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      Joe Joyce’s mum says she hopes Dubois has ‘learnt his lesson’ after defeated star made quip about her sight in build-up

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      JOE JOYCE’S mum Marvel hopes Daniel Dubois has ‘learned his lesson’ after the defeated heavyweight made a joke about her sight in the build up to last night’s fight.
      Marvel is registered blind with just seven per cent vision and she hit back at Dubois in a jokey fashion after her son forced him to quit in the tenth round.

      Joe Joyce’s mum Marvel had a message for Daniel Dubois after her son beat him last night

      Dubois took a knee in the tenth with a shattered eye socket and nerve damageCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      Dubois and Marvel had an awkward exchange in the fight build up when Marvel asked: “Daniel, if you get ill before the fight, are you going to pull out?”
      And seemingly rattled by the insinuation, Dubois replied: “No my dear. You know what, I’m going to do you a favour.
      “Because you can’t see your son after he’s been knocked out, you will be spared the heartache.”
      However, Marvel had the last laugh as her son claimed the British, Commonwealth and European titles which he will take onto the world heavyweight stage.

      Dubois took a knee in the tenth and it has since emerged he had a smashed eye socket and nerve damage.
      And speaking to iFL TV after the bout, Marvel said: “Hopefully he’s learned his lesson now and he has to respect his elders now.
      “And now he’s got his eye all busted up, he’ll know what it’s like not to see.
      “So anyway, message to you Daniel Dubois, you were flattened. Actually no, you quit.”

      Despite the jibe at the defeated 23-year-old, Marvel kept the mood light and showed her own good humour by laughing and adding: “I saw you quit…
      “Well actually, I didn’t really, but I will do when I watch it back on the TV with my binoculars.
      “Get well soon Daniel.”
      Dillian Whyte called Dubois a coward after the fight.
      And Carl Frampton said he will be ‘haunted’ and regret taking a knee.

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      Boxing schedule: Upcoming dates, undercards, results as Tyson and Jones Jr DRAW, Joyce beats Dubois, Joshua vs Pulev

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      BOXING has taken its fair share of punishment this year – but the sport is set to finish 2020 with a bang as a raft of massive bouts are yet to come.
      Anthony Joshua takes on Kubrat Pulev in December, defending his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles, while Mike Tyson is making a comeback to the ring against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr.

      Anthony Joshua was supposed to face Kubrat Pulev back in October 2017Credit: Reuters

      And if that wasn’t enough, arguably the biggest star in the sport Canelo Alvarez is in action just days before Christmas.
      Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the rest of 2020 below…
      Major fight dates
      November 28 – Los Angeles , California
      Mike Tyson DREW w/ Roy Jones Jr (8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Joe Joyce (C) def. Daniel Dubois KO 10 (12 rounds – heavyweight, British Commonwealth, European)
      December 5 – Arlington, Texas

      Errol Spence Jr (C) vs Danny Garcia (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC & IBF world titles)
      December 12 – London, England
      Anthony Joshua (C) vs Kubrat Pulev (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
      December 18 – Hollywood, Florida
      Gennadiy Golovkin (C) vs Kamil Szeremeta (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
      December 19 – San Antonio, Texas
      Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith (C) (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine titles)

      Daniel Dubois takes on Joe Joyce on November 28Credit: PA:Press Association
      Full boxing schedule 2020
      November 21 – London, England (Sky Sports)

      Conor Benn def. Sebastian Formella UD 10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Fabio Wardley def. Richard Lartey KO2 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Tom Little KO3 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jez Smith def. Ben Ridings UD 6 (6 rounds – middleweight)
      Liam Davies def. Sean Cairns TKO6 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      November 27 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK beta)
      Daniel Jacobs def. Gabriel Rosado SD 12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Daniyar Yeleussinov def. Julius Indongo TKO2 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Magomedrasul Majidov def. Sahret Delgado TKO3 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Emmanuel Tagoe def. Mason Menard MD 10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Nikita Ababiy def. Brandon Maddox UD 6 (6 rounds – middleweight)

      Daniel Jacobs takes on rival Gabe Rosado on November 27Credit: USA TODAY Sports
      November 26 – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
      Panya Pradabsri def. Wanheng Menayothin UD12 (C) (12 rounds – strawweight, WBC world title)
      November 27 – Nantes, France
      Tony Yoka def. Christian Hammer UD 10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      November 27 – Culiacan, Mexico
      Julio Cesar Chavez Jr def. Nicolas Masseroni TKO4 (10 rounds – light heavyweight)
      November 28 – London, England (BT Sport)
      Joe Joyce (C) def. Daniel Dubois (C) KO10 (12 rounds – heavyweight, British, Commonwealth, European titles)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Guido Nicolas Pitto TKO10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Jack Catterall def. Abderrazak Houya UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      David Adeleye def. Danny Whittaker TKO2 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jack Massey def. Mohammad Ali Bayat Farid UD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Joshua Frankham def. MJ Hall (4 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Louie Lynn def. Paul Holt (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Mitchell Barton def. Matt Gordon (4 rounds – heavyweight)
      November 28 – Los Angeles, California (BT Sport Box Office)
      Mike Tyson DREW w/ Roy Jones Jr (Exhibition, 8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jake Paul def. Nate Robinson KO2 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Badou Jake def. Blake McKernon (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      Mike Tyson returns to the ring on November 28 vs Roy Jones Jr Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      December 2 – Wakefield, England (Sky Sports)
      Jazza Dickens vs Ryan Walsh (10 rounds – featherweights, Golden Contract tournament final)
      Ricards Bolotniks vs Serge Michel (10 rounds – light-heavyweight, Golden Contract tournament final)
      December 3 – Hollywood, California
      Serhii Bohachuck vs Brandon Adams (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Brian Ceballo vs Larry Gomez (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Danielle Perkins vs Princess Hairston (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      December 4 – London, England (Sky Sports)
      Billy Joe Saunders (C) vs Martin Murray (12 rounds, super-middleweight, WBO world title)
      Kieron Conway vs. Kieran Smith (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      James Tennyson vs Josh O’Reilly (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Zach Parker vs Cesar Nunez (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      Billy Joe Saunders defends his WBO super-middleweight world title on December 4Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      December 5 – Arlington, Texas (Premier Sports)
      Errol Spence Jr (C) vs Danny Garcia (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC & IBF world titles)
      Sebastian Fundora vs Jorge Cota (12 rounds, super-welterweight)
      Josesito Lopez vs Francisco Santana (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Julio Ceja vs Eduardo Ramirez (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Kyrone Davis vs Juan Macias Montiel (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Miguel Flores vs Isaac Avelar (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Fernando Garcia vs Juan Tapia (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Frank Martin vs Donte Strayhorn (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Steven Pulluaim (6 rounds – welterweight)
      Burley Brooks vs Marco Delgado (6 rounds – super-middleweight)
      December 5 – London, England (BT Sport)
      Lyndon Arthur (C) vs Anthony Yarde (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, Commonwealth title)
      Willy Hutchinson vs Lennox Clarke (12 rounds – super-middleweight, vacant British & Commonwealth titles)

      Errol Spence holds the WBC and IBF world welterweight titles Credit: AP:Associated Press
      December 11 – Redditch, England (Channel 5)
      Sam Eggington vs. Ashley Theophane, 10 or 12 rounds, junior middleweights
      Kaisee Benjamin vs Ben Fields (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Stephen McKenna vs TBA (6 – rounds super-lightweight)
      Aaron McKenna vs TBA (6 – rounds super-welterweight)
      Michael Hennessy Jr vs Dale Arrowsmith (6 round – super-welterweight)
      Idris Virgo vs Kearon Thoma,( 4 rounds – middleweight)
      December 12 – London (Sky Sports Box Office)
      Anthony Joshua (C) vs Kubrat Pulev (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
      Krzysztof Glowacki vs Lawrence Okolie (12 rounds – cruiserweight, vacant WBO world title)
      Hughie Fury vs Mariusz Wach (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Martin Bakole vs Sergey Kuzmin (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Souleymane Cissokho vs Kieron Conway (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      Anthony Joshua defends his titles against Kubrat Pulev on December 12Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      December 12 – Uncasville, Connecticut (Premier Sports)
      Chris Colbert (C) vs Jaime Arboleda (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBA interim title)
      Matt Korobov vs Ronald Ellis (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Richardson Hitchins vs Argenis Mendez (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      December 12 – Las Vegas, Nevada (Fite TV)
      Shakur Stevenson vs Toka Kahn Clary (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Felix Verdejo vs Masayoshi Nakatani (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Edgar Berlanga vs. TBA (8 rounds – super middleweight)
      December 16 – Sydney, Australia
      Tim Tszyu vs Bowyn Morgan (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Paul Gallen vs Mark Hunt (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      December 18 – Redditch, England
      Shakan Pitters (C) vs Craig Richards (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, British title)
      River Bent vs. Troy Coleman (8 rounds – middleweight)
      Sammy Cantwell vs. TBA (8 rounds – super-flyweight)
      Stephen McKenna vs. TBA (6 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Michael Hennessy Jr. vs. TBA (6 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Idris Virgo vs. TBA (4 rounds – middleweight)
      Brett McGinty vs. TBA (4 rounds – middleweight)
      December 18 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK)
      Gennadiy Golovkin (C) vs Kamil Szeremeta (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
      December 19 – San Antonio, Texas (DAZN UK)
      Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith (C) (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine world titles)

      Canelo Alvarez hasn’t been in the ring since a KO win over Sergey Kovalev last yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      December 19 – Uncasville, Connecticut (Premier Sports)
      Nonito Donaire vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez (12 rounds – bantamweight, vacant WBC title)
      Jaron Ennis vs. Thomas Dulorme (10 rounds – welterweight)

      Nonito Donaire will look to win the WBC bantamweight world title on December 19Credit: PA:Press Association

      December 19 – Torrelavega, Spain
      Sergio Martinez vs Jussi Koivula (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Sergio Garcia (C) vs Andranik Hakobyan (12 rounds – super-welterweight, European title)
      Angel Moreno vs Mohammed Obbadi (12 rounds – flyweight, vacant European title)
      Kiko Martinez vs Pedro Gomes (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Jon Fernandez vs Abdessamad Nechchad (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Bernard Angelo Torres vs Costin Ion (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Kent Erik Baadstad vs David Trallero (4 rounds – heavyweight)
      December 31 – Tokyo, Japan
      Kazuto Ioka (C) vs Kosei Tanaka (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title) More

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      Lennox Lewis wants comeback aged 55 as he has ‘unfinished business’ with old heavyweight rival Riddick Bowe

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      LENNOX LEWIS admitted he could stage a sensational boxing comeback as he has ‘unfinished business’ with his old heavyweight rival Riddick Bowe.
      After Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr – with a combined age of 105 – drew in an eight-round exhibition on Saturday night, former world champ Lewis hinted he could be next to return to the ring.

      Lennox Lewis could follow Mike Tyson back into the ringCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Lewis said there was ‘unfinished business’ with Olympic foe Riddick BoweCredit: AP:Associated Press

      The British-born star, 55, told BT Sport: “Sure! I mean, it seems like a lot of fun.
      “You have to look at Mike Tyson; Mike has been doing a lot of different things like wrestling, he’s been doing acting and he even had his own one-man band show.
      “So he knows how to entertain people, he knows what to do in these situations.”
      Lewis KO’d Iron Mike in Memphis in 2002 and retired soon after his TKO win over Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko the following year.

      The Lion battered American Bowe, 53, in the 1988 Olympic final and won gold for Canada – where he moved aged 12 – in Seoul.
      But the duo never got it on in the professional arena despite Lewis becoming the WBC’s mandatory challenger while Bowe was undisputed heavyweight champ in 1992.
      Bowe famously dumped the belt into the bin at press conference as he refused to be intimidated by the governing body to fight Lewis and the match-up was one that got away in the 90s.

      Lewis added: “When I was commentating for HBO, they had me put in there right in the action.

      “It was maybe to make me feel like I could come back for HBO whatever. But I just never caught it, it never happened.
      “I looked at the history of why boxers come back and most boxers come back because they have nothing else to do.
      “People keep coming up to them and saying to them, ‘Hey, when is your next fight? Who are you going to fight?’
      “But it doesn’t do better for them, it makes them look bad. So I always elected to stay away from that.
      “But, if it is right, I may come back. There’s been talk of Riddick Bowe wants to fight me still so there is still some unfinished business there.”

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      Dubois suffered broken orbital socket and nerve damage in brutal loss as eye ballooned up and will be out for months

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      DANIEL DUBOIS is facing a painful spell on the sidelines after Joe Joyce smashed his orbital socket and left his left eye with nerve damage.
      Over ten brilliant rounds, the 35-year-old Olympic 2016 silver winner rammed an arrow of a jab into the British and Commonwealth champion’s eye.

      Daniel Dubois’ left eye closed up after being jabbed by Joe JoyceCredit: Twitter@SarahShepSport

      Dubois’ eye began to swell up during the fightCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      Dubois was counted out and lost his unbeaten record after taking a kneeCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      In the end, the 23-year-old could take no more and was counted out on one knee, to hand his former Team GB sparring partner his old crowns and the vacant European belt.
      The final left hand The Juggernaut landed seemed to send a shock through Dubois’ system and he compared the pain to an electric shock ripping through his skull.
      The Greenwich prospect underwent standard neurological tests after the Westminster bout and was then whisked to Moorfields specialist eye hospital in East London where he stayed the night.
      Dubois will return to Moorfields on Monday to see a specialist who will decide if he needs to be operated on, presumably once the ugly swelling has eased.

      Former welterweight world champion Kell Brook suffered similar injuries to both of his eye sockets and needed eight months out to recover from the surgeries, that left him with titanium plates reinforcing his skull.
      Another Brit Anthony Ogogo, a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, retired from boxing last year after suffering a gruesome broken socket in his last fight against Craig Cunningham in 2016 and failing to recover despite SEVEN operations.
      After the bout, Dubois said: “I couldn’t see out of the eye, it happens, I can’t explain it, he pinged it, I was trying my best
      “I have been hit hard, it was the eye and the way it hit me.

      “But I am a tough guy and I will come again I’m sure.”

      Dubois took a knee in the tenth round against JoyceCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      Dubois was troubled by Joyce’s strong jabCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      Promoter Frank Warren hopes 15-1 Dubois takes a leaf out of David Haye’s celebrated book, once he heals.
      The Hayemaker suffered a shock loss in his 11th fight but bounced back to become cruiser and heavyweight world champion.
      Warren said: “The eye was a massive problem. I thought it was pretty even but he couldn’t see out of the eye and Joe did what he had to do.
      “Daniel said it felt like a nerve shot through him and he was obviously in a lot of pain, he caught him with a jab and it’s done something to the eye.
      “He will carry on, he is a young man, it is something he’ll learn from.
      “A prime example is David Haye losing early in his career to Carl Thompson and he came back and won a title.”

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      Dana White says Mike Tyson ‘looked f***ing awesome’ aged 54 in his boxing return draw with Roy Jones Jr

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      DANA WHITE has described Mike Tyson’s comeback performance as ‘f****** awesome’ after the heavyweight drew with Roy Jones Jr.
      At the age of 54, Iron Mike ended a 15-year spell out of the ring to return on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

      Mike Tyson impressed Dana White with his display at LA’s Staples CenterCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Roy Jones Jr took Tyson all the way in what was ruled as a draw by judgesCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Despite spending much of the eight-round affair on the front foot, Tyson could only take a draw against his 51-year-old counterpart.
      The result left UFC chief and long-term pal White confident that the former world champ had, in fact, won the affair.
      And he was left impressed with Tyson’s showing in the unique affair.
      White told reporters: “You guys have been asking me questions leading up to this thing and I didn’t want to say anything.

      “[Tyson] is a good friend of mine. I was nervous, he is 54 years old, time is undefeated and time takes us all down.
      “And one of the things I was worried about for Mike was that he has this incredible aura still and, at 54 years old, fighting is a young man’s game.

      “All that being said, he looked f****** awesome tonight, I was blown away by how good he looked.
      “And I was worried about Roy. Roy is 51 years old but Roy has been way more active than Tyson has been.

      “But Roy actually got more tired than Mike tonight – which was shocking.
      “I am happy for him and I hope they both made a zillion dollars, and it exceeded my expectations.”

      Dana White felt pal Tyson was the better fighter on the nightCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Indeed, Tyson’s purse is set to amount to £7.5million for his 16 minutes of work on Saturday night.
      The US pay-per-view price of almost £40 meant the American earned around £8,000 for every SECOND he was in the ring.
      And fans can expect to see Tyson back in the ring soon after declaring it was ‘more fun’ than a full-on title fight – with another contest ‘absolutely’ on his mind.

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      Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr LIVE REACTION: Legends DRAW in LA, Iron Mike targeting rematch – results, latest updates

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      MIKE TYSON and Roy Jones Jr weaved and jabbed their way to a DRAW in their LA exhibition bout.
      The veteran pair performed admirably despite having a combined age of 105, before they both vowed to step into the ring AGAIN after judges tied the fight.

      Follow all the reaction to the draw with SunSport’s live blog below…

      TYME TO FIGHT AGAIN
      UFC president Dana White was also asked if he thinks Mike Tyson should fight again.
      He added: “He looked good. He’s a grown ass man and will do whatever he wants anyway, but good for him. It was actually a good fight.
      “It was an entertaining fight to watch, and I thought he looked really good.”

      WHITE NOISE
      UFC president Dana White has revealed he was impressed by the performances of both Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.
      Speaking at the UFC Vegas 15 post-fight press conference (via BloodyElbow), he said: “Fighting is a young man’s game.
      “All that being said, (Mike Tyson) looked f—king awesome tonight! I was blown away with how good he looked.
      “I was worried about Roy. Roy was 51 years old, but Roy’s been a lot more active than Tyson has been. Roy actually got more tired than Mike tonight, which was shocking. I’m happy for them. I hope they both made a f—king zillion dollars. It exceeded my expectations.”

      ICYMI
      Roy Jones Jr was hurting after facing Mike Tyson and was adamant Iron Mike still has his famous power.
      He said: “When he hits you, to the head, punches to the body shots, everything hurts.
      “I’m cool with a draw, just might have to do it again.
      “Body shots definitely took a toll the body shots are what make you exhausted.”

      MIK DROP
      Mike Tyson has paid respect to Roy Jones Jr after battling to an eight-round draw in their fight.
      He said: “I hit you with some good shots, and you took it.
      “I respect that.”

      JACK IT IN
      Badou Jack gave Blake McKernan a boxing lesson and severely swollen face over eight one-sided rounds.
      And it proved to be every bit of a mismatch that former two-weight champion Jack promised.

      OH BROTHER
      KSI has already reacted to Jake Paul’s second-round KO win over Nate Robinson.
      The Brit, who beat older brother Logan Paul on his professional, boxing debut last year, was called out by the Problem Child after the fight.
      But KSI was less than impressed, tweeting: “I saw nothing special from Jake lol. Soon come.”

      RING IT IN
      Mike Tyson says he will ‘absolutely’ have more boxing fights after he drew his comeback against Roy Jones Jr.
      Speaking after the 16-minute scrap Tyson, 54 said: “I’m just happy I got this under my belt.
      “I’m continuing to go further and do more. Absolutely [I’ll do this again].”

      PAUL TALK
      Jake Paul has claimed he has taken up boxing for the long haul after moving to 2-0.
      He said: “For me, my whole life has been a fight.
      “So fighting — it’s something that I’m great at. Being from Ohio, a small town and making my way to Los Angeles to fame and success and just fighting for it.
      “People never believing in me, people hating me — being one of the most hated people in the world. I have to fight through that, it’s not easy.
      “So this is the perfect sport. I’ve found my lane.”

      PAUL TO PLAY FOR
      Jake Paul has called out everyone from Conor McGregor to his own BROTHER Logan after his knocking out Nate Robinson.
      Speaking in his post-fight interview, the YouTube star said: “I’ve been training my ass off for the past year. I’m taking this seriously.
      “There’s a long list of opponents that I want — Conor McGregor, Dillon Danis. I’m going to knock them both out.
      “There’s my brother, KSI on the line, Austin McBroom. I want to be in this sport for a long time. I’m in love with it so why not?”

      REMINDER
      Mike Tyson is set to make £7.5million from his mouthwatering comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr.
      In the UK, it has cost fight fans £19.95 to watch the pair, with a combined age of 105, go to war.
      In the US it has blasted a much bigger hole in fans’ wallets.
      The price to see the legends trade leather was $49.99, around £38.
      The fight, which went all eight rounds, has meant that Tyson could walk away with £7.5m.
      That equates to £937,500 per round, £468,500 per minute and £7,812 per second.

      DOGGY STYLE
      Snoop Dogg trolled Mike Tyson’s comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr by claiming the bout was more “like two of my uncles fighting at the BBQ”.
      The legendary pair boxed to a DRAW over eight rounds in what ultimately provided more clinching than punching.
      The mainly uneventful pay-per-view spectacle had little highlights, meaning the veteran duo avoided any risks to their health.

      DRAW LOTS
      Mike Tyson drew in his big boxing comeback against Roy Jones Jr in a messy affair in Los Angeles.
      Jones Jr did the perfect job of stifling Tyson throughout the entire fight by clinching at any opportunity he could.
      You could almost tell it was going to be scored a draw half-way through – as nothing much was happening.
      Click Here as SunSport tells the story of the fight between 54-year-old Tyson and 51-year-old Jones…

      Alex TerrellToday, 06:19

      ROY’S SPECIAL GLOVES
      The pair were fighting at the Staples Center after all.
      So that gave Roy Jones Jr the idea of wearing special gloves in tribute to the late great Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash last year.
      The NBA legend was hugely revered and loved in California.

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:51

      SCORECARDS
      Here are the unofficial WBC judges’ scorecards, according to Michael Benson.
      – Christy Martin: Tyson 79-73 Jones Jr
      – Vinny Pazienza: Tyson 80-76 Jones Jr
      – Chad Dawson: Tyson 76-76 Jones Jr

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:46

      MORE ROY
      Jones Jr adds: “We’ve got to do this again, everybody loves Mike, I love Mike too but it’s something else taking punches from Mike.
      “I’ll go talk to my family, see how they feel about it and if they want to do it again, we’ll do it again.”

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:40

      CAPTAIN HOOK’S HOOKED
      Roy Jones Jr said: “Dude is so strong man… when he hits you, to the head, punches to the body shots, everything hurts.
      I’m cool with a draw, just might have to do it again.
      “Body shots definitely took a toll the body shots are what make you exhausted.”

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:31

      MORE IRON MIKE
      Tyson adds: “I’m used to doing it for three minutes, sometimes like two minutes or three minutes.
      “I hope to go further, absolutely, and he can be on the car as well
      “I was very happy to be here, despite what everyone says I was happy to go to eight rounds.
      “Nobody thought I could go eight rounds, but you’ve got to go the distance, that’s boxing.”

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:30

      IRON MIKE SPEAKS
      Mike Tyson says: “I’m good with that.
      “Yeah but I’m good with a draw, because I entertained the crowd, the crowed was happy with it.”

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:30

      JUDGES CALL A DRAW!
      IT’S A TIE BETWEEN MIKE TYSON AND ROY JONES JR!!

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:26

      LEGENDS EMBRACE
      They look pretty wiped after that eight-round bout.

      ROUND EIGHT
      The old legends touch gloves out of mutual respect as the final session starts.
      Jones celebrates and showboats after a shimmy gets him out of a Tyson assault.
      Tyson closes down the distance before another clinch is broken up.
      Another hug, and another. And the bell.
      Mercy

      ROUND SEVEN
      Jones threatens some southpaw work but is then tied up in a clinch.
      The Florida man drops his hands to tempt Tyson.
      Iron Mike cannot do anything to get it won.

      ROUND SEVEN
      Tyson’s team tell him he is doing “f****** great” in the interval.
      Jones is advised to throw a straight left hand out of a southpaw stance.
      There’s another clinch and then Jones lands a quick combination of three punches.
      Tyson barrells at Jones and pins him in a corner but nothing comes of it.

      Alex TerrellToday, 05:18

      TIME FOR A BREATHER
      Mike Tyson gets a drink in his corner, two rounds to go.

      ROUND SIX
      The ref has to break them up after six seconds and Tyson is warned for a low blow.
      Jones tries a left to the body and a stiff jab but neither make a dent.
      Jones ducks a malicious Tyson hook.
      Then it’s cuddle o’clock again. Yawn

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      Eddie Hearn reveals Anthony Joshua would ‘hate’ him if he exposed the REAL reasons why he lost to Andy Ruiz Jr

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA would “hate” Eddie Hearn if the promoter revealed the real reasons he underperformed in his loss against Andy Ruiz Jr.
      AJ was dropped four times during his first career defeat, which ended in round seven, with mystery surrounding what happened to the Brit star pre and post fight and rumours suggesting the heavyweight was concussed. 

      Anthony Joshua would ‘hate’ Eddie Hearn if the promoter revealed the real reasons he underperformed in his loss against Andy Ruiz Jr

      Hearn admits Joshua had his reasons for coming into the fight sluggish and off his game

      Joshua was forced to deny being dropped in sparring and even refute claims he had a panic attack before the headliner on his US debut in New York.
      But Hearn admits Joshua had his reasons for coming into the fight sluggish and off his game but unlike Deontay Wilder – who blamed his loss to Tyson Fury on his ring costume – those excuses will not be aired.
      Hearn told Sky Sports: “It’s nothing to do with sparring or panic attacks but there are reasons that he wasn’t firing on all cylinders. He will never tell you, and he would hate for me to tell you.
      “He doesn’t want excuses like we’ve seen with Deontay Wilder.

      “When I look back now, knowing what was wrong, I can look at his face and say: ‘You knew you weren’t 100 per cent, didn’t you?’.
      “But all week he was fine, smiling. At no point did anyone say, ‘He doesn’t seem himself’. Looking back now there is something in his eyes that says, ‘I’m not best prepared’.”

      Joshua stayed silent after his setback, but came out triumphant six months later as he enacted revenge on Ruiz in Saudi Arabia to reclaim the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
      But after that career defining win, the 30-year-old hinted that he suffered a health problem before the stunning loss.

      Joshua told BBC Sport: “I had some issue with my health which I was going through for a long time.
      “I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I felt so tired and drained and thought it must be down to training.
      “In the changing room before the fight I got a bucket of ice and was putting my head in it thinking ‘why do I feel so tired?’
      “The responsibilities of being world champion are difficult. All that stuff, feeling so tired, dealing with obligations.
      “Now I have energy, I haven’t missed a session.”

      Joshua admitted to last year requiring an operation as well as treating the mystery ailment that hasn’t affected him since.
      He added: “After my check-ups it showed what the problem was and this is what you have to get sorted.
      “Even in this camp I had an operation done but as I’d started training in June I had no issues.”

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      Dubois vs Joyce LIVE REACTION: Juggernaut targets Usyk, DDD visits HOSPITAL with eye injury – results, latest updates

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      DANIEL DUBOIS was stunned by Joe Joyce as the former Olympian scored a tenth-round stoppage victory in their heavyweight bout.
      DDD was cut over his left eye early in the fight and a stunning jab saw the favourite drop down to take a knee in defeat.

      Follow ALL of the latest reaction below…

      EYE SPY
      Daniel Dubois has reportedly suffered a broken orbital socket and nerve damage to his left eye.
      The Athletic Dynamite was immediately transported to Moorfields Eye Hospital after his crushing defeat to Joe Joyce.
      The report adds that Dubois suffered a broken orbital socket and nerve damage to his left eye.

      ICYMI
      Dillian Whyte laid into heavyweight rival Daniel Dubois for ‘quitting’ against Joe Joyce last night.
      He said on Instagram: “Man’s out here quitting in mid-fight.
      “They were saying they wanna fight me and they were gonna knock me out.
      “One thing with me, no quit, straight warrior. If I’m losing, I’m getting knocked out.
      “Straight warrior, straight warrior. And these cowards wanna mention me.”

      ONE AND DONE
      A UK judge gave Joe Joyce just one round before his stunning 10th round stoppage win over Daniel Dubois.
      The Mirror’s David Anderson said: “Dubois was ahead on two scorecards, one by eight rounds and the other by two. He was behind by two rounds on the third when he quit in the 10th.
      “He’s now gone to the hospital for a scan on his eye.”

      QUIT WHILE YOU’RE AHEAD
      Carl Frampton agreed with Dillian Whyte after sharing his belief that Daniel Dubois ‘quit’ against Joe Joyce.
      The former two-weight world champion, who was ringside for BT Sport, said: “I think that we all like Dubois. He’s a likeable guy. But if it is someone we didn’t like, we would say he quit there.
      “I think he quit there.
      “I have to be brutally honest here. Let’s call a spade a spade, he took a knee from a shot in the eye. His eye was a mess, his eye was closed.
      “But I get dragged out of the ring, I wouldn’t take a knee.
      “I had Dubois a point up at the time of the stoppage, it was a close fight.
      “You have to call it what it is; Dubois quit. But, he is a young kid and he can still come back.”

      BRAWL OVER
      Joe Joyce jabbed Daniel Dubois into submission to walk away with the British, Commonwealth and European belts.
      Dubois’ was counted out in the heavyweight headliner after taking a knee in round ten with his left eye worryingly swollen.
      Dubois, 23, was ahead on two of the three judges’ cards when the fight was stopped, but he was slowly unpicked by a masterful, measured performance as Joyce pulled off the upset.
      Here, SunSport tells the story of the fight.

      REMATCH ON THE CARDS
      Promoter Frank Warren has revealed he is already interested in a rematch between Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce when fans are allowed back in the arena.
      He told BT Sport: “The eye was a massive problem. He couldn’t see out of it. I said it was a battle of the jabs. Whoever has the better jab would control the fight.
      “Joe is strong, smart. Daniel said it was a nerve that shot through his eye and he was done. I couldn’t see what happened. He was obviously in a lot of pain. He clipped him with a jab and that obviously that did something to his eye.
      “Daniel is a young man – of course he’ll carry on. It’s something you’ll learn from.
      “I tell you what would be great is a rematch – and with a crowd there.”

      LEW BEAUTY
      Lennox Lewis has given his reaction to his fellow Brits after Joe Joyce’s win over Daniel Dubois.
      He tweeted: “Congrats to @JoeJoyceBoxing on a big win. The amateur pedigree can make all the difference in the world.
      “@DynamiteDubois hold ur head up and learn from this this. Definitely not the end.”

      DAN IN THE DUMPS
      Daniel Dubois has lifted the lid on his crushing defeat to Joe Joyce.
      Dynamite told BT Sport: “He caught me with a good jab – I couldn’t see out of the eye. It just happens.
      “I couldn’t see out of it – I was trying my best. I’ve been hit harder, but it was where I was positioned and he hit me on the eye.
      “I was thinking of how to break him down. Joe rode his punches well. I was maybe a bit trigger happy. It is what it is, Joe won.”

      JOE WITH THE FLOW
      Joe Joyce has set his sights on a WBO world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
      He told BT Sport: “I’ve taken some big shots before. Daniel has got some power but I’ve felt power like that before. With my experience I’ve learnt to ride them. I felt his power but I was happy to take, but also not to take it.
      “I started looking at the eye and it was starting to swell up. I was trying not to get too close but also not get backed up on the ropes.
      “I’m ready for Usyk.”

      FURY ROAD
      Tyson Fury has also given his reaction to Joe Joyce’s tenth-round knockout over Daniel Dubois.
      He posted an Instagram story which said: “Massive congratulations to my bro Joe Joyce.
      “Brilliant performance, great boxing display.
      “Boxing is a heart sport.”

      WHYTE NOT ALRIGHT
      Dillian Whyte has ripped into Daniel Dubois for ‘qutting’ against Joe Joyce.
      As quoted by talkSPORT, he said: “I ain’t got nothing to say, man. I ain’t got nothing to say. Man’s out here quitting.
      “Man’s out here quitting in mid-fight. S***. Man’s out here quitting mid-fight.
      “They were saying they wanna fight me and they were gonna knock me out.
      “One thing with me, no quit, straight warrior.
      “If I’m losing, I’m getting knocked out. Straight warrior, straight warrior.
      “And these cowards wanna mention [me]. F***ing fish eyes and Daniel Dubois, c***s.”

      LONG ROAD BACK
      Former two-weight world champ David Haye thinks Daniel Dubois might not get a world title shot for a while.
      Speaking after he watched his former fighter Joe Joyce stop Triple D in the tenth round, Haye predicted it would be ‘three or four years’ until the defeated boxer got that shot.
      Joyce, meanwhile, looks set to have a shot at a world title himself – if Anthony Joshua vacates the WBO sxtrap to fight Tyson Fury.
      That would set up Joyce to face Oleksandr Usyk.

      DUBOIS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
      Daniel Dubois has been taken to hospital. He’ll undergo standard neurological tests before moving on to see an eye specialist at Moorfields.
      Suspected broken orbital bone and nerve damage for Dubois, who took a beating tonight.

      SCORECARDS
      Somehow… one judge had Dubois up by EIGHT on one scorecard. Another had DDD up by two.
      And the other had Joyce winning by three.
      Controversial, to say the least.

      QUITTER?
      Carl Frampton and David Haye think Daniel Dubois quit tonight. What about you?

      JOYCE CALLS OUT USYK!
      Joe Joyce immediately got on the mix to call out Oleksandr Usyk, who is mandatory for the WBO heavyweight title mandatory challenger.
      AJ or Usyk for Joyce next year?

      CELEBRATION TIME
      What a celebration from Joyce!

      DUBOIS AND JOYCE SPEAK
      “I’ve been hit hard, but the position on the eye… I’m tough, I’ll come again,” says Dubois.
      “He rode the punches well, I was a bit trigger-happy, I need to be smarter and place my shots a bit better.
      “I took some big shots, respect to Daniel, he’s got power, he’s hungry and young and he’ll come again,” Joyce says.
      “I felt his power and I was happy to take it… but I preferred to not take it.
      “I started looking at the eye and it was selling up, I was moving away from his right hand, trying not to get backed up.”

      WINNER!
      What a performance from the Juggernaut.

      JOYCE BEATS DUBOIS!
      That was an utterly sensational performance from Joe Joyce.
      He jabbed, jabbed and jabbed some more until Dubois had enough. Cracking stuff.

      JOYCE BEATS DUBOIS
      Round 10
      Dubois’ left eye is completely closed and he goes down off a jab and decides to stay down!
      He’s has enough! He clearly couldn’t see and Joyce has picked up an absolutely huge win!
      WOW!

      JOE JOYCE STOPS DANIEL DUBOIS!!!!!!!!

      DUBOIS GOES DOWN!!!!!!!

      DUBOIS VS JOYCE
      Round 9
      Good round for Joyce but DDD with the more eye-catching moments throughout this fight so far.
      It really is up about how the judges will be interpreting the action. Joyce stabbing the jab over and over, turning Dubois’ left eye blue, or the Peacock fighter’s big bursts of energy.
      Joyce still bopping around, looking like he could do this all day. Dubois looks a little more laboured, but you get the sense a big shot can come from nowhere.
      Great fight!

      DUBOIS VS JOYCE
      Round 8
      Dubois told by his trainer Martin Bowers: “You’ve worked too hard for this!” So DDD gets off his seat and goes to war again.
      But his eye is really looking pretty messed up… and Joyce continues to jab at it. Short right hand from Joyce gets through this time.
      DDD still in there, probing and coming forward, however, before the referee tells him off for a low blow.
      Joyce continuing to plug away before DDD attempts a huge right hand and just misses.

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