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      Jake Paul claims he has ‘matured’ since ‘reckless’ attack on UFC star Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee Devlin

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      JAKE PAUL insists he no longer needs to make crass personal insults to get under the skin of potential opponents.No line was too far for the YouTuber-turned-boxer to cross when he first burst onto the combat sports scene in 2020.
      Jake Paul wasn’t afraid to cross any lines when he first burst onto the combat sceneCredit: INSTAGRAM@JAKEPAUL
      The YouTuber made crass comments about Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee DevlinCredit: INSTAGRAN@THENOTORIOUSMMA
      Paul insists he’s matured and no longer needs to make such personal tauntsCredit: PA
      His sick taunts of Conor McGregor’s fiancee, Dee Devlin, two years ago epitomised his willingness to leave no subject untouched – which, in hindsight, he puts down to immaturity.
      The Problem Child told SunSport last weekend: “It’s definitely a case-by-case basis.
      “I am older now – when I was talking s**t to Conor I was like 23 so I was a little bit more reckless.
      “I’ve definitely matured to 26 years old now.
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      “So I don’t feel the need to go to those places.”
      Paul, however, won’t pull his punches if he’s goaded into a personal war of words.
      The 26-year-old continued: “But if it goes there, it’ll go there.
      “But I’m not going to purposely be ruthless like that.
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      “And I think before my words were bigger than my actions.
      “And now my actions are bigger than my words and I like that balance better.”
      Paul is just weeks away from a grudge match with fellow social media star Tommy Fury, who he’ll meet in a Saudi showdown on February 26.
      And the former Disney star is brimming with confidence ahead of his first clash with a professional boxer.
      Following their fiery face-off last weekend, the American said of Fury: “He’s going to get knocked out by a Disney star, plain and simple, that’s it.
      Jake Paul will clash with Tommy Fury in a Saudi showdown next monthCredit: GETTY
      “You’ll see, you’ll see who the real professional boxer is.
      “All these critics, all these people saying, ‘Fight a real boxer.’
      “Here we go.
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      “Tommy has so much to lose, his family is going to disown him when I knock him the f*** out, plain and simple, that’s it.
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      Jake Paul reveals weight and number of rounds for Tommy Fury fight and has ex-UFC star on standby in case Brit pulls out

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      JAKE PAUL revealed the full conditions for his fight with Tommy Fury – and confirmed he has a backup opponent on standby. The pair of celebrity boxing rivals have announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury faced off for the first time in London on Saturday nightCredit: Getty
      And Paul, 26, travelled to London to square up to Fury, 23, before Anthony Yarde’s light-heavyweight title loss to Artur Beterbiev.
      Afterwards, the American addressed the media and confirmed they will fight over eight scheduled rounds.
      Paul has twice gone that distance, in points wins over ex-UFC champions Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva.
      But Fury has only ever seen the six-round mark, in his last professional victory in April against Daniel Bocianski.
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      The two will meet in a 185lb catchweight bout, which is 2lb lighter than Paul’s last fight, against Silva.
      Fury was 181.4lb in November when he was set to face Paul Bamba, who then withdrew amid a weight disagreement.
      Paul confirmed there is a financial penalty in place should either be over the limit in the Middle East.
      He said: “There is penalties for not making weight. But Tommy’s light.
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      “I’m going to make weight, I’m a f***** professional, so I’ll be right on weight.
      “Tommy’s a little bit lighter, he’s probably like 190 right now. So he’s probably only cutting like 5lbs.”
      Paul also revealed he has a rematch clause in his contract, guaranteeing him a second fight if he loses, something Fury does not have.
      Fury has twice pulled out of fighting Paul, with a rib injury in December 2021 and then a US visa issue last August.
      The travel woe still persists today and as a result has brought the duo over to the Saudi desert.
      Paul remains sceptical on whether his rival will truly make it to the first bell but has come prepared in case lightening strikes for the third time.

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      He said: “We have Mike Perry on standby. Let’s go Mike Perry. He’s ready to jump in if Tommy pulls out.”
      Ex-UFC welterweight-turned bare-knuckle boxer Perry, 31, was considered as an alternative if Paul could not agree terms with Fury.
      And the YouTuber-turned pay-per-view prizefighter voiced his concerns over whether the fight will finally happen or not.
      Paul said: “A part of me definitely still doubts and it’s scary and it’s annoying and him not showing up to the face to face we were supposed to do right now, it sucks.
      “The kid’s not necessarily reliable but the money’s good man, for him.
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      “So, he would just be so dumb and I think he’s probably just tired of Molly making all the money in the relationship.
      “He’s got a kid now so he needs to help pay for some diapers.”
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury stare each other downCredit: PA More

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      ‘It’s been long enough’ – Tyson Fury called out by Francis Ngannou as ex-UFC champion says ‘we all need this fight’

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has called out Tyson Fury and said it is time to stop the talking. Ngannou is a free agent after leaving the UFC and has set his sights on a lucrative move to boxing.
      Francis Ngannou called out Tyson Fury and said it is time to stop the talkingCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury challenged the Francis Ngannou to a a hybrid boutCredit: Getty
      Fury challenged the Cameroonian to a hybrid bout, in the cage with 4oz gloves on but under boxing rules.
      And Ngannou, 36, is ready to accept, insisting the time is right to pit the heavyweight stars against each other.
      He told Canal Afrique: “The next step could be that but, once again, everything has to be finalised.
      “Let me remind you that Tyson Fury and I have been warming up on social media for more than two years.
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      “Obviously we all need this fight. It’s been long enough. Hopefully we have the possibility of dotting the i’s.”
      Fury, 34, is currently in talks over the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed title decider with Oleksandr Usyk.
      But he warned attention will turn to a blockbuster crossover fight with Ngannou if terms for the historic unification are not met.
      Fury said to Seconds Out: “Francis Ngannou, I know you’re out of contract with the UFC. You want to earn some big boy money?
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      “Come see the Gypsy King and let’s do a big, big fight for the baddest MF on the planet.
      “Let’s kick it up spicy, in a cage, four-ounce gloves under Queensbury [rules] and let’s have a badass referee like Iron Mike Tyson.
      “Did I just sell that to the world? If the contract doesn’t get signed with Usyk next for the fight of the century in boxing then we’ll do the Ngannou fight.”
      Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at WembleyCredit: BT SPORTS More

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      Watch Jake Paul training for Tommy Fury fight as YouTuber says rival will ‘hate the sport of boxing’ after grudge match

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      JAKE PAUL gave fans a glimpse into his training camp to fight Tommy Fury – and claimed he will make his rival “hate the sport of boxing”. The celebrity prizefighting pair have finally announced the latest rescheduling of their anticipated grudge match.
      Jake Paul gave fans a glimpse into his training camp to fight Tommy FuryCredit: @betr
      They will put unbeaten records, bragging rights and family reputation on the line on Sunday, February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Paul, 26, is in London to officially face off with Fury, 23, for the first time, having flown in from Dubai where he was in camp.
      And his betting company Betr, gave fans a look into some of the American’s training while out in the Middle East.
      Paul was filmed shadow boxing, working on his jab and feints while also doing a balancing drill on a board.

      The pair’s latest fight announcement marks the third time the two will attempt to settle their score in the ring.
      Fury was forced to pull out in December 2021 due to a rib injury and then last August amid a US visa issue.
      But he hopes it really is third time lucky as he vowed to bury Paul’s boxing career in the desert.
      He said: “Jake Paul’s boxing career ends on February 26th and I can finally move on with mine.
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      “Every time I go out right now, everybody asks me about the Jake Paul fight.
      “After this fight is done, everybody will be asking me how it felt to knock Jake Paul out.”
      But with Fury’s brother Tyson, 34, and dad John vowing to RETIRE him if he loses, the pressure is on.
      And Paul upped the ante by saying: “I think he’s going to hate the sport of boxing after I’m done with him.”
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      Logan Paul WOULD beat Mike Tyson as Baddest Man on the Planet is ‘smoking a lot and not a sportsman’, says Beterbiev

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      LOGAN PAUL has been tipped to beat Mike Tyson by boxing champion Artur Beterbiev. Tyson, 56, in 2020 made a shock comeback in an exhibition bout against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, 54.
      Logan Paul has been tipped to beat Mike Tyson by boxing champion Artur BeterbievCredit: Reuters
      Mike Tyson made a boxing comeback in 2020
      And it opened the door to the possibility of future spectacle fights, with the likes of Logan and Jake Paul among those interested.
      After Logan, 27, took American icon Floyd Mayweather, 45, the eight-round distance in their exhibition in 2021, he backed himself to beat Tyson.
      And even the sport’s only champion with a 100 per cent knockout, who fights Anthony Yarde on Saturday, ratio agrees.
      Beterbiev, 38, told SunSport: “I think Logan Paul can beat Mike Tyson of today because Mike Tyson is an old guy now.
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      “Mike Tyson is smoking a lot today he’s not a sportsman anymore. He’s not a fighter anymore. 
      “Of course Mike Tyson has a big name still but he’s not the same Mike Tyson when he was great back in the days.
      “In his peak he was a monster but now he’s an old guy now. Against Roy Jones Jr, they did a good show but it was just an exhibition of 4 rounds but not a real fight.
      “It was just for show and not really a real boxing ‘fight’. If Mike Tyson and Logan Paul do fight, I think it still will be a show not a good fight, like I said Mike Tyson is an old guy now.
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      “And he can’t fight anymore like the young fighters. Even though Logan Paul is not a boxer but he’s young and he has good health and good cardio.”
      Logan had two fights against YouTube rival-turned now business partner KSI, 29, drawing the first and losing the rematch.
      But a knee injury has ruled him out of a boxing return for the first time since his exhibition with Mayweather.
      His brother Jake, 25, meanwhile is 6-0 as a boxer, having beaten stars of the MMA world in the process.
      But he boldly claimed he would rather fight Beterbiev to Dmitry Bivol, 31, who beat Canelo Alvarez, 32, last year.
      Beterbiev responded: “Tell him to call me, call my promoter.
      “I’m ready to fight him I think it’s an easy fight for me. Do you think it’s a tough fight for me?
      “If I’m a real boxing champion I need to beat guys like Jake Paul in the first round, you know.
      “But maybe something can happen but if I’m a real champion then I should be able to beat this guy in the first round. He just talks.
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      “If he offers me a fight I will give him an answer very fast, within seconds.
      “Jake Paul fought and beat Anderson Silva – who in the UFC did a good job – but boxing is different, it’s not the same.”
      Artur Beterbiev is boxing’s only champion with a 100% KO ratioCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
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      Tommy Fury promises to end Jake Paul’s career as American drops pregnancy bombshell and vows to force him to change name

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      JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury have wasted no time in kicking off the war of words before their rescheduled grudge fight. The celebrity rivals have announced they will finally settle their score in the ring on Sunday, February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul faces Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Caitlin O’Hara/SHOWTIME
      Tommy Fury has signed to fight Tommy Fury for the third timeCredit: Global Titans
      Paul, 26, comes into the bout with a 6-0 record but faces his first opponent with recognised professional boxing experience.
      And Fury, 23, has vowed to be the first and last by promising to bury the American’s prizefighting career in the desert.
      He said: “Jake Paul’s boxing career ends on February 26th and I can finally move on with mine.
      “Every time I go out right now, everybody asks me about the Jake Paul fight.
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      “After this fight is done, everybody will be asking me how it felt to knock Jake Paul out.
      “The world is about to see what happens when a proper boxer faces a YouTuber.
      “I am a professional boxer, I have had eight undefeated bouts, soon to be nine.
      “Jake Paul will regret ever thinking he could take me on. I will put him in his place, the canvas.”
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      Fury gets a third crack at the cherry, having pulled out in December 2021 due to a rib injury and then last August amid a US visa issue.
      And Paul claimed there is “no excuses now” as he appeared to suggest Fury’s girlfriend Molly-Mae has given birth.
      He posted online: “After multiple failed attempts to get Tommy Fury in the ring, the moment of truth has finally arrived.
      “Fumbles has no excuses now. Baby is born. Money is massive. Immigration is not an issue.”
      Fury’s champion brother Tyson, 34, insisted the 2019 Love Islander can “stay in Saudi Arabia” if he fails “chin” Paul.
      And last year he even threatened to change his younger sibling’s name if he does not emerge victorious.

      Tyson said: “If Tommy can’t splatter Jake Paul, I’ll retire him from boxing myself. If he can’t beat Jake Paul, forget about boxing.
      “Because he’s got ambitions of being a world champion, never mind beating some YouTube guy.
      “But it’s a great fight for the social media world and for all the kids out there who support them both.
      “It’s a great fight to watch, it’s a spectacle. But Tommy – his name’s Fury. If he can’t beat Jake Paul, I’ll have to change his name.”
      Paul is set to go face to face with Fury for the first time on Saturday before Anthony Yarde, 31, fights Artur Beterbiev, 38.
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      And he said: “Tyson Fury has promised he and Papa John will make Tommy retire from boxing and change his last name forever if he can’t beat the YouTuber.
      “Saturday (tomorrow) I’m coming to London to look at all three Fury’s in the eye and shake on that promise.”
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      Tyson Fury’s mixed-rules fight against Francis Ngannou with 4oz gloves in the cage ‘evens it up a lot’, says UFC star

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has been given a glimmer of hope against Tyson Fury – if they agree to an unprecedented mixed-rules bout. Fury has called to fight Ngannou in a hybrid bout, in the cage with 4oz gloves on but under boxing rules.
      UFC middleweight Darren Till pictured with Tyson Fury
      Francis Ngannou has left the UFCCredit: Getty
      And UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall believes it help level the playing field slightly.
      He told talkSPORT: “Punching with boxing gloves and MMA gloves is completely different.
      “The boxers are very used to the rings, obviously, because that’s all they’ve fought in, and the cage is completely different.
      “You can’t ride punches as well in a cage as you can in a ring. I mean, there’s no leaning back over the top rope in a cage, if you start leaning back you’re going to get knocked out.
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      “It definitely evens it up a lot. I don’t know what they are trying to do with the rounds. If they do three five-minute rounds that will suit Ngannou as well.
      “It definitely evens it up more than fighting in a ring with boxing gloves on.”
      Ngannou, 36, is now a free agent having walked out on the UFC after failing to agree a new contract, which saw him stripped of the title.
      But it now paves the way for the Cameroonian to realise his long-standing dream of a career in boxing.
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      Fury, 34, is currently in talks for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed title decider with Oleksandr Usyk, 36.
      But he warned attention will turn to a blockbuster crossover fight with Ngannou if terms for the historic unification are not met.
      Despite Ngannou’s devastating punch power – which is equal to being hit with a sledgehammer – Aspinall remains realistic on his chances against boxing’s best.
      He said: “I think they are good fights for PR and money and stuff.
      “I mean, everyone has got a chance, especially with heavyweights, but I think it’s a very, very slim chance.
      “[It’s tough] when you’re boxing someone who is a specialist in just boxing, us as MMA fighters, boxing is just a small part of our game really.
      “It is definitely a part of the game, but pure boxing is different, it’s a whole other sport on its own
      “I definitely think it’ll be great for his career and he definitely has a chance of winning but I don’t think the chance is very big to be honest.”
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      Floyd Mayweather was in exhibition fight talks with Salt Papi and King Kenny but YouTube stars ‘couldn’t agree to terms’

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER was in talks for an exhibition fight with either Salt Papi or King Kenny – but neither YouTuber could agree terms. Mayweather, 45, announced he will make his UK boxing debut on February 25 at the O2 Arena.
      Floyd Mayweather was in talks for an exhibition fight with either Salt Papi and King KennyCredit: Getty
      Crossover boxing star Salt PapiCredit: Getty
      YouTuber-turned boxer King KennyCredit: Misfits Boxing
      Initially Liam Harrison, 37, was named as the opponent but the Muay Thai legend never officially signed and had to pull out amid a knee injury.
      So Mayweather’s team scrambled to find a replacement and according to Happy Punch promotion, Salt Papi, 28, and Kenny, 25, were considered.
      But the crossover boxing banner, who represent Salt Papi, revealed they “couldn’t agree to terms”.
      Geordie Shore’s Aaron Chalmers, who has a 1-0 professional boxing record and left MMA at 5-2, was later announced as Mayweather’s opponent.
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      It will be the boxing icon’s sixth exhibition since officially retiring in 2017 following victory over ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 34.
      Mayweather’s last was in November, beating YouTuber Deji, 26, who is also the brother to KSI, 29, in six rounds in Dubai.
      Chalmers negotiated the spectacle bout on his own and after a few agonising days of waiting, the shock fight was announced.
      But he revealed it came after having to beat off competition from others trying to convince Mayweather to look elswhere.
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      Chalmers told iD Boxing: “The first phone call was Thursday, I had the contract by Saturday.
      “So it was a quick, quick turnaround, no messing around. Even at the last minute, people were trying to hijack it, ‘Ah, fight this YouTuber, fight that YouTuber.’
      “But the man was a man of his word and went, ‘Nope, Aaron’s got the fight’.”
      Aaron Chalmers is 1-0 as a boxer and 5-2 in MMACredit: Alamy Live News More