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      Joe Joyce vows to fell Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang in April slugfest to set up dream title showdown with Fury or Usyk

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      JOE JOYCE wants to lose his rag and wipe the floor with China’s giant Zhilei Zhang.The 37-year-old Putney Juggernaut faces the giant 39-year-old on April 15 at East London’s Copper Box arena.
      The future is looking bright for Joe Joyce after his victory over Joseph Parker last yearCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Zhang is set to pose a difficult test for JoyceCredit: PA
      The 6ft 6in iron-jawed ace is on a flying run of form, with recent wins over Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker.
      While 6ft 6in ‘Big Bang Zhang’ suffered a harsh points loss last time out against Filip Hrgovic and is now 24-1-1.
      Joyce is the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight world title currently around Oleksandr Usyk’s waist, so he could be at the front of the queue for the winner of Usyk and Tyson Fury’s planned April 29 undisputed decider.
      Predicting a slugfest, Joyce roared: “It will be carnage in the centre of the ring! 
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      “I have lost my temper a few times in sparring and once was against a come-forward southpaw who was trying to knock me out. It was an exciting spar.”I think with me and Zhang there will be real heavy punches exchanged and I am sure it will be a good fight.
      “It will be a good preparation for Usyk or Fury, plus I haven’t fought a southpaw since I won the Commonwealth title against Lenroy Thomas.”
      Zhang is a huge attraction in China and was earmarked as a possible Anthony Joshua comeback opponent.
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      But he has slipped down the pecking order since he was robbed in Saudi Arabia, on the last AJ vs Usyk undercard, and Joyce agrees he will be out for revenge.
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      “He had a tough fight against Hrgovic,” Joyce said. “But I thought he won the fight.
      “Zhang is a big, strong southpaw who is massive and he has been to the Olympics and all that. So, he has the experience and I think it will be a great fight.
      “He bangs so I will have to watch out for it. As Hrgovic and I have a similar style, they had a great fight, so when we fight it should be entertaining.” More

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      Jake Paul ‘made a mistake’ by having Mike Perry as backup for Tommy Fury fight with ex-UFC star backed to KO YouTuber

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      JAKE PAUL has been warned he has “made a mistake” by having Mike Perry as the backup replacement for his fight with Tommy Fury. Celebrity boxing rivals Paul and Fury announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: Reuters
      Mike Perry with Karate Combat star Samuel EricssonCredit: Karate Combat
      But it is the THIRD time the pair will attempt settle their score in the ring following a pair of previous pullouts.
      Fury was forced to withdraw due to a rib injury in December 2021 and then amid a US visa issue last August.
      So Paul has come prepared this time by placing ex-UFC welterweight-turned bare-knuckle boxer Perry on standby.
      And Perry’s sparring partner – karate combat star Samuel Ericsson – says the YouTuber better hope Fury makes it this time.
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      Ericsson said: “I think Jake Paul has made a mistake putting Mike Perry on standby for if Tommy Fury drops out.
      “Because I am positive Mike will knock him out. He doesn’t care about anyone’s hype and he’s just too tough.
      “He’s also got a really intelligent fighting mind. Look at his BKFC fight with Michael Venom Page.
      “Everyone was predicting that Page would pick him apart and be too clever for him, plus Mike was the smaller guy in the fight.
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      “But in the fight Mike not only overwhelmed him with aggression but was also the one setting traps and tricks.
      “Look what Page has done to people and then look at how Mike outboxed him.
      “So I think Jake Paul is biting off more than he can chew here, but I do respect Jake’s willingness to step up and take challenges like this.”
      Swede Ericsson, who knocked out Tarek Khelifi in the karate combat pit in December, has been sparring with Perry recently.
      The American was considered as an alternative for Paul, 26, when talks with Fury, 23, dragged on.
      But Perry, 31, will instead be patiently waiting after it was confirmed he was the substitute opponent.
      Paul said: “We have Mike Perry on standby. Let’s go Mike Perry. He’s ready to jump in if Tommy pulls out.”
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      Inside Jake Paul’s training camp for Tommy Fury fight with gym having strong links to Molly Mae’s PrettyLittleThing

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      JAKE PAUL is preparing for his Saudi Arabia fight against Tommy Fury 700 miles away in Dubai – in a gym with links to Molly-Mae. Both celebrity boxing rivals are training hard after announcing the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26.
      Jake Paul ahead of his fight with Tommy FuryCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      PLT owner Umar Kamani with Molly-MaeCredit: Splash News
      Lawrence Okolie, Umar Kamani and Jake Paul in 2022Credit: Instagram / @thekamaniclub
      Paul had swapped sunny Puerto Rico – where he has been based for the last two years – for the Middle East.
      But he travelled from his Dubai camp to London over the weekend to officially face off with Fury for the first time.
      Following a hectic day of pay-per-view promotion, Paul returned back to Dubai to carry on with his preparation.
      And he gave fans a glimpse inside his brutal regime by uploading a series of training pictures.
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      He can be seen sparring, shadow boxing and working the battles ropes, used to improve conditioning.
      What is most surprising is that the YouTuber-turned boxer is training out of Umar Kamani’s gym.
      Kamani is the CEO of PrettyLittleThing, the company in which Fury’s girlfriend Molly-Mae works as a creative director.
      The fashion mogul has welcomed the likes of Floyd Mayweather, 45, and Anthony Joshua, 33, through his gym doors before.
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      Lawrence Okolie in Umar Kamani’s gym with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram / @thekamaniclub
      Floyd Mayweather training in Umar Kamani’s gymCredit: Instagram / @thekamaniclub
      Inside the Kamani Club in DubaiCredit: Instagram / @thekamaniclub
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      And Paul, 26, was there as recently as November, when he commentated on Fury’s exhibition with Rolly Lambert, 33.
      It set the two up to finally meet in the ring, following two cancellations in the past.
      Fury, 23, was forced to pull out in December 2021 due to a rib injury and then last August amid a US visa issue.
      But he hopes it will be third time lucky after the duo agreed to a blockbuster in the Saudi desert.
      Fury himself is enduring a gruelling grind and said he even moved out of the £3.5million mansion he shares with Molly-Mae.
      He told Sky Sports: “I’m a professional athlete, I’m a professional boxer.
      Jake Paul sparring in DubaiCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      Jake Paul has swapped his Puerto Rico base for DubaiCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      “My job is not to make little sly jokes and comments on Instagram and social media.
      “I’m in a training camp. I’m in bed nine o’clock every single night, I’m up 4.30/5am running. Solely focussed on this man.
      “One man is flying around the globe, coming here to do media stuff, going here, there and everywhere and you’ve got one man that’s living in a hellhole.
      “I’ve moved out of my own house, I’m living in a little apartment, I’ve gone back to the dog mindset.
      “And that’s what’s going to get me through this fight, he’s not working as hard as I am, I’m putting the work in.
      “I’m not just putting the work in when the camera’s in front of me. All the cameras are off when I’m working.
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      “I don’t need people to stand around me and say, ‘You’re doing well, keep going.’
      “It’s already tunnel vision and nothing else is going to distract me. Nothing in this world could take away my focus right now.”
      Jake Paul faces Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      Jake Paul working on the battle ropesCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
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      KSI urged to fight winner of Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury by pal Derek Chisora who hails ‘delicious’ Saudi grudge match

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      DEREK CHISORA has called on his friend KSI to fight the winner between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury’s “delicious” grudge match. Paul and Fury are set to at last meet in the ring after again rescheduling their bout, set for February 26 in Riyadh.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: PA
      KSI wants to fight the winner of Jake Paul vs Tommy FuryCredit: Rex
      Chisora is helping promote the pay-per-view fight in the Saudi desert and wants his training partner KSI to face the victor.
      He told BT Sport: “This will be a good fight, (Paul) and KSI. Be a good fight.
      “Because you know, Jake Paul is winning because he fought bigger guys, he basically – to put it into the right words of fighting talk – he f***ed them up properly!
      “Tommy, he’s got longer arms than any fighter in the world, the reach is unbelievable. But this kid is going to come and look for him, I’m excited.”
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      KSI, 29, has talked up an end of year blockbuster against Paul, 26, to finally settle their drawn out feud.
      But he warned the fight faces collapse if Fury, 23, returns home as the first man to beat his American rival.
      KSI said on Instagram: “If Tommy wins, I’m going to be fighting Tommy, simple as that.”
      Fury is finally set to get Paul in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
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      And they pair came face to face for the first time last weekend at Wembley Arena, as tempers boiled over.
      Heavyweight Chisora, 38, had the task of getting in between the two and talked up the celebrity boxing clash.
      He said: “It’s a delicious fight. I call it delicious.
      “You know when you eat something and you go, ‘Wow, this is so delicious.’ This fight is going to be so delicious.”
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      Canelo Alvarez would fight heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk despite FOUR STONE weight difference

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      CANELO ALVAREZ would still fight Oleksandr Usyk despite their FOUR STONE weight difference. Canelo, 32, has never boxed higher than the 12st 7lb light-heavyweight limit and most recently moved down to the 12st super-middle division.
      Canelo Alvarez weighing in for his last fight, against Gennady GolovkinCredit: AP
      Oleksandr Usyk weighing in before beating Anthony Joshua in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
      But in the past, he has opened the door to facing Usyk, who was 15st 11lb last August when he beat Anthony Joshua, 33.
      That means there is almost a four stone difference between the pound-for-pound stars.
      Canelo lost to light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, 32, last May but returned in September to beat Gennady Golovkin, 40, in their trilogy.
      The Mexican is now in talks to face Britain’s John Ryder, 34, this May before rematching Bivol.
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      But promoter Eddie Hearn claimed such is Canelo’s confidence, he still believes the four-division champ would face Usyk.
      Hearn told the DAZN: “Never have I got the impression – never have I even doubted – that there is one fighter that he wouldn’t fight.
      “I feel like because of what Canelo’s given to the sport and because of the risks he’s taken, because of the fight’s he’s been involved with, I think he genuinely wants these champions to do the same and go down the same route.
      “People like David Benavidez, for me, needs to make a statement to make a fight. Everything is, ‘No problem, no problem.’
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      “After Usyk beat AJ, you know, I was kind of joking with him – ‘No problem, I’ll fight Usyk.’
      “Whether you think he’s made or you think he has a chance, with all due respect he would genuinely fight Usyk at cruiserweight.
      “He fought Bivol at 175. He would have no problem fighting Benavidez at 160.”
      Usyk, 36, is set to face Tyson Fury, 34, in the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed decider.
      Meanwhile, Hearn is closing in on a deal for Ryder to challenge for all of Canelo’s unified super-middleweight titles.
      He said: “Like I said, Canelo’s plan is to fight John Ryder and Dmitry Bivol. I spoke with (Canelo’s trainer and manager) Eddy Reynoso last night.
      “We’re looking at possible venues, obviously there are other fights for Canelo Alvarez. We’re planning with Eddy and Saul this year and next year.”
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      Tyson Fury wants TAG-TEAM boxing match with brother Tommy against Jake and Logan Paul

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      TYSON FURY wants a TAG-TEAM boxing match with his brother Tommy against Jake and Logan Paul. Tyson’s younger sibling Tommy faces Jake on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Tyson Fury pictured with younger brother TommyCredit: Social Media – Refer to source
      Jake Paul next to older brother LoganCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      But the WBC heavyweight world champion has struck up a surprise friendship with the 6-0 YouTuber-turned boxer.
      Although Tyson’s loyalty stands with Tommy and is ready to take on the Paul brothers together.
      He told Joe: “Obviously, I’m backing my own brother against Jake and I’m sure his brother will do.
      “But I’ve got an idea, we could do this as a little tag-team match. When he gets tired, tag his brother in, I’ll tag my brother in. Boom!”
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      Tyson, 34, has called to fight ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou, 36, in an unprecedented boxing match in a cage with 4oz gloves on.
      But his idea of tag-team boxing has already been taken by KSI’s Misfits boxing promotion, who will debut the move on March 4.
      Tommy, 23, is finally set to get Jake, 26, in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
      And the pair of celebrity boxing rivals faced off for the first time last weekend at Wembley Arena.
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      Tyson was ringside at linked up with Jake beforehand – even taking a picture with the American – risking the wrath of Tommy.
      He joked: “I’m going to post that now and Tommy’s going to go mad!”
      And Jake claimed the pair are best friend for life after posing with Tyson and his two sons.
      He said: “I already said, we’re BFFLs.”
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      Jake Paul teases fight bet with Tommy Fury after vowing to make rival change his surname to ‘Fumbles’

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      JAKE PAUL has hinted he’ll up the stakes of his grudge match with Tommy Fury with a cheeky wager.The pair, 26 and 23 respectively, will collide in a grudge match nearly two years in the making in Saudi Arabia three weeks on Sunday.
      Jake Paul and Tomm Fury will collide in a grudge match later this month
      The pair will end their two-year feud in a Saudi showdownCredit: GETTY
      Paul wants to up the ante by making a cheeky wager with FuryCredit: PA
      Both men vowed to end one another’s careers in a heated face-off in London last weekend.
      And Paul wants to up the ante with a forfeit for the loser of the desert dust-up, telling Joe: “I’m gonna make a bet with him.
      “I haven’t come up with it yet, but I’m definitely going to make a form of a bet. Maybe a tattoo is a good one.
      “But we’ll see what ends up happening there.”
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      Paul could once again look to try and get Fury to change his surname to ‘Fumbles’ as he did in the contract for their first proposed meeting in December 2021.
      Fury’s contract for his first scheduled meeting with Paul – which fell through due to injury and illness – stated that he wouldn’t receive his full purse unless he honoured the agreement to change his surname to “Fumbles”.
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      Both men had to be separated by security and members of their respective teams following their face-to-face at Wembley last month.
      A fired-up and furious Tommy said: “Come 26th of February, this s***’s been going on too long, he’ll never box again.
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      “I’m not 50, I ain’t 40, I ain’t an MMA guy.
      “I’ve been doing this my whole life and I swear to God you’re finished come 26th of February.”
      He added: “I’ve beaten better people than you when I was 14 in the amateurs. I will school you. I’m not an MMA guy.
      “I was beating people better than you when I was 14, when you was messing about on Disney Channel.

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      “So don’t come round here pretending you’re about it when you’re not.”
      A confident and cocky Paul replied: “He’s going to get knocked out by a Disney star, plain and simple, that’s it.
      “You’ll see, you’ll see who the real professional boxer is.
      “All these critics, all these people saying, ‘Fight a real boxer.’ Here we go.
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      “Tommy has so much to lose, his family is going to disown him when I knock him the f*** out, plain and simple, that’s it.
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      Jake Paul vows to become a ‘dominant world champion’ and says his boxing potential is ‘scary’ ahead of Tommy Fury fight

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      JAKE PAUL has vowed to become a “dominant world champion” and claimed his boxing potential is “scary”. The YouTuber-turned prizefighter is 6-0 since making his professional debut just three years ago.
      Jake Paul has vowed to become a ‘dominant world champion’Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      He faces his first opponent with a recognised boxing record in Tommy Fury on February 26 in Saudi Arabia
      But the American feels the step up in pedigree is just the beginning, as he voiced lofty ambitions of reaching the pinacle of the sport.
      He told Sky Sports: “I want to become a world champion.
      “I’m going to become a world champion and these fights are all just stepping stones to get there. I’m slowly improving.
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      “I’ve sparred against world champions and done phenomenal against them, so who knows what can happen in two to three years from now when I go into my athletic prime?
      “I’m starting to really, really get this sport and all aspects of it. It’s really actually scary what could possibly happen.
      “I think not only will I become a world champion, I think I will be a dominant world champion and knock someone out for the belt.”
      Fury, 23, is finally set to get Paul, 26, in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
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      And the brother of heavyweight star Tyson, 34, scoffed at his celebrity boxing rival’s world championship goals.
      Fury said: “That’s like saying a pig’s going to fly. I’m going to teach Jake Paul a lesson on February 26.
      “I’m going to show that he can’t just pick up a pair of gloves whenever you want and say, ‘Oh I’m going to be a world champion’.
      “World champions are destined and world champions are born and he is definitely not a world champion.
      “He’s not a champion or anything of the sort in boxing and he’s going to find that out on February 26.”

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