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      KSI sensationally agrees terms for Jake Paul grudge match live on air but says he could RETIRE after fighting Tommy Fury

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      KSI sensationally agreed terms for a grudge match with Jake Paul live on air – but teased that he could RETIRE after fighting Tommy Fury. The YouTube rivals looked on course to finally meet in the ring this year until Paul lost to Fury in February.
      Tommy Fury facing off with KSICredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing
      Jake Paul is still yet to fight KSICredit: Getty
      And the American snubbed a rematch or talks with KSI, 29, to instead return on August 5 against ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38.
      So KSI has instead set his sights on Fury, 24, in a blow to his feud with Paul, 26, at last being settled.
      But the British social media sensation re-opened the door to the fight when joining The MMA Hour.
      KSI agreed to a 180lb weight and for the bout to be sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control.
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      The bitter enemies are also ready to make it a winner-take-all contest, with the loser forgetting their purse.
      Paul’s side will only share the revenue 50/50 if the bout takes place at 185lb with no rehydration clause.
      But they are open to the fight taking place at 180lb, with a limit to what he can weight the next day, so long as it is winner-take-all.
      And KSI said: “For me, I don’t mind. I’m happy, 180 let’s go.”
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      KSI is uncomfortable fighting Paul at 185lb, having weighed only 177lb for his last fight, against Joe Fournier.
      But he is willing to face him at 180lb with no rehydration clause in the contract, which would limit what either can weigh the next day.
      KSI’s fight with Fournier, 40, was marred in controversy after an accidental but illegal elbow ended the fight by knockout.
      The Professional Boxing Association – who sanctioned the fight – confirmed an appeal has been lodged and will conclude by Friday.
      KSI admitted he is expecting the result to be changed but insisted it will not stop his plans to fight Fury next.
      He said: “I’m at peace with a no-contest. I don’t really mind because, for me, I’m a fair guy. If it is a no-context, it’s a no-contest.
      “It is what it is. I don’t need a win. For me, the reason I came back was to knock out Jake Paul.
      “These are all just side quests to get to Jake Paul, but now I can indirectly destroy Jake Paul’s legacy by beating Tommy Fury.”
      Talks are now ongoing for KSI to fight Fury next and he joked he could hang up the gloves afterwards should it end in victory.
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      He said: “If I want to really be evil, then yeah I could. I fully could go, ‘Haha, I’m out, I’m doing music again. I’m doing Sidemen. Peace.’
      “And then what? Then he (Paul) will always have this thing. But I dunno, there will always be a part of me where it’s like, you know what? I’d love to be the man that fully sleeps him.”
      KSI and Jake Paul clashing in the ring in 2020Credit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Anthony Joshua set for ‘dangerous’ rematch with rival in August in ‘risky’ tune-up for Deontay Wilder fight in December

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      EDDIE HEARN revealed Anthony Joshua could take a “risky” rematch to help him prepare to fight Deontay Wilder. Hearn has been locked in negotiations for Joshua to face Wilder in December in Saudi Arabia.
      Eddie Hearn with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Splash
      But the promoter remains open to AJ taking a summer bout in the interim to allow more time to gel with new coach Derrick James.
      So Dillian Whyte – who Joshua knocked out in 2015 – could be be in line for a rematch if his rival fancies rolling the dice.
      Hearn told  Samina For Sale: “We all believe he needs that fight in August and more time with Derrick James, more preparation for Deontay Wilder, and then that’s it.
      “Who we choose will be dependent on if we get that Wilder deal done. I like the Dillian Whyte fight.
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      “Whether he gets the Wilder fight done or not, I like that fight. I think it’s a fight that AJ will get up for.
      “I think it’s a fight that he can have some spite for, and it’s a fight that is dangerous.
      “There will be a lot on the line because if you sign a massive deal to fight Deontay Wilder in December and you’re fighting Dillian Whyte in August, it’s risky business.
      “I don’t feel like a fight against someone that he’s not fired up for or not motivated for or someone who is going to roll over is going to prepare him for that Wilder fight.
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      “That’s where we’re at, but we’re trying to work backward after getting the Wilder fight over the line first.”
      Boxing bosses in the Middle East want Tyson Fury, 34, to fight Oleksandr Usyk, 36, on the SAME NIGHT as Joshua against Wilder.
      But whether or not the heavyweight bonanza can be achieved or not, Hearn insisted AJ, 33, is still on course to face Wilder, 37.
      He said: “The situation is, Saudi Arabia would like to do Fury against Usyk, AJ against Wilder on the same night.
      “I went out there two weeks ago, they’re deadly serious, I’ve done two big fights with them before, I know they deliver.
      “As I understand it, they’ve been doing their own negotiations with Deontay Wilder, which has gone very well.
      “They’ve been talking to Usyk for a year, because he boxed AJ over there and they know the rough kind of numbers that we want based on what we received for the Andy Ruiz fight and Usyk fight in Saudi Arabia.
      “Fury is another story altogether, but not my business. But all I’m concerned about is doing the deal for AJ against Wilder, because if they can’t get Usyk and Fury over the line they will still do AJ against Wilder.
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      “This is what they want. They want this big quartet. AJ’s already told me ‘no problem’.
      “You hit the numbers that we want for the fight, that aren’t unreasonable and not hugely out of proportion in terms of what he received there last time, we’re in.”
      Dillian Whyte lost to Anthony Joshua in 2015Credit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD
      Deontay Wilder is in talks to fight Anthony Joshua in December in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty More

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      David Haye reveals shock fight prediction for KSI, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury as boxing legend is left ‘really impressed’

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      DAVID HAYE revealed his shock prediction for fights between KSI, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury. Haye was a ringside spectator as his friend and former opponent Joe Fournier faced KSI.
      David Haye pictured at KSI’s fight with Joe FournierCredit: PA
      KSI controversially knocked out Joe FournierCredit: Getty
      And although the bout ended in controversy as Fournier was knocked out by an elbow, the British boxing legend was still left impressed.
      He told Seconds Out: “I think he [KSI] knocks Tommy Fury out, real easy.
      “Off the strength of that. And Jake Paul as well, I think he beats both of them.
      “Off the strength of those first two rounds and the elbow, if he’s allowed to chuck elbows, what you going to do?
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      “Even without the elbow, the shots he was throwing were vert, very crisp. Timing was right, to step back, it was just very, very classy.
      “I liked it and I just think that styles that he’s doing is very unorthodox, it’s so very different to what anyone does in traditional boxing.”
      Replays revealed KSI landed an accidental but illegal elbow which looked to have caused the KO.
      Despite the post-fight footage revealing the brutal blow, the win still stood causing Fournier, 40, to threaten action against organisers.
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      And now the Professional Boxing Association – who sanctioned the bout – confirmed to SunSport that Fournier has appealed the loss.
      KSI, 29, is ready to accept the win being overturned to a no-contest but has no intention to rematch Fournier.
      He told MMA Fighting: “I’m at peace with a no-contest. I don’t really mind because, for me, I’m a fair guy.
      “If it is a no-contest, it’s a no-contest. It is what it is. I don’t need a win. For me, the reason I came back was to knock out Jake Paul.
      “These are all just side quests to get to Jake Paul, but now I can indirectly destroy Jake Paul’s legacy by beating Tommy Fury.”
      Fury, 24, beat Paul, 26, by split-decision in Saudi Arabia in February and as a result KSI is now targeting a fight with him.
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      KSI vs Tommy Fury tale of the tape: How YouTuber and Love Island star compare ahead of huge fight

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      KSI and Tommy Fury are on the verge of sharing the ring with one another.Talks over a clash between the social media sensations – who have traded verbal jabs on Twitter – have rumbled on for the last few weeks.
      KSI and Tommy Fury are on the verge of fighting one anotherCredit: GETTY
      The pair took part in a heated face-off after KSI’s controversial win over Joe FournierCredit: GETTY
      How KSI and Tommy Fury stack up ahead of their potential showdownCredit: SUNSPORT
      And the fight moved a huge step closer to coming to fruition last weekend with KSI’s controversial second-round knockout of Joe Fournier.
      KSI and Fury were separated by security after their heated post-fight face-off – which has only served to increase the intrigue in the fight in the influencer boxing fan base.

      So SunSport thought it’d only be right to break down the pair’s seemingly imminent showdown.
      KSI vs Tommy Fury breakdown
      Age
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      Father Time is on the side of former Love Island star Fury in this battle.
      Fury is five years KSI’s junior having just turned 24 earlier this month.
      KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – will turn 30 on June 19.
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      KSI is nearly six years Tommy Fury’s seniorCredit: GETTY
      Experience
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      Fury is the clear winner when it comes to experience having been immersed in boxing from a very young age.
      TNT has had nine professional fights to KSI’s sole officially sanctioned contest against Logan Paul in 2019.
      KSI, has, however, managed to pick four wins on the influencer exhibition circuit.
      Tommy Fury has had significantly more professionally-sanctioned bouts than KSICredit: GETTY
      Physical
      The physical side of this match-up is pretty even with both men standing at a solid six feet.
      Fury, however, has the advantage when it comes to reach – boasting arms which extend a solid 80 inches.
      And he almost weighs half a stone more than the wirey but ripped KSI having tipped the scale at 184.5lbs for his last outing.
      Tommy Fury is the more musclebound fighter and has a longer reachCredit: ALAMY
      Form
      Both men have yet to taste defeat in their careers – although Fury has faced markedly tougher competition than YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI.
      KSI will enter the bout with Fury, should it come to fruition, on the back of a second-round KO of Fournier – which came courtesy of an illegal elbow.
      Fury, meanwhile, scored the biggest win of his own career in February with a split-decision victory over Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia.
      KSI knocked out Joe Fournier in his last outingCredit: GETTY
      Tommy Fury beat bitter rival Jake Paul in FebruaryCredit: GETTY
      Famous Brothers
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      KSI’s younger brother -Deji – is well known in his own right having also smashed the YouTube and gaming scene.
      Tommy, meanwhile, is the younger brother of none other than WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. More

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      Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight talks at an ‘impasse’ and Gypsy King is ‘very afraid’, says Ukrainian

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      TYSON FURY’s second round of negotiations with Oleksandr Usyk over an undisputed heavyweight title fight have ground to a halt.The mouthwatering clash of undefeated heavyweights fell through in March after Team Usyk pulled the plug on their proposed Wembley war following Fury’s constant moving of the goalposts.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk recently talks over an undisputed heavyweight clashCredit: REUTERS
      But Usyk has revealed that the negotiations have once again ground to a haltCredit: GETTY
      SunSport understands talks resumed earlier this month, although they have since reached another standstill.
      Former undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk told Vringe: “[‘We’re] at an impasse.”
      Saudi boxing chiefs are trying to secure the fight as part of a four-man December tournament involving Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
      And despite their first round of talks bearing no fruit, slick southpaw Usyk is confident he’ll eventually share the ring with the Gypsy King.
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      He said: “The fight will take place sooner or later. And everything will be decided in the ring.”
      Usyk and his team withdrew from their first round of negotiations with Fury after he demanded there be no rematch clause for their historic bout – which came after they agreed to a 70-30 purse split in his favour.
      And Usyk, 35, believes Fury’s constant chopping and changing with his demands were borne out of fear.
      He said: “A big man who has very good abilities in boxing and in life, but this big man is very afraid of losing.”
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      Fury received plenty of flak after the fight fell through but is adamant he will dance with the undefeated Ukrainian later this year.
      He said: “I don’t think anybody’s scared of anybody in a boxing match.
      “The fight’s gotta happen, it’s gotta happen this year.
      “I just think it’s an easy job.
      “I’ll hit him, he’ll hit the floor, then I’ll go out and get drunk in the town centre.” More

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      Anthony Joshua tipped to KO Deontay Wilder in brutal fashion by very unlikely supporter

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been tipped to knock out Deontay Wilder, by Tyson Fury’s dad.A long overdue grudge match between the pair is being targeted for December – with the showdown expected to land in Saudi Arabia.
      Anthony Joshua is seemingly closing in on a grudge match with Deontay WilderCredit: GETTY
      The pair’s showdown is current in the works for DecemberCredit: GETTY
      Tyson Fury’s dad John has tipped AJ to KO The Bronze BomberCredit: PA
      Joshua’s chances of getting the better of the former WBC heavyweight champion have been written off by many following his scrappy points win over Jermaine Franklin last month.
      But John Fury reckons his fellow Brit will batter the Bronze Bomber, saying: “AJ will knock [Wilder] out.”
      John is adamant son Tyson has already done enough damage to Wilder for one of AJ’s power punches to lay out the American.
      He continued: “You know why? Because Deontay Wilder can’t take shots on the side of his head.
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      “Tyson, ‘The Gypsy King’ cracked his skull. If AJ lands in the same place, AJ knocks him out.”
      John’s prediction for the fight comes just days after Tyson ruled out his long-time rival’s chances of beating his WBC predecessor.
      When asked to give his prediction for the Saudi showdown, Tyson said: “Do you need me to answer that?
      “I think we all know what happens. I’d love for AJ to knock him out, because Wilder’s a little b****.
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      “He’s a moaning p***y, forgive me for my language.
      “But I just see [Joshua] getting chinned to be honest.
      “When I met him man to man, his a***hole fell out.
      “He come over and cuddled me, like the little b**** that he is.
      “It was like, ‘All right, it must be done. He’s given me the cuddle, forget about it.’
      “Then a week later he goes, ‘Tyson’s still a piece of s***’ this that and the other.

      “I thought you little slimy… Deontay Wilder is Deontay Wilder and that’s it.”
      “I’ve beat him three times. I’ve absolutely done his record right in.
      “Give him two knockout losses and a draw, which I won anyway.
      “It is what it is. I don’t hate the guy, he’s just a bit of a t***er.”
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      Joshua and Wilder were due to throw down with one another five years ago when they held all the heavyweight marbles.
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      Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says boxing bosses in Saudi are ‘deadly serious’ about heavyweight tournament

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      EDDIE HEARN said boxing bosses in Saudi Arabia are “deadly serious” about hosting a tournament-style series of heavyweight fights. Hearn has been locked in negotiations for Anthony Joshua, 33, to face Deontay Wilder, 37, in the Middle East in December.
      Anthony Joshua with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Rex
      Deontay Wilder is in talks to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      And organisers want it to sensationally fall on the same night as a bout between Tyson Fury, 34, and Oleksandr Usyk, 36.
      Hearn told Stamina for Sale: “The situation is, Saudi Arabia would like to do Fury against Usyk, AJ against Wilder on the same night.
      “I went out there two weeks ago, they’re deadly serious, I’ve done two big fights with them before, I know they deliver.
      “As I understand it, they’ve been doing their own negotiations with Deontay Wilder, which has gone very well.
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      “They’ve been talking to Usyk for a year, because he boxed AJ over there and they know the rough kind of numbers that we want based on what we received for the Andy Ruiz fight and Usyk fight in Saudi Arabia.
      “Fury is another story altogether, but not my business. But all I’m concerned about is doing the deal for AJ against Wilder, because if they can’t get Usyk and Fury over the line they will still do AJ against Wilder.
      “This is what they want. They want this big quartet. AJ’s already told me ‘no problem’.
      “You hit the numbers that we want for the fight, that aren’t unreasonable and not hugely out of proportion in terms of what he received there last time, we’re in.”
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      Fury and Usyk saw the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt unification collapse due to a row over the split for a potential rematch.
      Now Usyk has been ordered by the WBA into a mandatory title defence against Daniel Dubois, 25, with talks ongoing.
      Meanwhile Fury has been left scrambling to find an opponent for his planned return fight in the summer.
      But the WBC champion has not lost hope in finally facing Usyk and insisted it will happen before the year closes.
      Fury said in a press conference: “There’s a lot going on in Saudi Arabia, massive amounts of money being talked about.
      “I just think that got the better of it, the temptation of £75million/£100million down the line rather than doing it now.
      “These prizefighters fight for a few quid, they’ll fight anybody so I don’t think anybody’s scared of anybody in a boxing match.
      “The fight’s gotta happen, it’s gotta happen this year. I just think it’s an easy job, straightforward job.
      “I’ll hit him, he’ll hit the floor, then I’ll go out and get drunk in the town centre.”
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      Sir Mo Farah teases shock career change as Team GB Olympic legend reveals he was inspired after watching KSI

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      SIR MO FARAH revealed he wants to lace up the boxing gloves having been inspired by watching KSI fight. The long-distance runner has achieved it all on the track, winning gold at the world championship and Olympics.
      Sir Mo Farah is open to fighting in a boxing matchCredit: @SauerlandBros
      KSI during his fight with Joe FournierCredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing

      But the Team GB legend is open to trying his hand at boxing as the rise in celebrity bouts continue to grow.
      Asked by KSI’s Misfits promotion if he would step in the ring, Farah responded: “One hundred per cent.
      “Listen, it depends, I would need to do a bit of training and get confidence but I would love to challenge myself maybe one day.”
      Farah, 40, was at Wembley Arena to watch YouTube star KSI fight businessman-turned boxer Joe Fournier.

      But the bout ended in controversy when KSI, 29, knocked out Fournier, 40, in the second round.
      What looked to be a textbook KO was later revealed on replays to have been caused by an accidental but illegal elbow.
      It left four-time Olympic champion Farah calling for a rematch.
      He said: “For me, it was a good fight but then obviously stuff changed so quickly. I didn’t even know what happened, I looked over and that was it.
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      “It was amazing, again as I said overall, to see so many people I know, I’ve known Joe for many years, we went to the same school.
      “KSI, good friend. I could see a rematch coming up.”
      A fuming Fournier accused KSI of cheating after the result stood and threatened legal action.

      The Professional Boxing Association – who sanctioned the bout – have since confirmed an appeal has been lodged.
      And the result of Fournier’s appeal is set to be concluded by Friday.
      KSI knocked Joe Fournier out with an elbowCredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing
      Joe Fournier has appealed the resultCredit: Leigh Dawney/Misfits Boxing More