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      Watch bare-knuckle boxer win in brutal fashion with his ONLY punch of the fight

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      TOM STOKES won a bare-knuckle boxing fight for Britain with his only punch of his 32-second fight.The West Brom slugger earned a point for us against the USA team with one sensational left hook in the triangle ring.
      Stokes knocked down his opponent with one punchCredit: TWITTER @bybextreme
      He won the fight after just 32 secondsCredit: TWITTER @bybextreme

      Will Chope, the Malaysia-based beanpole from the opposite corner, tried to tie our man up in a clinch and whack him on the back of the head with an illegal rabbit punch.
      But 28-year-old Stokes, making his bare knuckle debut after 14 pro boxing bouts, caught him perfectly on the chin as the pair parted.
      Chope, who towered over the Englishman and wore exotic martial arts shorts and shoes, folded into the floor and never looked like returning before the count.
      And he was left with a cut slashed into his right cheek and seeping blood that was tended to once he staggered back to his unsteady feet.
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      With his Brummie crowd roaring down the front row of the O2 Indigo, Stokes said: “I am buzzing, I came here to beat him and that’s what I did.
      “Thanks to everyone who came and bought a ticket, it means a lot.”
      Stokes lost two Midlands Area fights before taking off the gloves, the most recent against Stoke middleweight herp Natham Heaney.
      Team UK went one fight down after the opener of the Police Gazette International Cup went to the visiting Americans.
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      But Stokes’ peach of a left hook dragged it back to 1-1 with five more fights to follow. More

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      Boxing drug cheat vows to ‘RETIRE’ Anthony Joshua as Eddie Hearn scrambles to find August opponent for AJ

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      DISGRACED drug cheat Jarrell Miller has offered to step up on short notice and save Anthony Joshua’s August ring return.Joshua, 33, is without a dance partner for his proposed August 12 return after negotiations over a rematch with Dillian Whyte went south.
      Anthony Joshua was set to throw down with Jarrell Miller in 2019Credit: GETTY
      A spate of failed drugs tests for the American scuppered the pair’s showdownCredit: AP
      Big Baby is willing to step up and fight AJ on short notice in AugustCredit: GETTY
      Promoter Eddie Hearn is scrambling to find a new opponent for the second fight of AJ’s career rebuild, which kicked off in April with a scrappy points win over Jermaine Franklin.
      And American motormouth Miller is eager to save the day, although he plans to end Joshua’s hopes of getting back into world title contention four years after their grudge match was cancelled.
      “Big Baby” told Stamina For Sale: “I’ll annihilate him! Retire him! Send him back packing – plain and simple.
      “I’m not playing no games with nobody, I’m playing no games.
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      “There is bad blood there in a boxing sense so it would be great entertainment.
      “It’s nothing personal, I just don’t care for him, but when I see you on my radar, I don’t like you.
      “I don’t like anything about you, I want to rip your guts outs and nothing going to change that.
      “I’m not going anywhere for a while, I’m back, I’m here to stay and I’m coming with vengeance.
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      “And if anybody wants the smoke they know I’m here. I’m back baby.”
      Miller was due to welcome Joshua to America in a Madison Square Garden melee in 2019 but their fight was scrapped after he tested positive for a cocktail of performance-enhancing drugs.
      The New Yorker popped for THREE banned substances, paving the way for Andy Ruiz Jr to pull off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history at MSG.
      Matchroom supremo Hearn vowed to never work with Miller in wake of his anti-doping violations – another of which he racked up ahead of his proposed 2020 clash with Jerry Forest.
      But he’s seemingly softened his stance, telling Boxing Social: “I understand that it could be a big fight. Do I rule it out forever?
      “I don’t think it would be wise in this crazy boxing world to rule anything out forever.
      “Obviously I don’t like what happened.
      “I do understand it’s a big fight but it’s not something we’re looking at at the moment.” More

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      I quit my job as a BINMAN to become a European boxing champion and my team all wore high-vis jackets to the ring

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      RENDALL MUNROE is the former binman turned world title challenger – whose team used to don high-vis vests on their way to the ring.Back in the 2000s, Munroe juggled the Sweet Science with his day job of collecting bins in the streets of Leicester.
      Rendall Munroe challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC super bantamweight title in 2010Credit: AP
      Munroe juggled his job as a full-time bin man with his boxing careerCredit: GETTY
      Munro eventually packed in collecting bins to focus on his fightingCredit: GETTY
      “The Boxing Binman”, however, eventually packed in his refuse work when he got the call to challenge Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC super-bantamweight title in Japan.
      He recalled in an interview with talkSPORT: “Mike and Jay [Shinfield, my trainers] said to me, ‘Look, you need to concentrate more on the boxing now’.
      “It was the wrong thing to do because I used to like being a ‘normal person’.
      “I liked being a boxer for a training camp, eight weeks, and then I’m just Rendall, back on the bins – a normal guy.
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      “After that, everything became boxing. You’re bored in the daytime but can’t train because you’d over-train.
      “I was always very active, so it messed me up a little. I started going for runs when I didn’t need to. When I retired [in 2014], I went back and they told me I had no job.”
      Munroe’s team often played up to his moniker, accompanying him to the ring in high-vis vests – which a slew of Japanese fans wore in tribute to him the night before his unsuccessful bid to dethrone Nishioka.
      The former EBU super bantamweight champ said: “At the weigh-in [pre-Nishioka], I had a few Japanese fans with high-vis [binman] vests at the scales.
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      “There was a Japanese fan that came and waited outside my [hotel] room and gave me a cup and a dream catcher. I’ve still got them at home in a glass cabinet.
      “I’m a guy who just enjoys boxing. For people like that to wait outside my hotel room – there must have been about 600 rooms – it touches you a bit.”
      Munroe and his body failed to rise to the occasion as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat in what would be his sole world title fight.
      He recalled: “It got to the fifth round, and I remember sitting down and Jay would be, ‘Are we ready to turn up the gas now?’.
      “Normally I’d be, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah’. [This time] I stood up, and both my calves cramped up. ‘Wow, what’s going on here?’ I’m half-a-second out, all the time.
      “It was about the seventh round I come back and said, ‘Jay, I don’t think I’m going to win. I ain’t going to let him stop me’.
      “When the final bell went I went back to my corner and broke down. ‘The biggest fight of my career, and it’s gone wrong. I just don’t know what’s gone on.’
      Rendall Munroe’s final fight was against Josh Warrington in 2014Credit: Getty
      “It’s like someone’s looking at you – hit this – and then it’s gone. My body just didn’t feel that sharpness.
      “Sometimes you can get away with it; when you’re in there with the elite, you ain’t getting away with it.”
      Munroe bounced back from championship heartache with three victories before back-to-back bouts with Scott Quigg, the first of which he drew and the second he lost.
      He ended his career – which he looks back on with great pride – following a seventh-round TKO defeat to Josh Warrington.
      He said: “I proved myself good enough to be in there with the best.
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      “I wanted enough money out of boxing to buy a house to live in and buy a house to rent, and then I’m going to kick back and enjoy life.
      “Boxing wasn’t as much money as it is now, but it was still decent. I achieved what I wanted to achieve.” More

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      Anthony Joshua shows off hulking body after sweaty workout – but may be forced to wait MONTHS for next fight

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      RED HOT Anthony Joshua could have his career put on ice until 2024 by the Saudi paymasters.After the cautious April 1 win over Jermaine Franklin, the London 2012 legend and promoter Eddie Hearn promised three fights in 2023.
      Anthony Joshua beat Jermaine Franklin back in AprilCredit: Getty
      But he may not fight again until 2024Credit: Instagram/@anthonyjoshua
      But Dillian Whyte insists their three-line email offer for an August 12 showdown was a fake.
      And now the head of boxing in Saudi Arabia – where 33-year-old AJ is supposed to meet Deontay Wilder in December – says that Christmas cracker could be shelved until the Spring.
      Crazy-money Skills Challenge chief Amer Abdallah revealed the first quarter of 2024 is now being considered for big heavyweight fights, which will leave frustrated fans fuming. 
      He said: “The intent was never to have them (AJ, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Wilder) inactive.
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      “I was hopeful everyone would keep their records intact and then get to December or the beginning of next year, or whenever the fight ends up happening.
      “I believe, in this transitional period, we are still a far way out from the end of this year – and the beginning of next year – to start deciding what happens.
      “These guys need to stay active and the most important thing is what happens after these keep-busy fights that leads us into Q4 or Q1 for the mega-fights.”
      Whyte, 34, is fuming his name was used to tease a huge summer trilogy decider with his old foe.
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      The Body Snatcher, who won a 2009 amateur slugfest but lost their 2015 pro battle, was sent a vague offer at the start of June and blanked with the numerous calls and messages he made to Hearn to continue talks.
      He told SunSport: “I told them I wanted the fight, I didn’t turn it down and I didn’t price myself out.
      “In fact, I have not had a single discussion about it with Matchroom since the so-called offer on June 2.
      “It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me.
      “There hasn’t been a single conversation with me, my lawyer or any of my team.
      “I chased him with a follow-up email on June 13, to tell him that the offer didn’t feel real and that AJ obviously didn’t want the fight and was going to wait for his Saudi payday in December.
      “Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.” More

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      Carl Froch, 45, ready to risk his legacy to fight Jake Paul and become the ‘hero’ who end YouTuber’s hype

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      CARL FROCH is ready to risk his legacy by fighting Jake Paul in a bid to end his hype. Froch has gone back and forth with the YouTuber-turned boxer amid speculation they could even face each other.
      Jake Paul has gone back and forth with Carl FrochCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Froch would return to fight Paul and end his hypeCredit: AP
      The former super-middleweight world champion was a guest on Simon Jordan’s podcast.
      And Jordan urged Froch not to “kill his legacy” by coming back to fight the polarising Paul.
      But he responded: “I don’t know would it kill my legacy, or would I be the hero? Would I be the hero that stopped all the hype around Jake Paul?
      “I don’t mind Jake Paul doing what he’s doing and having a go, and he’s getting in the ring, the same as white-collar fighters.
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      “I don’t mind them – they’re brave. They’re getting in there, taking punches in the face, and he’s done it.”
      Froch, now 45, retired in 2014 after knocking out George Groves in front of 80,000 fans in their Wembley rematch.
      Meanwhile Paul, 26, returns on August 5 in Texas against ex-UFC star Nate Diaz.
      It follows after his first career loss in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, in a result criticised by Froch.
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      He told OLBG: “I would always be interested in fighting someone who can’t fight like Jake Paul.
      “It’s like someone giving you a suitcase full of money – you won’t say no. I would train for it, I stay in the gym anyway and keep myself in good shape.
      “Right now I am 45 and I retired at 36-37. There is a reason that I retired as after a certain age, the weight cut becomes way too difficult. 
      “I wouldn’t make the weight for Jake Paul – I would be 14 stone.
      “If a fight was on the cards – which it isn’t because Paul realised he can’t fight after losing to Tommy Fury and he wasn’t even British level at the time, then I would fight him because like I said before it is easy money.”
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      Tommy Fury mocked for saying he’s at ‘world championship level’ and Viddal Riley is ‘not a big enough draw’ to fight

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      TOMMY FURY faced ridicule for stating he is at “world championship level” and that Viddal Riley is “not a big enough draw” to fight him. Fury is coming off the back of handing Jake Paul defeat in their grudge match in Saudi Arabia in February.
      Tommy Fury faced ridicule for stating he is at ‘world championship level’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Viddal Riley hit back at Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      And he is now lined up for another huge celebrity blockbuster against Paul’s YouTube rival KSI.
      But it appears Fury, 24, has no interest in facing fellow 9-0 prospect Riley, once the coach of KSI, 30.
      He told Sky Sports: “No disrespect but Viddal’s fighting a lot lower than me.
      “Say what you want about opposition but I’m fighting on a world championship level.
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      “I’m doing millions of pay-per-view buys with all these big names. I’m not going to be foolish and drop down and fight Viddal Riley in York Hall, am I?
      “At the end of the day, all due respect to him but he’s not a big enough draw.
      “At the end of the day, Viddal, who is he outside of boxing? He’s not really anybody. He’s got no global pulling power. He can’t do any pay-per-views.”
      The comment did not go down well with fans, as one said: “Tommy did not say he’s fighting at a world championship level surely.”
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      Another added: “Tommy is claiming to fight at a world championship level when his hardest fight was Jake Paul.”
      Riley, 25, knocked out Anees Taj, 27, later that night and hit back at Fury in a blast of his own.
      He responded: “If he doesn’t want to fight, just say he doesn’t want to fight.
      “He’s in a sticky position: he’s chosen that side of things, getting paid extremely well. Just say you’re that guy now, say you’re a crossover boxer.
      “That’s it, that’s all Tommy has to do. All he has to say is: ‘You know what, I’m a crossover guy now, I don’t really have any interest in the traditional path, I’m not looking to be a traditional pro boxer,’ and I’ll leave him alone.
      “But if you’re going to try and blur the lines between the two, then blur the line over here. He doesn’t have to blur the line here.
      “He doesn’t have any pull himself anyway. Jake has the pull. KSI has the pull.
      “Go check the views on any of his fights when he’s fighting in that realm, and then check mine, and I’ve stayed in this realm and, I would say I have more pull than he does.
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      “Anees Taj would knock out Tommy Fury. Let’s not play games now. I think Anees Taj would knock out Tommy Fury.
      “I’d like to see Tommy prove himself against an opponent like that, and see if he can deal with them. I doubt he can.”
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: GETTY
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      Anthony Joshua lined up to fight his undefeated former sparring partner after Dillian Whyte rematch collapses

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA could look to face former sparring partner Agit Kabayel after his rematch with Dillian Whyte collapsed. AJ and Whyte were in negotiations to fight on August 12 but Eddie Hearn came out to say the deal broke down.
      Agit Kabayel and Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @agitkabayel
      And now the promoter has named European champion Kabayel – who sparred AJ in 2018 – as a potential replacement.
      Hearn said on Boxing Social: “Kabayel was the European champion, he’s top 15.
      “He’s on a list of four or five that it could be, but we need to close it out this weekend really if he’s going to fight on August 12.”
      Kabayel, 30, is unbeaten at 23-0 and fought as recently in March, beating Agron Smakici.
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      Joshua, 33, returned with a victory in April against Jermiane Franklin, 29, his first under coach Derrick James.
      So Hearn wants the pair to have one more bout together before the proposed Saudi Arabia blockbuster with Deontay Wilder, 37, in December.
      He claimed Whyte, 35, turned down an offer to fight Joshua in a rematch of the grudge match he lost in 2015.
      But the fuming former world title challenger hit back to set the record straight.
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      Whyte told SunSport: “They’re talking rubbish. I haven’t turned down the fight. 
      “All I got, after Eddie talked publicly and often about making me an offer to fight AJ, was a very short email late in the evening on Friday 2 June. 
      “I absolutely 100 per cent want to fight AJ and called Eddie to discuss the offer but couldn’t get hold of him.
      “I messaged him too. I didn’t hear back from him so I sent him an email to confirm I wanted the fight. 
      “I didn’t turn down the offer or propose a counter-offer.  All I did was ask normal questions on his three-line email so-called offer.
      “Even before I emailed, Eddie was already saying publicly that his offer was unacceptable. So, why make it in the first place?
      “It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me. 
      “Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.”
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      Dillian Whyte slams boxing ‘bulls***’ as he opens up on three-line email offering Anthony Joshua fight

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      DILLIAN WHYTE is sick of his name being used in “bulls***” bluffs to save Anthony Joshua’s reputation.Promoter Eddie Hearn promised fight fans the winner of the Whyte and Jermaine Franklin November’s semi-final would fight AJ.
      Dillian Whyte did not hold back as he spoke exclusively to Sun SportCredit: PA
      But instead the London 2012 legend outpointed the American loser in an April 1 snorefest.
      And now the overdue third meeting between the 35-year-old Brixton Body Snatcher and 33-year-old Joshua – who lost their 2009 amateur slugfest but won the 2015 pro barnstormer – has been cancelled before it was even agreed.
      With Joshua being tied into a mega-money Saudi showdown with Deontay Wilder in December, Whyte always doubted the offer was genuine but played along with the talks.
      But now he has hit out at a string of issues that are leading boxing fans astray and potentially tarnishing his name.
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      “They’re talking rubbish,” Whyte told Sun Sport in response to Hearn’s claim he priced himself out of the August 12 O2 bout. “I haven’t turned down the fight. 
      “All I got, after Eddie talked publicly and often about making me an offer to fight AJ, was a very short email late in the evening on Friday 2 June. 
      “I absolutely 100 per cent want to fight AJ and called Eddie to discuss the offer but couldn’t get hold of him. I messaged him too. I didn’t hear back from him so I sent him an email to confirm I wanted the fight. 
      “I didn’t turn down the offer or propose a counter-offer.  All I did was ask normal questions on his three-line email so-called offer.
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      “Even before I emailed, Eddie was already saying publicly that his offer was unacceptable. So, why make it in the first place?
      “It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me. 
      “Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.”
      Fans have been confused by the dozens of Hearn interviews claiming the highest earning British title fight in history is returning.
      The fight was on, then off and now Whyte is being accused of turning down a serious big-money offer, which the fighter categorically refutes.
      According to the no-nonsense heavyweight, too many untruths are being spread and he wants a few points made clear.

      The original June 2 ‘offer’ was a three-line email with barely any details to arrange such a huge show.

      Hearn went public on June 5 claiming an official offer had been made and talks were underway, which was way off.

      The money on offer – for an arena show in the middle of the school summer holidays when most ticket buyers are on holiday – is poor compared to the stadium spectacular fans have expected.

      Repeated efforts from Team Whyte to negotiate and come to an agreement were ignored.

      The Jamaica-born bruiser added: “Eddie has rightfully been talking about it being a stadium-filling blockbuster for years and I have chased this fight for eight years.
      “So I asked him why he would host the event at the O2 in the middle of August when most people are on holiday
      “He didn’t respond to my email or get in touch but carried on talking about ‘negotiations’ that simply weren’t happening and still haven’t happened.
      “There hasn’t been a single conversation with me, my lawyer or any of my team.
      “I chased him with a follow-up email on June 13, to tell him that the offer didn’t feel real and that AJ obviously didn’t want the fight and was going to wait for his Saudi payday in December.
      “I then did an interview with Sky on June 15 after which I got a short and weird response from Eddie saying that the numbers don’t work and that we should look at alternative options. 
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      “Let’s be very clear here, I told him I wanted the fight, I didn’t turn it down and I didn’t price myself out and in fact have not had a single discussion about it with Matchroom since the ‘offer’ and I didn’t make any demands.”
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