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      Tyson Fury quits booze for good after admitting drinking up to 12 pints a DAY

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      TYSON Fury has gone teetotal as he bids to keep his mental health demons at bay.The boxing champ, 32 — who confessed to drinking 12 pints a day — has vowed to family and friends he will stay off booze.
      Boxer Tyson Fury has gone teetotal in a bid to keep his mental health demons at bayCredit: Getty
      Champ Tyson confessed to drinking 12 pints a day but has vowed to family and friends he will stay off boozeCredit: Xposure
      “Gypsy King” Fury has spoken openly about his drink, drugs, and mental health issues in the past.
      He was spotted this week with his boxer half-brother Tommy, 22, relaxing by a pool in Miami — with Fury sipping from a bottle of alcohol-free lager.
      A source said: “Tyson has kicked the booze on the head for good.
      “It is not because of the boxing, because he can always get in shape for fights and obviously doesn’t drink during training camps.
      “Tyson is doing this for himself and his family — especially his wife Paris.
      “And he reckons it is the best way to be a great dad and stay in shape physically and mentally.”
      Undefeated heavyweight Fury said in March he was drinking up to a dozen beers a day and had quit training as he was fed up with fights collapsing.
      The 6ft 9in star said: “I have stopped training at the moment, I am on holiday.
      “I am drinking between eight, ten, 12 pints of lager a day.”
      Sources said he could have been joking in a bid to speed up big-fight negotiations.
      And he is set to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia, in August, in a unification bout worth up to £100million each.
      ‘Gypsy King’ Fury has spoken openly about his drink, drugs, and mental health issues in the pastCredit: Getty
      A source said: ‘Tyson has kicked the booze on the head for good’Credit: Getty

      Paris, 31, is pregnant with the couple’s sixth child.
      She sparked fears by posing without her wedding ring on Instagram.
      But our source insisted: “They are rock-solid.”
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      Anthony Joshua has ‘bit between his teeth’ and ‘plans to absolutely demolish’ Tyson Fury in Saudi grudge match

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA is champing at the bit to face Tyson Fury, who he plans to ‘absolutely demolish’ in their undisputed heavyweight title fight.Unified heavyweight king Joshua is set to finally get his hands on his fellow Brit on August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
      Anthony Joshua is gearing up for a blockbuster undisputed heavyweight title fight with Tyson FuryCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOHSUA
      WBC heavyweight king Fury has been trash talking Joshua for yearsCredit: Reuters
      Fury, 32, has been doing plenty of trash-talking on social media in the build-up to the fight, something Joshua has refrained from.
      But promoter Eddie Hearn insists the antics have only served to further motivate AJ, telling Sky Sports: “You will get a different AJ in this build-up.
      “He’s excited because he’s never really, apart from the Dillian Whyte fight, been in a trash talk environment. He will enjoy it.
      “AJ has got the bit between his teeth, goading him a bit.
      “I’m sure these two DM each other, goading each other. I get DMs from Fury – sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant!
      “When the announcement comes and the press conferences start, the pleasantries will go away and it will become personal.
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      “It doesn’t matter who respects who. Both sides are desperate to win because this is everything.
      “There are no fun and games. It’s ‘them and us’.
      “AJ will go to war with Fury. He has plans to absolutely demolish him. That’s what I believe he will do.
      “In the meantime we will go through the build-up, which will be a lot of fun, before the biggest event of 2021.”
      A venue for the long-awaited Battle of Britain has yet to be finalised, although the Saudis plan to erect a stadium similar to the one they built for Joshua’s 2019 rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.
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      Anthony Joshua is motivated to demolish Tyson Fury, according to Eddie HearnCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUA

      He said: “They want to build a new stadium. They have indoors options.
      “In August at 11pm it will be about 23 degrees.
      “They want to create something very, very special. Last time they built a stadium for the Andy Ruiz Jr fight in just seven weeks and it held 18,000.
      “This will be a similar set-up.
      “They have the opportunity to hold it indoors but they want to create something that will shock the world. They want to build a stadium just for this fight.”
      Fury’s constant attempts to goad him have seemingly irked Joshua, who tweeted earlier this month: “’Spartan.’
      “I’m tired. My fans are tired. Your fans are tired. We’re all tired of the talk. Less talk. More action!”
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      Ben Askren surrounded himself with the ‘wrong people’ and bought into ‘hype’ ahead of brutal Jake Paul KO, says Ferguson

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      BEN ASKREN surrounded himself with the ‘wrong people’ ahead of his ill-fated clash with Jake Paul, according to UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson.The former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion suffered a brutal first-round KO loss to the YouTuber in his professional boxing debut last month.
      Ben Askren threw down with social media star Jake Paul in a boxing match last monthCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The former Bellator welterweight champion suffered a brutal first-round KO loss to PaulCredit: Getty
      Tony Ferguson respects Ben Askren for stepping out of his comfort zone and into the ringCredit: Getty
      Askren, 36, briefly trained for the bout at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles with legendary coach Freddie Roach – who will be in Ferguson’s corner this weekend at UFC 262.
      But Ferguson believes the Olympic wrestler didn’t properly immerse himself in the sweet science.
      In an interview with The Schmo, he said of his meeting with Funky: “I’m gonna be real, it was cool.
      “I told him he’s coachable and that he’s gonna have a good shot but he’s going to have to hit the bag.
      “Boxing is no joke, man. You can go out there and learn the sport, but it’s an Olympic sport. People forget that.
      “MMA is so young it hasn’t made it to that spot yet. When I started surrounding myself around boxers, that’s what you get. You get into that mentality. That structured mentality.
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      “Ben, he went over there and I could kinda see that he was [working] really hard and he was doing his thing.
      “But he was surrounding himself with the wrong people and the vibe about too much of the hype.”
      Despite believing Askren could’ve surrounded himself with a better team, Ferguson respects the Iowa native for stepping into the ring.
      He continued: “Hats off to him to be going out there and to be able to do it because nobody else did it.
      “I’m gonna be real: he put in the work and hopefully he got paid for that s**t, man.

      “Next time, keep your hands up and your chin down.”
      Askren was bitterly disappointed with the outcome of his maiden foray into the ring but insists the fight was by no means fixed.
      He told ESPN: “That’s human nature [to question the fight] but it definitely didn’t happen, I got hit.
      “I guess the question I have for people is what do I gain from it?
      “I told you guys what I made for this fight, it was a very nice paycheque but I’m also not destitute and poor, so what do I gain by that? The answer is nothing.
      “I think in fact I would lose a lot and it’s not something that would ever cross my mind.
      “I said if they guy’s a good boxer then I’m going to lose. There was a fear he had around me and there was a feeling that maybe he wasn’t very good.
      “In the locker room I was pretty confident I was going to win but… the result afterwards is irrelevant to me, my life is going to be the same either way.”
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      Floyd Mayweather ‘sues company for £85m’ over failed bid to fight YouTuber Logan Paul in Dubai

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is reportedly suing PAC Entertainment Worldwide for a whopping £85million for their alleged failure to take his showdown with Logan Paul to Dubai.A breach of contract lawsuit filed by Mayweather Promotions claims PAC approached them about staging the fight in the UAE.
      Floyd Mayweather is suing PAC Entertainment for a whopping £85millionCredit: Alamy
      PAC reportedly promised Mayweather Promotions they’d be able to stage the Logan Paul fight in DubaiCredit: Getty
      According to TMZ, the suit alleges PAC claimed to have the ‘the financial wherewithal and capability to host a fight of this magnitude’ as well as ‘numerous business contacts in Dubai’.
      Additionally, Mayweather Promotions claims the company ‘presented financial projections estimating the fight could generate guaranteed amounts for each participant, plus result in the promoters earning more than $100million (£71m) in profits after covering all purses and expenses.’
      Mayweather Promotions claimed to have signed a deal requiring PAC to pay a guaranteed £78m ($110m) on a ‘prescribed payment schedule’ after being impressed by their pitch.
      The first payment of £21m ($30m), which was allegedly missed, was said to have been due on March 25.
      According to Mayweather Promotions, that missed payment triggered a clause allowing them to terminate their agreement but still pocket the full £85m.
      Despite PAC’s failure to come through on their alleged promises, Mayweather’s fight with Paul will go ahead.
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      🥊 MAYWEATHER VS LOGAN PAUL: Where will the fight take place, what TV channel and live stream will it be on?
      The former four-weight world champion will face the YouTuber in an exhibition bout on June 6.
      Mayweather’s second exhibition since his third retirement from the sport in 2017 will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
      The pair, 44 and 25 respectively, got their first glimpses of one another last week at their first pre-fight press conference.
      But the presser descended into bedlam after Paul’s younger brother, Jake, stole Mayweather’s hat.
      Mayweather responded by attacking Jake, an act that led to a wild melee ensuing.
      Floyd Mayweather came to blows with Jake Paul after facing off with LoganCredit: AFP

      As the dust began to settle, an irate Mayweather said: “When I catch you, motherf****r, I’ll kill you motherf****r! You crazy?!
      “I don’t know who the f**k he thinks he’s playing with, but I don’t play no motherf***ing games!
      “I’ll f**k you up! I don’t play no motherf***ing games.”
      After he was dragged away from the scene, the Money man shouted: “I’ll kill that motherf***er.”
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      Eddie Hearn reveals Tyson Fury sends him ‘unpleasant’ messages ahead of undisputed fight against Anthony Joshua

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      EDDIE HEARN revealed he has been on the receiving end of some ‘unpleasant’ messages from Tyson Fury. Hearn has worked tirelessly to deliver the undisputed title decider between AJ and Fury, which is now set for August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
      Eddie Hearn is sometimes on the end of some ‘unpleasant’ messages from Tyson FuryCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Tyson Fury is still in talks to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram/GyspyKing101
      With an announcement imminent, both heavyweight champions have started the war of words.
      Hearn has warned there will be a new side to Joshua, 31, ahead of the most important fight of his career, but already knows what to expect from Fury, 32.
      He told Sky Sports: “You will get a different AJ in this build-up.
      “He’s excited because he’s never really, apart from the Dillian Whyte fight, been in a trash-talk environment.
      “He will enjoy it. AJ has got the bit between his teeth, goading him a bit.
      “I’m sure these two DM each other, goading each other. I get DMs from Fury – sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant.
      “When the announcement comes and the press conferences start, the pleasantries will go away and it will become personal.
      “It doesn’t matter who respects who. Both sides are desperate to win because this is everything. There are no fun and games. It’s ‘them and us’.”

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      For the first time in heavyweight history, all four WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts are set to be on the line.
      To mark the historic fight – where bragging rights are on the line – Hearn promised an emphatic performance by unified champion Joshua.
      He said: “AJ will go to war with Fury. He has plans to absolutely demolish him. That’s what I believe he will do.
      “In the meantime we will go through the build-up, which will be a lot of fun, before the biggest event of 2021.”
      Hearn has been locked in talks with Saudi Arabian backers, the same group who brought AJ’s 2019 rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr, 31, to Diriyah.
      Andy Ruiz Jr with Anthony Joshua in 2019Credit: Marc Aspland – The Times
      That night, they built a custom-made 18,000 indoor stadium, only to take it down afterwards, and the same set-up is set to be produced for the biggest fight in British history.
      Hearn said: “They want to build a new stadium. They have indoors options. In August at 11pm it will be about 23 degrees.
      “They want to create something very, very special. Last time they built a stadium for the Andy Ruiz Jr fight in just seven weeks and it held 18,000.
      “This will be a similar set-up. They have the opportunity to hold it indoors but they want to create something that will shock the world.
      “They want to build a stadium just for this fight.”
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      Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua likely to start at 9pm UK time as Saudi Arabia organisers prepare to build new stadium

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      TYSON FURY’S undisputed heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua looks set to be held at 9pm UK time.The eagerly-anticipated Battle of Britain – which has been years in the making – is set to take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14.
      Tyson Fury is set to throw down with Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia on August 14Credit: PA
      But the long-awaited Battle of Britain is set to be held at a prime time for UK fight fansCredit: Reuters
      Given the magnitude of the fight, there were fears the contest would be aired at a time catered for the North American market.
      But according to Bad Left Hook, Joshua vs Fury will get underway between 11pm and midnight Saudi time – meaning the fight will start between 9pm and 10pm in the UK.
      The news will be music to the ears of British boxing fans, who have had to endure the pain of the pair’s first meeting not taking place on these shores.
      A venue for the multi-million-pound showdown has not yet been built, although promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed the Saudis plan to erect a stadium similar to the one created for Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.
      In a hint at the start time, Joshua’s promoter told Sky Sports: “They want to build a new stadium. They have indoors options.
      “In August at 11pm it will be about 23 degrees.
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      “They want to create something very, very special. Last time they built a stadium for the Andy Ruiz Jr fight in just seven weeks and it held 18,000.
      “This will be a similar set-up.
      “They have the opportunity to hold it indoors but they want to create something that will shock the world. They want to build a stadium just for this fight.”
      Fury’ co-promoter Bob Arum was sceptical about the fight taking place late last month and declared it ‘dead in the water’.
      But the 89-year-old is now ‘optimistic’ the fight will happen, telling Bad Left Hook: “These deals are very, very complex.
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      “Especially when it’s a lot of money like this — it’s very, very complex.
      “Everybody has been trying to get this done, and we have a couple of issues — nothing between the fighters — to deal with. They’re not unusual issues, but they have to be resolved.
      “We sent (deal principals in Saudi Arabia) a memo, on behalf of the promotion, and they said it’s the holiday, the end of Ramadan, and nobody is in the office.
      “They need the minister of sports’ approval, and they told us we should expect an answer Saturday or Sunday.
      “Friday is a holiday. So hopefully they accede to what we’ve asked for, and I’m optimistic they will.
      “Then, we can do a proper announcement of the deal, not Frank (Warren, Fury’s other co-promoter) and Eddie (Hearn, promoter for Joshua) spouting off. I’m very optimistic.”
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      Daniel Dubois teams up with Shane McGuigan as heavyweight splits with coach Mark Tibbs before a single fight together

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      HEAVYWEIGHT Daniel Dubois has split with trainer Mark Tibbs before their first fight together as he links up instead with Shane McGuigan.The 23-year-old decided to leave Martin Bowers and partner up with Tibbs after his defeat to Joe Joyce in November.
      Dubois has made the bold decision to change trainers twice in a matter of monthsCredit: The Sun
      McGuigan (right) has coached a number of world championsCredit: REUTERS
      But six months later – and with his comeback clash against Bogdan Dinu just three weeks away – The Mail have now reported that he has changed trainer once more.
      It is thought that the split between Tibbs and Dubois occurred after the trainer informed the fighter he had other commitments.
      Tibbs – who also coaches fellow heavyweight Dillian Whyte – was in the corner for Billy Joe Saunders’ defeat to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez last weekend.
      Meanwhile, Dubois’ new trainer McGuigan has coached a number of world champions in the past.
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      The 33-year-old coach – who is the son of legendary boxer Barry McGuigan – has been in the corner for fighters such as David Haye, George Groves, Carl Frampton, Josh Taylor and Lawrence Okolie.
      And now he will look to guide Dubois back to winning ways as he bids to recover from a devastating defeat.
      Joyce stopped Dubois in the tenth round of their all-British dust-up at the end of 2021.
      Dubois – who now has a record of 15-1 as a professional – took a knee and was counted out by the referee after suffering a broken eye socket and nerve damage.
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      British star Dillian Whyte is back in the Ring Magazine’s top three heavyweight rankings list
      Dubois will look to bounce back from his defeat last time out when he returns next monthCredit: Getty
      Tibbs’ split with Dubois means he will have more time for heavyweight WhyteCredit: Getty
      The win for Joyce looks to have set up a blockbuster fight with Oleksandr Usyk for either the interim WBO belt or the full version of the world title dependent on whether the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury decides to vacate.
      Meanwhile, Dubois’ clash against Dinu is also for a version of an interim world title, the WBA strap.
      Dinu has two defeats in 22 pro contests, with his only losses coming at the hands of Jarrell Miller and Kubrat Pulev.

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      The heavyweight world title fight NOBODY knows about between champ who hasn’t fought in FOUR years and unbeaten American

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      MANUEL CHARR will defend his secondary heavyweight title against Chris Lovejoy – in a fight nobody seems to know about. After all, Charr has not boxed in four years and Lovejoy, while 19-0 all by knockout, has never competed outside of Mexico.
      Chris Lovejoy is 19-0 all by knockout
      Manuel Charr fights for the first time in four yearsCredit: Getty
      Anthony Joshua, 32, has been the WBA champion since 2017 after brilliantly beating Wladimir Klitschko, now 45, in round 11 at Wembley Stadium.
      He is on the verge of facing Tyson Fury, 32, in an undisputed title decider on August 17 in Saudi Arabia.
      But still, Charr holds the WBA’s ‘Regular’ title – a secondary belt which only causes more confusion in a sport often lacking clarity.
      It is why very little attention is being paid towards the title fight in Cologne, Germany on Saturday night.
      Lovejoy takes his 100 per cent knockout ratio outside of Mexico for the first time, a place where he even had to PAY to fight and faced only journeyman.
      Charr last fought in November 2017, beating Alexander Ustinov on points, and seemingly priced himself out of a return ever since.
      Lovejoy’s sense of mystique only heightened last October when he was set to fight Dave Allen, 29.
      That was until legendary promoter Don King got involved, claiming the heavyweight did not have his permission to fight.

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      So one day before the bout it was cancelled, after phone calls until 4am failed to resolved the dispute.
      Lovejoy has since split with the veteran matchmaker, after he ruined his biggest showcase and forced him to file for bankruptcy.
      He told Sky Sports: “It’s to my advantage. They can’t strategise to any weaknesses or flaws that I might have.”
      Lovejoy, determined to do things on his own, has travelled without a trainer, cut-man or anybody at all for that matter.
      He said: “I’m here to shock the world. This has never been done before. I’ve travelled into No Man’s Land, this guy’s back yard, by myself.”
      Lovejoy confesses to not caring about the secondary belt on the line, instead prioritising a world ranking.
      He explained: “Once I beat him, that catapults me onto the next level with the top guys.
      Chris Lovejoy with promoter Eddie Hearn
      Manuel Charr is the WBA’s ‘Regular’ championCredit: Getty
      “The top two guys, Joshua and Fury, won’t be available. After that there is Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, Alexander Povetkin and Andy Ruiz Jr.
      “Preferably the fights I want? Joe Joyce or Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller. I saw flaws in those guys a long time ago.
      “Maybe Filip Hrgovic, he needs a fight too. Immediately after this fight I will say: ‘Who’s next?'”
      But Charr takes his reign as understudy champion very seriously, as he said: “I was always inspired. I was always in shape.
      “I never stopped training. I never lost the focus to get back into the ring.
      “Because after I won the world championship, I proved that I’m the real heavyweight champion.
      “And that means to never give up. I never allowed frustration. I kept the focus on being the champion and to fight the best.”
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