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    Inside Mike Tyson state-of-the-art new gym in Las Vegas designed by wife Lakiha ahead of controversial Jake Paul fight

    MIKE TYSON is training in a state-of-the-art new gym in Las Vegas designed by wife Lakiha ahead of his fight with Jake Paul fight. The heavyweight icon and YouTuber-turned-boxer are to collide in a controversial clash on July 20 in Texas.Mike Tyson is training in a state-of-the-art new gym in Las VegasTyson with coach Rafael CordeiroThe property is owned by Las Vegas Raiders boss Mark DavisTyson has been preparing for his first professional fight in almost 20 YEARS with MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro. And he has been doing so in a brand new gym in Vegas on a property owned by warehouse owned by Las Vegas Raiders boss Mark Davis. The gym is based near the Raiders’ training HQ headquarters in Henderson, Nevada. Tyson’s brother-in-law Azim Spicer told USA Today: “Mark Davis is a friend of Mike’s. READ MORE IN BOXING”Mark was super helpful in allowing us to utilize this space temporarily. “His team has been awesome assisting us with the best vendors to build out Mike’s vision.”Tyson’s wife Lakiha – who he married in 2009 – is said to have designed the gym herself. It is a scaled down version of the boxing club the boxing icon owns in Saudi Arabia. Most read in BoxingCredit: The SunCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSTyson was last in the ring for a 2020 exhibition with Roy Jones Jr which ended in a draw.His boxing career officially ended in 2005 following dismal defeats to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride, who is now a tree surgeon.Mike Tyson looks ferocious on pads as boxing legend gears up for Jake Paul showdown But he will prepare to put his illustrious record on the line following the news his bout with Paul is to be officially sanctioned. But there will be revised rules, with the pair fighting in bigger 14oz gloves opposed to 10oz and over eight, two not three minute rounds. Paul is 9-1 as a boxer having suffered defeat only to Tyson Fury’s 25-year-old brother Tommy in Saudi Arabia last year. But the American, 27, has won three times since and prepares to face Tyson in his first heavyweight fight. Tyson and wife Lakiha at UFC 300Credit: GettyJake Paul and Tyson facing offCredit: @jakepaul More

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    Inside Tyson Fury’s 6,000 calories a day diet with Gypsy King’s favourite meals revealed ahead of Oleksandr Usyk fight

    TYSON FURY has been fed a diet of 6,000 calories a day to fuel himself for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury meets Usyk for the undisputed crown next Saturday in Saudi Arabia in the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt unification bout.Inside Tyson Fury’s daily meal planAnd after the Gypsy King touched down in his temporary Riyadh training base, he showed off his trimmed down physique.In charge of keeping Fury a lean, mean, fighting machine are nutritionists George Lockhart and Greg Marriott. And Lockhart – who formerly worked with UFC legend Conor McGregor – gave Betway an inside look into Fury’s diet. He ran down what the WBC champion ate in the week running up to his last bout, against Francis Ngannou in October. READ MORE IN BOXINGFury has his first meal at 10am, which varied from a FIVE-egg omelette with turkey bacon, two large roasted potatoes and 1/2 an avocado. Other days he would have three scrambled eggs, with turkey or chicken sausages, potatoes and fruits like pineapple or blueberries. At midday, Fury enjoys a snack of either fruits, a protein shake, peanut butter or a Greek yogurt. At 3pm, he has lunch which could be lemon pepper salmon or a chicken dish of either thighs, a BBQ breast or a curry with potatoes and veg.Most read in BoxingTYSON FURY VS OLEKSANDR USYK: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF HUGE UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSFury, 35, has dinner at 6pm, which is a variation of one of his lunch meals. It then sets him up for two snacks, one at 9pm and another at 12pm, which is either fruit, a protein shake, yogurt or dark chocolate. Oleksandr Usyk spotted working on trademark move in training… but here’s why it WON’T work against Tyson FuryThe heavyweight is fighting in the early hours of the morning in Saudi, so he gets to bed late and enjoys a lie in to accustom to the time difference. And despite weighing over 19 STONE, chef Lockhart revealed Fury is not “a big eater”. He said: “Tyson’s very steady. Whether it’s an intense day or a light day, he’ll wake up and be almost the exact same weight, no matter what. “He has a little bit more of the higher fats. Though, he’s not actually a big eater like a lot of people would think. “When I started working with him, I thought I would be cooking for a freaking army, but that’s not the case.” Fury is undefeated in the ring and fears no opponent – but his biggest fight at the dinner table comes against vegetables. He said: “With Tyson, he’s not a big fan of veg, so I cook a lot for long periods of time to mask the flavour. READ MORE SUN STORIES”I’ll do it with chicken broth or bone broth. Or you can do it in a rice for a long period of time, so you can’t really taste it and blend it in. “But as the camp progresses, obviously veg has got to go up to make sure they’re getting all their micronutrients.” Fury’s fight week diet
    Monday:
    10am: Five eggs, spinach, turkey bacon omelette. Two large roasted potatoes and 1/2 avocado.
    1pm: Two bananas, cup of Greek yogurt smoothie.
    3pm: : Lemon pepper salmon, 8oz roasted sweet potatoes, tablespoon hummus and 1/2 avocado.
    6pm: 8oz BBQ chicken breast, cup of rice with broccoli and tomatoes cooked in chicken broth.
    9pm: Greek yogurt, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and 1/4 cup of granola.
    12am: Two smoothies, two bananas, Greek yogurt.
    Tuesday:
    10am: Rosemary roasted potatoes, Two turkey sausages, Two scrambled eggs with cheese and pineapple.
    1pm: Protein shake, banana, 1tbsp honey, 1tbsp peanut butter and Greek yogurt.
    3pm: 8oz Chicken curry with peas carrots and two cups of basmati rice.
    6pm: Lamb kebabs with tzatziki sauce and hummus and basmati rice and sliced Cucumber.
    9pm: Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and Greek yogurt.
    12pm: Shake, banana 1tbsp peanut butter, Greek yogurt and dark chocolate.
    Wednesday:
    10am: Three eggs scrambled with cheese, roasted rosemary potatoes, shake, Greek yogurt, blueberries and two chicken sausages.
    1pm: Sliced apples, sliced oranges, mixed nuts, Greek yogurt mixed with 1tbsp honey.
    3pm: Two chicken thighs, garbanzo beans cooked with spinach in chicken broth with chicken gravy.
    6pm Chicken breast, large baked potato, sliced melon and pineapple, side of asparagus with lemon salt and pepper.
    9pm Greek yogurt, sliced banana, sliced strawberries and dark chocolate. 
    12am: Banana, tbsp peanut butter, honey and Greek yogurt.
    Thursday: 
    10am: Three eggs scrambled with cheese, two chicken sausages, roasted rosemary potatoes, pineapple .
    1pm: Shake, 1/2banana tbsp honey 1tbsp peanut butter, Greek yogurt.
    3pm: BBQ chicken breast, peas and carrots and baked potato.
    6pm: 8oz lemon pepper salmon, basmati rice with tomatoes, spinach, and basil cooked in chicken broth and 1/2 avocado, lemon pepper olive oil.
    9pm: Blueberries raspberries,  blackberries, dark chocolate and Greek yogurt.
    12pm: Shake, banana and strawberries.
    Friday:
    10am: Three eggs scrambled with cheese and spinach, three turkey sausage, rosemary roasted potatoes and mixed fruit.
    2pm : 8oz blackened salmon, rice cooked with spinach chickpeas, tomatoes, in chicken broth with hummus and avocado.
    6pm: Two chicken thighs, roasted potatoes, mixed berries and nuts.
    9pm: Blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, Greek yogurt and granola. More

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    Repulsed reporter asks ‘seriously, Mike?’ after Tyson, 57, reveals disgusting diet ahead of Jake Paul fight

    MIKE TYSON left a reporter repulsed after revealing his disgusting diet to fight Jake Paul.The heavyweight icon and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul are to collide in a controversial clash on July 20 in Texas.Mike Tyson claims he is eating raw meat ahead of fighting Jake PaulCredit: Instagram @mostvaluablepromotionsReporter Damon Elliott was left stunnedCredit: Instagram @mostvaluablepromotionsAnd Tyson has been rolling back the clock in the gym and has banned himself from sex and smoking weed in training. But that is not the only eyebrow-raising reveal Iron Mike has made. Interviewer Damon Elliott said: “You look like 20-years-old. What the hell. What are you eating?” A topless Tyson, 57, responded: “Raw meat.” READ MORE IN BOXINGElliott replied: “Seriously, Mike? You’re eating raw meat?” Tyson chillingly warned: “I’m going to have to eat it now because my opponent’s going to be raw meat.” Red meats like beef and some fish can be eaten raw but it is not recommended as it harbours illness-causing bacteria.During Tyson’s prolific heyday, he ate up to 4,000 calories a day, enjoying steak, pasta, chicken, rice and fruits. Most read in BoxingCredit: The SunCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe boxing legend used to fight at 220lb (15st 7lb) during his reign of terror at heavyweight. Paul has weighed as light as 183.6lb (13st 1lb) but his last two bouts have been at the 200lb cruiserweight limit of 14st 4lb.Jake Paul reveals plan to bulk up to same size as Anthony Joshua before cutting down weight for Mike Tyson fightAlthough he revealed astonishing plans to hit 240lb (17st 1lb) in training before cutting down two stone to 220lb. He said on podcast: “I’m just getting to eat as much as possible and it turns out my body carries this weigh super well.”And I’m only growing. I think I’ll get up to 240 and probably cut down so I’m like way faster.”But if I’m training for this camp – and camp hasn’t started – but if I’m training in this camp at 240 and then I cut down to 220 it’s basically like I had a 20lb weight vest on for the whole entire camp. “So my muscles are going to be so much stronger and that speed will come through.”Paul’s plan to weigh 240lb would be FOUR STONE heavier than the 13st 1lb he scaled before losing to Tommy Fury, 24, last year.Jake Paul and Mike Tyson facing offCredit: @jakepaul More

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    Glamorous British athlete Lauryn Davey shows off her incredible figure as she works on her fitness for new season

    LAURYN DAVEY has shown off her incredible body as she works on her fitness.The athletics star is hoping to make it to the Paris Olympics and has been getting in shape.Lauryn Davey wowed fans with this pictureCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedaveyShe is getting in shape for the new seasonCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedaveyShe has a big online followingCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedaveyShe often posts raunchy content for her fansCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedaveyLauryn, 25, also has a big fanbase due to the steamy content that she shares on Instagram.She recently uploaded a picture to display her figure, much to the delight of her supporters.The British heptathlete has 31.4k followers on Instagram with many of them enjoying the snap.They hailed her as they flooded the comment section.READ MORE IN ATHLETICSOne fan pined: “What a perfect body.”A second posted: “So hot.”A third commented: “Gorgeous.”A fourth wrote: “You got this.” Most read in AthleticsA fifth said: “You are stunning.”Another begged: “Marry me.”It is not the first time she has stunned her followers with her pictures.In January she showed off her peachy bum while on a yacht.Last year, she joined the no-bra club and showed off her toned abs.Lauryn enjoys a jet-setting lifestyle which includes beach breaks and snowboarding in Switzerland.Lauryn is a British heptathleteShe has over 30k followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedaveyLauryn shares content from her holidaysCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedaveyShe wore a bikini during a trip on a yachtCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedaveyShe is hopeful of a spot at the Paris OlympicsCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedavey More

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    Inside Jake Paul’s stunning THREE STONE body transformation with boxer to weigh more than ex-champ for Mike Tyson fight

    JAKE PAUL looks to be on the way to completing a stunning THREE STONE body transformation for his fight with Mike Tyson.The YouTuber-turned-boxer and heavyweight icon are to collide in a controversial clash on July 20 in Texas.Jake Paul has fought at 200lb his last two boutsCredit: GettyHe is now preparing to fight at heavyweight for the first timeJake Paul faces going up three stone from his lowest weightCredit: GettyThe YouTuber-turned-boxer has piled on the pounds, as these old pictures showCredit: Getty Images – GettyNot only will it mark Netflix’s first move into live boxing but it will also be Paul’s first fight at heavyweight.The lightest the American, 27, has weighed as a fighter is 183.6lb (13st 1lb) but his last two bouts have been at the 200lb cruiserweight limit of 14st 4lb.Tyson was a career heavyweight at 15st 7lb, meaning Paul has had to pile on the pounds to match that.And boxing legend Shane Mosley – one of Paul’s trainers in the past – hinted he is already there.READ MORE IN BOXINGMosley said YouTube channel: “I just saw Jake yesterday, he’s 230 pounds. He’s big, really big. He said he feels as fast as he does at 185lbs.”If Mosley is correct, then Paul has gone up to 16st 4lb, two stone heavier than his last fight.And it would be THREE STONE heavier than the 13st 1lb he scaled before losing to Tommy Fury, 24, last year. Mosley’s calculations would also mean Paul is weighing the same as Deontay Wilder when the ex-heavyweight champ lost to Tyson Fury in 2020.Most read in BoxingCredit: The SunCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe social media sensation was probed on his remarkable move up in weight and he said: “Allegedly in my opinion, that’s a rumour. “I feel like I’d be looking fat if I was 230lb.”Jake Paul in amazing body transformation as he piles on over TWO STONE for Mike Tyson fightTyson will be 58 by the time the fight for the ages comes around and nearly 20 years removed from his last professional contest.And the bout – set for the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Dallas – has raised eyebrows due to the 30-year age gap.Further concern was caused when organisers revealed it will be a professionally sanctioned bout counting on both their records. But rounds will be reduced to two minutes from the usual three and over eight rounds instead of 12, with 14oz gloves to be worn instead of 10oz.Mike Tyson’s controversial comeback Mike Tyson is BACK!
    Yes, boxing’s youngest heavyweight champ of all time – just 20 when he achieved the feat – is preparing to lace them up again.
    He faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas.
    The controversial clash – set for the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Dallas – has been scrutinised over the 30-year age gap.
    Tyson will be 58 by the time the fight for the ages comes around and nearly 20 years removed from his last professional contest.
    He was last seen in the ring in November 2020 for an exhibition with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, which ended a draw after eight rounds.
    Paul is meanwhile 9-1 in the ring, losing only to Tommy Fury in 2023, and has won three times since.
    His fight with Tyson will also be a landmark first on Netflix, with over 250MILLION subscribers able to watch the bout. More

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    I won The Apprentice and £250,000… now I’m using Lord Sugar’s help to become boxing’s female Eddie Hearn

    THE APPRENTICE winner Marnie Swindells is looking to become the female answer to Eddie Hearn with the help of Lord Alan Sugar. Swindells won the iconic BBC entrepreneurial programme last year and scooped the £250,000 cash prize. Eddie Hearn with Apprentice winner Marnie SwindellsCredit: Drip WaterSwindells won the iconic BBC entrepreneurial programme in 2023Swindells with Apprentice boss and business partner Lord SugarAnd she put Lord Sugar’s investment to good use by launching her own gym, Bronx Boxing Club in Camberwell, South London. Swindells first got the keys to her gym in 2019 but legal reasons prevented her from officially opening up till four years later. During that period, she raised £400,000 of her own money but needed an extra push – and that is when she looked Lord Sugar’s way. Swindells, 28, told SunSport: “As this was all happening I thought, ‘What have I got to lose?’READ MORE IN BOXING”So I put myself forward to go on the show, try and raise more money, expand the gym and thought, ‘Why not go for it?”That’s when I applied for the show with the hope of making – what I’d already created – bigger and better.”Swindells began boxing herself as an amateur at 17 and had eight bouts, twice winning the national Haringey Box Cup. But a lack of opportunities for women at the time KO’d her hopes of turning pro – and by then she had already found a passion for boxing outside the ring. Most read in BoxingShe said: “I love boxing and everything it stands for but boxing is an all or nothing sport.”As they say, ‘You can’t play boxing.’ And I don’t think as a fighter I loved it enough. This, now I’m here in this position I think this is what I was born to do.The Apprentice star Marnie opens new boxing gym with Lord Sugar”To facilitate, to make these spaces, I’ve found the bit that I was supposed to do in boxing.”Swindells graduated in history and politics at Goldsmiths University before qualifying as a barrister. But even after long days in court, she would always find herself back at the boxing gym until she got the idea to launch her own. And after going all the way in the 2023 series of The Apprentice, she invested the money into her Bronx Boxing Club. She has renovated the downstairs and upstairs, which was previously a vacated and “mice infested” nursery. But away from just owning the gym, Swindells has her eye on managing and promoting fighters. She revealed: “Even though women’s boxing has been on a massive trajectory itself the actual business side of boxing still remains quite untouched from a women’s touch.Swindells was a championship winning amateur boxingShe now has her eye on promoting boxingCredit: PASwindells opened the Bronx Boxing Club in 2023″There isn’t like a female promoter that you can name, a top female manager, a female Eddie Hearn or a female Ben Shalom.”So I would love to step into those shoes one day. I would love to take up the mantle.”Swindells has not yet revealed her plan to become boxing’s First Lady to Lord Sugar – but she thinks he will be on board. She said: “Well, I’ve talked about it a lot so he’s probably caught wind that it’s the direction I’d like to go into one day.”But I think it goes hand in hand with the growth of Bronx as a brand and the gym. “The more gyms we have, the more fighters we have, the more opportunities.”And ultimately that is the priority; the top priority is to get more sites, to get more people into boxing. “Promoting is something as I said, I think will come when the time is right.READ MORE SUN STORIES”When that time does come, I will have a conversation with him and by that point I think he’ll go, ‘Do you know what? She’s been true to her word so far and I’ll back that.'”You never know, he might invest some more and we might launch our own promotion company.” More

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    Conor McGregor reignites Paulie Malignaggi feud and says sparring rival got ‘smacked out the gym’ in crazy rant at TV

    CONOR McGREGOR has reignited his bitter feud with Paulie Malignaggi in a crazy rant at the TV. McGregor welcomed the former boxing world champion into his training camp in 2017 before facing Floyd Mayweather.Paulie Malignaggi sparring Conor McGregor in 2017They sparred twice in the UFC’s Las Vegas base, over eight and then 12 rounds but it was marred in controversy. And it was the second of session that is remembered infamously, as images and footage of the spar leaked.It included a disputed knockdown of Malignaggi, which caused the American to storm out the camp.The two have continued to feud ever since and McGregor took the opportunity to aim a fresh dig at his old rival. READ MORE IN UFCMalignaggi was on presenting duty for bare-knuckle boxing promotion BYB as McGregor, who sounded off.The Irishman filmed the broadcast while watching it on TV and providing his own commentary before sharing it.He said: “You got boxed out of the gym, you little fool. He got smacked out of the gym. He got ran out of Showtime.”You’re hired, lad. Behave. Put a can of stout on his nut! Put a can of Forged Irish Stout on his nut! And two bottles of whiskey on his ears!” Most read in BoxingMalignaggi – who lost his punditry role with Showtime in 2020 – retired from boxing in 2017. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut he did fight McGregor’s former training partner Artem Lobov, 37, in a 2019 bare-knuckle bout which he lost on points.McGregor, 35, meanwhile has not boxed since losing his lucrative ring debut to Mayweather, 47. But he does make his anticipated UFC return on June 29 against Michael Chandler, 37, after three years out. McGregor vs Malignaggi: Watch footage from infamous sparring sessions More

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    Inside Floyd Mayweather’s gym where boxing legend trained in sweltering heat & forced sparring partners to arrive at 3am

    FLOYD MAYWEATHER crafted the most iconic unbeaten boxing record of all time by training in sweltering heat in the middle of the night. The American’s gym is just two short miles from the Sin City strip where he collected the majority of his belts and millions in the ring.Floyd Mayweather training in his Las Vegas gymCredit: GettyMayweather’s fight posters, in chronological order, adorn the gym wallsCredit: The SunThe Sun took a trip to the famed boxing clubCredit: The SunBut the real work was done inside the Mayweather Boxing Club, where the 50-0 legend whipped himself into sensational shape. He did so by training at all hours of the night, often as late as 3 am, and with the thermostat cranked up to a boiling 83 degrees (28 C).The Sun took a trip to the iconic gym and experienced firsthand just how hot the boxing club was.And according to Mayweather’s uncle Jeff, his nephew’s influence is so great that up-and-comers force themselves to train in the heat like their hero once did.”Well, that’s because that’s what Floyd used to do and everyone that comes to the gym wants to pattern themselves after Floyd. So they let the gym just heat up and I hate it!” Jeff told us.Mayweather, who officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, prided himself on doing things his own way. And to gain a psychological edge he would train in the middle of the night while his opponents slept. So if you were on his training team it meant being on call at all times.Most read in Boxing”He trains some crazy times,” former world champion Badou Jack, 40, said.”I’m not sparring with him but we’d get a call in the middle of the night and he’ll say ‘Get to the gym, we’re working out.'”Ultimate boxing rich list including Anthony Joshua, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Deontay WilderNot even a night out on the Vegas town would get in the way of his sparring sessions. “Everything he does is different, he does his own thing,” 23-8 Denis Douglin, 35, remembers.”Floyd would go out to the club, finish at three o’clock in the morning and then go and train.”That was regular. It sounds crazy to the world but the man does what he wants, but he stays focused. He’s just on a whole different level.”Mayweather is so impromptu he would often challenge his sparring partners to box until one of them gave up. “Floyd said to me, ‘We’re going to turn the bell off and spar till somebody quits. I’m gonna make you quit,’ Douglin recalls.”I said to him, ‘Floyd, if you turn that bell off we’re going to spar for the rest of the day, because I’m not quitting.’A painting of Mayweather’s family and team members hangs on the wallCredit: The SunThe boxing legend has never been shy of showing off his beltsCredit: The SunPhones were banned when Mayweather was trainingCredit: The SunThe heat was cranked up to 83 degrees (28 C)Credit: The Sun”We sparred about 20-30 minutes straight, but we had to stop because Devin Haney was sparring after us.”If it wasn’t for that we weren’t going to stop – we’d probably still be sparring now.””We’re boxing, going back and forth, we did three or four rounds straight, but Floyd’s the type of guy to try and break you,” Daquan Mays, who is 5-1, added.”He’s looking me in the eyes the whole time, and I’m like this s*** is fun as hell.”We’re in like the third round and he’s like, ‘I ain’t tired, I’ll keep going, I don’t give a f***.”I was like, well I don’t give a f*** either. So he said, ‘Get the clock off, get the clock off, we going until you’re tired, until you’re done boxing’.”Me myself, I didn’t care, I wanted to see where I was at. We did 16 minutes, he gave me props afterwards and that was that.”Mayweather has a custom money-heavy bagCredit: The SunAnd he has a bag with all 50 of his wins recorded on itCredit: The SunMayweather’s gym is full of his favorite memorabilia with fight posters – all in chronological order – draping from the ceiling.There is also a poster of the five-division champ with the quote, “A true champion can adapt to anything.”On the entrance door of the gym are also strict instructions prohibiting phones in the gym whenever Mayweather was training. Failure to do so would see you kicked out of the gym and banned from coming back.But Mayweather is not often seen around the gym these days.He continues to box in exhibitions since hanging the gloves up, facing stars of the social media, MMA, and boxing world.His last was against the grandson of notorious mob boss John Gotti, which ended in a disqualification win last June after a brawl broke out in the ring. Mayweather continues to tease more money-spinning spectacle bouts, meaning there are rare cameos in the gym here and there. READ MORE SUN STORIES”He comes through every once in a while,” uncle Jeff revealed.”He doesn’t really train unless he’s got an exhibition or something going on like that. He’s in the gym sometimes to help other young fighters.” More