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      Tyson Fury and Lionel Messi join Premier League stars enjoying Christmas celebrations with family and friends

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      HEAVYWEIGHT champion Tyson Fury was one of several sports stars to wish the world a Merry Christmas with an adorable family photo.Fury and wife Paris spent Christmas Eve on the sofa with their six children at their Morecambe mansion.
      Tyson Fury and wife Paris donned matching Xmas pyjamas with their six kidsCredit: INSTAGRAM@PARISFURY
      Lionel Messi also posed for a Christmas snap with his young familyCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Pierre-Emerick Aubmayenag posed for an adorable Xmas Eve snap with hisfamilyCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Liverpool hitman Darwin Nunez got into the spirit with some festive pyjamasCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Mo Salah also did the same in an adorable snap with his own young familyCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      And just like many families around the world, the Furys all wore matching outfits.
      The entire eight-man-strong Fury clan wore adorable snowman pyjamas with their names on them.
      Dotting dad Tyson had “Daddy Fury” written across his Xmas top.
      Proud mum Paris shared the snap to her Instagram story with the accompanying caption: “Merry Christmas from the Furys.”
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      Fury wasn’t the only major sporting star getting into the festive spirit on Xmas Eve.
      Sportsmen and sportswomen around the world also spread some Christmas cheer with their millions of social media followers.
      Footy icon Lionel Messi – who lifted the World Cup less than a week ago – also got in on the act by posing for a heartwarming family snap.
      Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo shared a snap of them standing in front of a massive tree with their three sons with her near 30 million followers.
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      Bayern Munich hitman Thomas Muller posed in front of a massive tree with wife Lisa
      David de Gea and his wife donned Christmas jumpers with their daughter Yanay
      Arsenal whizz Martin Odeegard posed for a snap with brother Kristoffer
      Liverpool keeper Alisson donned matching pyjamas with his wife while the kids also co-ordinated
      Her accompanying caption read: “Merry Christmas.”
      A slew of past and present Premier League stars also took to Instagram to share heartwarming snaps of themselves with their loved ones.
      Chelsea hitman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang posed for an adorable snap with his wife and two sons in front of a swanky-looking tree.
      Liverpool hitman Darwin Nunez and girlfriend Lorena Manas sent their Christmas wishes with a snap of themselves enjoying a smooch by their tree with their two kids and dogs.
      Nunez’s Liverpool team-mate Alisson was the picture of happiness in sweet photos of himself with his young family in front of their glittering tree.
      Allison’s Brazil team-mate Ederson posted two snaps of his family, one of which he proudly kissed his wife Lais Morais as they embraced their three children.
      Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy and wife Rebekah spread their festive cheer with a picture of themselves hugging in matching pyjamas in front of a massive tree outside of their house.
      Jamie Vardy and wife Rebekah wore matching PJs for their Xmas snap
      Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski posed for an Xmas tree selfie with wife Anna
      Crutch-bound Bayern Munich and Germany star Manuel Neuer posted a snap in front of his tree
      Game of Thrones star and boxer Hafthor Bjornsson posed with his wife Kelsey Henson
      Manchester United stopper David de Gea and wife Edurne Garcia donned Christmas jumpers as they sat on the floor with daughter Yanay.
      De Gea’s former club team-mate Edinson Cavani grinned from ear to ear as he posed for a Christmas tree snap with partner Jocelyn Burgardt.
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      Ex-Chelsea stars Thibaut Courtois and Timo Werner both went for snaps in front of the tree too, although the former’s photo had a stunning misty mountain backdrop.
      Although it may be tempting for them to indulge in an extra plate of Xmas dinner and a cheeky drink, Prem stars will have to watch their intake as most of them will be back in action on Boxing Day. More

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      Tyson Fury leaves fans in hysterics with ‘Christmas family photo’ with ‘kids’ Joshua, Whyte, Klitschko, Wilder and Haye

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      TYSON FURY has left fans in hysterics after he posted a Christmas card featuring his boxing rivals mocked up as his children.The likes of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder feature on the star’s hilarious boxing-themed card.
      Dillian White, Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua, David Haye and Deontay Wilder feature on Fury’s Christmas card mock-upCredit: Instagram
      Never one to turn down hijinks, Fury took to Instagram for one final prank before ChristmasCredit: Alamy
      The Gypsy King is looking forward to Christmas with his wife Paris and his six children.
      But his family were nowhere to be found as he mocked-up a Christmas card that featured some of the heavyweights he has tangled with inside and outside the ring.
      Fury’s Instagram sees a Christmas-style card with the champ stood in his suit alongside five children.
      But instead of his actual kids, the boxer superimposed the faces of some of his rivals over the children.
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      Fury is holding a child who bears Dillian Whyte’s face while below them, stood next to a Christmas tree, is Joshua, Wilder, Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye.
      Fans were loving the surprise Christmas Eve social media post.
      One said: “[Fury] really is a legend” with laughing emojis.
      Another added: “I’m not a Fury fan, but I find this funny.”
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      A third said online: “This is pure class…. What are any of those boxers going to say?”
      The 34-year-old has history with all of the men who he featured on the card, most notably Wilder who he fought in three epic contests between 2018 and 2021.
      The first fight is best remembered for the extraordinary final round when Fury miraculously recovered after being floored by a vicious Wilder punch.
      Following that bout being scored as a draw, two more action-packed fights followed with Fury scrapping his way to two spectacular wins.
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      He has also beaten Whyte and Klitschko before, with the 2015 battle against the Ukrainian seeing him win the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and the Ring titles.
      A fight with Haye was meant to happen in 2013 but the Hayemaker pulled out with injury.
      And Fury spent several weeks earlier this year desperately trying to put on a fight with Joshua before negotiations fell apart.
      Noticeably missing from the mock-up was Fury’s other trilogy rival, Derek Chisora.
      The two faced off in 2011, 2014 and earlier this month with the Gypsy King winning all three.
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      Many fans also noticed that the current WBO, IBF and WBA title holder Oleksandr Usyk is also a big name absent from Fury’s Christmas card tribute.
      The pair look set to meet next year in a mouth-watering undisputed clash. More

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      Anthony Joshua warned off fighting Deontay Wilder next by boxing legend following consecutive Oleksandr Usyk losses

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned off fighting Deontay Wilder next following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua was bettered twice on the spin by Usyk, who won and then retained the unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
      Anthony Joshua lost twice to Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
      Deontay Wilder is linked with fighting Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Meanwhile, Wilder, 37, knocked out Robert Helenius, 38, in round one of his October comeback fight.
      His manager Shelly Finkel and trainer Malik Scott have both called for the American ex-WBC champion to fight AJ in 2023.
      But boxing legend Roy Jones Jr insisted Joshua, 33, cannot jump into a fight of such magnitude and danger off the back of defeat to Usyk, 35.
      He told iD Boxing: “He can’t go into a Deontay Wilder fight after losing two fights to Usyk. That doesn’t make any sense at all.
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      “Now if you find someone who isn’t quite the puncher that Wilder is, get yourself back and back to winning.
      “Then, you can get comfortable to the adjustments that your new trainer will make you make.
      “Once you get comfortable with those adjustments then you fight Wilder because hopefully those adjustments have made you better and you’ve got confidence… then you can get in the ring with Wilder because you probably can beat Wilder.
      “But if you’re coming off two losses to against Usyk with the confidence being down already… if Wilder hits you, you don’t know.
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      “That’s going to be crazy. Wilder is a phenomenal heavyweight; Wilder is one the hardest punching heavyweights in fighting right now.
      “Against Wilder, you’ve got to be mistake-proof, you make a mistake with Wilder, and it could be over.”
      Joshua is set to return in the spring in a confidence-building comeback fight.
      And he is Stateside on the hunt for a new trainer after splitting with Robert Garcia, a role Jones Jr is open to taking.
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      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face rematching WITHOUT all four belts on the line, reveals promoter Frank Warren

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      TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk face rematching WITHOUT all four belts on the line, revealed promoter Frank Warren. The two unbeaten champions are in talks to put every heavyweight title on the line for the first time in history.
      Promoter Frank Warren with Tyson FuryCredit: Instagram / @frank_warren_official
      But the WBA have already ordered Daniel Dubois, 25, to fight Usyk, while the IBF have done the same for Filip Hrgovic, 30.
      The unification will supersede the pair of mandatory challenges, meaning the historic undisputed decider is on track.
      Although Hall of Famer Warren admitted if Fury, 34, and Usyk, 35, are to rematch, it could be after relinquishing some of the gold.
      He told talkSPORT: “I’m not sure [about the rematch].
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      “I mean we haven’t got into that, but I probably think there would be [a rematch clause] because, God forbid, one of them gets a cut eye or anything goes wrong – anything can happen in boxing as we know – then there would be.
      “The four belts are on the line, and the winner gets them.
      “If there is a rematch, I don’t think then the four belts will be on the line for it cause I don’t think the governing bodies will allow it.
      “I think they’ll just say ‘right, you’ve got to get on with your mandatories now.’”
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      Talks between the opposing camps are continuing with the super-fight headed to the Middle East.
      And a deadline of March has been imposed as Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum provided an update in negotiations.
      Arum said: “Both fighters absolutely want it.
      “The managers and promoters all want it, so we’re just getting it together and working out where we’re gonna put it on – that’s really the situation.
      “It’s gotta go on by March and so we’ve gotta all move quickly so over the next couple of weeks we will or we won’t get it sorted out.
      “But everybody wants to do the fight, absolutely want to do it.”
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      Anthony Joshua offered coaching by ex-champion Roy Jones Jr after all-time boxing great reveals talks with heavyweight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been offered coaching by Roy Jones Jr, who revealed talks between the pair. AJ is on the scout for a new training team in America following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua has been offered coaching by Roy Jones JrCredit: Reuters
      Roy Jones Jr and Mike Tyson pictured after their exhibition bout in 2020Credit: Reuters
      After the first, in September 2021, Joshua parted ways with long-time cornerman Rob McCracken, who led him to gold in the amateurs and pros.
      He replaced McCracken with esteemed US mastermind Robert Garcia, but following rematch defeat to Usyk the two have split.
      Now Joshua is trailing new coaches and boxing great Roy Jones Jr – currently Chris Eubank Jr’s trainer – has thrown his name into the hat.
      Jones, 53, told Boxing Social: “We spoke and I do have a plan for him.
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      “I haven’t told him yet, but if he likes the way that we get along in the gym, then for me, any fighter he fights is going to be a big fight anyway.
      “But, you got to go with guys who are not quite as good as Usyk or Tyson Fury yet.
      “We need two good fights to get yourself back into motion and they’ll be good fights, they won’t be no stroll fights they’ll be good fights.
      “Then we go after either Usyk or Fury, whoever wins, but we do need two good fights to get him back and I already got two fights in my mind that I want, but I’ve got to talk to him and make sure that he is in agreement.”
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      Jones retired as a four-time world champion, considered to be one of the greatest of all time.
      Joshua, 33, meanwhile is set to return in the spring in a confidence-building comeback fight.
      The likes of Dillian Whyte, 34, and Deontay Wilder, 37, have been teased for the summer of 2023.
      For now, AJ is Stateside and was recently pictured with Errol Spence Jr’s trainer of the year candidate Derrick James.
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      Tyson Fury could be in for a ‘rude awakening’ against ‘epic’ Oleksandr Usyk like Anthony Joshua was, says Barry McGuigan

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      TYSON FURY has been warned he could be in for a “rude awakening” against Oleksandr Usyk… like Anthony Joshua was.The unbeaten champions are in talks for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
      Tyson Fury has been warned he could be in for a ‘rude awakening’ against Oleksandr UsykCredit: Alamy
      Oleksandr Usyk is in talks to fight Tyson FuryCredit: EPA
      It comes after Usyk, 35, twice beat Joshua, 33, to win and retain the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
      The Ukrainian then watched from ringside as Fury, 34, beat Derek Chisora, 38, in round ten of their trilogy bout in December.
      It kept the historic unification bout on track, which looks set to be staged in the Middle East.
      And Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan talked up underdog Usyk’s chances.
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      He told The Mirror: “Fury relies on his size and intimidation.
      “But Usyk does not scare easily. The way he stared down Fury at the Chisora fight told us that.
      “Usyk was too good for Joshua, who improved considerably in the second fight.
      “Joshua is a decent attacking fighter too, better than Fury on the front foot.
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      “Fury is essentially a boxer-fighter. He rarely comes forward until he has to. Speed is the issue.
      “Usyk is not only a southpaw who moves brilliantly and takes a shot, he has epic speed.
      “I think this is a much tougher fight for Fury than he thinks it is. And, like Joshua, he could be in for a rude awakening.”
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      British boxing legend Ricky Hatton names one heavyweight fight he would rather watch than Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

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      RICKY HATTON has another heavyweight super-fight on his wishlist as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk close in on a deal. Fury and Usyk are in talks to put all four titles on the line for the first time in heavyweight history.
      Ricky Hatton at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awardsCredit: Alamy
      Oleksandr Usyk facing off with Tyson FuryCredit: Getty
      But British boxing legend Hatton revealed pairing Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder would be his dream bout.
      He told BeanymanNews: “You want to see Usyk and Tyson because they are the top two but if you ask me which fight I would rather see in the heavyweight division, it is Joshua vs Wilder.
      “You would pay all day long for that. I wouldn’t like to call it, I think it would be a case of who lands first.”
      Joshua, 33, is coming off consecutive losses to Usyk, 35, and is set to return in the spring of 2023.
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      Meanwhile Wilder, 37, knocked out Robert Helenius, 38, in round one of his October comeback fight.
      His manager Shelly Finkel is in talks with AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn over a blockbuster next year.
      And Wilder’s coach Malik Scott wants the pair of former world champions to settle their score in the ring.
      Scott told Kate Abdo: “I’m very interested in that. At this level of his career, I would.
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      “One, the fight was supposed to have been happening, and two, he lost to Oleksandr Usyk two times.
      “Three, I also believe Anthony Joshua is a big-time boxer. These guys are not getting old. Let’s get these big fights made.
      “I would hate for so much time to go by, and we end up with another Riddick Bowe – Lennox Lewis type of situation.
      “These greats didn’t get a chance to fight each other. These types of fights aren’t just good for boxing.
      “They’re good for the world, for culture, and for the young kids that want to see this kind of fight.
      “So, I just think it should happen, but we can want it all we want. AJ has to want the fight, his team has to want it, and Eddie has to want to do good business.
      “Him and Shelly have to connect to make this happen. Otherwise, Deontay is going to do bigger and better things, whatever that may be.”
      Deontay Wilder pictured with his trainer, Malik ScottCredit: AFP
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      Tyson Fury’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk could still take place in UK with Wembley’s 95,000-seat stadium in talks

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      TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk could still fight in London in front of 95,000 at Wembley Stadium. The unbeaten champions are in talks for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
      Tyson Fury facing off against Oleksandr UsykCredit: Reuters
      And the Middle East is the frontrunner to host with a hefty fee to bring the pair over being tabled.
      But US promoter Bob Arum warned not to rule out a home fixture for Fury, who has sold over 150,000 tickets this year alone.
      Arum told Sky Sports: “We are balancing a couple of significant offers from the Mid East and also there’s the possibility of doing the fight in the UK at Wembley with a massive 95,000 crowd in attendance.
      “Fighters have a relatively short life and money is important. So if the money which has been proposed to us is real that has to be taken into consideration.
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      “To go back to Wembley and do a fight before 95,000 people for me really stirs up the blood.
      “It would be crazy. It would just be wonderful. It shouldn’t be too long before a final decision is made.
      “We’ll have it all sorted out. I hope maybe by the end of the year.”
      Fury, 34, packed out 94,000 at Wembley in April when he knocked out Dillian Whyte, 34.
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      And in December he brought 60,000 over to Tottenham’s stadium for his ten-round beating of Derek Chisora, 38.
      Usyk, 35, was ringside and faced off against Fury and the two are ready to put all four titles on the line by March of next year.
      Arum said: “Both of them want the fight and so there’ll be very little, if any, [messing] around. We’ll be able to make that happen. I’m very, very confident.
      “As I said the fighters have both agreed to fight each other next without any interim fights.
      “Now the question is what’s the date and what’s the site. That fight is definitely going to happen and it will happen in the first four months of next year.”
      Tyson Fury pictured with Bob ArumCredit: Getty More