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      Itauma wraps up in hooded jacket during ring walk on Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora undercard to combat freezing weather

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      A boxer on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s clash with Derek Chisora was so cold he came to the ring in a woolly JACKET.The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium played host to the shock trilogy fight between the old rivals – who fought in 2011 and 2014.
      Light-heavyweight prospect Karol Itauma wore a parka jacket before his clash with Vladimir Belujsky as it was freezing inside the Totteham Hotspur StadiumCredit: BT
      But the cold didn’t stop the Slovakian-born Brit from stopping BelujskyCredit: GETTY
      Victory over Belujsky saw Itauma stretch his perfect record to 9-0Credit: GETTY
      The undercard fighters lit the blue touch paper and warmed up the crowd in the hours before the domestic dust-up.
      But it was so cold that one of them wore a PARKA JACKET to the ring so he didn’t catch a chill.
      Light-heavyweight prospect Karol Itauma donned a fluffy cream parka as he made his way to the ring for his clash with Vladimir Belujsky.
      And he wore the comfy jacket until he faced off with the Slovakian in the centre of the ring before the start of the round.
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      Seeing Itauma keep himself warm with his parka prompted a slew of boxing fans to comment on the temperature in the stadium.
      One said: “Aparently it’s ‘not that cold’ in the Tottenham stadium – outdoor boxing.”
      Another asked: “Fans in the Tottenham stadium how cold is it?”
      Itauma, 22, was almost taken the distance by veteran Belujsky – who took him to the eighth round.
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      But the Slovakian-born Brit eventually got Belujsky out of there with a stoppage late in the stanza.

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      Super featherweight prospect Royston Barney Smith kicked off the card with a scintillating performance against Cruz Perez.
      The 18-year-old blew the Nicaraguan out of the water in just over a minute to stretch his perfect record to 4-0. More

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      ‘Fight night ready’ – Paris Fury wears glamorous bespoke pink designer dress for Tyson Fury’s bout against Derek Chisora

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      PARIS FURY is wearing a beautiful pink dress for her husband Tyson’s trilogy fight with Derek Chisora tonight.Fury defends his WBC heavyweight title against Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – eight years after their second bout.
      Paris Fury shared this photo and said she is “fight night ready”Credit: INSTAGRAM
      Tyson Fury is the big favourite to defend his WBC crown on Saturday nightCredit: Getty
      Paris and Tyson before the big fight at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Tyson and Paris have six children togetherCredit: INSTAGRAM / PARIS FURY
      The undefeated fighter will be cheered on at ringside by his wife, Paris.
      And the 32-year-old mother of six unveiled what she will be wearing for the blockbuster show in North London just a few hours before the fight.
      Paris looked stunning in a frilly pink dress as she prepares to watch Tyson’s 33rd professional bout.
      She also showed off some shiny gold heels ahead of a big night of boxing.
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      Paris posted the image on social media and added the short caption: “Fight night ready.”
      Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Sensational as always Paris 🔥🔥.”
      Another added: “Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Gorgeous. ❤️ Good luck Tyson xxx.”
      And a third said: “You look amazing, we’ll be watching the fight tonight! Good luck.”
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      Tyson is the overwhelming favourite to beat Chisora and retain his heavyweight crown.
      Chisora lost to Fury by unanimous decision in 2011 and then retired on his stool at the end of the 10th round of their rematch three years later.
      Since then, he has lost another seven times, while Fury has become a two-time heavyweight champion, defeating the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte.
      Fury and Derek Chisora came face-to-face one final time on Friday ahead of their fightCredit: Reuters More

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      Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua ‘s*** himself’ over December fight and was scared of being ‘SPANKED’ on TV

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      TYSON FURY reckons a fight with Anthony Joshua didn’t come to fruition because he was going to “spank his little ass.”WBC heavyweight champ Fury handed AJ a shock world title lifeline in September, challenging the Watford warrior to a December Battle of Britain.
      Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were seemingly on course for a December dust-upCredit: AFP
      Fury offered AJ a shock world title lifeline but the bout didn’t come to fruitionCredit: TWTITTER@TYSONFURY
      The Gypsy King reckons Joshua was scared of being spanked on TVCredit: GETTY
      Joshua publicly accepted the offer, which came in the wake of his loss to Oleksandr Usyk, although hasty negotiations over the long-awaited domestic dust-up failed to bear fruit.
      But Fury firmly the Watford Warrior ducked him, telling BoxingScene: “He’s a coward.
      “If Joshua was gonna fight me, he would’ve took like $40 million to do it on the 3rd of December.
      “And instead, he s**t himself and run away like a little b***h.
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      “But I don’t blame him because I was gonna spank his little ass all over the TV.
      “And he wouldn’t have been able to walk around with his muscles and all that s**t.”
      Fury believes Joshua is content with suffering a split-decision defeat to Usyk in their Saudi showdown.
      The Gypsy King said: “He’s happy now that he can say, ‘I lost a split decision to a middleweight.’ He’s happy with that.
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      “But if he gets carved up off the canvas, and you have to scrape him up with an egg flipper, he can’t walk around with [confidence] then because he’s absolutely destroyed.”
      Fury, 34, will be back in action tonight in a Tottenham trilogy fight with Derek Chisora – whom he owns two wins over.
      But he’s refusing to underestimate Del Boy, saying: “He [Chisora] done very well against Usyk.
      “And may I say, who the hell is Usyk?
      “People didn’t know his name until he beat the bodybuilder the other day.
      “He was a little, small heavyweight who wasn’t going to do anything against AJ when Chisora fought him.
      “But then he stepped up and beat the big bodybuilder and now all of a sudden, he’s the killer. I don’t think so.
      “Listen, I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk, and I will train as hard for Derek as I will for any man in the world.
      “If I didn’t, I would have to be an absolute idiot – I will not underestimate Derek Chisora.
      “God forbid I got beat, it won’t be for the fact that I had an injury or I didn’t train hard enough, it would be the fact that I lost to a better man on the night.
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      “We’re going to have a fight and that’s it. It’s going to be a good fight too, because he doesn’t shy away and I’m running nowhere, so someone is getting chinned.”
      Joshua, meanwhile, is planning to return to the ring in “late March” – with a fight against former foe Dillian Whyte a distinct possibility. More

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      Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora EXACT walk out time – what are the ring walk times confirmed for TONIGHT?

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      TYSON FURY and Derek Chisora fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium TONIGHT!The huge bout is the third of their trilogy of clashes, and Fury’s WBC world heavyweight title is on the line.
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora battle in TottenhamCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury beat Derek Chisora for the second time in 2014Credit: PA
      The Gypsy King Fury has won both of their fights previously, in 2011 and 2014.
      And there has been no bad words between the pair in the build up to this fight.
      Fury said: “I’m not gonna sit here and call Chisora names. I respect him. I’ve got nothing bad to say about Derek; he’s a good fighting man, and he brings his A game every time.
      “[But] In my reign right now, I’m reigning supreme. I’ll beat him, and then I’ll beat the little middleweight guy [Usyk].
      “He says he’s gonna knock me out, I wanna see him do it. If he does, I’ll be the first to congratulate him.”
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      What time is Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora?
      Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora takes place on Saturday, December 3.
      And the big fight has been CONFIRMED to start at 9.15pm UK time.
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      Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London plays host.

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      What TV channel is Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora on?
      Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora will be broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office.
      The price is £26.95.
      BT Sport begin their coverage at 6pm.
      Sky customers can purchase BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport. 
      Who is fighting on the undercard?
      Daniel Dubois will be in action in the co-main event slot, as he takes on Kevin Lerena, defending his WBA heavyweight ‘Regular’ title in the process.

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      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have ‘everything in place’ for ‘biggest heavyweight fight of all time’ set for Saudi

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      TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk have “everything in place” for “the biggest heavyweight fight of all time” next year in Saudi Arabia. Fury battered Derek Chisora on Saturday with the referee stopping the fight in the tenth round.
      Tyson Fury before his fight with Derek ChisoraCredit: PA
      Oleksandr Usyk is set to fight Tyson Fury next yearCredit: Reuters
      In attendance at Tottenham’s stadium was WBA, IBF and WBO unified champion Usyk, who was called out by the Gypsy King in the ring.
      It comes as the Ukrainian’s promoter revealed all that Fury needs to do is avoid defeat in order to secure the historic unification bout.
      Alexander Krassyuk said: “There is only one thing pending and that is Tyson’s fight. Everything else is in place and we are ready to go.
      “It is very likely it is going to be Saudi but, if not, we have many options to market this fight.
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      “It is the biggest heavyweight fight of all time, probably, so it is not going to be very complicated to place it somewhere on the planet.”
      Usyk, 35, most recently beat Anthony Joshua, 33, in their Riyadh rematch in August.
      And he will return to the scene of his first victory over AJ in hope that Fury, 34, can do the treble over old friend Chisora, 38.
      Usyk was offered the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed bout for the end of the year.
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      But having returned to war-torn Ukraine for the first time after victory over AJ, he decided to rest and recover with his loved ones.
      It led to Fury offering Chisora a shock crack at his world title and a third attempt to break his unbeaten record.
      But the win for the Gypsy King all-but confirms a massive title unification with fellow undefeated star Usyk in 2023.
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      Why do people call Tyson Fury Luke?

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      TYSON FURY has one of the meanest sounding names in world boxing today, and he’s also one of the best fighters in the sport. Fury has ignited rivalries with fellow Brits Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte in recent years, and both have used the same piece of information against him in verbal sparring.

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      Joshua and Whyte have called Fury ‘Luke’, with boxing fans now cottoning on to the mutual jibe.
      Ahead of Fury’s clash with Derek Chisora this weekend, the nickname is bound to rear its head once again.
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      Why do people call Tyson Fury ‘Luke’?
      Well, both Joshua and Whyte believe Fury’s actual first name to be Luke.
      Luke is actually Fury’s middle name, as listed on Companies House, Boxrec and Wikipedia.
      But Whyte thinks otherwise, as he told SunSport in an exclusive interview last year.
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      “My real name is Dillian. I know his real name is Luke,” Whyte told SunSport last year. “He changed it to Tyson to make himself sound harder.
      “People can have a little look around on the internet and see for themselves.
      “In boxing, the name Tyson is a lot more sellable than Luke.
      “A lot of what Tyson does and says is a game, you can never take anything he says seriously or at face value.
      “He might say he wants to fight me sometimes but how can you trust a man who doesn’t even use his own name?”
      If there was an arbitration going on, why announce to the world we are fighting! The fight was signed! UNDISPUTED 💥Bare knuckle? You’re a good kid, don’t play with me Luke! I’ll slap your bald head & you’ll do nothing! Waste man. https://t.co/d9PLjAesj6— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) May 19, 2021

      Joshua then went ahead and used the same jab against Fury on Twitter last year when the pair went back and forth over their fallen-through heavyweight showdown.
      “If there was an arbitration going on, why announce to the world we are fighting!” he wrote.
      “The fight was signed! UNDISPUTED. Bare knuckle? You’re a good kid, don’t play with me Luke! I’ll slap your bald head & you’ll do nothing! Waste man.”
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      Tyson Fury predicts Jake Paul would ‘knock KSI out COLD’ as he backs brother Tommy’s hated rival

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      TYSON FURY has tipped Jake Paul to batter KSI in a battle of the YouTubers.A grudge match between the social media superstars has been on the cards for nearly three years – ever since Paul defeated KSI’s brother Deji.
      Jake Paul and KSI have been engaged in a war of words for the last three yearsCredit: GETTY
      YouTube sensation Paul has gone 6-0 as a professional boxerCredit: EPA
      And WBC heavyweight champion has tipped the Problem Child to KO KSICredit: GETTY
      Verbal jabs have often been thrown by the pair on social media, but WBC heavyweight king Fury reckons Paul – the rival of his brother Tommy – will strike the telling blow if they ever throw down.
      When asked who would win between the pair, The Gypsy King told ESPN: “Jake Paul, all day every day.”
      Fury, 34, was further pressed on his prediction and replied: “I just think he knocks him out cold.”
      Paul, 25, called out KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – after seeing his rival win back-to-back fights at the O2 Arena in August.
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      But The Problem Child is adamant the Brit will never share the ring with him.
      Late last month, he tweeted a mock-up picture of himself knocking out KSI with the accompanying caption: “Enjoy this image because he will never fight me.”
      KSI, however, is adamant he will one day face the younger brother Paul – who he wants to close out his boxing career against.
      He said: “I figured it out, you guys will not be happy until I fight Jake Paul.
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      “So that’s why I don’t see the eagerness for you to want me to fight Jake Paul so quickly.
      “I said I’m going to fight him in 2023, the only reason I’ve come back into the boxing scene is to fight Jake Paul and beat him.
      “So I don’t really understand why people are complaining about the people that I fight.

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      “Why don’t we just enjoy the journey? Enjoy the ride because ladies and gentlemen, once I fight Jake Paul, I’m done.
      “I’m not boxing anymore, I would have solidified my legacy and then I’m hanging up the gloves forever.
      “So why do we want to rush that?”
      KSI will throw down with Bellator MA fighter Dillon Danis on January 14Credit: DAZN
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      Meet the glamorous ring girls for Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora, including OnlyFans model who loves posing in lingerie

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      TYSON FURY’S ring girls have been revealed ahead of his heavyweight world title defence against Derek Chisora.There will be plenty of glamour as people tune in from across the world for the fight and see the set of experienced ring girls that also includes an OnlyFans model.
      OnlyFans model Charlotte Fox will be one of the ring girlsCredit: Instagram / @charlotteelisefox
      She has more than 260,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @charlotteelisefox
      Fox has backed Tyson Fury to win the fight against Derek ChisoraCredit: Instagram / @charlotteelisefox
      She is in her element when in the ringCredit: Instagram / @charlotteelisefox
      Despite the main attraction being the fight between the Gypsy King and Chisora, ring girls Antonia Salt, Kayleigh Debono, Charlotte Fox and Nikki Dykes will get their fair share of attention.
      Charlotte Fox
      Charlotte is the first ring girl of the group. The OnlyFans model usually sells her exclusive content to fans paying a monthly fee of £16.
      She made her debut as a ring girl when Fury fought against Dillian Whyte earlier this year. Fox has over 260,000 followers on Instagram.
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      She has tipped Fury to retain his title against Chisora and is excited to be back on duty as a ring girl, as she told the Daily Star: “I love the atmosphere and the overall experience even more so being a ring girl its such a good rush.
      “It was actually my first time being a ring girl back in April for Fury vs Whyte which I originally had tickets for but I was asked last minute to be a ring girl so I didn’t miss the opportunity!
      “I thought I would be nervous but I wasn’t, I was definitely in my element.”
      Antonia Salt
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      Antonia Salt will be making her 15th outing as a ring girl for Queensberry PromotionsCredit: Instagram / @toniasaltxx
      Salt has backed Fury to winCredit: Instagram / @toniasaltxx
      She will be vlogging the eventCredit: Instagram / @toniasaltxx
      Antonia has plenty of experience as a ring girl and will be making her 15th appearance for Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.
      She was also part of the team during Fury’s fight against Whyte and had no doubts taking part again.
      She said: “It’s always super exciting whenever Tyson fights.
      “Not only for the boxing but for the show we know he’ll put on. It’s just exciting to be a part of it all. Especially the view we get of the fight.
      “I think it’s a definite Tyson win. He’s done this before, it’s not his first rodeo with Chisora. I think he’s got it in the bag.
      “I’m sure he’ll just bring the entertainment and get the job done. I’m gonna predict a seventh-round knockout. Maybe even before.”
      Salt has planned to vlog the event for her YouTube channel to show fans what it is like being a ring girl.
      She added: “So many funny things happen behind the scenes of events like this, there’s too much to even mention.”
      Kayleigh Debono
      Kayleigh Debono says being a ring girl is a lifestyle choiceCredit: Instagram / @missdebono
      She travels the world with Monster EnergyCredit: Instagram / @missdebono
      She was on duty as a ring girl for Fury’s fight against Dillian WhyteCredit: Instagram / @missdebono
      Kayleigh, like Salt, is no stranger to the ring as she has been a regular for the SBJ Management team.
      She also represents Monster Energy and travels for motorsport events around the world.
      She has amassed 14,600 followers on her Instagram as she makes content showing her fans what it is like to be a worldwide ring girl.
      Debono said: “Being a ring girl is a lifestyle choice.
      “It’s constant prep, making healthy choices, keeping on top of workouts, ensuring our nails, hair, tan, and makeup is perfect for the night.”
      She spoke about Fury’s win over Whyte and said how “amazing” it was to be in the ring at the end.
      She added: “It was insane, like no other job I have worked. Seeing how passionate the coaches, referee and fans are is mesmerising.
      “After the decision, so many people got into the ring to celebrate, me and the girls held on to each other so close and tight, it felt amazing to be present on such a historical night.”
      Nikki Dykes
      Nikki Dykes is the fourth ring girl for the fightCredit: Instagram / @_xnikkix_
      She has 25,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @_xnikkix_
      Dykes loves how entertaining Fury isCredit: Instagram / @_xnikkix_
      She was also a ring girl at Fury’s fight against WhyteCredit: Instagram / @_xnikkix_
      The final ring girl will be Nikki. She has 25,000 fans on her Instagram page and she is thrilled to be stepping back into the ring.
      She said: “The buzz you get when you step into the ring, the lights on you and the crowds excited.
      “I’m a natural entertainer so I absolutely love it!”
      Dykes was also on duty for Fury’s fight against Whyte and praised the Gypsy King for the way he is able to entertain the crowd.
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      She added: “It was wild, the crowd were insane.
      “The atmosphere was like no other and Tyson is just incredible to watch he brings so much passion and entertainment but yet makes it look so easy. I’m so excited for Saturday.”

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