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      Premier League owners 2022-23 – who are the richest?

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      NEWCASTLE UNITED’S Saudi supremos are the Premier League’s richest owners since completing their sensational takeover.The £300million deal with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund fired the Toon to the top of the wealthy charts but who else is on the billionaire list?
      Yasir Al-Rumayyan, a close associate of Mohammed bin Salman, will has new chairman – with his powerful friend also backing the Magpies’ takeover.
      Following the deal’s completion, the Saudi consortium will own 80 per cent of the club – with Amanda Staveley and the Reuben brothers evenly splitting the remaining 20 per cent.
      While some fans question the ethics of Saudi ownership, others are simply excited at having owners worth more than TEN TIMES Manchester City’s Sheikh Mansour.
      In figures obtained by Marca and the Mirror on the Premier League’s, SunSport takes a closer look at the rich list.
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      1) Newcastle United – Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund – £320billion
      After 13 years of Mike Ashley at the helm, Newcastle are essentially now owned by the Saudi Arabian state.
      The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund invests on behalf of the country’s government.
      Chaired by the controversial Mohammed bin Salman, and governed by Al-Rumayyan – the St James’ Park outfit are run by some of the world’s most powerful people.
      But while the prospect of big-spending may be exciting, some supporters will feel uncomfortable about the country’s appalling human rights record.
      Newcastle are supported by Mohammed bin SalmanCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      2) Manchester City – Sheikh Mansour – £22.9billion
      Sheikh Mansour bought City in September 2008, immediately transforming them into a global powerhouse.
      Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and comes from the royal family of Abu Dhabi.
      The 51-year-old has since also acquired New York City FC, Melbourne City FC and Yokohama F. Marinos, among others, via the City Group.
      Day-to-day running of the club is delegated to trusted lieutenant Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
      Like Newcastle’s Saudi owners, Mansour’s City ownership has been accused of being a blatant attempt at “sportswashing” by many human rights groups.
      Mansour’s billions have transformed Manchester CityCredit: Reuters
      3) Chelsea – Todd Boehly – £10.9billion
      Former Chelsea Russian owner Roman Abramovich handed over the £4.2 billion keys over to wealthy American Todd Boehly this year after owning the North West outfit since 2003.
      The Billionaire capitalised on Abramovich being forced to sell Chelsea following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
      Alongside being the Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and controlling member of Elridge Industries – a private investment firm located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
      Boehly is also the current interim CEO of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as of October 2021 and owns 20 per cent of the Los Angeles Dodgers alongside co-owner of the Los Angeles Sparks which all contributes to his valued net worth of £4.72 billion.
      Todd Boehly is now the new owner of Chelsea football club
      4) Arsenal – Stan Kroenke – £6.8billion
      The Gunners are just one of a global network of sports teams owned by American Stan Kroenke, including the LA Rams, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids.
      The 75-year-old married Ann Walton, an heiress of the US supermarket Walmart, in 1974 – and nine years later founded a real estate development group.
      The Kroenke Group specialise in shopping centres and apartment buildings – with many situated near existing Walmart locations.
      Kroenke first bought shares in the North Londoners in 2008, before increasing his stake to around 62 per cent in 2011.
      Kroenke married Walmart heiress Ann Walton in 1974Credit: AFP – Getty
      5) Fulham – Shahid Khan – £5.8billion
      The 72-year-old is also the owner of NFL side Jacksonville Jaguars.
      And he is the co-owner of wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling along with his son Tony.
      Shahid bought auto parts supplier Flex-N-Gate from his former employer in 1980.
      The company now has 69 plants worldwide and over 26,000 employees.
      Fulham owner Shahid Khan also own National League Football side Jacksonville JaguarsCredit: Alamy Live News
      6) Wolves – Guo Guangchang – £5.2billion
      Guangchang, from the Eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, has been chairman of the Fosun Group since 1994.
      The conglomerate are based in Shanghai and Hong Kong – and initially worked in market research.
      After expanding into the healthcare and real estate industries, Fosun became one of the biggest investment firms in the world.
      They bought Wolves from previous owner Steve Morgan in 2016 for around £45million – quickly transforming them from Championship mediocrity to European competition.
      Guo Guangchang is head of Fosun InternationalCredit: PA:Press Association
      7) Aston Villa – Nassef Sawiris – £5billion
      With Villa in the financial mire following their 2018 play-off final defeat to Fulham under the ownership of Tony Xia, Sawiris stepped in to save the day, buying a 55 per cent controlling stake in the club in July that year.
      At 59, Nassef is the youngest of Egyptian billionaire Onsi Sawiris’ three sons.
      Onsi founded the Orascom conglomerate, with Nassef joining the business in 1982, becoming CEO in 1998.
      Sawiris also owns a stake in Adidas.
      Nassef Sawiris (left) bought the Villans from former owner Tony XiaCredit: Aston Villa
      8) Leicester City – Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha – £4.6billion
      Aiyawatt is the 37-year-old son of the late Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in October 2018, aged 60.
      He became CEO of King Power after his father’s death, the largest duty-free retailer in Thailand.
      Having bought Leicester in 2010, Vichai became a visible, heroic figure in Leicester, investing in the city as well as the club and helping to engineer the their astonishing Premier League triumph in 2016.
      Srivaddhanaprabha inherited the Foxes from his late fatherCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      9) Tottenham Hotspur – Joe Lewis – £3.9billion
      While Daniel Levy may be the face of the Tottenham board, Joe Lewis is the ENIC Group’s main shareholder.
      ENIC took control of the North Londoners in 2001, making Levy the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League.
      The 60-year-old takes responsibility for the day-to-day running of the club as managing director of ENIC, but owns just 29.4 per cent of the investment company, compared to Lewis’ 70.6 per cent.
      Lewis left school at 15 to help run his father’s catering firm, Tavistock Banqueting – before showing a flair for business himself upon taking control.
      Lewis now 85, lives in tax exile in the Bahamas, and is rarely seen at White Hart Lane.
      Lewis is rarely seen as White Hart Lane, leaving day-to-day affairs to Daniel LevyCredit: PA:Press Association
      10) Manchester United – The Glazer Family – £3.6billion
      Malcolm Glazer was a New Yorker, beginning life in the business world at just 15 – selling watches door-to-door to help keep his family afloat after the passing of his father.
      At 28, he moved into real estate, gradually expanding across America before acquiring three TV stations.
      His later investments included Harley-Davidson – before moving into sports with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995 – and later Manchester United in 2003.
      Malcolm suffered a stroke in 2006, at which point sons Avram and Joel took over day-to-day running of the club, which has continued beyond their father’s passing in 2014.
      Avram is a former chairman of the Zapata Corporation, while Joel took a more hands-on approach to the family’s NFL franchise.
      However, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed that he is interested in purchasing Manchester United which would see the club climb up to fourth in the list.
      Joel & Avram Glazer have been running the Red Devils since their father’s stroke in 2006Credit: AFP – Getty
      11) Southampton – Gao Jisheng – £3.1billion
      Chinese billionaire Gao Jisheng took over at St Mary’s in 2017, buying the club for £210million from his own personal fortune, rather than that of his company, Lander Sports Development Co.
      Jisheng served in the Shanghai People’s Armed Police for seven years, while also gaining a degree from Shanghai Normal University.
      He founded the Lander Group in 1995, initially focusing on the property market before moving into the sports industry.
      Jisheng is looking to sell up, however, putting the club up for sale last month.
      Gao Jisheng is a self-made Chinese billionaireCredit: AFP
      12) Crystal Palace – Joshua Harris – £2.9billion
      Harris is involved in a number of sporting ventures.
      The American is principal owner of the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, and NBA franchise the Philadelphia 76ers.
      Alongside business partner David Blitzer, and long-term chairman Steve Parish, Harris has been in joint-control of the Eagles since 2015 – but is reportedly looking for buyers.
      Harris (middle) runs the Eagles alongside Steve Parish (left) and David Blitzer (right)Credit: Rex Shutterstock
      13) Liverpool – John W. Henry – £2.1billion
      Henry, 72, is head of Fenway Sports Group – which took control of Liverpool in 2010 after George Gillett and Tom Hicks’ unpopular ownership of the Anfield club.
      He founded John W. Henry & Company in 1981, an investment group that made him his millions.
      Alongside business partner Tom Werner, Henry also owns the Boston Red Sox.
      John W. Henry (left)has owned the Reds since 2010Credit: PA:Empics Sport
      14) West Ham United – David Sullivan & David Gold – £1.6billion
      Gold and Sullivan began their foray into business in the soft porn industry, before moving into sex shops, magazines and adult films.
      These ventures made Sullivan a millionaire by just 25 – while Gold also owns the high-street lingerie chain Ann Summers.
      The pair owned Birmingham City in the noughties, before acquiring boyhood club West Ham in 2010.
      Gold and Sullivan made their fortunes in the soft porn industryCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      15) Everton – Farhad Moshiri – £1.5billion
      Previously a shareholder of Arsenal, Moshiri grew frustrated at his lack of influence in North London, selling his shares to business partner Alisher Usmanov in 2016 and upping sticks to Goodison.
      He bought a 77.2 per cent stake in the Toffees, being able to plough in investment in players that Bill Kenwright was never able to on his own – although with mixed results at best so far.
      The Iranian, 67, resides in Monaco, and has shares in mobile phone operators and steel manufacturers.
      Farhad Moshiri (left) runs the Toffees alongside Bill KenwrightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      16) Brighton – Tony Bloom – £1.3billion
      Bloom, 52, made his fortune through gambling – having competed in a number of lucrative poker events.
      In 2009, he used his fortune to buy the Seagulls, his boyhood club, overseeing their rise from the third-tier into the Premier League.
      He also owns Belgian second-tier side Union SG.
      Bloom (right) has overseen his beloved Brighton’s rise from League One to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      17) Bournemouth – Maxim Demin – £900million
      The Russian, 52, is a petrochemical magnate, having bought the Cherries in 2011.
      Demin has played a big part in Bournemouth’s miracle rise from the foot of League Two to their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League.
      He resides in Dorset, and his wife Irena even once gave his Cherries side a half-time team-talk – her rant inspiring them to clinch a 2-2 draw against MK Dons, having been a goal down at the break.
      Russian millionaire Demin has owned the Cherries since 2011Credit: Reuters
      18) Nottingham Forest – Evangelos Marinakis – £505million
      The Forest owner has been splashing the cash in his quest for the Reds to avoid relegation back to the Championship.
      Media mogul Mariankis, 55, is the founder and chairman of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
      He also owns Greek giants Olympiacos, while he is a member of the Piraeus city council.
      Evangelos Marinakis has spent big this summer in his bid for Nottingham Forest to avoid relegationCredit: Reuters
      19) Leeds – Andrea Radrizzani – £344million
      The 47-year-old Italian businessman is also the chairman and founder of the sports broadcasting group Eleven Sports.
      Radrizzani started off his career in 1999 in media rights companies where he worked with the likes of Bundesliga, Serie A and Formula One.
      He also made a great amount of his wealth with his investment firm Aser Ventures.
      Andrea Radrizzani has been Leeds’ owner since 2017Credit: Reuters
      20 – Brentford – Matthew Benham – £255million
      The Brentford fan took full control of the Bees in 2012.
      Benham earned his wealth from gambling firms, where he is an integral part of Matchbook as well as Smartodds.
      He is also the owner of Danish side FC Midtjylland.
      Brentford owner Matthew Benham has had a decade in full control of the clubCredit: Getty – Contributor More

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      Who are Man Utd and Tampa Bay Buccaneers owners the Glazer family?

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      THE Glazer family own two of the most coveted prizes in world sport – Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.United are one of the biggest money makers in world football, but the Glazers’ leveraged takeover of the club has been mired on controversy – mainly because they bought the club with borrowed money then leveraged it against the team.
      Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Joel Glazer celebrates with the Vince Lombardi TrophyCredit: AP:Associated Press
      The Buccaneers – owned by the Glazer family – thumped the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl on February 7, 2021.
      Tom Brady threw three touchdowns, giving the evergreen 43-year-old quarterback a record-extending seventh championship ring.
      The only team to play a Super Bowl on their home field, the Buccaneers made the most of the opportunity as they were crowned champions for the first time since January, 2003.
      They beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9.
      Co-owner Joel Glazer accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy as confetti showered the on-field stage.
      Some United fans have taken to wearing their original colours of yellow and green in protest against the Glazer ownership of the clubCredit: AFP
      Manchester United last won the Premier League in 2012-13 and have not come close to winning it sinceCredit: PA
      Who are the Glazers?
      The Glazer family has owned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995, when American tycoon Malcolm Glazer paid a then-record $192million for the franchise.
      He also acquired Manchester United as he looked to expand his business empire on both sides of the Atlantic.
      Glazer acquired ownership of United in a £790m takeover by gradually buying out shareholders between 2003 and 2005.
      He had a net worth of £3.19bn when he died in 2014.
      The family’s ownership of United has been a point of controversy for almost two decades.
      Ever since the American family took charge of the Red Devils there have been fan protests, with many supporters fearing that the club has moved away from its traditional local values.
      Despite a public offering of United on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012, the Glazers remain in control approaching the 16th anniversary of their takeover.
      After the success of the Buccaneers, United is mounting its best title challenge since winning its record 20th English league trophy in 2013.
      Here’s a profile of the Glazer family and their various business ventures:
      Avram Glazer 
      Owners of Manchester United Avram Glazer and Joel Glazer attend a training sessionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Known as Avie, the eldest child of Malcolm and Linda Glazer has been co-chairman of United, with brother Joel, since 2005.
      His earlier business career included being chairman and chief executive of the Zapata Corporation, which was founded by George W Bush.
      He is co-owner of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers with his siblings but is not listed as a chairman.
      In December 2021, Glazer purchased a franchise from the brand-new T20 league in the United Arab Emirates.
      “I am very excited to be a part of UAE T20 at its formation. UAE T20 promises to be a world-class event that will be transformative to the growth of cricket in the Emirates,” he said.
      The UAE T20 league is a six-team competition and will run for the first time between February and March 2022.Joel Glazer 
      Joel Glazer celebrates after the win of the Buccaneers at the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7Credit: AP:Associated Press
      As well as his involvement with United, Joel is co-chairman, with brothers Bryan and Edward, of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL franchise the family bought in 1995.
      The Buccaneers website states he oversees the day-to-day operations of the franchise.
      Under their tenure, the Buccaneers won their first Super Bowl in 2003 and opened a new stadium where home team touchdowns are marked by cannons firing from a 103-foot replica pirate ship.
      The team also won in 2021 on their home field against the Kansas City Chiefs.Bryan Glazer 
      Manchester United board member Bryan Glazer, centre, with Avi Glazer, left, and Joel Glazer, right, sons of Malcolm GlazerCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Bryan is co-chairman and a former Zapata executive.
      He takes control of a lot of the day-to-day running of the NFL team and had a big role in the design and construction of the Raymond James Stadium.
      The team’s website states he is “working tirelessly to support the Buccaneers franchise and brand”.
      In 2015, he made a $4million contribution to setting up the Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center in Tampa.Kevin Glazer 
      Kevin is co-chairman of First Allied Corporation, the real estate company which is the foundation of the family’s fortune.
      He is also the director of a banking firm, a commercial refrigeration business and the Houlihan’s restaurant chain.
      Darcie Glazer Kassewitz 
      Tampa Bay Buccaneers owners Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, second from left, with Bryan Glazer, second right, and Joel Glazer, right, watch warm ups before the Super Bowl 2021Credit: USA TODAY Sports
      Darcie is the executive vice-present of First Allied Corporation.
      She is co-president and main driving force of the Glazer Family Foundation which established a Children’s Museum in Tampa and does a lot of philanthropic work in the city, much of it linked to the Bucs.
      The team’s website states she is the “driving force behind many of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ innovative, forward-thinking fan engagement and community outreach initiatives, retail activation, and facility design”.
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      Edward Glazer
      Edward is the co-president of the Glazer Family Foundation.
      The Glazers are known as supporters of Donald Trump, but although Ed hosted a fundraiser for Trump and donated $250,000 to his inaugural committee, but also gave $5,400 to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
      He cashed in £30m of United shares in December 2014, barely six months after his father Malcolm’s death.
      He is owner and co-chairman of the Buccaneers.
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      Meet Ramla Ali, the first woman to box in Saudi Arabia on Anthony Joshua undercard who is refugee and model

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      RAMLA ALI is the history-making boxer whose story began after fleeing war-torn Somalia as a baby. Ali is an Olympian, model, activist and author, who is also set to become the first women fighter to compete in Saudi Arabia on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard.
      Ramla Ali will become the first women to box in Saudi ArabiaCredit: PA
      Ramla Ali has modelled for DiorCredit: Getty
      The featherweight is 6-0 as a professionalCredit: https://www.instagram.com/ramlaali/
      But the 32-year-old’s journey started before she was even a year old when her family made the brave call to flee Somalia for the UK.
      Her elder brother had been killed by a bomb, aged just 12, during the civil war in the early 1990s.
      And Ali’s family escaped the capital Mogadishu following a nine-day boat journey to Kenya.
      Some died of starvation on the way although Ali’s family eventually found refuge in London.
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      They settled in Whitechapel, East London, but in her teens Ali was bullied for being overweight.
      She took it upon herself to join a boxercise class at a local gym.
      But she did not tell her family, fearing they would disapprove of the sport for a Muslim girl.
      Ali would go on to win novice and elite titles, but her success meant her boxing secret was exposed.
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      She told Stylist in 2020: “I sort of knew they wouldn’t agree with it.
      “I told my younger brother because he was one of the cool ones – I think I needed an ally.
      “The rest of the family found out when my older brother saw me fighting on TV.
      “It was quite annoying, because I had specifically asked for that fight not to be shown.
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      “When I got home, the whole family was gathered in the living room – I guess you could call it an intervention.
      “Obviously they didn’t think a woman should be boxing, so they asked me to stop.”
      A defiant Ali, perhaps inspired by her own families journey to freedom, eventually won them over, including her mum.
      Ramla Ali only started boxing to lose weightCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      She did not even tell her family she started boxingCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      Ramla Ali won novice and elite amateur titlesCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      She said to BBC Sport: “A couple years ago we had a sort of turning point.
      “I got a phone call from her to wish me good luck in the tournament that I was going to in Denmark.
      “It was honestly the best feeling in the world, knowing that somebody that I love so much has taken an interest in something that I love so much.
      “She’s so supportive now. She hasn’t watched me compete live – she will wait until the next day to watch it on YouTube.”
      Ali initially boxed for England at international amateur level but changed to represent Somalia.
      And despite turning professional in 2020, a year later at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, she represented Somalia but lost in her opening bout.
      Despite Ali’s impressive boxing portfolio, she is equally as successful outside of the ring.

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      Ramla Ali boxed in the Tokyo OlympicsCredit: Getty
      The boxer modelling for CartierCredit: Getty
      Ramla Ali has a charity of her ownCredit: https://www.instagram.com/ramlaali/
      The super-bantamweight has modelled for Dior, Cartier and Nike, while featuring on several magazine covers.
      In 2019, she was one of 15 picked by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to star on the front of the September issue of British Vogue.
      Ali is a UK Unicef ambassador and three years ago taught boxing to young girls at a refugee camp in Jordan.
      The humanitarian also runs her own non-profit all-women self-defence group called Sisters Club, which has the backing of Nike.
      To top if off, last year Ali released her own book, Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion.
      Her popularity and personality has shone in the pro ranks and she stole the show in July at the O2 Arena.
      Derek Chisora, 38, beat Kubrat Pulev, 41, in the main-event but Ali’s win over Agustina Rojas drew the most fanfare.
      Ramla Ali’s non-profit organisation Sisters ClubCredit: https://www.instagram.com/ramlaali/
      Ramla Ali beat Marisa Belen Rojas in her last fightCredit: Getty
      She said: “I only had to put out the flyer and within 72 hours I’d sold 500 tickets. It was insane.”
      Ali now takes her talents to Saudi Arabia this Saturday, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
      She faces Crystal Garcia in what will be the first sanctioned women’s boxing bout in Saudi.
      Ali said: “It’s a huge honour. This is a one-time thing.
      “No-one else will be the first, and for myself and for my opponent, both our names will be cemented in history. It’s an incredible feeling.”
      Joshua’s world title rematch in the Middle East nation has drawn criticism due to Saudi’s poor human rights records and treatment of women.
      But Ali responded: “You can’t fault a country who are trying to make change. This isn’t just a gimmick of ‘let’s stick on women’ and whatever.
      “If I am trying to fight for women’s rights, why wouldn’t I support a country who is trying to make change, who is trying to change women’s rights.”
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      The only thing missing from Ali’s sensational lists of achievements is a world title in the pro ranks – another piece of history she eyes.
      She said:  “I want to become a world champion. I hope in doing so people will develop a better view of Somalia.”
      Ramla Ali ahead of her fight in Saudi ArabiaCredit: PA More

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      What is the difference between horsehair and foam-padded boxing gloves? Anthony Joshua picks NEW gloves

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      BOXING often throws up plenty of disagreement and conflict, especially between some of the sport’s biggest stars on fight week. While there are no disagreements this week, Anthony Joshua has picked a new pair for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
      Tyson Fury knocked Deontay Wilder out in their entertaining third fightCredit: Reuters
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      A particularly contentious part of fight week is glove selection, where both fighters and their respective camps will inspect and choose the gloves they will where on fight night.
      Often, this is a smooth process, but as seen with Tyson Fury’s third fight with Deontay Wilder, it’s not always plain-sailing.
      Wilder had already thrown accusations about the legality of Fury’s gloves for their second fight in 2020, and the Bronze Bomber wasn’t happy when Fury selected the same style of glove for the trilogy.
      Fury famously wears horsehair material gloves, while Wilder has worn foam padding in his throughout his career, and both are legal.
      But who do fighters get so antsy over glove selection? SunSport have rounded up all you need to know about one of the key formalities of fight week, and the differences between the two types of glove.

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      What is the difference between horsehair and foam-padded boxing gloves?
      It sounds self-explanatory – one gloves has horsehair in it, the other has foam.
      But the use of horsehair in gloves, a tradition nearly as old as the sport, has been hotly-contested in recent years.
      Horsehair padding provides the glove with less protection to both your hands, and your opponent’s face, therefore it favours those in the ring who consider themselves to be a knockout artist, or someone with really heavy hands.
      Horsehair gloves are durable, though they absorb sweat easier, thus wearing the padding down quicker than that of their foam relatives.
      Dubbed a ‘puncher’s glove’ horsehair gloves are often used by fighters with a come-forward Mexican style of fighting, or those seeking stoppages in their fights, much like Fury did against Wilder.
      Fury wore Paffen branded gloves for both the rematch and the trilogy against Wilder, after he employed Kronk coach SugarHill Steward to train him to KO the American.
      Paffen gloves use horsehair padding, unlike the majority of modern boxing gloves which use foam padding.
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      Following their second fight, in which Wilder was stopped in seven rounds, the Alabama native complained Fury’s gloves had an insufficient amount of padding in them, and that Fury’s punches left a dent in his face.
      Wilder usually wears Everlast Powerlock gloves, which uses a PVC foam and latex material for padding.
      Foam padded gloves have become more popular over the past two decades, as they keep your hands protected and they absorb shock better than horsehair gloves do.
      Once Wilder found out that Fury would be using the same gloves for their trilogy, however, he opted to use Everlast MX instead, a horsehair-foam mix, in order to even the playing field.
      Another fighter who was opposed to horsehair gloves was Floyd Mayweather, who often had it written into his fight contracts that his opponents weren’t allowed to use gloves with that type of padding.
      Conor McGregor was famously banned from using horsehair for their fight back in 2017.
      Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez both wore Grant gloves for their 2013 fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And Marcos Maidana had to change his gloves from horsehair to foam in 2014 on fight week after Mayweather came away from glove inspection less than impressed with the Argentine’s choice of glove.
      Maidana ended up wearing Grant branded gloves, which Mayweather wore for most of his storied career.
      Grant gloves are known as the best gloves on the market for those who want their hands to be ultra-protected, and they were perfect for Mayweather, who often suffered with hand injuries.
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      Everlast – worn by Deontay Wilder, Terence Crawford, Errol Spence
      Grant – worn by Floyd Mayweather, Gervonta Davis
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      Winning – worn by Naoya Inoue, Josh Warrington
      Rival – worn by Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, Vasyl Lomachenko
      Paffen – worn by Tyson Fury
      Adidas – worn by Daniel Dubois, Anthony Yarde
      Fly – worn by Dillian Whyte, Lawrence Okolie
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      Boxing schedule 2022: Upcoming fights, schedule as Anthony Joshua faces Oleksandr Usyk TONIGHT

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      THE first six months of 2022 was a monster run in boxing, and you can expect more of the same in the second half of the year.Earlier this year we had Tyson Fury’s knockout win over Dillian Whyte, as well as Dmitry Bivol’s shocking decision victory against Canelo Alvarez.
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      And TONIGHT, Brit star Anthony Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a huge heavyweight rematch.
      And later this year, Canelo is back in action in a huge trilogy match-up with Gennady Golovkin.

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      Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2022 below…
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      Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, IBF, WBO titles)
      Filip Hrgovic vs Zhang Zhilei (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

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      Adrien Broner vs Omar Figueroa (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Albert Puello vs Batyr Akhmedov (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Roger Gutierrez vs Hector Garcia (12 rounds – super-featherweight)

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      KSI vs Swarmz (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

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      🗓 September 4 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Isaac Cruz vs Eduardo Ramirez (12 rounds – lightweight)

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      🗓 September 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, The Ring titles)
      Alycia Baumgardner vs Mikaela Mayer (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

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      🗓 September 17 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin III (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC, Ring Magazine titles)
      Jesse Bam Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Ammo Williams vs Kieron Conway (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Diego Pacheco vs Enrique Collazo (10 rounds – super middleweight)

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      🗓 September 23 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

      Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)

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      🗓 September 24 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

      📺 DAZN PPV (UK) 📺
      🗓 October 8 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn (12 rounds – catchweight 157lbs)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 15 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York City

      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Caleb Plant vs Anthony Dirrell (12 rouinds – super-middleweight)

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      🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

      Devin Haney vs George Kambosos II (12 rounds – lightweight, WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA titles)

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      🗓 October 22 🇺🇸 TBA

      Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Jamaine Ortiz (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Robeisy Ramirez vs Jessie Magdaleno (10 rounds -featherweight)

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      🗓 August 13 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Teofimo Lopez def. Pedro Campa TKO7 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 August 6 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland

      Michael Conlan def. Miguel Marriaga UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

      Dalton Smith def. Sam O’maison KO6 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Sandy Ryan def. Erica Anabella Farias UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 August 6 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr def. Michael McKinson TKO9 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 July 30 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Danny Garcia def. Jose Benavidez Jr. MD12 (12 rounds -super-welterweight)
      Gary Antuanne Russell def. Rances Barthelemy TKO6 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 July 30 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth, England

      Chris Billam-Smith def. Isaac Chamberlain UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Ben Whitaker def. Greg O’Neill TKO2 (6 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Caroline Dubois def. Happy Daudi TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 July 16 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Ryan Garcia def. Javier Fortuna (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 July 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Mark Heffron def. Lennox Clarke TKO5 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Francisco Emmanuel Torres TKO5 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Dennis McCann def. James Beech Jr. TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 July 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Rey Vargas def. Mark Magsayo SD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)

      🗓 July 9 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Derek Chisora def. Kubrat Pulev SD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Israel Madrimov vs Michel Soro TD3 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Christian Hammer TKO4 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jason Cunningham vs Zolani Tete KO4 (12 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 25 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Jesse Bam Rodriguez def. Srisraket Sor Rungvisai TKO8 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Murodjon Akhmadaliev def. Ronny Rios UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBA, IBF titles)

      🗓 June 18 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Artur Beterbiev def. Joe Smith Jr. TKO2 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBO, IBF world titles)
      Robeisy Ramirez def. Abraham Nova KO5 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

      Richard Riakporhe def. Fabio Turchi TKO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Chris Kongo def. Sebastian Formella UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Zak Chelli def. Germaine Brown UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Telford, England

      Liam Davies def. Marc Leach UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Ijaz Ahmed DREW w/ Kaisy Khademi (12 rounds – super-flyweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Edgar Berlanga def. Roamer Alexis Angulo UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Anaheim, California

      Jaime Munguia def. Jimmy Kelly TKO5 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

      Daniel Dubois def. Trevor Bryan (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 June 10 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

      Hiroto Kyoguchi def. Esteban Bermudez TKO8 (12-rounds – light-flyweight, WBA title)
      Eduardo Hernandez def. Jorge Casteneda TKO1 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Raul Ortega TKO4 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

      🗓 June 7 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

      Naoya Inoue def. Nonito Donaire II KO2 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring titles)

      🗓 June 4 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Stephen Fulton def. Danny Roman UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      David Morrell def. Kalvin Henderson TKO4 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Joe Cordina def. Kenichi Ogawa KO2 ( 12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF world title)
      Zelfa Barrett def. Faroukh Kourbanov UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Gabriela Bouvier UD8 (8 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 5 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

      Devin Haney def. George Kambosos Jr UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring titles)
      Lucas Browne def. Junior Fa KO1 (10 rounds, heavyweight)

      🗓 May 28 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Gervonta Davis def. Rolando Romero TKO6 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Erislandy Lara def. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan TKO8 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Jesus Ramos def. Luke Santamaria UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

      Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore (no decision – exhibition)
      Anderson Silva vs Bruno Machado (no decision – exhibition)
      Delfine Persoon def. Elhem Mekhelad UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Badou Jack def. Hany Atiyo KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Janibek Alimkhanuly def. Danny Dignum KO2 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Jamaine Ortiz def. Jamel Herring UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona

      David Benavidez def. David Lemieux KO2 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 May 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Craig Richards UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Adam Balski UD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Chantelle Cameron def. Victoria Bustos UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Robbie Davies Jr. def. Javier Molina SD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Ellie Scotney def. Maria Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

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      🗓 May 14 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      Jermell Charlo def. Brian Castano TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
      Jaron Ennis def. Custio Clayton KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)

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      🗓 May 14 🇫🇷 Paris, France

      Martin Bakole def. Tony Yoka MD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 May 7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Dmitry Bivol def. Canelo Alvarez UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBA title)
      Montana Love def. Gabriel Valenzuela UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Shakhram Giyasov def. Christian Gomez UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Zhilei Zhang def. Scott Alexander KO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Aaron Silva def. Alexis Espino TKO4 (8 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano SD10 (10 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring Magazine titles)
      Liam Smith def. Jesse Vargas TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Franchon Crews-Dezurn def. Elin Cederroos SD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles)

      🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Shakur Stevenson def. Oscar Valdez UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC & WBO titles)

      🗓 April 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Tyson Fury def. Dillian Whyte KO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, Ring Magazine title)
      Ekow Essuman def. Darren Tetley UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Nick Ball def. Isaac Lowe TKO6 (10 rounds – featherweight)
      David Adeleye def. Chris Healey TKO4 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Daniel Bocianski UD6 (6 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Karol Itauma def. Michal Ciach TKO2 (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      🗓 April 16 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas

      Errol Spence Jr def. Yordenis Ugas TKO10 (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF titles)
      Isaac Cruz def. Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO5 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Eimantas Stanionis def. Radzhab Butaev SD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 April 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Conor Benn def. Chris van Heerden KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy KO8 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 April 9 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

      Gennady Golovkin def. Ryota Murata TKO9 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBA & IBF titles)

      🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Ryan Garcia def. Emmanuel Tagoe UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Sebastian Fundora def. Erickson Lubin TKO9 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Tony Harrison def. Sergio Garcia UD12 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 March 26 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Tim Tszyu def. Terrell Gausha (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Richard Riakporhe def. Deion Jumah TKO8 (10 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds, England

      Josh Warrington def. Kiko Martinez TKO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Maxi Hughes def. Ryan Walsh UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges def. Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight, IBF title)
      Dalton Smith def. Ray Moylette TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Skye Nicholson def. Bec Connolly (6 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 March 19 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

      Sunny Edwards def. Muhammad Waseem UD12 (12 rounds – flyweight, IBF title)
      Regis Prograis def. Tyrone McKenna TKO6 (10 rounds -super-lightweight)

      🗓 March 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      David Avanesyan def. Finn Oskari Metz KO1 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Jez Smith KO2 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Dennis McCann def. Charles Tondo UD8 (8 rounds – bantamweight)

      🗓 March 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

      Leigh Wood def. Michael Conlan KO12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA Regular title)
      Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 March 5 🇺🇸 San Diego, California

      Roman Gonzalez def. Julio Cesar Martinez UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBA title)
      Mauricio Lara def. Emilio Sanchez TKO3 (10 rounds – featherweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Genc Pllana KO2 (8 rounds – super middleweight)
      Marc Castro def. Julio Madera UD6 (6 rounds – lightweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Jessica Juarez UD6 (6 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

      Jose Ramirez def. Jose Pedraza UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Joet Gonzalez def. Jeo Santisima TKO9 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Lawrence Okolie def. Michal Cieslak UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Jordan Gill def. Karim Guerfi KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Lukasz Maciec UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Demsey McKean def. Ariel Esteban Bracamonte UD8 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Galal Yafai def. Carlos Bautista TKO5 (10 rounds – flyweight)
      Campbell Hatton def. Joe Ducker TKO6 (4 rounds -lightweight)

      🗓 February 26 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, California

      Hector Garcia def. Chris Colbert UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Gary Antuanne Russell def. Viktor Postol TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Fernando Martinez def. Jerwin Ancajas UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, IBF title)

      🗓 February 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor def. Jack Catterall SD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)
      Robeisy Ramirez def. Eric Donovan TKO3 (10 rounds -featherweight)
      Nick Campbell def. Jay McFarlane TKO7 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 February 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Kell Brook def. Amir Khan TKO6 (12 rounds – catchweight, 149lbs)
      Natasha Jonas def. Chris Namus TKO2 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Viddal Riley def. Willbeforce Shihepo UD6 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Adam Azim def. Jordan Ellison TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)
      Hassan Azim def. MJ Hall UD4 (4 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 February 19 🇲🇽 Tijuana, Mexico

      Jaime Munguia def. D’Mitrius Ballard TKO3 (12 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 February 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      John Ryder def. Daniel Jacobs SD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Johnny Fisher def. Gabriel Enguema UD6 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Felix Cash def. Magomed Madiev UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Ellie Scotney def. Jorgelina Guanini UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Ammo Williams def. Javier Francisco Maciel TKO6 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Keith Thurman def. Mario Barrios UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Luis Nery def. Carlos Castro SD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Leo Santa Cruz def. Keenan Carbajal UD10 (12 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

      Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez def. Carlos Cuadras UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Jamie Mitchell def. Carly Skelly TKO4 (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Raymond Ford def. Edward Vazquez SD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Chris Eubank def. Liam Williams UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Claressa Shields def. Ema Kozin UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight, WBC, IBF, WBA titles)
      Caroline Dubois def. Vaida Masiokaite UD4 (4 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 January 22 🇺🇸 Atlantic City, New Jersey

      Mark Magsayo def. Gary Russell Jr MD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)
      Subriel Matias def. Petros Ananyan TKO9 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 January 15 🇺🇸 Verona, New York

      Joe Smith Jr def. Steve Geffrard TKO9 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBO title)
      Abraham Nova vs Jose Enrique Vivas TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 January 1 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

      Luis Ortiz def. Charles Martin TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Frank Sanchez def. Christian Hammer UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Ali Eren Demirezen def. Gerald Washington TKO8 (10 rounds – heavyweight) More

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      Man Utd wages revealed with Casemiro set to become third-highest earner on mega-money deal from Real Madrid

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      CASEMIRO will become the third highest paid player at Manchester United should he complete a transfer from Real Madrid.The Brazilian, 30, is being heavily linked with a £60million move to Old Trafford to help bolster new boss Erik ten Hag’s midfield.
      Casemiro would be United’s third highest earner
      United are closing in on a £60m deal for CasemiroCredit: Getty
      And to tempt the five-time Champions League winner to leave Real, United are willing to DOUBLE Casemiro’s wages.
      Casemiro would earn an eye-watering £350,000-a-week at Man Utd, making him the third highest paid player at the club.
      The midfielder would only be behind Cristiano Ronaldo and David de Gea, while being level with Jadon Sancho.
      The club hope to confirm a deal before Monday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool.
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      It will be a much-needed boost for the ailing Red Devils who sit bottom of the Premier League after two opening defeats.
      However, some have questioned the move, and whether Casemiro’s age is the right profile of player United should be signing.

      Many players in their 30s still perform consistently in the Premier League.
      One Twitter user said: “When [Kevin] de Bruyne, who is older than Casemiro, signed a contract to keep him at City until 2025, I don’t remember anyone questioning his age.
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      “Maybe I missed it? Mad how the smallest thing becomes a massive deal when it’s United.”
      United’s summer recruitment has been criticised with just three players arriving in left-back Tyrell Malacia, centre-back Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen.
      United have failed to get a deal for their No1 target Frenkie de Jong over the line.
      Rivals Chelsea are now in pole position for him but the player is still refusing to leave Barcelona until they have settled his backdated wages believed to be around £20m.
      In recent days, moves for Hirving Lozano from Napoli have been mentioned.
      And like most of Ten Hag’s targets, he has played in Holland.
      Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco is another player being linked with United. More

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      Oleksandr Usyk net worth 2022 – how much is boxing superstar getting for Anthony Joshua rematch?

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      OLEKSANDR USYK has blazed his way to the summit of boxing.First winning gold at the London Olympics in 2012, to unifying the cruiserweight division and then becoming heavyweight champion, Usyk’s career has already been legendary.
      Oleksandr Usyk won heavyweight gold at the 2012 Olympics
      And unified the cruiserweight division
      What is Oleksandr Usyk’s net worth 2022?
      Oleksandr Usyk has a net worth will jump to around £45m after the Anthony Joshua rematch.
      Usyk’s net worth had reportedly been £10m before this year, and he will now get a 50/50 split of the £65m Saudi Arabia paid to host the fight.
      This is before additional sponsorships and revenue from PPV sales of the fight.
      The Ukrainian hero has had 19 fights in his pro career, with an unblemished record including 13 wins by knockout.

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      Usyk became heavyweight champ after beating AJCredit: Getty
      How much is Usyk getting for Joshua rematch?
      Joshua and Usyk reportedly completed the biggest ever site deal, with Saudi Arabia agreeing to pay £65m to stage the fight.
      That outstripped the £50m the Saudis paid for Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.
      However, AJ is not set to earn as much as he did from the Ruiz bout because the purse is being split 50/50 with Usyk.
      Get Anthony Joshua at 40/1 OR Oleksandr Usyk at 25/1 to win with William Hill
      Joshua’s first fight with Ruiz was a voluntary defence, and therefore his team were able to insert a mandatory rematch clause giving him the bulk of the prize money even after he lost the first fight in Vegas.
      Usyk was a mandatory challenger however, and agreed to insert a rematch clause only if the second purse was evenly split.
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      F1 driver salaries: Lewis Hamilton tops the list with Max Verstappen closing in and Lando Norris not far behind

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      SEVEN-TIME Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is the highest-paid driver on the grid, followed by Max Verstappen.The Brit, 37, dominated the sport for six of the last eight seasons while driving for Mercedes.
      Hamilton is still the highest-paid driver on the grid
      Hamilton became a global superstar in the process, and that comes at a price.
      However, there’s a new superstar on the block in Verstappen, who is closing in on Hamilton.
      The Dutchman won his first F1 world championship last season, denying Hamilton a record-breaking eighth world title on the final lap of the final race.
      Verstappen is also leading the championship this season and looks on course to win back-to-back titles.
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      SunSport takes a look at how much F1 drivers are paid, as per research from spotrac.
      Lewis Hamilton – £33m
      Hamilton is still F1’s biggest star and he is paid as such.
      The Merc driver is paid £33million-a-year, making him the highest paid driver on the grid.
      However, this season’s results haven’t gone Hamilton’s way and he is yet to record a win.
      Hamilton is yet to record a win this seasonCredit: Rex
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      Max Verstappen – £20.6m
      Current F1 world champion Verstappen picks up £20.6m-a-year.
      And if you’ve been watching F1, especially over the last two seasons, the Dutchman could definitely command a higher wage packet.
      Verstappen’s consistency is frightening. He has won eight of the 13 races so far this season and is on course to win a second world championship.
      Verstappen leads the drivers’ championshipCredit: Rex
      Fernando Alonso – £16.5m
      Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso comes in at third.
      The Alpine driver is paid £16.5m-a-year.
      Alonso finds himself tenth in the driver standings this season.
      The Spaniard is moving to Aston Martin next season to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel.
      Alonso will move to Aston Martin next seasonCredit: Getty
      Lando Norris – £16.5m
      Lando Norris is one of the most popular drivers on the grid.
      The McLaren ace is paid £16.5m-a-year, however, he is yet to return an F1 win.
      Norris is sitting seventh in the driver standings, one place below Hamilton.
      Norris is yet to win a race in F1Credit: AFP
      Sebastian Vettel – £12.3m
      Four-time F1 world champion Vettel will be retiring at the end of this season.
      That means the £12.3m-a-year he picks up driving for Aston Martin will be his last.
      Vettel is retiring from F1 at the end of the seasonCredit: Splash
      Daniel Ricciardo – £12.3m
      Daniel Ricciardo’s move to McLaren didn’t go to plan.
      The Aussie struggled to perform and could be on his way out of the team at the end of this season.
      Ricciardo, who is paid £12.3m, wants a lump sum to walk away.
      Ricciardo could be on his way out of McLarenCredit: Splash
      Charles Leclerc – £9.9m
      Ferrari fork out £9.9m-a-year to have Charles Leclerc drive their gorgeous red car.
      The Monegasque national is second in the driver championship and started off the season with a substantial lead.
      There are still enough races for Ferrari and Leclerc to iron out their inconsistencies and clinch a world championship.
      Leclerc is second in the race for the world titleCredit: Rex
      Valtteri Bottas – £8.2m
      Ex-Merc driver Valtteri Bottas chose to drive for Alfa Romeo.
      The Finn is paid £8.2m and at times this season has gone toe-to-toe with his former team and team-mate Hamilton.
      Bottas races for Alfa Romeo following his exit from MercCredit: Rex
      Lance Stroll – £8.2m
      Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll is paid a large amount despite sitting 18th in the driver standings.
      Stroll earns £8.2m-a-year.
      Stroll is 18th but is paid £8.2m-a-yearCredit: Rex
      Carlos Sainz – £8.2m
      Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz earned his first F1 win this season at Silverstone.
      The Spaniard is paid £8.2m and is largely considered the No2 driver to Leclerc.
      Sainz won his first F1 race at Silverstone earlier this yearCredit: Rex
      Sergio Perez – £6.6m
      Perhaps the biggest surprise is how little Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is paid.
      The Mexican is paid £14m less than team-mate Verstappen.
      Perez recorded a win at Monaco this season and currently sits third.
      Perez is paid £14m less than team-mate VerstappenCredit: Rex
      Kevin Magnussen – £4.9m
      Kevin Magnussen returned to F1 this season to driver for Haas following the axing of Russian Nikita Mazepin.
      Magnussen is paid £4.9m-a-year to drive for Haas and in the early stages of the season, he turned in some top-draw performances.
      Magnussen returned to F1 to replace Mazepin at HaasCredit: Splash
      Pierre Gasly – £4.1m
      AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly is paid £4.1m.
      The Frenchman has 16 points to his name this season.
      Gasly has picked up 16 points this seasonCredit: Rex
      Esteban Ocon – £4.1m
      Esteban Ocon picks up £4.1m-a-year at Alpine.
      He recorded a surprise win at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
      And this season, he sits eighth in the driver standings.
      Ocon sits eighth in the driver standingsCredit: The Mega Agency
      George Russell – £4.1m
      Merc driver George Russell is considerably low on the list.
      The Brit is paid just £4.1m to drive for the once-dominant team.
      Russell has performed for Merc this season and sits fourth in the driver standings.
      He is even beating team-mate Hamilton, who picks up £33m.
      Merc’s Russell earns just £4.1m and is ahead of Hamilton in the championshipCredit: Splash
      Alexander Albon – £1.6m
      Williams pay Albon £1.6m-a-year.
      That’s about right considering he sits 19th.
      Albon hasn’t recorded a point this seasonCredit: Reuters
      Nicholas Latifi – £825k
      Nicholas Latifi is dead last in F1 this season and is paid just £825k.
      Latifi sits bottom of the grid on points alongside his Williams team-mateCredit: Rex
      Zhou Guanyu – £825k
      Alfa Romeo pays Zhou Guanyu £825k.
      The Chinese driver was involved in a horror crash at the Silverstone Grand Prix.
      Guanyu was involved in a horror crash at SilverstoneCredit: Rex
      Mick Schumacher – £825k
      Mick Schumacher, son of all-time great Michael, is racing for Haas this season.
      He recorded his first points in F1, with Haas’ car performing better than expected.
      Schumacher picks up £825k.
      Mick, son of Michael, is having a solid season at HaasCredit: Rex
      Yuki Tsunoda – £619k
      AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda is the LOWEST paid driver on the grid, earning just £619k-a-year.
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      The Japanese driver shows signs of promise at times.
      However, his outbursts on the team radio have become a talking point.
      Tsunoda’s team radios can be heatedCredit: Rex More