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      Watch Tyson Fury show off neck strength in bizarre training drill during pre-Anthony Joshua camp in Las Vegas

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      TYSON FURY had his coach put him through some rigorous NECK training as he prepares for his unification blockbuster against Anthony Joshua.While many boxers might use weights and gym machines to strengthen the neck, Fury seems happy for Jorge Capetillo to pound down on it.
      Tyson Fury looked relaxed despite the exercise looking anything butCredit: Instagram / @ jorgecapetillo02
      Capetillo really puts his back into it to exercise Fury’s neck muscleCredit: Instagram / @ jorgecapetillo02
      The Mexican, who is also part of Andy Ruiz Jr’s team, uploaded a video of him using one hand to push down on Fury’s head, while the other kept his balance on the ring apron.
      He captioned it: “The grind don’t stop. The champ’s mindset.”
      The WBC champion is training out in America with head coach Javan ‘Sugarhill’ Steward and the rest of the team.
      Joshua, 31, and Fury, 32, signed to fight in March but promoters were left to finalise a date and venue.
      Saudi Arabia, where AJ beat Andy Ruiz Jr in a December 2019 rematch, is the frontrunner to host the Battle of Britain.
      And they have been given three dates, all by the end of July or early August, as Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn provided an update on the negotiations.
      But Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has said he is ‘pessimistic’ about the unification actually happening.
      And it could lead to Fury facing Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout and Joshua fighting WBO mandatory Oleksandr Usyk.
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      No muscle is being spared for Fury in the hope the Joshua fight finally gets arrangedCredit: Instagram / @ jorgecapetillo02

      Arum told BoxingScene: “Maybe we’ll breathe some life into Wilder, and Fury will fight Wilder and Joshua will fight Usyk.
      “Eddie Hearn is busy trying to sell the London Bridge.
      “Let me tell you – last time I talked to Eddie was early last week and he said he was going to have a signed agreement from the Saudis in 24 hours.
      “Well, he’s a little late. Wouldn’t you be pessimistic if you haven’t heard from him or anybody for a week?
      “We’re the promoter with Frank (Warren) of Fury and we haven’t heard from Eddie in a week.”

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      Watch Andy Ruiz Jr display lightning-quick punching speed that stunned Anthony Joshua as he trains for comeback

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      ANDY RUIZ JR has shown off the blistering hand speed that stunned Anthony Joshua ahead of his boxing comeback.The Mexican-American takes on veteran Chris Arreola on Saturday night in what will be his first fight back since his lame points loss in the Joshua rematch.
      Andy Ruiz Jr looks sharp in training as he prepares to make his boxing returnCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jorgecapetillo02/
      The fast-hands workout was shared on Instagram by his coach Jorge CapetilloCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jorgecapetillo02/
      Just six months before that fight in Saudi Arabia, Ruiz Jr had shocked the world by stopping Joshua to become unified heavyweight champ.
      Then followed ‘six months of partying’ that ultimately cost him any hope in the rematch, Ruiz Jr coming in unfit and out-of-shape to lose almost every round.
      The 31-year-old has lost two-stone ahead of his ring-return and is expected to make short work of Arreloa.
      A convincing win after 18 months out of action would put him straight back into contention at world level.
      Ruiz Jr’s coach Jorge Capetillo uploaded footage of Ruiz Jr showing off those well-known fast fists.
      Ruiz Jr revealed there is no secret to getting back into shape – just old fashioned hard work and healthy eating.
      After weighing in at 283lbs in his Joshua rematch, Ruiz Jr is down to around 257lbs as his comeback fight against Arreola draws into view.
      He told Fight Hub TV: “I’ve always been overweight and now I’ve been dropping weight normally and in the right way – by eating right, not just wearing the sauna suit, starving yourself…
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      Capetillo looks like he feels the force of every punch despite the paddingCredit: https://www.instagram.com/jorgecapetillo02/
      The world of boxing was stunned when Ruiz Jr battered Joshua in 2019Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      “Because that’s what I used to do back in the day. But now that we’re eating the right things, we’re working on the right things, I feel amazing.
      “I can do better stuff that I couldn’t do before because of my big gut, I had chi-chis, I had t*** that wouldn’t let me throw the right punches and all that.
      “But now I’m more motivated, I’m more dedicated in this sport and sky’s the limit.”
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      Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis tale of the tape: How boxing legends with combined age of 109 compare ahead of fight

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      BOXING legends Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis are set to lace up the gloves to rematch in September – 19 years after their first fight.Tyson made the blockbuster announcement that the pair, with a combined age of 109, will stand toe-to-toe again.

      Mike Tyson says he will fight Lennox Lewis in September – 19 years after their first fightCredit: Instagram
      Lewis stopped Tyson in the eighth round of their 2002 unified heavyweight title fightCredit: Getty
      The 54-year-old American was on the hunt for an opponent for his second exhibition bout having fought to a draw with Roy Jones Jr last year.
      Tyson had been set for a third fight with rival Evander Holyfield in Miami this May, before the deal fell apart as the veterans failed to agree on money.
      But now Tyson has confirmed he will face Lewis, 55, in September, having lost to the Brit earlier in his career.
      He simply told TMZ: “I’m gonna fight Lennox Lewis. September.”
      Lewis famously KO’d the Baddest Man on the Planet in 2002 after the American threatened to ‘eat’ his children.
      The two heavyweights are rightly regarded as boxing royalty, but neither have an unblemished record.
      Tyson suffered six defeats in his 56-fight record, with Lewis losing two of his 44.
      Forty-four of Tyson’s 50 wins came by way of KO, with Lewis amassing 32 KOs from 41 wins.

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      Tyson, well past his prime, was battered by Lewis 19 years agoCredit: AFP

      Lewis has one draw to his name – that came against Holyfield in 1999.
      The Brit will have a huge size and reach advantage when the two fight. Tyson is 5ft 10in with a 71in reach, while Lewis is 6ft 5in with an 84in reach.
      But Tyson is likely to be in better shape – he has shared intense workout and sparring sessions on his social media pages over the last year.
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      Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul worldwide PPV price revealed with exhibition fight to cost £36 on Fanmio

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      UK boxing fans will have to fork out a whopping £35.99 to watch Floyd Mayweather’s clash with YouTube star Logan Paul.A new date for the former four-weight world champion’s exhibition bout with the social media star – which was due to take place in February – was announced on Tuesday night.
      Floyd Mayweather will box Logan Paul on June 6
      Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in MiamiCredit: Getty
      Mayweather vs Paul is set to take place on June 6 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
      And those unable to bag a ticket for the event will have to stump up a staggering £35.99 ($49.99) to watch the contest.
      Fanmio will broadcast the PPV across the globe, with the exception of the United States.
      Showtime Sports will air the fight in the USA but have yet to announce their pricing for the contest.
      Mayweather’s exhibition with Paul – who is 0-1-1 as a professional boxer – has been ridiculed by many.
      But Paul has vowed to shock the world and hand the Money man his first loss since his defeat to Serafim Todorov at the 1996 Olympics.
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      He wrote on Instagram: “June 6 I break the simulation
      “@mayweatherpromotions @fanmio and @showtimeboxing have come together to make boxing history!!!”
      After the first announcement of their fight, a confident Paul said: “I’m always searching for the ultimate challenge and it’s a dream to go toe-to-toe with the greatest boxer alive.
      “I am ALL IN, the world could witness the greatest upset in the history of sports.”
      But the combat sports world is united in their opinion that Mayweather will wipe the floor with the 25-year-old.

      Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said of the fight: “”Floyd’s gonna beat his f a**.
      “But it’s gonna be good. It’s gonna be good, he’s gonna fight back though!”
      UFC president Dana White said: “Listen, I understand these kids want to make some money and they do what they got to do and they say what they got to say to try to get in there and make money.
      “This is gonna be such a one-sided, ridiculous a**-whooping, it’s not even going to be funny. It’s going to be bad.
      “If Floyd Mayweather really shows up and goes in and fights this kid, it’s going to be an a**-whooping nobody has ever seen before.
      Logan Paul has vowed to shock the world by beating Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty

      “Logan is going to find out what speed is. Speed is power.
      “And when you get hit with s*** that you don’t see coming and when a guy like Floyd Mayweather starts putting it on you, it’s not even going to be a fight.
      “It’s going to be ridiculous.
      “It’s going to be the worst a**-whooping you have ever seen.
      “Take the size difference and all the other things, it’s going to look like what a grown man could do to his kid.”
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      Watch Deontay Wilder’s explosive first training session since announcing comeback with Tyson Fury fight still on cards

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      DEONTAY WILDER has shown off his explosive power in his first workout since announcing plans to return to the ring.A February 2020 defeat to Tyson Fury stripped the Bronze Bomber of his world titles and the two camps have failed to organise a trilogy contest.
      Deontay Wilder posted a clip of his training session with Malik ScottCredit: Instagram
      The former rivals have united in the Bronze Bomber’s comeback bidCredit: Instagram @malikkingscott
      Despite the Brit being on the verge of a unification fight with Anthony Joshua, Wilder remains intent on what he recently called ‘revenge’.
      On Tuesday night, the American posted a clip of his workout with former heavyweight rival Malik Scott.
      He captioned the post with a Filipino message, which translates as: “The Rebirth of the King.”
      Scott was Wilder’s 31st pro career victim when he was flattened in the first round of their 2014 contest.
      Since then, the pair have struck up a good relationship and the 40-year-old was enlisted to help train Wilder after they began sparring.
      The former world champ, 35, fired coach Mark Breland following the Fury defeat.
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      Scott teased a potential showdown with Fury when posting the clip to his Instagram.
      He wrote: “Retribution is on the menu.💣..Not long now.⏳ #eitherwaywewin #Thebigpayback.”
      Wilder will likely have to wait for a third shot at Fury and both Dillian Whyte and Andy Ruiz Jr have been touted for a showdown before then.
      During an appearance on the We Might Need Counselling Podcast, he alluded to the difficulties he is facing in grabbing the Gypsy King for another battle, and said: “Trust is hard to come by because it’s money.

      “Desperate times call for desperate measures. It’s a sport that I love, and I’m going to continue to do it and show my greatness in it.
      “I got a lot of things that I want to do in this sport. But politics play a big part in certain things happening. Management, promotion companies.
      “Certain guys don’t want their fighters to fight certain guys because they plan for their guys. It’s a lot that goes on.”

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      Anthony Joshua takes break from preparing for Tyson Fury as heavyweight champ heads out on motocross bike to relax

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has taken a break from preparing for his fight with Tyson Fury by enjoying a day out on a motocross bike.The world heavyweight champion has been hard at work in the gym while waiting on an official announcement about the undisputed clash.
      Joshua is known to be a big fan of motocross

      But on Tuesday AJ decided a brief hiatus from training was needed and some time on the bike was his way of unwinding.
      Alongside the photo of him on Instagram, he added the caption: “You can take the boy off the estate but you can’t….. you know the rest.”
      Joshua has revealed in the past that his second favourite sport after boxing is motocross.
      But it is fighting that the unified champ knows best and he is currently waiting on a date and location for his all-British dust-up with Fury.
      The pair have signed a two-fight deal but the details of the first bout remain up in the air.
      Speaking earlier this month on The Jonathan Ross Show, he said: “I’ve signed my side of the deal.
      “We’ve sent him a good offer, one I’m sure he won’t refuse. He wants the fight, no doubt about it. So do I and more than me and him, the whole public want it.
      “I put my crystal ball out there and I say it’s going to happen this year 100 per cent. I’m pretty sure it’ll be this year. End of July, early August.
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      “Where? That’s what’s the delay, because of this pandemic. We want to have people coming to the venue.
      “It’s just finding the right location. For me, Wembley would be ideal.”
      Promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday that the site deal contract is ‘on its fourth draft and ready to be delivered’, with Saudi Arabia the hot favourite to host the first bout.
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      Andy Ruiz Jr now drives a £785k car collection and bought a Californian mansion since defeating Anthony Joshua in 2019

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      ANDY RUIZ JR has come a long way since beating Anthony Joshua in 2019.The Mexican heavyweight, nicknamed ‘The Destroyer’, saw his fortune rocket to around £6m since pulling off one of the greatest upsets in sport in recent times.
      Andy Ruiz Jr nows lives a life of luxuryCredit: Instagram / @andy_destroyer13
      Since knocking out Anthony Joshua, Ruiz Jr has seen his fortune rocket to £6mCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The 30-year-old has been happy to splash the cash and enjoy the riches that success brought him, ahead of his return to ring against Chris Arreola this weekend.
      From super cars to luxury mansions, Ruiz Jr is enjoying his fame – but it did come with its downsides after going off the rails.
      THE CARS
      Before the Joshua bout, Ruiz Jr had earned around £770,000 from boxing. Not bad, but certainly not top dollar.
      For stepping into the ring with AJ in June 2019, he received £5.36m – so what did he do? He built a garage of cars to envy.
      Incredibly, since knocking out Joshua Ruiz Jr has amassed a car collection worth £783,275.
      Most recently, he added a Mercedes G Wagon G550 worth a whopping £96,275.
      The Twin-Turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 G Wagon G550 can reach 0-60 in just 5.6 seconds, and it’s 416 Horsepower engine is limited to 130mph.
      “Another one,” Ruiz said speaking of his G Wagon purchase.

      And that wasn’t the only car Ruiz Jr has been seen behind-the-wheels.
      He took an order on a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, which has a price tag of £264,000.
      Weighing 2.6 tonnes, the Cullinan can reach 0-60 in just five seconds and has a top speed of 155mph.
      It’s the second Rolls-Royce in his collection, that sits nicely alongside his £258,000 Wraith that was bought just months after he downed the English heavyweight,
      Finally, Ruiz Jr has a Lamborghini Urus – a footballers’ favourite and the first SUV the Italian sports car makers have ever produced – worth £165,000.
      Of course, it’s spacious enough to fit in Ruiz Jr’s 6ft 2in frame.
      HOME FIT FOR A KING
      Born in Imperial Valley, California to Mexican immigrant parents – Cali has always been the place to live for Ruiz Jr.
      That’s why, when he made it, he bought a huge mansion for him and his family to enjoy.
      And Ruiz Jr took great delight in showing off the property on Instagram.
      ‘The Destroyer’ gave his followers a video tour of the home, and was clearly delighted with his purchase as he posed next to one of his Rolls-Royces.
      Ruiz Jr recently splashed the cash on a huge Californian mansionCredit: Instagram @Andy_Destroyer13
      The gorgeous home has an outdoor poolCredit: Instagram @Andy_Destroyer13
      The kitchen offers plenty of space for entertaining guestsCredit: Instagram @Andy_Destroyer13
      A treehouse sits in the garden of the propertyCredit: Instagram @Andy_Destroyer13
      The sprawling digs boasts a stunning outdoor pool, as well as a treehouse that’s just perfect for his children (he has five, including a boy called AJ).
      There’s even a basketball court should Ruiz Jr fancy shooting some hoops and have some mates over.
      It’s unknown how much Ruiz Jr paid for the mansion, but you can imagine it must’ve set him back a few million – just look at the size of it!
      THE MISSUS
      Not much is known about Ruiz Jr’s wife, Julie.
      However, she certainly appears to be supportive. The brunette was ringside to see her husband victorious against Joshua.
      Before and after the fight, cameras in Madison Square Garden panned to Julie – who was seen cheering her man on.
      Weeks later, Julie sat alongside Ruiz Jr in the back of an open car for a parade in Imperial Valley where fans honoured the return of the hero.
      She even held up one of his belts as fans cheered them on.
      Julie Ruiz is Andy’s supportive wifeCredit: Getty – Contributor
      When Ruiz Jr was welcomed home to Imperial Valley as champion Julie was by his sideCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Ruiz Jr and wife Julie have five kidsCredit: Instagram
      A GENEROUS WINNER
      Ever the gent, Ruiz Jr is humble enough to remember where he’s from.
      Despite building a fleet of cars to die for, as well as splashing on a brand new home, he’s a total mummy’s boy.
      The first thing he bought with his new-found wealth was, in fact, a car for his mother.
      He joked: “I messed up all of her cars when I was young,” after revealing the purchase.

      Knowing he’s set-up for life, Ruiz Jr is also going to give back to his community.
      He wants to help build youth programs that’ll keep unprivileged kids out of trouble and encourage them to box instead.
      “When I got knocked down, I got back up like the warrior that I am,” he said.
      “To all the kids that have dreams, dream big.”
      He went to to lose to Joshua in the Suadi rematch, but is looking to get back into heavyweight contention this weekend.
      Despite his new found wealth, Ruiz Jr has not forgotten his rootsCredit: Instagram @andy_destroyer13
      Ruiz Jr is planning on giving back to his communityCredit: Instagram
      Ruiz Jr wants to set up boxing youth programs for unprivileged kidsCredit: Reuters
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      Andy Ruiz Jr vs Chris Arreola: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for big heavyweight fight

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      ANDY RUIZ JR is back in action THIS WEEKEND against fellow Mexican-American Chris Arreola in what should be an exciting heavyweight clash. Ruiz Jr hasn’t been in the ring since his world title loss to Anthony Joshua in December 2019, after changing his life six months before by shocking the world to win the belts.
      Andy Ruiz Jr shocked the world to win the world heavyweight titles from Anthony JoshuaCredit: Reuters
      How Andy Ruiz Jr and Chris Arreola compare ahead of their bout
      The 31-year-old has since split with trainer Manny Robles, joined up with Canelo Alvarez’s coach Eddy Reyonoso, and he’s looking in better shape than ever.
      When is Andy Ruiz vs Chris Arreola?

      Ruiz Jr’s return to the ring against Arreola will be on Saturday, May 1.
      The fight will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
      There will be a limited number of fans in attendance because of coronavirus restrictions.
      Check any upcoming fight in SunSport’s boxing schedule and events guide.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      The UK broadcaster for Ruiz Jr vs Arreola has yet to be confirmed.
      But in the U.S., the fight will be shown live on Fox Sports pay-per-view for the price of $49.95.
      Coverage of the action in the UK will likely get underway from 3am, with the main event to get going at around 5am.

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      What have they said?
      “I can’t wait to get back in the ring on May 1,” said Ruiz.
      “Training with coach Eddy in his gym has been amazing. I’m around great fighters like Canelo Alvarez and we’re putting in the work so that I can look better than ever.
      “I have known Chris Arreola since I turned professional. He’s a Mexican warrior just like me, and I expect him to come at me with everything he’s got.”
      Arreola added: “We’re doing everything that we can so that when Ruiz and I face each other, fight fans will get treated to an all-out war between the two best Mexican-American heavyweights to ever step in the ring.
      “This matchup should be a fan friendly fight, and I plan on winning behind all of my hard work.” More