Heavyweight boxing

DILLIAN WHYTE will finally get his long-awaited crack at the WBC heavyweight title if he beats Otto Wallin.The Brixton banger is the current interim titleholder but will get his shot at the undisputed belt should he beat the Swedish slugger on October 30.
Dillian Whyte is on the brink of fighting for the WBC heavyweight titleCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
Tyson Fury will defend the undisputed title against Deontay Wilder this weekendCredit: GETTY
And Whyte will face the winner of the bout provided he gets past Otto WallinCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
That’s because the WBC will mandate the winner of this weekend’s clash between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to face the interim titleholder.
They will, however, give the victor 30 days to finalise an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk, although the Ukrainian is contractually obliged to rematch Anthony Joshua.
That means nearly 1500 days after he was officially confirmed as the highest-ranked contender, the Body Snatcher will get the chance to fight for the prestigious WBC strap.
A statement read: “The WBC Board of Governors has reviewed the recent history in the Heavyweight Division.
“Considering the long inactivity in the division due to the pandemic, ongoing legal processes, and Covid-19 infections, the WBC has ruled that the winner of this fight will have 30 days to secure a contract to unify the Heavyweight Division against WBO-IBF-WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk in search of an undisputed champion in the division.
“If no unification bout is secured within that time, the winner of Fury vs Wilder 3 must then fight next against the then reigning WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion.”

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Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum revealed this week he’s interested in pitting Fury and Whyte against one another.
He told iFL TV: “I haven’t spoken to [WBC President] Mauricio [Sulaiman] yet, we will have to see [what they rule on Fury’s mandatory].
“I assume you are talking about Dillian Whyte, who is the number one contender.
“And that could be a big, big fight for Tyson, particularly if we held it in UK.
“That is not out of the question, Dillian Whyte is a capable heavyweight and a fight against Tyson Fury or Wilder [or] whoever wins would be a very interesting fight.”
Whyte, however, is refusing to get his hopes up.
The 33-year-old said: “Tyson Fury hasn’t spoken to anyone from my team about any fight.
“If he was serious, he would have sent emails or phone calls and we’d have been talking.
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“If he was serious I would probably have even waited for him and not fought until December.
“But these fights are big fights, big fights don’t get made in one or two months.
‘There’s a lot of things that need to happen.”

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ANTHONY JOSHUA has tipped an ‘obsessed’ Deontay Wilder to settle the score with Tyson Fury this weekend.The American will bid to reclaim the WBC heavyweight title from the Gypsy King in a Las Vegas trilogy fight early on Sunday morning.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will renew their rivalry in Las Vegas this weekendCredit: GETTY
Gypsy King Fury put a beating on Wilder in their rematch last FebruaryCredit: REUTERS
But Anthony Joshua is tipping Wilder to exact revenge on the WBC heavyweight champCredit: PA
Wilder, 35, has made it his sole mission to become a two-time heavyweight champ since being stopped by Fury last February.
And Joshua reckons The Bronze Bomber will upset the applecart and hand Fury his first professional loss.
When asked to predict the outcome of the fight, AJ said: “I’m not too bothered.
“Look, because you’ve asked the question, let’s go with Wilder because he seems obsessed, like he really wants it.
“He seems really focused on the task ahead, so, you know, a focused man is a dangerous man and he’s focused.
“Wilder might get the decision. Actually, no, it has to be a knockout.”

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Joshua, 31, had initially tipped his fellow Brit to get the job done in the Vegas desert.
In June, he said: “Fury won the last one so I’ll go with Fury because you’re only as good as your last performance.
“Good luck to them both.”
Joshua is still licking his wounds from his unanimous decision defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last month, which ended his second reign as unified heavyweight champion.
The Watford warrior will rematch the slick southpaw early next year and is confident of avenging his second professional loss.
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He said: “I’ve watched the fight, analysed my preparations and identified my mistakes.
“I’ve learnt my lesson. Don’t worry about me. My spirit is strong!”
Immediately after the fight, AJ said: “If you look at it from a negative point of view, you’re never going to have that mindset that you can make a difference because you’re down anyway.
“But if you look at it from a positive point of view, and realise, ‘Yeah, I took a loss.
“‘But that’s a lesson, that’s a blessing. I can use it as fuel to get better.
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“‘And use it as fuel to right my wrongs. You can only get better from there.
“So I’m not gonna hold myself down from the mistake I made, I’m only gonna uplift myself and say, ‘Actually, you know what? That was a tough fight.
“‘But from that fight, I’m gonna go away, get my notepad out and find ways to improve.”

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TYSON FURY defends his WBC heavyweight title for the first time this weekend when he faces Deontay Wilder in their eagerly-awaited trilogy bout.Despite not fighting since dethroning the Bronze Bomber in February 2020, the 33-year-old has insisted he is ’30 or 40 per cent’ better this time around.
Tyson Fury and his 11-man team pose for a picture in front of the T-Mobile Arena
Fury has made America his second home with the Gypsy King preparing for his fifth consecutive dust-up in the States.
And it will be the fourth time in a row that the unbeaten Mancunian will be headlining in Las Vegas.
Ahead of his third meeting with Wilder, his promotional company Top Rank has released a picture of Fury with his 11-man team.
Here SunSport takes a look at his team from left to right.
George Lockhart – Chef
The cooking mastermind behind Fury’s 10st weight loss and continued commitment to calorie counting.
The American flies over to Fury’s Morecambe home to take care of all his meals in camp.
And the kitchen genius even knows how to sneak fruits and vegetables into every meal as the 6ft 9in Fury cannot stand them.

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Jorge Capetillo – Cutman
The boxing mastermind was in Fury’s corner for the night he boxed Otto Wallin and had his eye split open.
Capetillo worked wonders on the 47-stitch gash and remains a close ally for Fury every time he visits Sin City.
Kristian Blacklock – Strength and Conditioning
The strength and conditioning genius is another crucial part of Team Fury who eschews the limelight as much as possible.
Fury trusts no one but this man to whip him into shape for sensational nights and the fitness whizz has never yet let him down.
Hughie Fury – Brother
Tyson’s little brother has lost a huge amount of weight in recent months and now joins his sibling on most of his gruelling runs around Morecambe and Las Vegas.
Big Shane Fury – Brother
Because dad Big John Fury is blocked from visiting the US and heading up the camp, Shane is his lieutenant running the show.
Tyson’s giant little bro is in charge of making sure the champ never catches Covid for a third time and runs his camp day-to-day.
Fury defends his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this weekendCredit: Getty
Tommy Fury – Brother
The gorgeous Love Island celeb is grafting away at his own fight career and also learning everything he can off his big bro.
Tyson even joked on Thursday that if he doesn’t beat YouTube boxer Jake Paul, he will make his little bro change his name from the legendary Fury moniker.
Bob Arum – US-based Promoter
The legendary American fight maker is the chief of the Top Rank empire.
And, having worked directly with Muhammad Ali, it is no small thing when he compares Tyson to the Greatest for how they talk and fight.
Brendan Corey – Personal Bodyguard
Fury’s personal bodyguard is never far away from the undefeated champ and is clearly a very trusted member of the team.
The safety specialist has refrained from any interviews so remains a bit of a mystery man.
Tim Allcock – Friend and Advisor
The friend and advisor Tyson lovingly refers to as ‘Timmy Boy’ has been a mainstay of his comeback.
Fury’s team is almost exclusively a family affair but Allcock has such huge respect among the group that he has a seminal role in all things happening around the camp.
Early on in the relationship Allcock was in charge of all camp meals and revealed to SunSport that peanut butter chicken was Tyson’s favourite.

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‘Sugar Hill’ Steward – Trainer
The nephew of legendary Kronk gym trainer Emanuel Steward, Sugar has been the mastermind behind Fury’s shock transformation into a power puncher.
The Detroit ace enjoys spending time in Fury’s Morecambe home now – but was so disappointed by Anthony Joshua’s performance against Oleksandr Usyk that he popped outside to BBQ some meat for the team.
Spencer Brown – Commercial Manager
The head of Goldstar promotions, the memorabilia and events mogul has earned Fury’s total trust in a short space of time.
The North Londoner is now based in Blackpool and is a close friend as well as a business partner.
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TYSON FURY has had a stool taunting Deontay Wilder specially made for the pair’s trilogy fight this weekend.WBC heavyweight king Fury will defend his title against the American in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The Brit has designed a stool to taunt the Bronze BomberCredit: TOP
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will go to war again this weekendCredit: REUTERS
The Gypsy King put a beating on Wilder in their rematch last FebruaryCredit: GETTY
Fury has been throwing plenty of verbal jabs the Bronze Bomber’s way ahead of their T-Mobile Arena tussle.
But the Brit has taken the mental warfare to the next level with his stool for fight night.
Between rounds, Fury, 33, will sit on a stool with a picture of himself clubbing Wilder in their rematch last February.
And to rub even more salt into the wounds, the phrase ‘big dosser’ is emblazoned around the snap.
Boxing fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “The dosser stool.”
Another said: “Okay I think this is actually pretty funny, Wilder should have one with Fury laid out.”

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And another said: “Should do a spit bucket the same.”
One remarked: “That’s hilarious.”
Fury battered Wilder from pillar to post in their rematch last February, forcing the American’s corner to throw in the towel in the seventh round.
And the Brit is determined to turn in an even better display third time around.
Speaking after his grand arrival outside of the T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday night, Fury vowed: “I am going to knock him out, quick time.
“I think he’s a real piece of s**t, a real piece of garbage.
“For that I might do it slow, I might take my beating him up and make him quit. I might force him to say, ‘No mas.'”
Wilder, meanwhile, is hellbent on avenging his sole loss, saying: “I see me beating him up and then knocking him out.
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“There were a lot of things I visualised in the first fight and the second but I didn’t execute the gameplan.
“This is a different feeling, all the way round, just the surroundings, the atmosphere and the energy as a whole.
“I’m looking forward to putting on a great performance.”

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TYSON FURY admits he was getting outboxed by former foe Steve Cunningham before brutally knocking him out on his American debut.The 33-year-old pitted his wits against the former IBF cruiserweight champion in New York in April 2013.
Tyson Fury was dropped by Steve Cunningham on his American debut in 2013Credit: Action Images – Reuters
The Gypsy King regrouped before brutally knocking Cunningham out in the seventh roundCredit: AP
And just like in his first fight against Deontay Wilder, the Gyspy King hit the deck after being floored by a looping right hook in the second round.
Fury was sent crashing to the canvas after being caught flush, but he rose up before delivering a savage hook of his own to end the contest in the seventh round.
It remains Cunningham’s only ever knockout defeat from his 40-fight career.
WBC heavyweight king Fury has compared Cunningham to Oleksandr Usyk after the Ukrainian outpointed Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
Speaking to BT Sport about AJ’s rematch against Usyk, Fury offered to train his British compatriot for free.
Before declaring: “I believe every heavyweight can win fights – especially someone as big as him [Joshua] and strong and as powerful as him.

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“He only needs to land a couple good punches on Usyk and he’d knock him spark out. It’d be over.
“Usyk’s a very tricky boxer, I know what it’s like to fight a skinny guy who’s sharp.
“I fought Steve Cunningham, he was a very good cruiserweight world champion, 215lbs, 6ft 3in, chiselled.
“He gave me one of my hardest fights I’ve ever had, but what happened in the end of that fight? It was brutal.
“And I didn’t do it by outboxing him because I was getting outboxed. I had to go to the well to get the job done.
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“Knock him spark out, only time he’s ever been knocked out. Not too shabby.”
Fury is currently preparing to defend his WBC strap against Wilder in their trilogy bout in Las Vegas.
And the unbeaten Mancunian has vowed to not let his guard down against the Bronze Bomber after seeing Joshua blow a mega-money Battle of Britain showdown.
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PROMOTER Eddie Hearn has revealed Anthony Joshua is ‘sulking’ after his unanimous points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.AJ, 31, lost his world heavyweight belts to the undefeated Ukrainian, 34, in September and Hearn wants his client to win them back.
Anthony Joshua is recovering from his brutal defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: PA
Promoter Eddie Hearn has backed the former champ to bounce backCredit: Getty
Heard told talkSPORT: “I think AJ is humble in defeat, he feels a responsibility to act like that.
“It couldn’t be further away from reality. Actually I’d like him to lose some of that humble-ness sometimes.
“But he’s sulking, that’s the reality. I’ve been with him a couple of times and he’s fixated with the mistakes he made.
“He’s frustrated, he’s disappointed, he’s gutted. All he can think about is how he can improve.”
Joshua was outclassed by Usyk and will need to improve significantly if he’s to regain his belts in the rematch, set to take place in early 2022.
Tyson Fury, 33, has offered to train AJ for FREE ahead of the second fight, while Fury’s promoter Frank Warren reckons the Brit will lose AGAIN.

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Ricky Hatton has also expressed doubts about Joshua’s ability to stop Usyk and Mike Tyson admitted he was stunned at how humble AJ was in defeat.
But Hearn believes his client can win, adding: “He got the gameplan wrong, he didn’t box great, was his preparation good enough?
“Again, you have to look at Usyk as well, he was brilliant. People are now saying Usyk is pound-for-pound No 1, it’s either Usyk or Canelo.
“So you’ve just lost a decision to a pound-for-pound great.
“Don’t beat yourself up but the frustrating thing is we know he can do so much better.

AJ defeat Andy Ruiz Jr in December 2019 to reclaim his heavyweight beltsCredit: PA
“And the rematch that he will go into is a real tough fight but he wouldn’t want it any other way.
“AJ is fixated with looking at greats of the past, they’ve all suffered defeats and have all come back.
“He’s a two-time heavyweight champion, now looks to be a three-match.
“He should be applauded for taking on the challenge of Usyk because no one really wants to fight him but he believed he could beat him.
“He got it wrong on the night but also he got beaten by the better man and what was a genius performance.”
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