of many ex-world champions who predicted Paul would win the celebrity grudge match in Saudi Arabia.
      Carl Frampton congratulated Tommy Fury on beating Jake Paul
      “All these former world champions have egg on their faces” 🍳”How can you not see the skill gap between me and Jake Paul?”@tommytntfury has a message for all the doubters that thought he wouldn’t get the job done… Watch the full Chatterbox interview on YouTube now ▶️ pic.twitter.com/gSrsIpp7dl— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) March 8, 2023

      But Fury returned home with his unbeaten record and a chip on his shoulder after edging out a split-decision win.
      Frampton was left to face the music as he interviewed Fury for BT Sport’s latest episode of Chatterbox.
      He said: “Yeah, what can I say? Tommy proved me and a lot of other people wrong.
      “I thought he looked good in the fight, he won it comfortably. Yeah, it was a good performance.”
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      Fury’s dad John famously confronted Frampton over his controversial prediction and was left fuming.
      The Northern Irishman joked he later edged towards Fury but did not publicly change his mind in fear of looking scared of John.
      He said: “As the fight got closer, I actually started to change my mind a bit and a lot of it was down to the confidence of Tommy and it seemed a lack of it from Jake Paul.
      “But I didn’t want to openly say, ‘Actually, I might be changing my mind here towards Tommy’ because then everyone goes, ‘Oh, you’re just afraid of John Fury.’ Which I am, by the way!
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      “But I thought it was a great performance, well done mate.”
      Tommy replied: “I appreciate it. But I tell you what’s funny, it’s like all these former world champions they clearly don’t know f*** all about boxing because they can’t even call it between two novices.
      “They can’t even pick between two novices. I told everybody, you know Tony Bellews as well, all the people that told me I couldn’t beat this man, well they’ve just got egg all over their faces.
      “Because at the end of the day, me and my dad said it throughout all the build up and it was.
      “It was an easy fight, I clearly out-won him, it shouldn’t have been a split-decision, it should have been unanimous.
      “But like I said listen, egg on everybody’s faces that said I couldn’t do it. So yeah, it feels very, very nice to sit here and prove everybody wrong.
      “Because I was the guy who was going to crack under pressure, I was the guy who had never been in a main-event before, I was the guy that was going to get knocked out off a YouTuber
      “But no, they’ve all got egg on their faces, so I can say that confidently.”
      Fury, 23, was twice forced to pull out of the fight before, amid injury and US visa issues.
      But he made up for lost time in the Middle East by handing Paul, 26, the first defeat of his seven-bout professional career.
      The pair are now eyeing a rematch in the summer and Fury vowed to leave it out of the judges’ hands.
      He said: “Honestly, in the build up to this it was funny because me and my dad and my whole team were sat there laughing thinking, ‘What are these guys seeing that we ain’t seeing?’
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      “And I went in there and it was a complete shutout. Jake couldn’t even deal with a jab, let it be what it was.
      “That there was more high-profile than any world title fight. So it just showed at 23 years old, I’ve gone in there and I can handle the pressure, don’t crack under pressure and in the rematch he’ll be getting done, knocked out.”
      Fury was a comfortable winner after being written off by some ex-world champsCredit: AP More

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      Eddie Hearn takes thinly-veiled dig at Tyson Fury as undisputed fight with Usyk at risk of collapse

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      EDDIE HEARN has seemingly taken a thinly-veiled shot at Tyson Fury over his failure to finalise a showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.The first undisputed heavyweight title fight in nearly 25 years is in major doubt over an ongoing purse row, with Fury initially refusing to accept a 50-50 split.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were set to throw down in an undisputed heavyweight title fightCredit: REUTERS
      But the fight is in major doubt over a row over the purse splitCredit: JAMIE MCPHILIMEY
      Eddie Hearn has taken a thinly-veiled dig at The Gypsy King over his refusal of a 50-50 splitCredit: PA
      Usyk and his team have since proposed a 60-40 split of the whopping pie for the winner but Fury has also rejected that offer.
      The prospect of the biggest heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis’ rematch with Evander Holyfield falling through has irked boxing fans, Hearn included.
      In an Instagram post hailing the imminent return of Anthony Joshua, he wrote: “Fought Usyk back to back no problems, no questions asked.
      “Never ducked a challenge his whole career.
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      “Cannot f***ing wait to see him back April 1st! ”
      Boxing fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Fury is ridiculously ducking Usyk he’s making it obvious too.”
      Another said: “Fury bottled it against AJ.”
      And another said: “Tyson ducked AJ.”
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      One remarked: “He [Joshua] might get a trilogy fight with Usyk before Fury fights him at this rate!”
      Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassuyk has lamented the delay in finalising the fight but remains “optimistic” it will come to fruition.
      He told talkSPORT: “I am experienced and I’ve been here for a while.
      “Normally when a fighter does not want to take a fight, he asks for something impossible so it doesn’t take place.
      “On the other side, I’m really optimistic.

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      “Maybe Tyson is not ready yet.
      “Maybe he’s is not ready mentally, maybe he’s not ready physically, whatever, I don’t know and we don’t really care.
      “We want to make it happen.
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      “If he doesn’t want it, we can’t make him want it.
      “So what can I say? The fight should happen someday.” More

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      Jake Paul says KSI is ‘SCARED’ to sign contract and reveals when he will fight bitter YouTube rival

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      JAKE PAUL accused KSI of being “SCARED” to fight him and vowed to finish their feud after rematching Tommy Fury. The American was trolled by KSI following his loss to Tommy Fury, the first in his seven-bout professional boxing career.
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: Getty
      KSI has been called out by Jake PaulCredit: PA
      But Paul hit back on his brother Logan’s podcast and urged his bitter YouTube rival to let his fists do the talking.
      He said: “Talk is cheap, because with all that talk and whatever he said, he’s still afraid to sign the contract.
      “He can talk all that s***, but let’s get in the ring, 100 per cent. Talk that s***, let’s sell some f***ing pay-per-views brother.
      “All things considered, I talk a lot of s***, but I back to back to back I schedule these fights and go in the ring and do them, whoever it is, anywhere, anytime, any place.
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      “I’ve backed it up and proven that and shown it. He’s hot on Twitter, he’s got the Twitter fingers, but when it comes to actually fighting me, you have been gone, absent, haven’t actually shown up or signed the contract.
      “So, talk is cheap and let’s just hope he gets into the ring and we can settle all of the s*** talk there, after I go back and avenge this loss with Tommy Fury.
      “I’m KSI’s end goal, but for me there’s bigger fights out there, it’s just a pit stop.”
      Paul, 26, was linked with an end of year grudge match to finally settle his score with KSI, 29, between the ropes.
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      But the plan looks to have been shelved with the YouTuber-turned boxer set to rematch Fury, 23, in the summer.
      KSI heaped surprise praise on Fury, who was emotionally left in tears after his split-decision victory over Paul in Saudi Arabia.
      He said: “Fair play to Tommy. He’d been tormented for two years straight.
      “Being called ‘Tommy Fumbles’, everyone saying he was trash, saying he’s not a real boxer, saying he’s not going to be able to beat Jake Paul, saying he’s going to buckle under the pressure.
      “But you know what, he came into that ring and slapped up Jake Paul.”
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      Tyson Fury wants ex-UFC champ Francis Ngannou to KO ‘piece of s*** ‘ Deontay Wilder and reveals prediction for fight

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      TYSON FURY wants Francis Ngannou to knock out his “piece of s***” rival Deontay Wilder. Ngannou, 36, walked out on the UFC after failing to agree a new contract and has been linked with a lucrative boxing switch.
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder shared an epic heavyweight trilogyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Francis Ngannou is linked with a boxing switch after leaving the UFCCredit: Getty
      Wilder, 37, has even offered to face the heavyweight in both the ring and cage as part of a two-fight deal.
      Fury – who shared an epic trilogy with the American – is rooting for Ngannou but doubts his chances against the ex-WBC champion.
      He told Fight Hub: “(Ngannou) is big enough to knock anybody out. But I don’t think he does because I think Wilder knocks him out first.
      “Wilder’s the type of guy who’s like a piece of s*** kinda guy, so I’d like to see Ngannou chin him, knock him spark out. But I don’t think he would.”
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      Fury, 34, is also open to fighting Ngannou should his title unification against Oleksandr Usyk, 36, collapse.
      But a FOURTH bout with Wilder has also not been ruled out, with their rivalry still brewing.
      They first drew in 2018 before Fury won the subsequent rematches but bad blood remains after Wilder accused him of cheating during the trilogy series.
      Fury insists there is no animosity from his side but said: “I just don’t think I gave him a good enough beating in that third fight.
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      “That was a beating for the ages, I gave him some rattling punches. But he obviously didn’t take enough punishment.
      “So don’t rule out a fourth fight.”
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      Anthony Joshua’s ex-coach doubles down on criticism of Oleksandr Usyk defeat and says he’s not ‘going to lie about it’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’S ex-coach has doubled down on criticism of his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.Esteemed trainer Robert Garcia replaced Rob McCracken following AJ’s September 2021 loss to Usyk on points.
      Anthony Joshua with ex-trainer Robert GarciaCredit: PA
      But for the rematch in Saudi Arabia 11 months later, Joshua was again bettered on the cards, despite an improved performance.
      Garcia would later claim in a Spanish-speaking interview that AJ was “mentally defeated” during the final quarter of the bout.
      And the American former world champion has reiterated that point.
      He told iD Boxing: “Obviously a fighter in the ring is going to be challenged by what people say after the fight.
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      “Just because I was his trainer, doesn’t mean I’m going to lie about it.
      “I wasn’t the only one that said that – he should be mad and frustrated at the whole world – because everyone said the same thing.
      “When you have a fighter who does so good in one round, you’re almost about to stop your opponent, it makes a big difference when the next round is totally different.
      “There was a lot to be said by so many boxing experts, I’m not the only one who said that.”
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      Joshua, 33, is now set to return on April 1 against Jermaine Franklin, 29, and has changed trainers to Derrick James.
      He is spending the camp in James’ Dallas gym, home to pound-for-pound stars Errol Spence Jr and Jermell Charlo.
      But Joshua returned to London to announce his fight with Franklin and hit back at Garcia’s criticism.
      He said to talkSPORT: “I just felt like, Garcia kind of said a lot, which baffled me as well.
      “But I’m not a little – what’s a word I can use on this show? I’m not a little boy. I can take it but, at the same time, I can’t talk about you, and you not back yourself.
      “So, I said, ‘Nah, some things aren’t adding up to me, certain things that people are saying aren’t adding up.
      “I just said, ‘I’m going to make the decision this time, I’m going do it myself.’
      “And that’s how I ended up being in this position now where I am based in Texas.
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      “Going from the process of trying to do it, it not working, then doing it a different way but giving the coach the reins to do it.
      “Now I said, ‘I’m gonna do it my way and step away from everything.’”
      Trainer Derrick James pictured with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More