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      Deontay Wilder slams boxing saying ‘It’s dangerous, politics, cheating’ and will take psychedelic DRUGS to decide future

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      DEONTAY Wilder had claimed he will turn to psychedelics to help him decide whether or not to hang up his gloves.And the Bronze Bomber lashed out at boxing bosses for creating a ‘dangerous’ world of ‘politics and cheating’.
      Deontay Wilder was stopped by Tyson Fury in his last fight – and has claimed he will turn to psychedelics to decide his futureCredit: AP
      Wilder last stepped into the ring back in October for his trilogy fight against Tyson Fury.
      He was brutally dispatched by a huge Fury right-hand in the 11th round of the gruelling heavyweight slugfest.
      But he is set to return against Robert Helenius over the weekend – as he looks to bounce back from defeat.
      And the fighter, 36, has revealed he was planning to turn to Ayahuasca – a South American psychedelic brew – to help him decide his next steps before his return was finalised.
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      He told the Byron Scott Podcast back in February: “I’m thinking about doing Ayahuasca.
      “That’s gonna be my decision making process… Boxing’s put a bad taste because of what it’s done to me.
      “It’s dangerous, politics, cheating… I still have love for the sport though.”
      Promoter Eddie Hearn had been talking up the veteran Derek Chisora as a potential opponent should Wilder choose to step back into the ring.
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      But the Matchroom Boxing chief appeared to perform a U-turn on that suggestion after witnessing Del Boy’s lopsided defeat at the hands of Joseph Parker.
      Parker has since been mooted as a possible foe as he eyes his own American Dream to follow in the footsteps of pal Fury.
      Although his chances suffered a knock when he was defeated by Joe Joyce in a thrilling bout. More

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      Anthony Joshua managed Shannon Ryan ’emotional’ ahead of O2 Arena fight having sold phones for the company as day job

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      SHANNON RYAN used to sell phones for O2 – now she will be fighting under lights of the company’s glittering London arena. ‘Kaos’ Ryan admits she feels “emotional” looking back on her meteoric rise from O2 assistant manager in the Watford branch to professional boxer.
      Former O2 worker Shannon Ryan takes part in her third pro fight on Saturday
      Ryan is signed for Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management agency
      The Watford-born 25-year-old used to juggle her part-time job with gruelling boxing training.
      But selling sim-only phone deals isn’t normally what boxers do in the build up to the blood and thunder of a professional fight. 
      She then switched to training full-time ahead of her second pro fight against fellow Brit Gemma Ruegg in June.
      But she still never quite imagined she would be helping to make history on the undercard of Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s main event fight at The O2 this Saturday as part of the UK’s first all-female card.

      She said: “I go back into the shop which is nice. Some of the colleagues will be watching on Saturday.
      “It’s also incredible just to see the journey.
      “And video went out recently looking back at the whole five years of the process of where I am today today.
      “When I look back on it it’s emotional because I remember the days when I was working and wanting to be where I am now and now I am.”
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      Ryan is scheduled to face Spain’s Bucha El Quassi in what will mark the Brit super-flyweight’s third pro bout following points victories over Claudia Ferenczi and Ruegg earlier this year.
      She started out at Barnet’s Finchley ABC gym in barnet where Anthony Joshua’s journey to stardom began and it was from there he took her under his wing.
      Ryan has since signed for Joshua’s 258 Management agency and bagged a major sponsorship deal with O2.
      She added: “It just goes to show that when you do put your mind to something you can achieve anything with the support and the help that you’ve got around you.” More

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      Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather to put record on line in rematch seven years after loss as legend targets UK fight

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      MANNY PACQUIAO has challenged Floyd Mayweather to risk his record in a rematch plus revealed plans to fight in the UK. The Filipino icon was beaten by 50-0 Mayweather in 2015, which ended five long years of waiting.
      Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao in 2015Credit: AP:Associated Press
      But despite around £500MILLION made, a rematch failed to materialise with both boxing legends now retired from the sport.
      Mayweather, 45, has competed in four exhibition bouts since hanging up his gloves after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34, in 2017.
      Meanwhile Pacquiao, 43, returns on December 10 against Korean YouTuber DK Yoo, 42.
      The eight-division champion still holds out hope of a rematch with his great rival, but doubts it will be a sanctioned bout.
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      Pacquiao told the Daily Mail: “The Floyd fight, I am not sure a real fight is going to happen anymore. He doesn’t want to.
      “He would maybe do an exhibition. There is a chance for an exhibition fight to take place. That is possible. But, a real fight, I don’t think will happen.”
      Pacquiao retired last August after losing to Cuban Yordenis Ugas, 36, and focussed his efforts on a presidential campaign in the Philippians.
      But following defeat in the polls, PacMan is considering a comeback and would even be willing to fight in the UK.
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      He said: “I am hoping before my boxing career ends, I will have an exhibition or professional fight in the UK. I hope that a fight will happen.”
      Pacquiao revealed he is training as hard as ever and will use his exhibition return to decide whether he will fight again for real.
      He said: “I will fight anybody for an exhibition or a professional fight.
      “This December 11 fight is going to be a mixture of seeing if I want to return to my boxing career or continue doing exhibition matches.
      Pacquiao added: “My training for this charity exhibition is the same as I have done in the past. 
      “You saw what we were doing in the past and that’s what we are going to do during this training camp.
      “I will head back to the Philippines and start serious training.”
      Manny Pacquiao returns in an exhibition on December 10Credit: EPA More

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      Deontay Wilder says Anthony Joshua fight is ‘biggest in the world’ ahead of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

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      DEONTAY WILDER said a fight with Anthony Joshua is the biggest in the world… ahead of a unification between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. AJ and Wilder in the past failed to agree terms for what would have been the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout.
      Deontay Wilder said a fight with Anthony Joshua is the biggest in the wordCredit: Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions
      Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder failed to agree terms in the pastCredit: Splash
      Now Fury and Usyk are set to cash in on that piece of history with an undisputed title decider in talks for next year.
      But Wilder insisted no fight in the heavyweight division could top what he and Joshua could bring if they finally settle their score.
      He said on the Breakfast Club: “Actually, me and Anthony Joshua is still the biggest fight in the world.
      “It is. Even bigger than Fury and Usyk. Everywhere I go, they still ask about it, they wanna see that fight.”
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      Wilder, 36, returns over the weekend in New York against ex-sparring partner Robert Helenius, 38.
      It will be his first fight since losing to Fury, 34, in their epic trilogy bout in Las Vegas.
      The Gypsy King is now set to return on December 3 himself and continues talks with Derek Chisora, 38, who he beat in 2011 and 2014.
      It came after he failed to negotiate a Battle of Britain with Joshua, 32, who is coming off two losses to Usyk, 35.
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      The Ukrainian is currently out until next year after coming back to his war-torn home for the first time following a period away in training.
      After Fury and AJ held talks to fight, Usyk turned his attention to Wilder and opened the door to facing the American.
      So the Bronze Bomber is still hoping the unified champion will be true to his word.
      Wilder told the press: “Many people have said many things to me about wanting to fight, but when the time came, they went another way.
      “I’ve asked around about Oleksandr Usyk and I’ve been told he’s a man of his word. Upon me being victorious, we’ll see what happens.”
      Deontay Wilder in New York ahead of his return fightCredit: Henry DeLeon/TGB Promotions More

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      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius: UK start time, live stream, TV channel CONFIRMED, undercard for big heavyweight fight

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      DEONTAY WILDER is making his big boxing return against Robert Helenius this weekend. The Bronze Bomber was last in action back in October 2021, losing in the gripping third and final bout of his trilogy against Tyson Fury.
      Deontay Wilder has been out of the ring for 12 months
      Finn Robert Helenius is in Wilder’s way
      And Wilder says he is going for a FOURTH clash with the Gypsy King after he beats Helenius.
      Wilder told Sky Sports: “I think that there’s definitely a chance of a fourth fight again.
      “Boxing is a business. Many people call it a sport, but it’s not a sport.
      “The heavyweight division is very small. I’m still a big fish in the business, especially here in America. As long as we’re all in the same division and all still currently fighting, why not? It only can lead to that. With all that being said, it’s definitely a possibility.”
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      When is Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius?
      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius will take place on Saturday, October 15.
      Expect the main event at around 4am UK time – this is 11pm ET.
      The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, plays host.
      What TV channel and live stream is Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius on?

      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius will be shown live on Fite TV PPV in the UK.
      The event will cost £12.99 and you can live stream it on the Fite TV app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      In the US, the event will be broadcast on FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view.

      Deontay Wilder is deep in his training camp
      What is the undercard?
      Caleb Plant takes on Anthony Dirrell in a huge co-main event.
      Plant is a former IBF super-middleweight champion, while Dirrell is a two-time WBC super-middleweight champ.
      Plant was last in the ring last November, in a losing effort to Canelo Alvarez.

      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius (12 rounds, heavyweight)
      Caleb Plant vs Anthony Dirrell
      Frank Sanchez vs Carlos Negron
      Gary Antonio Russell vs Emmanuel Rodriguez

      Full undercard to follow…
      Robert Helenius has won 31 out of his 34 fights
      Who is Robert Helenius?
      Robert Helenius is a gigantic 6ft 7in Finnish boxer.
      The 38-year-old’s pro record stands at 31 wins from his 34 fights, with three defeats.
      Helenius heads into this fight on the back of successive wins over Adam Kownacki – the second of which was on the undercard of Fury vs Wilder 3.
      He is known over on these shores for a 2017 loss to Dillian Whyte, and a controversial 2011 win over Derek Chisora.
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      Photographer claims Mike Tyson ‘tried to grab my breast’ during shoot but he insists they were in sexual relationship

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      MIKE TYSON’S former photographer has claimed that the legend tried to grab her breast in the 1980s.Award-winning snapper Lori Grinker , 65, made the claim during her new pictorial book, ‘Mike Tyson,’ which includes a collection of photographs from the boxing star’s teenage years into the 1990s.
      Mike Tyson’s ex-photographer has claimed that the legend tried to grab her breast in the 1980sCredit: Splash
      Lori Grinker made the claims in her new bookCredit: Instagram
      In the book’s preface, she wrote: “Mike could be very sweet and gentle when he was feeling it, and not very sweet or gentle when he wasn’t.
      “He once tried to grab my breast, and when I pushed him away, he got angry and threw my light meter in the snow.
      “He had a somewhat spoiled side and, being the champ, grew accustomed to getting his way.”
      However Tyson, who pockets £500k-a-month from his cannabis empire, has not denied the story, instead he is saying that the pair were in a consensual sexual relationship when he was “around 17” and she was in her mid 20s.
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      The Daily Mail states that Grinker informed them that the then “immature teenager” Tyson never tried anything like that again and they continued to have a professional relationship.
      But Tyson’s representatives told them: “In this day and age it’s unfortunate that Ms. Grinker was not more careful with her words omitting the fact that she was in a sexual relationship with Mike Tyson when he was a minor with almost a decade age difference.”
      Grinker then stated that Iron Mike, 56, was inaccurate in his claim.
      Then in a separate email to the Mail, Tyson’s spokesperson indicated that the pair, who met when he was 13, started their supposed relationship around 1983.
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      They stated: “He was around 17 and had sexual relationship (sic) with her on & off until about 21. He had sex with her also when he was champion in Atlantic City.”
      Tyson’s spokeswoman initially described the former heavyweight as a “minor” in the claimed relationship, although they went on to explain that “minor is generally legally defined as a person under the age of 18.”
      The Mail added that if “the alleged affair did occur when Tyson was 17, it would not have violated New York State consent laws enacted in 1965.”  More

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      Tyson Fury’s old rival Otto Wallin ‘in talks to fight Anthony Joshua’ as Battle of Britain hopes collapse

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA is reportedly in talks to face Tyson Fury’s former opponent Otto Wallin.The Brit, 32, suffered a second defeat in a row and third of his professional career back in August when Oleksandr Usyk defeated him in their rematch in Saudi Arabia.
      Joshua is expected to return to the ring in DecemberCredit: Getty
      Wallin’s only defeat in 25 professional bouts came against FuryCredit: Getty
      Joshua’s loss left him without any world heavyweight title belts as Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO straps, while Fury holds the WBC.
      Yet despite his poor bargaining position, AJ was surprisingly offered the chance to fight Fury in an all-British clash on December 3.
      Joshua agreed to a 60/40 split in favour of The Gypsy King, but negotiations then broke down after Fury set a deadline for the fight to be signed.
      When it wasn’t, he declared he was moving on to other opponents.
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      Fury now appears set to take on Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout in Cardiff on December 3.
      Meanwhile, Wallin, who lost to Fury by unanimous decision in September 2019, has claimed his team have been contacted by Joshua’s representatives ahead of a potential clash.
      Speaking to iDBoxing, the Swedish heavyweight, 31, said: “They’ve been in touch, Dmitry [Salita] and Eddie Hearn have talked about it.
      “I don’t know what the latest is now, but I know they’ve spoken before about it and I think Dmitry was told that they were going to wait for the Fury and Joshua negotiations.
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      “I haven’t got any update lately, but I would love that fight, that would be really good for me I think and I know Joshua pretty well, he knows me and that would be a good fight.”
      Joshua’s expected return date is December 17 as he searches for a first win in two years.
      He has lost three of his last five fights – with wins against Andy Ruiz Jr and Kubrat Pulev coming among defeats to Ruiz and Usyk twice.
      Wallin has a record of 24 wins and one defeat – with that blemish coming against Fury.
      His best victories have come against the likes of Travis Kauffman and Dominic Breazeale.
      Fury is closing in on a bout with Chisora on December 3Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Oleksandr Usyk gifted brand-new Ring Magazine belt after beating AJ as Fury outlines plans to win it back for THIRD time

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      UNIFIED world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has been delivered his shiny new Ring Magazine heavyweight title.Tyson Fury vacated the belt after claiming he had retired in April following his victory over Dillian Whyte, so the title was put on the line in Usyk’s August rematch with Anthony Joshua.
      Oleksandr Usyk has been gifted his new Ring Magazine beltCredit: TWITTER / RING MAGAZINE
      Usyk captured the vacant title by beating Anthony Joshua in their August rematchCredit: TWITTER / RING MAGAZINE
      Tyson Fury vacated the title after claiming he had retired after beating Dillian WhyteCredit: TWITTER / RING MAGAZINE
      Usyk holding the old Ring belt in his right hand after beating Joshua in AugustCredit: EPA
      Ukrainian fighter Usyk, 35, then captured the belt in his split decision victory over AJ.
      And now pictures have emerged of his latest strap, adding to his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles.
      The snazzy new belt bears his name on the front, and also has gold plaques on it marking who he beat and the method of victory, as well as the date and venue of the fight.
      Fury is a two-time holder of the Ring title, having first won it following his upset win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.
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      The Gypsy King then lost it during his three-year absence from the ring, before landing it again in his first victory over Deontay Wilder in 2020.
      But Fury is planning on winning the belt back for a third time.
      The 34-year-old WBC champ had been targeting an undisputed bout with Usyk for December, until the Ukrainian put off his return until the New Year.
      British boxing fans were teased by the prospect of a mouthwatering clash between Fury and Joshua, until talks between their respective camps broke down.
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      Instead the Gypsy King is set for a trilogy fight with old pal Derek Chisora on December 3rd.
      He is then eyeing an undisputed meeting with Usyk for early 2023.
      And Fury has claimed Chisora is every bit as dangerous as heavyweight champ Usyk.
      Fury is eyeing an undisputed bout with Usyk in early 2023Credit: Getty More