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      Boxing beauty Ebanie Bridges gives blunt answer to marriage proposals from fans and reveals she’s asked 10 times a day

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      EBANIE BRIDGES told fans to stop asking her to marry them after being bombarded with messages.The boxer has a big following on social media and frequently stuns her followers with saucy snaps.
      Ebanie Bridges gets around ten marriage proposals a dayCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      The boxer is keen to put a stop to the requestsCredit: Alamy
      Bridges revealed she is dating somoneCredit: Instagram /@ebanie_bridges
      The Blonde Bomber gets a lot of male attention on social mediaCredit: PA
      She also gets a lot of male attention thanks to her OnlyFans page, and she had to put many of her followers in their place.
      During a Q&A she hosted on Instagram this week, Bridges was asked by a fan to marry them.
      So the Australian took used the opportunity to clarify her love life and put a stop to unwanted questions about marriage.
      She said: “For the ten people that ask me this nearly every day, and for the hundreds of people that are probably going to ask me in reply to my question and answer today, it’s a no, sorry, I’m taken.”
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      Bridges did not reveal who she is dating, though last year teased she was striking up a relationship with Kell Brook.
      The Blonde Bomber recently swapped her gloves for a helmet as she went horse riding as part of an advert for bookmaker BetGoodwin.
      And she flashed a smile a wide smile at the camera while decked out in jockey gear as she asked fans: “Am I a cute jockey?”
      She can then be seen in a short video sat confidently on top of the horse while stroking its mane.
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      Bridges is the holder of the IBF bantamweight title after beating Maria Roman in March 2022.
      She then held on to that belt by beating Shannon O’Connell in December last year.
      The star is also a trainer for OnlyFans influencer Elle Brooke. More

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      Joe Joyce says he is ready to knock Anthony Joshua and Franklin out as heavyweight makes bold claim

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      JOE JOYCE has declared he can KNOCK OUT both Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin.The 37-year-old was left unimpressed by Joshua’s unanimous points victory against Franklin.
      Joe Joyce has declared he can knock out both Anthony Joshua and Jermaine FranklinCredit: Getty
      Joshua won his bout against Franklin with a unanimous points decisionCredit: Rex
      And Joyce believes he has what it takes to knock both out.
      Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I’d knock both of them out with their performance the other night.
      “I’d definitely force a stoppage on Franklin and Joshua’s ripe for the picking.
      “Not great but [Joshua] got the job done. He went 12 rounds, I thought he would come with some more firepower and aim to push a stoppage but he wasn’t really putting shots together.
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      “He was [using] single shots and boxed kind of like he did in the [Andy] Ruiz second fight. So it was a little bit disappointing.
      “He seems to have gone, in my opinion, a bit backwards. Hasn’t progressed. I think he lacked the combinations but I think Franklin was a tough guy.”
      Joshua is eyeing his next fight in the summer, with a number of potential opponents lined up including Joyce, Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
      And 15-0 Joyce believes Joshua should be desperate to fight him due to him now having a higher rank and holding the WBO interim heavyweight title.
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      He explained: “That would be his route back in.
      “It would definitely be his way back in because I’m in front of him now, at last, high up the rankings and obviously got the WBO Interim.
      “I was always trying to catch up with him but now I’ve overtaken him, so that’s good. That’s what I wanted. But I haven’t caught up to him financially yet so I need to have those big fights.”
      However, Joyce revealed he expects AJ to dodge a fight with him in the summer.
      Instead, he believes Joshua will prefer to face off with Whyte, who he previously defeated back in 2015 to claim the British heavyweight title.
      Joyce added: “I’m a threat and he would prefer that [Whyte fight] until he’s got his mojo back.
      “I’d like to see him against Dillian Whyte, because I think Dillian Whyte’s in the same situation. He didn’t really look too great in the last fight.
      “So it would be good to see who the better man is and obviously they’ve got past bad blood. I think the fans would get behind that fight. It would be a good fight.”

      Joyce himself is due to fight Zhilei Zhang on April 15.
      Though he has insisted he is ready to step up to fight Tyson Fury after the Gypsy King’s talks with Oleksandr Usyk for a heavyweight unification bout collapsed. More

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      I’ve sparred Tyson Fury but I rate Joe Joyce higher and Anthony Joshua would be brave to fight him

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      JOE JOYCE has been dubbed “tougher” than Tyson Fury – by a man who has sparred with both heavyweights.
      The British bruisers are at the very top of the heavyweight heap – with WBC title holder Fury seen by many as the best of the bunch.
      Joe Joyce and Tyson Fury at the the very top of the heavyweight heapCredit: INSTAGRAM@JOEJOYCEBOXING
      Alen Babic has sparred with both Fury and JoyceCredit: INSTAGRAM@ALENTHESAVAGEBABIC
      And the Croatian clubber reckons The Juggernaut is the tougher of the twoCredit: INSTAGRAM@ALENTHESAVAGEBABIC
      Bridgerweight contender Alen Babic knows a thing or two about the pair having spent countless hours trading blows with them in the gym.
      And the Croatian clubber believes Joyce’s toughness is second to none in the division.
      He told talkSPORT: “I sparred Joe Joyce, we did close to 25 rounds in three days and I rate him the highest and I’ve sparred them all.
      “I rate Joyce the highest because he’s a tough mother***er and he’s relentless, he has a good punch and I didn’t know that.
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      “It doesn’t look like he has that powerful a punch, but his hands are very heavy, a heavy-handed guy.
      “And he has an engine like myself, he doesn’t stop and he is double the size of me with the same engine, it’s crazy.”
      He added: “I put Joyce on top of the list, the top two heavyweights.
      “He is the toughest fight for anybody and he’s an Olympian so you can add that on top of the cake.”
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      Joyce, 37, has been the most devastating heavyweight of the last three years – stopping Daniel Dubois, Carlos Takam, Christian Hammer and Joseph Parker in his last four outings.
      But his destructive run hasn’t stopped former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua from entertaining a domestic dust-up with him.
      Babic said of a potential Battle of Britain between the former sparring partners: “I think Joshua is very brave to take that fight.
      “I think Joe Joyce is the dark horse of the heavyweight division and he is the toughest opponent for everybody, including Tyson Fury and [Oleksandr] Usyk, but I think Joe Joyce is the guy who should be feared.
      “I’ve felt his power and we had crazy rounds, I think I did good, I maybe even snatched a few rounds.
      “But sparring is my game, I am even better in sparring than in fights and Joe Joyce proved himself to the ‘Savage’ so I think Joshua is very brave to go after Joe Joyce.”
      Interim WBO heavyweight champ Joyce will be back in action a week on Saturday against China’s Zhilei Zhang at the Copperbox Arena.
      Joshua, meanwhile, will look to return to the ring in the summer following a scrappy points victory over Jermaine Franklin last weekend.
      Anthony Joshuahas been warned against facing Joe Joyce nextCredit: RICHARD PELHAM More

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      Anthony Joshua told to swerve Tyson Fury and take ‘two more warm-up fights’ by Eddie Hearn’s dad over KO fear

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been urged to take two more “warm-up fights” before pursuing a clash with Tyson Fury.The Watford warrior re-opened the door for a blockbuster Battle of Britain with his long-time rival after his scrappy points win over Jermaine Franklin last weekend.
      Anthony Joshua returned to the win column with a scrappy win over Jermaine FranklinCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      AJ opened the door to a domestic dust-up with Tyson Fury after the fightCredit: PA
      Barry Hearn reckons he needs two more warm-up fights before facing The Gypsy KingCredit: PA
      But the former unified heavyweight champion’s lacklustre display against the No.34-ranked American has many believing he’s not ready for The Gypsy King – including promoter Eddie Hearn’s dad, Barry.
      The Matchroom Boxing founder told iFL TV: “In today’s world, the temptations for making that fight and earning a colossal amount of money may outweigh the old-fashioned common sense of people like me.
      “Definitely [two more warm-up fights] – but we live in a commercial world.”
      WBC heavyweight king Fury has – somewhat uncharacteristically – yet to comment on Joshua’s uninspiring return to the win column.
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      But Barry believes he’ll be licking his lips at the prospect of fighting AJ after seeing his display against Franklin.
      He said: “I would think that Tyson Fury would look at that performance and say ‘I am ready to fight him’, that takes a big obstacle away.
      “He [Joshua] has to decide whether he wants to go for the big payday or if he wants to build and learn for a bit longer, in which case he needs two or three more warm-up fights.
      “The public don’t like that, they are crying out for it, is it time to take the money? Maybe.”
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      Joshua, 33, has no qualms about taking on Fury next, saying 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.
      Tyson Fury is currently without a fight after his bout with Oleksandr Usyk fell throughCredit: REUTERS
      “You know my management, you know my promoter.
      “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 a fight following the collapse of his undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
      The pair were due to throw down for the all heavyweight marbles at Wembley on April 29 but Team Usyk pulled the plug on the fight after Fury kept moving the goalposts. More

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      Boxing stunner Ebanie Bridges leaves little to imagination as she dresses up as ‘cute jockey’ in tight see-through silks

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      BOXER Ebanie Bridges posed as a “cute jockey” as she left little to the imagination while showing off to fans. The Blonde Bomber continues to dominate in the ring but also showed her versatility as she tried her hand at another sport.
      Ebanie Bridges tried her hand at jockeying and managed to still look glamorousCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      The boxer appeared a natural as she rode a horseCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      Bridges took to Instagram to show off her outfit as she prepared to mount a horse.
      The Australian was shooting a commercial for bookmaker BetGoodwin.
      And she flashed a smile a wide smile at the camera while decked out in jockey gear as she asked fans: “Am I a cute jockey?”
      The 36-year-old wears a black and yellow jacket and tight see-through white trousers.
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      She can then be seen in a short video sat confidently on top of the horse while stroking its mane.
      Fans loved seeing the boxing star in different surroundings.
      One said: “So cute!”
      Another said: “Bored of walking to the ring… now she rides into battle haha, go on lass.”
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      Another fan wrote: “Is there no end to your talent? Taking over as a jockey as well.”
      While another joked of the 5ft 1in star: “You got the height for it Ebanie.”
      Bridges is the holder of the IBF bantamweight title after beating Maria Roman in March 2022.
      She then held on to that belt by beating Shannon O’Connell in December last year.
      The star is also a trainer for OnlyFans influencer Elle Brooke.
      Bridges wiped out Shannon O’Connell to retain her IBF bantamweight titleCredit: Getty
      Ebanie Bridges has 731,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges More

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      UFC chief Dana White claimed rapper 50 Cent kick-started negotiations for Conor McGregor’s fight with Floyd Mayweather

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      RAPPER 50 Cent kick-started the negotiations for Floyd Mayweather to fight UFC legend Conor McGregor.The two mavericks met in a blockbuster crossover bout in August 2017, with Money Mayweather winning by 10th round stoppage.
      50 Cent kick-started the negotiations for Floyd Mayweather to fight Conor McGregorCredit: Getty – Contributor
      UFC boss Dana White helped promote the 2017 crossover eventCredit: USA TODAY Sports
      It marked an end to months of build-up and trash-talking between the pair, with the event gripping both fighting codes.
      But UFC president Dana White revealed a chance meeting with 50 Cent – a long-time friend of Mayweather’s – was the catalyst for the super-fight taking place.
      White told ESPN: “When the demand is there. I felt the demand for McGregor vs Mayweather, felt it, I knew it would be big, so we started talking.
      “I bumped into 50 Cent in New York, and he said, ‘Floyd wants to fight your boy.’ I said, ‘My boy who?’
      “He’s like, ‘The Irish kid.’ And I’m like, ‘He’ll kill him,’ because I’m thinking MMA.
      “He said, ‘We’ll box him.’ I said, ‘You guys are crazy.’
      “He said, ‘He’s serious. I’ll call him right now.’

      “And then that’s how it all really got started. And then everywhere I went, it was all anybody asked me about.
      “Then once I started to really feel it, that’s when I started to take it serious, and I made an offer.”
      After Mayweather beat McGregor on the Irishman’s boxing debut he officially retired from the sport.
      He returned at the end of 2018 for an exhibition bout against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.
      The now 46-year-old announced he was ‘coming out of retirement in 2020’ to work on a ‘spectacular event’ with White in 2021.
      UFC boss White revealed: “We both started talking. The easiest way to explain it to you is Floyd and I both feel that we add value to each other, and we’re going to figure something out.
      “Some things have to play out, and then I’m going to start talking to [Mayweather’s advisor Al] Haymon maybe this summer and then I’ll have something for Floyd in the fall.
      “We can do some crossover stuff here or we can do something in boxing.
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      “Our last experience, Floyd was actually pretty easy to deal with. Haymon is incredible to deal with.
      “Floyd and I got a handshake deal at the basketball game, and we’ll get the rest figured out.”
      However, since that claiom Mayweather has fought exhibitions against Logan Paul, Don Moore, Mikuru Asakura, Deji Olatunji and most recently Aaron Chalmers at the O2 Arena in London.
      Mayweather claimed he is coming out of retirement to work with WhiteCredit: Splash News More

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      Muhammad Ali’s grandson follows in footsteps as MMA star debuts in Las Vegas over 40 years after icon’s last title fight

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      BIAGGIO ALI WALSH debuts in Las Vegas over 40 years after his grandad’s last title fight – and does so ready to leave a mark of his own.The lightweight amateur MMA prospect, 24, heads into his second bout with the Professional Fighters League on Friday.
      Biaggio Ali Walsh is the grandson of Muhammad Ali
      Muhammad Ali lost to Larry Holmes in 1980Credit: Getty – Contributor
      But it will be his first in Vegas, where his grandfather Muhammad Ali found so much success.
      It was at the Caesars Palace in 1980 that Ali last challenged for the heavyweight title – losing to Larry Holmes.
      And over four decades later, grandson Biaggio works security shifts at the famous hotel, daydreaming of following in his grandad’s footsteps.
      He said: “I work at Caesars Palace, I work at one of the nightclubs out there.
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      “When I’m there, sometimes it crosses my mind like, ‘Wow, my grandfather fought here. It’s a very historical place in the boxing world.
      “Sometimes I do feel that. Vegas is obviously the fight capital of the world, it’s my hometown, it’s where I grew up.
      “I was born in Chicago but I moved here when I was six. So I grew up here in Vegas and to be able to fight in Vegas is awesome.
      “I didn’t think it would come this soon, I thought to myself, ‘When can I fight in Vegas? When can my friends and my local co-workers even come to my fights?’
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      “And it’s happening now, so I’m super grateful, super blessed that I get to have this opportunity so soon.”
      Biaggio – whose 22-year-old brother Nico is an unbeaten boxer – signed to the PFL last year.
      The promotion is MMA’s only seasonal format, consisting of qualification and knockout rounds.
      Points are earned per method of victory and the top four in each division progress into the last four stages.
      From there it is win-or-go-home, culminating in a finale fight with a $1million cheque and title belt on the line.
      Biaggio, not yet a professional, has hopes to one day enter the league but for now focuses on justifying his prime-time undercard spot.
      He said: “There’s a lot of pro fighters that don’t get this kind of opportunity.
      “So yeah, of course that pressure is there but I am looking to show people that I do have talent, I am born for this.
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      “So yeah, I do have something to prove but what makes diamonds is pressure. So bring on all the pressure in the world, I don’t care.”
      Biaggio Ali Walsh with Muhammad Ali
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      Boxing legend Carl Froch doubles down on flat Earth theory and gives bizarre reason why

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      BOXING legend Carl Froch has reiterated his remarkable belief that the Earth is flat.Last year, the former unified super-middleweight world champion revealed he was a flat Earther and labelled space agency NASA as “fake”.
      Carl Froch has claimed yet again that the Earth is flatCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Now he has furthered his bizarre argument by putting a strange theory to ex-boxer Matthew Macklin and broadcaster Andy Clarke.
      Speaking on the Macklin’s Take podcast, he was asked whether he really thinks the earth is flat.
      To which Froch, 45, replied: “Here’s the problem. I’ve tried to prove – and I challenge anybody listening to this – prove that the Earth is spherical. Prove that it’s round. Prove that it’s actually a globe.”
      Macklin then responded: “All I know is that when Michael Conlan was boxing in Brisbane, we left LA and flew west and 12 hours later we were in Brisbane.
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      “So I don’t see how the world can possibly be flat.”
      Froch then confusingly added: “I could get a piece of A4 paper, write down the centre of the flat Earth – which is the North Pole – and write down the ice wall – which is right down the south side – all the way around the circumference of the flat Earth, and you would circumnavigate and you’d get from where you just said [LA] to where you just said [Brisbane] in the same flight path.
      “Next question.”
      This is not the first time Froch has spoken in depth about his wacky theory.
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      In December, the ex-boxer told the Pound for Pound with Jake Wood and Spencer Oliver podcast: “The Earth is flat, 100 per cent.
      “There’s no proof of the Earth’s curvature and this fake space agency Nasa use CGI images and every one is different.
      “I’m looking at them thinking, ‘Hang on a minute, they’re like cartoons’.
      “When someone like Richard Branson goes up there and starts doing chartered flights… and you can look back on Earth and see the Earth’s curvature, I’ll believe the Earth is a globe.”
      Froch, who retired in 2015 after winning 33 of his 35 fights, has also claimed in the past that the moon landing in July 1969 was faked.
      Froch knocked out George Groves in the final fight of his career in 2014Credit: Getty Images – Getty More