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      Dillian Whyte next opponent likely to be Chris Arreola as Eddie Hearn names American as ‘frontrunner’

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      PROMOTER Eddie Hearn has named American Chris Arreola as the ‘frontrunner’ to be the next man to face Dillian Whyte.The Brixton Bodysnatcher, 33, is looking for his next opponent as he continues his pursuit of getting a shot at becoming heavyweight world champ.
      Dillian Whyte is looking for his next opponentCredit: PA
      And Eddie Hearn thinks Chris Arreola could be that manCredit: Getty
      Speaking to talkSPORT, Hearn said: “With everything opening up, [it’s] the opportunity for him to fight at the O2 again.
      “It’s been over two years since he’s boxed in the UK in front of fans. Chris Arreola is probably the frontrunner.”
      Whyte’s last fight in front of a UK crowd was against Oscar Rivas at London’s O2 Arena in July 2019.
      Since then he’s fought Mariusz Wach in Saudi Arabia and Alexander Povetkin twice, once in Hearn’s garden and once in Gibraltar.
      Whyte lost his first fight against Povetkin – just the second defeat of his career – but redeemed himself by winning the rematch in March.
      Arreola, 40, has challenged for the world heavyweight title three times and has fought Andy Ruiz Jr, Deontay Wilder and Vitali Klitschko.

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      Hearn added: “That’s the fight I like because Arreola brings a war every time he fights, he just had a great fight with Andy Ruiz, and Dillian wants to fight Andy Ruiz.
      “So that would be a good statement to fight him.
      “We’re gonna do another massive show at the O2, we’ve got a press conference tomorrow to announce some interesting news as well.
      “Dillian Whyte back doing what he does best in all-out wars at the O2 as normality is upon us.”
      Dillian Whyte wants to become the next heavyweight world champCredit: Getty
      Discussing Whyte’s chances at securing a world title fight, Hearn said: “I don’t think he’s ever been content because we all feel like we haven’t got what’s fair with the WBC.
      “But it’s like a broken record, isn’t it? That will play on in the background legally, but he’s got to go out and do what he does.
      “Fight, entertain, have fun, keep pushing his cause.
      “Fights like Arreola – that will be picked up on a significant level in America – are gonna keep pushing his profile and pushing the fact that he deserves a shot at the world title.”
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      Anthony Joshua jokes with Eddie Hearn about getting tired in Klitschko and Pulev fights while trying to KO pair

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has joked about exhausting himself in his unforgettable clash with Wladimir Klitschko.AJ scored a stunning 11th-round TKO victory over Dr Steelhammer at Wembley Stadium three years ago to claim the unified heavyweight titles.
      Anthony Joshua scored a stunning 11th-round KO victory over Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017Credit: Getty
      But the Olympian gassed himself out going for the kill in the fifth roundCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      The fatigue Joshua suffered that night at Wembley has stayed with himCredit: Reuters
      But the Watford warrior looked to get the Ukrainian out of the ring in the fifth after dropping him midway through the round, going all out and eventually gassing himself out.
      That onslaught proved to be a costly one as a drained Joshua ended up being floored by Klitschko in the sixth.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn recalled Joshua’s hunt for the kill during a recent chat with the Olympian, saying: “It’s like watching you against Klitschko in the sixth round.
      “He was like [shakes fist in a circle] doing that and then he started chasing him around.
      “And then there’s like 20 seconds left and he’s like, huff, huff.”
      That fatigue lives long in the memory of the 31-year-old, who admits he was also too gung-ho in his KO victory over Kubrat Pulev last December.

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      He said: “It was the worst feeling, bro. It happened in the Pulev thing [too].
      “In the third round, I was hitting him and I was thinking, ‘Stop, stop.’
      “[But] I was still hitting him. In my head, I was like, ‘Stop, stop, stop, stop.
      “Bruv, I swear in my head I was thinking, ‘Stop, stop, stop.’
      “And then I chased him around the ring and went doosh. I thought, ‘Yes, I’ve got him.’
      “And the ref was like, ‘One.’ And I was like, ‘No.’ [Laughs]”
      “It was the worst feeling, bro.Anthony Joshua on being gassing himself out in the fifth round against Wladimir Klitschko
      Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn remembers Joshua’s reaction to the end of the fifth round against Klitschko all too well.
      He said: “You could almost see when the bell went at the end of that round and you were like this [shrugs shoulders], ‘Oh f**k.'”
      Going for broke is something Olympic gold medalist Joshua will refrain from doing unless he can be ‘efficient’ with his shots.
      He said: “That’s what I’m learning in this boxing. Skills, you’ve got to be confident in your head, practice how you’re gonna fight.
      “That’s one of those keys and all that stuff. You can’t practice different to how you fight.
      “You’ve got to practice head movement, boxing there, being aggressive.

      “But you’ve got to learn how to be efficient. How to let your shots go and how to be efficient.”
      Joshua will be hoping to remain calm and be efficient in his upcoming clash with former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk.
      AJ will defend his unified heavyweight titles against the undefeated Ukrainian three weeks on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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      Tyron Woodley reveals Floyd Mayweather told him he thought he beat ‘scared’ Jake Paul but said he needed ‘more output’

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      TYRON WOODLEY has claimed boxing legend Floyd Mayweather thought he won his showdown with Jake Paul.The former UFC welterweight champion suffered a split-decision defeat by the YouTuber in Cleveland, Ohio early on Monday morning.
      Tyron Woodley suffered a split-decision defeat to Jake Paul on Monday morningCredit: Getty
      But boxing legend Floyd Mayweather believes The Chosen One won his pro boxing debutCredit: Instagram / @twooodley
      Woodley, 39, was adamant he did enough to have his hand raised against The Problem Child, who was saved from a fourth-round knockdown by the ropes.
      And Mayweather – who trained with the MMA star in the build-up to the fight – agrees with his assessment of the bout.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, Woodley said: “Floyd just said, you know, um.
      “Floyd don’t like when I talk about a lot of technique and stuff that we work on. He’s really secretive with that.
      “But it was some things that I did really well that he said I should have did more of.
      “He did say just a little bit more output.

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      “He did feel like I won the fight.
      “He said, ‘You know, I told you that he (Jake Paul) was going to be kind of scared of you. You’ve been there before’.
      “He said, ‘He ain’t been hit with no s**t yet. We’re gonna see how he responds’.
      “He said, ‘You’ve been hit with four-ounce gloves, and you can take it. Let’s see how he deals with that’.”
      Woodley began campaigning for a rematch seconds after the result of his professional boxing debut was read out.
      He did feel like I won the fight. Tyron Woodley
      He said: “I feel like if that was the second biggest pay-per-view, then round two is gonna be bigger than that.
      “I feel like I won the fight. I feel like Jake’s a great opponent. That’s why I came in great shape.
      “The fact that one judge gave me two rounds is laughable.
      “No disrespect, but f**k that [Tommy] Fury fight, me and Jake need to run that back”
      Former Disney star Paul agreed to run it back with The Chosen One, but only if he honours their pre-fight bet.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      He said: “Get the tattoo and we’ll run it back.
      “We got the tattoo artist right here, so you ain’t going nowhere.
      “Wipe the sweat off and shave that leg, because I’m f’ing putting, ‘I love Jake Paul’ on your leg and we can run it back.”

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      Jake Paul branded ‘f***ing p***y’ by UFC legend BJ Penn for copying his glove lick celebration in Tyron Woodley fight

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      UFC legend BJ Penn has slammed Jake Paul for copying his famous post-fight celebration after beating Tyron Woodley.The YouTuber turned boxer defeated the former UFC welterweight champion via split decision in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on Monday morning.
      Jake Paul licked his left glove during his boxing match with Tyron Woodley on Monday morningCredit: Getty
      UFC legend BJ Penn took exception to Paul’s emulating of his legendary celebrationCredit: INSTAGRAM
      In the heat of the closely-contested eight-rounder, Paul licked his £450 Grant gloves.
      The celebration was quickly picked up on by MMA fans and Penn, with the UFC icon tearing into The Problem Child.
      Alongside comparison photos of the two celebrations, The Prodigy tweeted: “Don’t ever copy me again you f****n p***y, look at my gloves, look at the pillows on your hands 20 years of war!
      “#mankinestuff @jakepaul #kindergarten.”
      Woodley, 39, was quick to comment, saying: “And he had no blood. I’m still pretty.”
      Penn’s licking of his gloves after his wars with Joe Stevenson and Sean Sherk are forever etched in MMA history.

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      The former two-division champion left ‘Daddy’ and ‘The Muscle Shark’ laying in pools of blood after their UFC 80 and UFC 84 clashes.
      And seconds after the contests were over, the Hawaiian licked the pair’s blood off his gloves.
      Victory over Woodley saw Paul, 24, stretch his professional boxing record to 4-0.
      Missouri mauler Woodley demanded an immediate rematch with the former Disney star, saying: “I feel like if that was the second biggest pay-per-view, then round two is gonna be bigger than that.
      “I feel like I won the fight. I feel like Jake’s a great opponent. That’s why I came in great shape.
      “The fact that one judge gave me two rounds is laughable.
      “No disrespect, but f**k that [Tommy] Fury fight, me and Jake need to run that back”
      The younger Paul brother agreed to run it back with The Chosen One, so long as he honoured their pre-fight agreement.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      He replied: “Get the tattoo and we’ll run it back.
      “We got the tattoo artist right here, so you ain’t going nowhere.
      “Wipe the sweat off and shave that leg, because I’m f*****g putting, ‘I love Jake Paul’ on your leg and we can run it back.”

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      Tyson Fury WILL make MMA switch after retiring, says dad John after seeing son hone skills in ‘street’ fights

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      TYSON FURY will swap the ring for a mixed martial arts cage after he retires from boxing.The Gypsy King has repeatedly teased a transition into MMA for the last two years, training with UFC star Darren Till at Liverpool’s famed Kaobon gym.
      Tyson Fury teased a transition into mixed martial arts on a number of occasions.Credit: INSTAGRAM@GYPSYKING101
      And The Gyspy King’s dad, John, reckons he could do well in MMACredit: AFP
      Fury, 33, has gone quiet on the MMA front as of late, but dad John is adamant he will set foot inside the cage before his story is all said and done.
      He told Joe: “I think the rougher it gets for Tyson, the better he likes it.
      “It brings what they call, I dunno, something different to his job, doesn’t it?
      “It gives him more goals to achieve and more things to look at an address.
      “I think that’s what Tyson wants, and when he does finally retire from boxing, he’ll probably go to that and probably come back to boxing.
      “Whatever he does. But he will engage on that, you’ll see.”

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      Fury showed some surprisingly good knees and elbows during his training session with UFC middleweight Till.
      And John believes a ‘top’ MMA coach could make the WBC heavyweight champion a force to be reckoned with inside the cage.
      He added: “With the right training, [he’d do] very well. Because I’ve seen him excel in different sports like wrestling.
      “I’ve got some kind of an idea of what Tyson was from that, and he likes to get involved, Tyson.
      “And I know what he’s like from being a kid. He can use more than his hands, believe it or not.
      If a top MMA trainer took him on, he could do big things with himJohn Fury on son Tyson competing in mixed martial arts
      “And he’s quick and he’s light on his feet, but his balance is good and I do believe if a top MMA trainer took him on, he could do big things with him.
      “Ask Darren Till, he’s done the work with him. He’s got a good forearm smash and all that kind of thing.
      “The knees come up and the head goes in, the elbows. I’ve seen him do it out of boxing, see.
      “I’ve seen him outside in fights and this, that and the other. I know what he’s capable of.
      “And with the right training, yes, he could do that.”

      Fan favourite Fury is currently gearing up for a trilogy fight with former WBC champ Deontay Wilder.
      The Wythenshawe warrior will renew his rivalry with The Bronze Bomber on October 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
      Fury – who recently celebrated the birth of his sixth child – stopped the American in the seventh round of their Sin City rematch last February to claim the WBC strap.

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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 DATE

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua lacing up their gloves.Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor vs Jennifer Han (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Jovanni Straffon vs Maxi Hughes (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges vs Mailys Gangloff (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      📺 Fite TV PPV (UK) – Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Oscar De La Hoya vs Vitor Belfort (exhibition – 8 rounds)
      Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Andy Vences vs Jono Carroll (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      David Haye vs Joe Fournier (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      📺 BT Sport (UK) 📺
      🗓 September 11, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Sunny Edwards vs Jayson Mama (12 rounds – flyweight, IBF title)
      Callum Johnson vs Marko Nikolic (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 September 18, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBA, WBC titles)

       📺 Sky Sports Box Office (UK) – DAZN (US) 📺
      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lawrence Okolie vs Milan Prasovic (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton vs Izan Dura (6 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Florian Marku vs Maxim Prodan (10 rounds – welterweight)

       📺 Sky Sports (UK) 📺
      🗓 October 2, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Chris Eubank Jr vs Sven Elbir (10 rounds – middleweight)
      David Avanesyan vs Liam Taylor – 12 rounds – welterweight)
      Richard Riakpohre vs Krzysztof Twardowski (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      📺 Fite TV PPV (UK) – Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 5, 🇺🇸 New York, U.S.

      Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr (12 rounds – lightweight, IBF/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England

      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Kieron Conway vs James Metcalf (10 rounds super-welterweight)
      Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Peter McGrail vs TBA (4 rounds – bantamweight)

      📺 ESPN/Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Efe Ajagba vs Frank Sanchez (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Treshkin (8 rounds – heavyweight)

       📺 Sky Sports (UK) 📺
      🗓October 16, 🇬🇧 Newcastle, England

      Savannah Marshall vs Lolita Muzeya (12 rounds middleweight, WBO title)
      Hughie Fury vs Christian Hammer (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓October 23, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Jamel Herring vs Shakur Stevenson (12 – super-featherweight, WBO title)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓November 6 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant (12 rounds -super middleweight, WBC/WBO/WBA/IBF titles)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓December 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)

      Results
      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Daniel Dubois def. Cusumano TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor UD4 (4 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell def. Mark DeLuca TKO3 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk TKO8 (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Yordenis Ugas def. Manny Pacquiao Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA title)
      Robert Guerrero def. Victor Ortiz UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Mark Magsayo def. Julio Ceja KO10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO8 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD12 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Richard Bolotniks TKO11 (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina def. Joshuah Hernandex KO1 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq def. Luis Gerardo Castillo UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price def. Claudio Grande UD6 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Reece Bellotti TKO3 (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson def. Przemyslaw Runowski UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 July 31, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Leigh Wood def. Xu Can TKO12 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy SD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Jack Cullen def. Avni Yildrim UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Rico Mueller TKO8 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 24, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Carlos Takam TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Ezequiel Gurria TKO5 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 17, 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Jermell Charlo DREW w/ Brian Castano SDD12 (12 rounds, super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring Magazine titles)

      🗓 July 9, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gilberto Ramirez def. Sullivan Barrera TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Javier Fortuna UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vasyl Lomachenko def. Masayoshi Nakatani TKO9 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Gervonta Davis def. Mario Barrios TKO10 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Erickson Lubin def. Jeison Rosario TKO6 (12 rounds – super-welterweight) More

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      Tommy Fury earns just £11k for beating Anthony Taylor – less than what he and Molly-Mae charge for an INSTAGRAM post

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      TOMMY FURY earned a meagre £11,000 for his victory over MMA fighter Anthony Taylor – nearly HALF of what he banks for sponsored Instagram posts.The Love Islander cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Taylor in his American debut early on Monday morning.
      Tommy Fury made his American debut against Anthony Taylor on MondayCredit: Getty
      But TNT only bagged £11,000 for his clash with Pretty BoyCredit: Getty
      But the former Love Islander earns more than his last fight purse for each of his sponsored Instagram postsCredit: instagram
      But the former reality TV star wasn’t paid handsomely for his victory over Pretty Boy, banking a paltry guaranteed purse of £11,000 for his troubles.
      TNT’s purse, which was released by the Ohio State Athletic Commission on Tuesday, stunned his followers.
      The 22-year-old’s latest payday pales in comparison to what he and long-time girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague are paid for sponsored Instagram posts.
      According to ManySpins.com, the pair bank a whopping £20,000 each time they advertise a company’s product or services on their social media pages.
      That’s a far easier payday than having to dodge punches from an MMA fighter for a measly £11,000.
      Despite making light work of Taylor, Fury was actually paid LESS than the former BAMMA star.

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      Paul vs Woodley purses
      Jake Paul: £1,453,610 ($2M)Tyron Woodley: £1,453,610 ($2M)
      Amanda Serrano: £55,000 ($75k)Yamileth Mercado: £24,700 ($34k)
      Daniel Dubois: £72,700 ($100k)Joe Cusamano: £80,000 ($111k)
      Montana Love: £43,600 ($60k)Ivan Baranchyk: £43,600 ($60k)
      Tommy Fury: £10,900 ($15k)Anthony Taylor: £29,060 ($40k)
      Charles Conwell: £58,130 ($80k)Juan Rubio: £14,530 ($20k)
      Jake Paul should have an easy night on that night. So he’s got no excuse for not taking the fight.Tommy Fury after his victory over Anthony Taylor
      It’s unknown if Fury’s final purse will be topped by his potential cut of pay-per-view points.
      Fury has set his sights on a showdown with YouTube star Jake Paul, saying in his post-fight interview: “Jake Paul should have an easy night on that night.
      “So he’s got no excuse for not taking the fight.
      “Let’s get it on Jake Paul. I’ve done my bit, you do your bit. It should be easy enough for him, like I said.
      “I went four rounds with his sparring partner. Jump in the ring it’s should be no test at all.”

      He added: “Looking at that, Jake Paul, you should have an easy night mate, shouldn’t you?
      “There’s no excuses now. You’ve seen everybody, I’ve had the biggest cheer in the place.
      “There’s no excuses, no running, no hiding. I want you next, you bum. Let’s get it on.”

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      John Fury claims Conor McGregor COPIED son Tyson but hails ‘clever, articulate and great looking’ UFC star

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      JOHN FURY believes UFC superstar Conor McGregor copied his son Tyson’s persona during his rise to the top of the mixed martial arts world.The Notorious quickly became a fan favourite among MMA followers across the world in 2014 with his witty trash talk and numerous knockouts inside the octagon.
      Conor McGregor’s trash-talking ways and ability inside the octagon took him to the top of the UFCCredit: Reuters
      But John Fury reckons the Irishman copied his persona from his son, TysonCredit: Getty
      McGregor reached superstar status in 2015 after KO’ing Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and continued to draw the eyes of the combat sports world with his brashness and fan-thrilling antics.
      But John believes they’re nothing new, telling Joe: “Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degree.
      “Because he liked Tyson’s outspokenness and he took it to another level.”
      Although John reckons the Irishman stole a page out of his son’s playbook, the veteran coach is a big fan of the UFC’s poster boy.
      The 57-year-old added: “He was there at the right time, Conor, but again, very clever, very articulate, clever guy.
      “And he’s good at what he does. And he’s great to look at, isn’t he?

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      “He’s a great watch, love him.
      “Great stuff, especially throwing chairs at buses. He’s took the MMA outside.
      “The only guy that I know that’s fought a bus. Only in Ireland.”
      WBC heavyweight champ Fury has repeatedly teased a move into the MMA world and claimed in December 2019 that Mystic Mac would help prepare him for a fight in the cage.
      McGregor, however, denied that claim, saying: “Tyson keeps saying we have spoken and that I have said that I would train him but I have never spoken to Tyson in my life.
      Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degreeJohn Fury on Conor McGregor
      “I don’t know why he is saying that but it is not a bad little story so I let it roll. I heard he is coming to my fight at the weekend and he is a good man and a phenomenal boxer.
      “I would not say he is only saying he will cross over, he would probably do it in time.
      “We might be able to set something up but I would not be holding up the pads for him to hit.
      “If he wanted to be trained or educated by me I would need to see him spar a heavyweight, deal with leg kicks and fight in bottom position.
      “Then I would assess it and tell him what sort of work he needs to do.

      “I found it funny he was saying that we had talked, he is a mad man, I have never spoken to him in my life.”
      Gypsy King Fury is currently preparing for his October 9 trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, which will take place in Las Vegas.
      McGregor, meanwhile, is currently recovering from the broken leg he suffered in his UFC 264 rubber match with Dustin Poirier in July.

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