Heavyweight boxing

PARIS FURY has shared a video of husband Tyson watching the boxing as she prepares to GIVE BIRTH to their sixth child.The Gypsy King is keeping an eye on proceedings at Eddie Hearn’s Fight Camp ahead of his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.
Tyson Fury watched boxing while wife Paris prepared to give birthCredit: Instagram / @parisfury1
The married couple are expecting their sixth childCredit: instagram
Paris posted a short clip on Instagram of the 32-year-old watching Saturday night’s action on his phone ahead of the new arrival.
The married couple have five other children: Prince Tyson Fury II, Prince Adonis Amaziah, Prince John James, Venezuela and Valencia Amber.
The video is captioned with a laughing emoji: “Even in this situation he’s watching the boxing.”
The 32-year-old appeared to be watching week two of Hearn’s Fight Camp, held at Matchroom Boxing HQ in Brentwood, Essex.
The main event on Saturday evening was the featherweight bout between Kid Galahad and James ‘Jazza’ Dickens.
Bantamweight Ebanie Bridges knocked out Bec Connolly on the undercard wearing fishnet tights.
Fury is scheduled to enter the ring in October when he takes on Wilder for a third time in the States.
His dad John has blasted the Bronze Bomber ahead of the scrap, calling him an ‘idiot’ and warning him about getting hurt.
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How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fightCredit: SUNSPORT

The reigning WBC champ has also criticised Wilder by claiming the American star is a ‘big sausage’.
Fury is eventually hoping to take on fellow heavyweight Antony Joshua in a massive unification bout.
Former featherweight champion and promoter Barry McGuigan has backed AJ to stop his British rival in a potential fight.
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EBANIE BRIDGES caught the eye of boxing fans with a knockout win in fishnet tights.The 34-year-old Australian bantamweight weighed in for her fight with Bec Connolly on Friday, wearing little more than a leopard-print thong, causing married promoter Eddie Hearn to look away to hide his blushes.
Ebanie Bridges demolished Bec Connolly with a third-round piledriverCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
The Australian caught the eye of boxing fans with a knockout win in fishnet tightsCredit: Getty
But none of the fight fans watching in Hearn’s Essex garden took their eyes off the action as the Blonde Bomber demolished her English opponent with a third-round piledriver.
Bridges, who lost to Brit ace Shannon Courtenay on points last time out, said: “To be back in the UK and get my hand raised is amazing.
“Thanks to everyone who came to support, I even saw some Aussie flags in the crowd which was great.
“Having the fanbase and social media love is great but without winning I can’t go very far, so getting the win is great.
“I knew I would break her down to the body and then target the head, that is why the right hand stopped her in the end.”
Bridges landed the only serious punch of the opener when a right hand crashed onto Connolly’s cheek.
A clash of heads later in the round caused the Aussie bombshell some discomfort but did not harm her accuracy.
Bridges scored with a couple of body shots in the second and then whipped in an uppercut that rocked the Swindon lady’s head back.
Having the fanbase and social media love is great but without winning I can’t go very far, so getting the win is greatEbanie Bridges
Bridges turned heads at the weigh-in with a leopard-print thongCredit: Getty

The tattooed pin-up then dropped 37-year-old Connolly with a mean right hand that collapsed her into the canvas.
Connolly bravely beat the count and should not have been allowed to continue.
But the ref waved them on and realised his mistake with the very next punch as Bridges landed and Connolly stiffened up and was saved from her own courage.
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ANTHONY JOSHUA has been urged not to ‘sit off’ and allow Oleksandr Usyk time and space in their Tottenham tussle.The Watford warrior will defend his unified heavyweight titles against the former undisputed cruiserweight king at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.
Anthony Joshua will defend his unified titles against Oleksandr Usyk next month
AJ has been tipped to get the better of Uysk if he fights on the front footCredit: AP
Usyk’s footwork and ability to glide in and out of range will be Joshua’s two biggest problems on fight night, which the recently-retired Luke Campbell reckons AJ can offset by putting the slick southpaw on the backfoot.
He told The Mirror: “I think it is a great fight, Usyk is an unbelievable talent.
“His technique and boxing IQ is certainly up there with the best, but is he a heavyweight?
“I don’t think he is quite a heavyweight to be honest, this is where Joshua has the advantage.
“Joshua has got quick hands, and is a big strong heavyweight so if he imposes his strengths I think he will win the fight.
“If he sits off it could be Usyk’s night, and I can’t see Usyk wanting to get involved in a big strong heavyweight like Joshua. So his tactics will mostly be to make him miss, move around.
“Joshua has to put it on him.”
Usyk has put on a considerable amount of size since moving up to heavyweight in October 2019.
If he imposes his strengths I think he will win the fightLuke Campbell on Anthony Joshua’s clash with Oleksandr Usyk
But promoter Eddie Hearn believes the Cat will never be a true heavyweight, telling talkSPORT: “I think that Usyk will never be a fully-fledged heavyweight – a real heavyweight in terms of size.
“What he will always have is a huge amount of skill.
“It takes time for people to bed into heavyweight, so put it this way, it would’ve been a lot easier fight for AJ a year-and-a-half ago.
“Now Usyk has fought a real heavyweight contender in Chisora, that will actually help him to start to understand what needs to be done.
“But AJ’s a different kind of beast. A good big guy will always beat a good small guy, so we’ll see.”
Victory over Usyk will see Joshua, 32, do his part to preserve a blockbuster undisputed heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury, which was due to take place in Saudi Arabia next Saturday.
AJ is relishing the clash with his fellow Olympian, saying: “The date is set and we are fully locked in.
“September 25, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, I put it all on the line again and it’s time to defend my crown.
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“We are two Olympic gold medallists who have fought our way to the top and never avoided challenges.
“The stadium is exceptional, the atmosphere will be electric, I’m honoured to be the first person to fight in such an awe-inspiring venue.
“The stage is set and I am ready to handle business.”

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EDDIE HEARN insists Oleksandr Usyk will ‘never be a fully-fledged heavyweight’ – despite the Ukrainian’s dramatic body transformation.The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has slapped on several pounds of muscle ahead of his unified heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua next month.
Oleksandr Usyk will face Anthony Joshua on September 25 at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: Matchroom
Former cruiserweight king Usyk has put on a considerable amount of muscle ahead of the fightCredit: Instagram @usykaa
But The Cat’s bulkier physique has done little to convince Hearn he can hang with the big boys.
During an appearance on talkSPORT, the Matchroom Boxing chief said: “I think that Usyk will never be a fully-fledged heavyweight – a real heavyweight in terms of size.”
Hearn, like many others, believes what the undefeated Usyk lacks in size he makes up with in skill.
He said of the slick southpaw: “What he will always have is a huge amount of skill.
“It takes time for people to bed into heavyweight, so put it this way, it would’ve been a lot easier fight for AJ a year-and-a-half ago.
“Now Usyk has fought a real heavyweight contender in Chisora, that will actually help him to start to understand what needs to be done.
“But AJ’s a different kind of beast. A good big guy will always beat a good small guy, so we’ll see.”
Usyk’s chances of upsetting the applecart and beating Joshua have been written off by many, but not his old cruiserweight foe Tony Bellew.
I think that Usyk will never be a fully-fledged heavyweight Eddie Hearn on Oleksandr Usyk
The Bomber told DAZN: “Believe you me, mate, he hits hard enough to send me down.
“He’s exceptional. He’s the best I ever faced. He is so technically perfect. His footwork is on another level.”
Bellew, however, expects AJ to have his hand raised at the end of the night, saying: “It’s a hard fight, I’m not gonna lie. It’s a very, very hard fight.
“If anything, it’s just got even harder because Usyk has now gone back with Lomachenko’s father.
“That makes it even harder because they will create a game plan that is gonna try and negate everything good that Anthony Joshua does.
“They’re gonna try and take everything away from him.
“That’s what Usyk does so well. He takes away your strengths before he looks at implementing his own strengths.
“And by taking away your strengths, you’re lost. The things he does with his feet – he’s exceptional.
“So I think it’s a really hard fight, I think it’s really dangerous.”
“TOO MUCH”
He added: “I think Anthony Joshua will be down on points when he catches up with him.
“I think he will catch up with him between rounds six and ten – I really do.
“I just think the size is too much, I just think the speed and the power will be too much.
“The thing about Anthony Joshua is he’s now becoming a student of the game.
“He’s putting in extra time, studying. He’s watching the old school fighters.
“He’s a consummate professional, the best-conditioned heavyweight in the world.
“Physically, I would say the best athlete the heavyweight division has seen in 20 years. Without a shadow of a doubt.
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“All he needs to click up on now is his actual boxing IQ and that’s getting better and better.
“He’s gonna have to implement speed and force against Usyk.
“There is no other way around it. There’s no easy way to beat this guy.”
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TYSON FURY hasn’t been adversely affected by the collapse of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua or the delay of his third clash with Deontay Wilder.The Gypsy King was due to face Joshua in a blockbuster undisputed title fight a week tomorrow but was ordered to have a trilogy fight with Wilder.
Tyson Fury’s undisputed heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua fell through in MayCredit: AFP
And the Gypsy King’s was forced to postpone hs trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder after contracting Covid-19Credit: AFP
Fury’s third encounter with The Bronze Bomber, however, ended up being postponed until October after he tested positive for Covid-19.
But according to the Brit’s co-promoter Bob Arum, neither spanner thrown into the works has riled the WBC king.
The 89-year-old told Sky Sports: “I’m not a psychiatrist but I spent considerable time with Fury after the arbitrator’s decision then after his diagnosis.
“It seemed to me he wasn’t affected by anything.
“Tyson had a great mentality and none of these issues have any effect. None of this has affected him adversely.”
With the benefit of hindsight, Arum admits negligence on Fury and Top Rank’s part led to the postponement of the third Wilder fight.
He said: “It was negligence on all of ours parts – Top Rank’s and Tyson’s.
“It started out with a nice, relatively small group, of sparring partners in our gym.
It seemed to me he wasn’t affected by anythingBob Arum on Tyson Fury
“Before anybody realised the sparring partners were bringing in friends and [Fury’s trainer] Sugarhill Steward had other fighters that he was training. Nobody was testing.
“It was going on the way we used to do it, before Covid. That was irresponsible on all of our parts.
“Tyson had a relatively mild case but had heavy breathing and congestion.
“There was no choice but to postpone it.
“We are hoping the bans on travel will be lifted and we will get some Brits over for the fight. They bring such a vibe to an arena.”
The Top Rank chief insists the same mistake won’t be made ahead of the October 9 bout, saying: “We are experts on the bubble. We invented the bubble before the NBA did.
“The gym will be a complete bubble. Nobody is getting in without a test.
“If you are negative, you come into the gym. If you are positive, goodbye.
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“Sparring partners are not allowed to bring their entourages. We won’t have Sugarhill training six or seven other people.
“The gym will be devoted completely to Tyson.
“Two of his sparring partners are on the undercard – Efe Ajagba and Jared Anderson.”
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