Heavyweight boxing

DEONTAY WILDER only wants to fight for another “three more years” – eyeing retirement by the age of 40. The former WBC champion returns next Saturday against ex-sparring partner Robert Helenius, 38, in New York.
Deontay Wilder plans to retire at 40
Wilder, 36, has vowed to start a run back to the heavyweight title, but gave himself a strict time limit to do so.
He said: “I only wanna put in three more years.
“By the end of 40, we don’t have to be guessing about Deontay Wilder. We don’t have to assume.
“You hear it from the horse’s mouth now because, you know, a lot of media, they rather be first than being correct, especially when it pertains to me, you know? 
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“But you hear it right here from me. You know, I only wanna give it three more years, about till the end of 40, [before] turning 41.
“And then I wanna be done with it.” 
Wilder, who held the WBC title from 2015-2020, lost the belt to Tyson Fury, 34, after their 2018 draw.
And his career was left in doubt following a brutal round 11 knockout in the epic trilogy bout in October 2021.
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But Wilder was convinced to make a boxing comeback after a statue of himself in his home of Alabama was put up.
It promises another few more years of the Bronze Bomber, before he hangs the gloves up to focus on ventures outside the ring.
Wilder said: “I wanna pursue other things that I have set for myself, and I wanna enjoy the rest of my life with my children, and build, build, build [on] this generational wealth.”
Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius are former sparring partnersCredit: Instagram @heleniusrobert More

TYSON FURY’s promoter, Bob Arum, has accused Eddie Hearn of sabotaging a WBC heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua.A fight between the two Brits was the talk of the town last month with the pair seemingly agreeing to fight in December.
Fury (middle) with US promoter Arum (right) and UK promoter Frank Warren (left)Credit: Reuters
Arum says Hearn (left) ‘sabotaged’ the Battle of BritainCredit: PA
Heavyweight king Fury threw AJ a shock championship lifeline after his back-to-back title losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
However, a contract was not signed by the original September 26 deadline and the Gypsy King is talking up fights with other heavyweights.
Fury’s promoter, Arum, says the fight wasn’t made as Matchroom chief Hearn, who represents Joshua, “wanted to kill” it.
Arum says Hearn “sabotaged” the Battle of Britain.
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The American told Sky Sports: “He wanted to kill it because even as late as yesterday [Monday], if he’d have said let’s all get together and sit in a room and get everything finalised, it could have been done in a couple of hours.”
Arum added: “I mean, really sad because I really believed both fighters wanted this fight to happen.
“The first issue was well there’s different networks involved.
“So, there was a meeting held and, lo and behold, all the networks signed off and they found a way to do it.
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“Now, Mr Hearn got involved and he didn’t want the fight to happen from the get-go, so he slow-played it.
“I’ve been in this business almost 60 years so I can tell when somebody doesn’t want something to happen and then slow-plays a negotiation.
“Here, once the percentages were decided, there were no real issues.
“You could sit in a room for three hours and get everything finalised, but Hearn refused to do it.
“I think that was terrible on his part because I know Frank Warren and George, partners from Queensberry, were prepared to meet personally with Eddie and get everything worked out.
“I mean there were no issues, for a fight not to happen where there are no issues because one promoter doesn’t want it to happen and is in a stalling position is to my mind reprehensible.”
Hearn ‘still open’ to talk
However, Hearn says the matter is “still open for discussions”.
Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “They gave us terms ultimately in a date they thought we wouldn’t accept. We did accept that.
“We were ready to go. If they would have signed the contract on Monday, they had a fight.
“We were asked to agree the deal by Monday, then we were asked to agree it by Wednesday. We got their comments back on Wednesday.
“We were never gonna sign the fight, and we were told the fight is off.
“So, it’s still there. It’s still open for discussions. But we’re not gonna play a game with a bloke that’s just coming out telling AJ it’s off and then he’s a dosser and he’s gotta sign it etc.
“Have your fight if you wanna fight someone else and we’ll do our thing, and we’ll see what happens.”
Fury could instead have a trilogy fight with Derek Chisora.
The WBC champion, 34, has already sent Chisora, 37, a deal to complete their unlikely trilogy series.
Hearn told Matchroom Boxing: “At the weekend, or Friday, Derek Chisora received a contract for the Tyson Fury fight.
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“So have other fighters, so in our mind he’s not fighting Anthony Joshua.
“We’re more than happy to continue those conversations, but from what we’ve been told, the deadline has passed.” More

DEONTAY WILDER is heading into his October 15 fight with Robert Helenius having undergone a stunning body transformation.The American, 36, is making his return to the ring after losing his WBC heavyweight title trilogy with Tyson Fury last October.
Wilder is coming in leaner for his fight with HeleniusCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The American expects to come in around the 220s for his October fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Wilder says he felt ‘sluggish’ against Fury last yearCredit: Getty
Wilder weighed in at 238lbs for his final fight with FuryCredit: Getty
And he’s coming into the Barclays Center clash leaner, having shedded weight during his time away from boxing.
Wilder weighed in at 238lbs for his last fight against Fury.
But the Alabama-born hard hitter says he’ll come in at somewhere in the 220s for Helenius.
Wilder said during his virtual press conference: “Somewhere in the 220s, somewhere around there.
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“The weight isn’t what we’re going to worry about in this fight or in fights in the future.
“We gained a lot of weight for the last fight for others’ expectations to see my body a certain way.
“I was interested in seeing my body frame at a certain weight as well.
“At this moment in time, I’m going back to what I’m used to and most comfortable to me and what’s comfortable to my body frame, and that’s going to be around the 220s or maybe under.”
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Wilder says he felt “a little heavy” against Fury.
He added: “Yeah, I felt a little sluggish, a little heavy.
“You have to understand that I’ve never been 240 ever in my life before, but it was an experiment that I wanted to try.
“We did what we had to do to get the weight put on there, and that’s an experience in the history books for me.
“The only way to become wise is to apply knowledge to life, and we gained a lot of knowledge from that, and now we know what to do moving forward.”
Should Wilder get past Helenius, he has ambitions of fighting the top three heavyweights before retiring.
Wilder wants to take on Fury in a fourth fight – despite losing twice and drawing once already.
And he would like a slice of AJ as well as WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champ Usyk.
Wilder claimed a fourth fight with Fury is ‘”inevitable” and a showdown with Joshua “will get done when it’s time”.
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A meeting with Usyk has already being called for by the Ukrainian.
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OLEKSANDR USYK will only take on Tyson Fury when he runs out of TOILET PAPER, the Gypsy King’s father John has claimed in a strange rant.WBC champion Fury, 34, looked to be on a collision course with Usyk after the Ukrainian beat Anthony Joshua for a second time to retain his IBF, WBA and WBO belts back in August.
Fury looks set to take on Mahmoud Charr on December 3Credit: PA
Usyk will not be ready to take on Fury until next yearCredit: Rex
But reports then emerged that Usyk, 35, was not ready to take on the undefeated Brit until 2023, so Fury has sought alternative fights for the end of the year.
He was heavily linked with a blockbuster bout against Anthony Joshua, but that has collapsed over the past week.
Now Fury is expected to face Mahmoud Charr at the Principality Stadium on December 3.
And his father John, 58, bizarrely believes a clash between his son and Usyk will not happen until the former undisputed cruiserweight champion no longer has any toilet roll.
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Speaking to FreeBets.com, he said: “When Usyk runs out of toilet paper, we might be able to do something good.
“At the minute they’re terrified, aren’t they? They’ve not come off the toilet thinking about Tyson the Gypsy King because they know the result. They’re going to get beat.
“Tyson will fight Usyk in his front garden in the middle of Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian President. How’s that?
“No venues needed, he’ll fight him anywhere on the planet, preferably his back garden or his kitchen or his lounge.
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“That’s where we’re at with Usyk. Tyson’s not bothered about him at all. That’s what we’re in the game to do. If we have to get to that blown-up middleweight, the Ukrainian, we will do.”
John continued: “We will chase those belts down. Tyson will chase them down and beat them unmercifully. He’ll tan them up like they’ve never been tanned before in their life, and they know this.
“Usyk is on about fighting Canelo to avoid a Tyson Fury clash.
“What Usyk wants to do is make as much money out of the titles that he can before he has to meet the Gypsy King. He knows the belts are gone.”
Meanwhile, Usyk recently insisted he remains keen to make the Fury fight next year.
He told Parimatch: “I don’t know anything about what Tyson Fury is doing or thinking. We’re in negotiations talking about a match and we’re doing our best to make this bout happen.
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“Of course, I really want to have this fight next year. But if Tyson Fury is not interested in a match next year, then it’s not possible to fight against him.
“I’m not interested in fighting any other boxer, so let’s wait.” More

TSYON FURY was filmed screaming in agony while he had his nostrils waxed ahead of his return fight.Fury has beaten them all throughout his glittering 14-year boxing career, but he may have finally found his match.
Tyson Fury appears to have finally found his match, and it’s not a boxerCredit: Instagram
Tyson Fury decided to have a nose wax as he prepares for his return fightCredit: Instagram
Tyson Fury cried in agony when he had his hair pulled out of his nostrilsCredit: Instagram
The Gypsy King decided to have his nose waxed but the pain proved to be too much even for an undefeated heavyweight legend.
The 34-year-old Brit posted a story on his personal Instagram page that saw him getting two q-tips up his nostrils before the aesthetician pulled them with force.
Fury has endured tremendous pain throughout his career, who could even forget the way he immediately got back up to his feet after a knockout punch by Deontay Wilder back in 2018?
But the suffering caused by the nose wax proved to be too much as the boxing star cried in pain.
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Buit that won’t stop the Mancunian from returning to the ring after his retirement U-turn.
Fury claimed he had hung up his gloves after beating Dillian Whyte in April but quickly changed his mind and has now returned to training camp.
The heavyweight great expected to take on Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown but it seems like the fight has been called off over a failure to sign contracts in time.
Fury initially wanted to unify the belts against Oleksandr Usyk, who twice beat Joshua, but the Ukrainian superstar ruled himself out until next year in order to rest and recover.
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The undefeated fighter’s camp originally set a deadline on 5pm on Monday, September 26 but then extended it by a couple of days.
AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn claimed he returned a final revised contract last week but had not heard from Fury’s camp and has now declared the fight dead.
Hearn remains open to reviving talks, while Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum claimed Joshua’s rep is “stalling everything, because he doesn’t want the fight to happen”.
The Gypsy King still has a fight date booked for December 3 but has no opponent.
Reports suggest he may soon share the ring with German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr. More