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      Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard to fight on boxing legend’s next undercard against MMA star who weighs FIVE STONE less

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S bodyguard is set to fight on the boxing legend’s next undercard. Mayweather returns to the ring in Japan on September 25 against MMA star Mikuru Asakura.
      Ray ‘Jizzy Mack’ Sadeghi pictured with Floyd Mayweather
      Koji ‘Kouzi’ Tanaka is set to face Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard
      But a shock addition has seen his security man Ray “Jizzy Mack” Sadeghi added to the undercard.
      Sadeghi is set to face Koji “Kouzi” Tanaka in an open-weight stand-up bout.
      Tanaka called for the fight after Sadeghi pushed Asakura during a stare down with Mayweather to promote their exhibition.
      And RIZIN, who are promoting the event at the Saitama Super Arena, confirmed the striking match has been set.
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      That is despite Sadeghi usually weighing over 14 stone, while Kouzi campaigns at 9st 9lb, meaning he is giving away almost FIVE STONE.
      Mayweather, 45, has boxed in three exhibitions since retiring in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 34.
      They came against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, and ex-sparring partner Don Moore.
      His three-round bout with Asakura, 29, will be Mayweather’s latest cameo in the ring.
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      But he is already in talks to fight YouTuber Deji, 25, in Dubai on November 13.
      Deji is the brother of social media sensation, rapper and boxer KSI.
      And after three straight losses in the ring, the British celebrity secured his first win in August, beating online rival Fousey, 32.
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      Floyd Mayweather vs Deji undercard to feature Love Island winner, Nigel Benn’s son and Jake Paul sparring partner

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S rumoured exhibition bout against YouTuber Deji is set to feature a host of stars from the celebrity and fight world. The American legend is in shock talks to face Deji, whose brother KSI is a social media sensation, rapper and crossover boxer.
      Floyd Mayweather is in talks to fight YouTuber DejiCredit: Showtime
      KSI pictured with younger brother DejiCredit: @comedygamer
      Mayweather is in discussions to fight Deji in Dubai on November 13 with a star-studded undercard being put in place.
      According to The Mirror, Love Island winner Jack Fincham has been approached to make his long-anticipated boxing debut.
      Fincham, 31, competed as an amateur and after his stint in the hit ITV series, he was due to lace up the gloves again.
      But his 2020 debut was cancelled following a nose injury and although Fincham continued training, a rescheduled fight date was never announced.
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      Elsewhere, Nigel Benn’s 25-year-old son Harley, who is 9-1, could face Anthony Taylor, 33, commonly known as Jake Paul’s sparring partner.
      It is added that Paul Daley, 39, who announced his MMA retirement in May, has also been contacted.
      Deji, 25, went on a run of three losses in the ring but secured his first win in August, beating online rival Fousey, 32.
      And it has somehow enticed Mayweather, 45, to pick the former gamer as his next exhibition opponent.
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      The 50-0 unbeaten icon officially retired in August 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 34, in ten Las Vegas rounds.
      But he has returned to the ring in three exhibitions since and faces MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, 29, on September 25 in Japan.
      He first came back to the ring in Tokyo in 2018, beating featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 24, in one farcical round.
      Then in June 2021 he went the eight-round distance with YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, giving away TWO STONE in doing so.
      And most recently, Mayweather dominated former sparring partner Don Moore in Abu Dhabi.
      It was the first fight under his Global Titans Fight Series with Deji expected to be the second opponent under his new banner.
      Love Island winner Jack Fincham is in talks to make his professional boxing debut
      Nigel Benn with his sons Harley and Conor
      Jake Paul pictured with sparring partner Anthony TaylorCredit: Instagram @anthony_prettyboy
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      Jake Paul vows to ‘respectfully’ knock out Anderson Silva and says fight with UFC legend will not go past five rounds

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      JAKE PAUL has vowed to “respectfully” knock out Anderson Silva next month.The YouTuber turned boxer will look to stretch his unbeaten record in the ring to 6-0 after the ex-UFC star was granted a boxing licence.
      Jake Paul has vowed to respectfully knock out Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      The clash between the much-maligned star and the 48-year-old Brazilian will take place in Phoenix, Arizona on October 29.
      Paul, 25, was originally due to return on August 6 until suffering two fight cancellations.
      The American was twice set to fight Tommy Fury, 23, until the Brit pulled out after suffering an injured rib and due to US visa issues.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, had signed to replace Fury but a weight disagreement with Paul saw their bout cancelled.
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      Paul last fought in December, knocking out Fury’s substitute Tyron Woodley, 40, who he had already beaten on points four months earlier.
      That added to KOs over online rival AnEsonGib, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 38, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 38.
      Meanwhile Silva was released by the UFC in 2020 following five losses in six bouts, three of which were on the spin.
      But he has made a successful transition to boxing, having already had a 1-1 record in the ring.
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      Silva beat former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in June 2021 then knocked out ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz, 47, in September and he will now become Paul’s first opponent with a recognised boxing record.
      The Problem Child admitted at a press conference to promote the fight last night that he grew up idolising Silva.
      He even posed for pictures with his brother Logan and Silva, and one with his upcoming opponent’s mother.
      But he still insists that the bout will not last longer than five rounds as he is going to “respectfully” knock out his idol.
      He said: “Anderson Silva is the nicest guy in the world and we love him. If my opponent is a d***head, I’m gonna treat him like a d***head and beat his f***ing ass, and I think people have seen that side of me. But I respect this man.
      “I’m still gonna knock him out, but respectfully knock him out. It won’t go more than five.” More

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      Floyd Mayweather reveals he didn’t KO Conor McGregor early to make sure mega-money rematch happens

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER insists he decided against knocking out Conor McGregor early so the pair could have a money-spinning rematch.The 45-year-old American came out of retirement to beat the UFC star in ten rounds in 2017 before hanging up his gloves again.
      Floyd Mayweather claims he avoided beating Conor McGregor earlyCredit: AFP or licensors
      McGregor started well, winning some of the opening rounds before the exhausted ring novice was picked apart by Mayweather, who barely shed a sweat until the finish.
      Mayweather – who claimed he only did push ups and sit ups as training for the fight – is adamant he could have ended the bout whenever he pleased.
      But with the possibility of a lucrative rematch taking place afterwards, the multi-millionaire decided to keep the fight competitive.
      He told Drink Champs: “I took it serious, but I wanted to have some fun in the fight and I wanted to entertain the people.
      “You have to give the people a show, so I gave the people a show.
      “If I wanted to go out there and f*** him up and blaze him right out the gate, I could’ve did that. But my thing is this, if I would’ve did that, then it wouldn’t be probably a part two.”
      After Mayweather’s Las Vegas win, he returned a year later in an exhibition bout against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.

      He is now set to return to Japan later this month to fight MMA fighter Mikaru Asakura.
      He told FightHype: “I got three more exhibitions this year [2022], could be one fight and two exhibitions.
      “But guess what, you better know it’s at least and this is the lowest I’m talking about $200million.”
      Mayweather looks to be taking the test seriously and is already in fight camp.
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      Jake Paul moving down in weight to secure big fights with the likes of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz ahead of return

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      JAKE PAUL is moving down in weight to start a path to the light-heavyweight division and future super-fights. The YouTuber-turned prizefighter has so far campaigned around 190lb in his 5-0 career.
      Jake Paul ahead of his boxing returnCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Conor McGregor has been called out by Jake Paul in the pastCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Nate Diaz has left the UFC amid plans of a boxing switchCredit: Getty
      But his return bout against Anderson Silva on October 29 in Arizona will be at a 187lb catchweight.
      Paul has plans to transition into the 175lb light-heavyweight division, where he previously revealed lofty plans of winning a world title.
      Meanwhile Conor McGregor, 34, and Nate Diaz, 37, have both fought at 170lb in their UFC careers.
      Paul, 25, told Showtime: “I’m just starting to go down in weight in my boxing career.
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      “I’ll probably end up at light-heavyweight, at 175. And that’s where I should be.
      “I hadn’t really cut that much weight for my other fights, so I’m just getting to a lighter weight where I’m gonna feel at my best.
      “And taking on different competition at that weight class. As soon as I said I was going down to 185, that’s when Tommy Fury said, ‘Oh, I’ll fight you now’.
      “I think he was scared to fight me at a little bit of a heavier of weight, so I’ll be able to get different level of competition.
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      “Nate Diaz is down a in a lower weight class, Conor McGregor is in a lower weight class. So it just makes sense for me to come down.”
      Paul beat online rival “AnEsonGib”, 26, and ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38, in his first two professional bouts in 2020.
      And a year later, he beat ex-UFC pair Ben Askren, 38, and Tyron Woodley, 40, knocking out the former UFC champion in their rematch.
      But following pullouts from Tommy Fury, 23, and Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, he was still left without facing a recognised boxer.
      UFC icon Silva, 47, will go some way to changing that, having had four wins and only one loss in the ring.
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      Jake Paul wants $5MILLION bet with ‘bitch’ Dana White after UFC boss said YouTuber would NEVER fight Anderson Silva

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      JAKE PAUL has called for a $5MILLION bet with Dana White after the UFC president claimed he would never fight Anderson Silva. The American is set to make his boxing return on October 29 in Arizona against Silva, a bout White once predicted would not happen.
      Jake Paul has called for a $5m bet with Dana White on his fight with Anderson SilvaCredit: AP
      Dana White said Jake Paul would never fight Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      So now the YouTuber-turned boxer is ready to put his money where his mouth is with an eye-watering wager.
      Paul said: “No one thought I’d take this fight, even Dana White did not think I would take this fight.
      “And Dana, I know you’re watching, bro, you still owe me a million dollars from when you bet against me on Ben Askren.
      “I want you to come out of hiding, stop being a bitch and make a bet against me and Anderson, and actually pay up this time.
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      “Because you didn’t think that I would take this fight. So let’s make a bet, let’s put one mil, two mil, five mil on it.
      “But I bet you won’t Dana, because you’re a bitch.”
      Paul, 25, made his pro debut in 2020, beating online rival “AnEsonGib”, 26, in one round before knocking out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38.
      He then KO’d retired UFC welterweight Askren, 38, in a fight he told Mike Tyson he would bet $1m on Paul losing.
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      Since then, the prizefighter has twice beaten ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 40, firstly on points and then by KO.
      During that period, Tommy Fury, 23, has twice pulled out of facing Paul, firstly for a rib injury and then a US visa issue.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, a 13-1 heavyweight, signed to replace Fury in August until a weight disagreement cancelled their bout.
      So he will return against UFC legend Silva, 47, who also holds a 5-1 record in the ring and beat ex-champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in 2021.
      Paul said: “This is it. This is a make-or-break moment.
      “I know that I have someone who just beat a former world champion boxer in front of me.
      “I don’t take him lightly at all. He’s the GOAT of striking, he’s the GOAT of MMA.”
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      Nate Diaz to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva with ex-UFC star linked with boxing match against YouTuber

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      NATE DIAZ is set to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva amid talks of a boxing match of his own against the YouTube star. Diaz is now free to cross over to the ring after completing the final bout on his UFC deal.
      Nate Diaz is set to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul is set to return against UFC legend Anderson Silva on October 29Credit: Getty
      In the months leading up to his farewell fight in the octagon, Paul has teased future talks with Diaz.
      The American, 25, returns against UFC legend Silva, 47, in Arizona on October 29, his sixth professional bout.
      And Diaz’s training partner Chris Avila, 29, is set to feature on the undercard, meaning the MMA veteran will be in attendance.
      Diaz said: “Yo, Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, let me get some tickets ringside.
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      “My boy Chris Avila is fighting on that card, so yeah I for sure will be there.”
      Diaz, 37, was due to fight Khamzat Chimaev, 28, in his final UFC bout.
      But Chechen-born Swede Chimaev was overweight on the scales, meaning Tony Ferguson, 38, filled in as a replacement.
      Diaz went on to submit Ferguson in round four and is already eyeing a boxing switch.
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      He said: “I want to get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these fighters how to take over and own up another sport how you’re supposed to do it because Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it.
      “None of these other fighters know how to do it. So I’m going to go out there and I’m going take over another profession and become the best at that.
      “Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf**** UFC title. The best title in the world.”
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      ‘I got your autograph’ – Jake Paul’s fanboy tweet to UFC icon Anderson Silva from ten years ago resurfaces ahead of bout

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      ANDERSON SILVA has gone from idol to rival for Jake Paul – in a fight ten years in the making. The UFC legend is set to face Paul on October 29 in Arinoza in what will be the YouTuber-turned boxer’s toughest test.
      Anderson Silva is set to fight Jake Paul on October 29Credit: Getty
      Jake Paul once idolised Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty

      But the American is full of respect for Silva, having idolised him since he was a teenager.
      In a resurfaced tweet from 2012, Paul tweeted the Brazilian: “do u remember coming to Ohio at Quaker steak and lube ?
      “I got your autograph haha ur the man I’ll never forget that stuff !!”
      Paul, 25, is in training for his sixth professional bout, which had been scheduled for August 6 until chaos ensued.
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      Tommy Fury, 23, pulled out for a second time, having first suffered an injured rib in training before then running into US visa issues.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, had signed to replace Fury but a weight disagreement with Paul saw their bout cancelled.
      Paul last fought in December, knocking out Fury’s substitute Tyron Woodley, 40, who he had already beaten on points four months earlier.
      That added to KOs over online rival “AnEsonGib”, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 38, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 38.

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      Silva, 47, was released by the UFC in 2020 following five losses in six bouts, three of which were on the spin.
      But he has made a successful transition to boxing, having already had a 1-1 record in the ring.
      Silva beat former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in June 2021 then knocked out ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz, 47, in September.
      He will become Paul’s first opponent with a recognised boxing record.
      Julio Cesar Chavez Jr lost to Anderson Silva in 2021Credit: EPA More