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      Conor McGregor mocked by Deji as YouTuber boasts of giving Floyd Mayweather ‘black eye’ amid UFC star’s row with bro KSI

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      CONOR McGREGOR was mocked by Deji after the YouTuber boasted of giving Floyd Mayweather a “black eye”. It followed amid McGregor’s online row with Deji’s brother KSI.
      Floyd Mayweather and Deji boxed in DubaiCredit: Lee Hamilton-Cooper
      Social media, rap and crossover boxing star KSI faces the Irishman’s training partner Dillon Danis, 29, on January 14 in London.
      But McGregor, 34, said on Twitter: “Brother you’re a friendly little nerd I don’t care.
      “He should be back doing mma if he is doing this little nothing burger match with you.
      “I couldn’t care less about this genre of boxing, I am sorry. Have a good one.”
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      McGregor, who lost his boxing debut to Mayweather in 2017 after ten rounds, then faced backlash from new age YouTube boxers.
      Deji, 25, tweeted: “I gave Floyd Mayweather a black eye, did you?”
      The former gamer was stopped by Mayweather, 45, in round six of their exhibition bout in Dubai.
      It came over a year after the American legend went the distance with Logan Paul, 27, in their eight-round spectacle.
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      Paul also hit back to McGregor: “Genre of boxing”?? Boxing is boxing. I’m a YouTuber & I still did more damage to Floyd than you.”
      McGregor has not returned to the boxing ring since defeat to Mayweather and is in line for a UFC comeback in 2023 after a year out injured.
      Mayweather meanwhile looks set for more exhibition bouts in the future, having had five since retiring following victory over McGregor.
      Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: Getty More

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      KSI vs Dillon Danis undercard: Who is fighting on HUGE Wembley Arena bill?

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      MISFITS BOXING are back and hosting a stellar card when KSI takes on Dillon Danis in January.The pair will settle their differences in the ring after plenty of back and forth online and in person in the build-up to the fight.
      Dillon Danis didn’t show up to the first press conferenceCredit: Getty
      With the MMA start taking on UK YouTube sensation KSI, the bout promises to be an exciting one.
      And the undercard should be just as entertaining, with some huge names in action.
      Who is fighting on the KSI vs Dillon Danis undercard?
      Misfits have done brilliantly to build up the reputation of some of their fighters.
      Fans will be excited to see some of their favourite crossover boxing stars take to the ring at Wembley.
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      Slim and Faze Temperrr are on the card, having previously faced off against each otherCredit: Getty
      It is believed that the card will begin as Elle Brooke takes on fellow influencer Faith Ordway.
      The impressive Joe Fournier will also be in action against Anthony Christodoulou, with Fournier previously revealing that he will fight KSI on the night if Danis pulls out.
      In what is being tipped as the fight of the night, Salt Papi faces Josh Brueckner as the pair battle it out to increase their reputation within the scene.
      Salt Papi returns to the ring in JanuaryCredit: Getty
      Former KSI opponent Swarmz will face Ryan Taylor as Anthony Taylor takes on Love Island star Idris Virgo.
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      Fighting for the Misfits Boxing Light Heavyweight Title is Slim against UK influencer Tom Zanetti.
      And in what will be a first for Misfits, and boxing itself, Faze Temperrr will take on a mystery opponent, finding out who this is when they step into the ring together.
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      Slim vs Tom Zanetti (Misfits Boxing Light Heavyweight Title Fight)
      Anthony Taylor vs Idris Virgo
      Faze Temporrr vs ?
      Ryan Taylor vs Swarmz
      Salt Papi vs Brueckner
      Joe Fournier vs Anthony Christodoulou
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      Jake Paul says he’d KO Conor McGregor with hand tied behind his back in boxing ring but offers to fight UFC star in cage

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      JAKE PAUL says he would knock out Conor McGregor with one hand tied behind his back in the boxing ring – but instead offered to fight in the cage. The YouTuber-turned boxer found himself weighing in on a verbal feud between rival KSI and McGregor.
      Jake Paul has called out Conor McGregorCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Conor McGregor was in a war of words with KSI onlineCredit: Instagram / @thenotoriousmma
      The Irishman slammed the new age of influencer boxing scene as his training partner Dillon Danis prepares to face KSI.
      KSI, 29, tweeted: “I’m sorry but I’m about do some serious damage to your boy.”
      McGregor, 34, replied: “Brother you’re a friendly little nerd I don’t care.
      “He should be back doing MMA if he is doing this little nothing burger match with you.
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      “I couldn’t care less about this genre of boxing, I am sorry. Have a good one.”
      When a fan predicted McGregor would one day find himself in the crossover boxing space, he responded: “Ah go on then, will there be belts? hahahaha.”
      Paul, 25, snapped back: “You fight for belts? Last time you fought for a belt was 4 years ago. Lost 3 of your last 4 fights.
      “I would knock you out in the squared circle with one hand tied behind my back.
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      “To be fair, in the cage I would need two hands. But same result.”
      McGregor lost his one and only professional boxing bout to American legend Floyd Mayweather, 45, in 2017.
      He is set to make a UFC comeback in 2023 following over a year out due to the horror leg break he suffered in his last fight.
      Paul meanwhile is eyeing a February return fight having last beaten UFC icon Anderson Silva, 47, in October.
      Jake Paul beat UFC legend Anderson Silva in his last fightCredit: Esther Lin/ SHOWTIME More

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      Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis reveals he signed to fight Logan Paul until WWE star injured his knee

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      DILLON DANIS revealed he “100 per cent signed” to fight Logan Paul until injury scrapped the boxing bout. Paul was due to co-headline a pay-per-view event alongside his former opponent-turned business partner KSI.
      Logan Paul was set to fight Dillon Danis before suffering a knee injuryCredit: Splash
      Dillon Danis pictured with Conor McGregorCredit: Social Media
      But the YouTube star suffered a horror knee injury when challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Universal title.
      Paul underwent surgery and it forced his boxing return to be scrapped, so Danis instead agreed to fight KSI on January 14 in London.
      He told the MMA Hour: “I was supposed to fight Logan. I don’t know if you know this. Logan was completely signed, 100 per cent signed.
      “And we were going to announce it on the same date then he did that match with Roman Reigns, and he blew his knee out.
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      “And then they were like, ‘Do you want to wait for Logan?’ so I could have waited for Logan.
      “But he was like ‘I don’t know about my knee; I could be out for six months.’ I’m like ‘dude I’ve been out long enough, I’m going to fight’ so I took KSI.
      “I wanted Logan more because we had more beef with the Pauls and stuff.
      “It would have been in Houston where the Houston Rockets play, the Toyota Centre.
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      “I’d rather be here, I don’t want to go to London, but I run London too.”
      Paul, 27, has not boxed since taking American legend Floyd Mayweather, 45, the distance in their June 2021 exhibition.
      Danis, 27, meanwhile has a 2-0 MMA record but has not fought since 2019 after suffering from knee injuries himself.
      The jujitsu expert, most commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner, is set to make his boxing debut against KSI, 29.
      Dillon Danis pictured in training with Conor McGregorCredit: Instagram @dillondanis More

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      Jake Paul’s coach teases February 18 return fight as YouTube star starts training camp for next boxing bout

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      JAKE PAUL’S trainer BJ Flores has teased a February 18 return fight for the YouTube star. Paul, 25, most recently beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in October, the biggest win in his 6-0 career.
      Boxing trainer BJ Flores with Jake PaulCredit: Instagram / @bjflorespro

      Now the American is back in training camp in his adopted base of Puerto Rico ahead of his next bout.
      And coach Flores, a former cruiserweight contender himself, may have given away the mystery date.
      In a now-deleted post, he tweeted ring card girl Jessica Yazmine: “Come to the Jake Paul fight Feb 18. Dm me if interested.”
      Paul boxed only once last year, due to Tommy Fury, 23, and Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, withdrawing from proposed fights.
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      It leaves the social media sensation-turned boxer wasting no time in getting back in the ring next year.
      Paul already confirmed he will fight again in February and sent offers to three different opponents.
      And one of them was celebrity boxing rival Fury with the two still in talks to reschedule their grudge match.
      The 8-0 Brit first pulled out last December with a rib injury and then again in August amid a US visa issue, which still persists today.
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      So Fury’s promoter Frank Warren is trying to negotiate a deal to fight Paul in the UK.
      Warren told Queensberry’s YouTube channel: “Everyone’s trying to make this fight happen.
      “I mean we had it, it was made a few months ago but he wasn’t allowed to travel, Tommy.
      “So we’re trying to do it over here now, trying to get it on. We’re working hard to see if we can get it done.”
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are still in talks to fightCredit: Amanda Westcott More

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      Jake Paul suggests Lionel Messi is ‘greatest athlete ever’ as YouTube boxing star makes Muhammad Ali comparison

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      YOUTUBER-turned boxer Jake Paul has suggested Lionel Messi is the ‘greatest athlete ever’The Argentina legend, 35, has been an inspiration for club and country.
      Lionel Messi has been called the greatest athlete of all timeCredit: Reuters
      YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul tweeted his thoughts on Messi and compared him to Muhammad AliCredit: EPA
      However, Paul believes Ali was more impactful in sportCredit: Getty
      For Barcelona he scored an amazing 672 goals, while the seven-time Ballon d’or winner was instrumental in his country winning the World Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout against France.
      And now, he’s seemingly got a fan in social media king Paul.
      While watching the World Cup final, The Problem Child couldn’t help but heap praise on Messi.
      He wrote on Twitter: “Hard to admit as an American..but Messi may be the greatest athlete ever. 5’7, 148 lbs..Greatest non-penalty scorer of all time, greatest assister of all time.
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      “In a sport that has more people playing it than any other. GAOAT. Agree?”
      However, Paul couldn’t help but tip his cap to an icon from a sport he now knows well, boxing.
      The 25-year-old revealed he believes Muhammad Ali had the biggest impact on sport as a whole.
      He added: “Muhammad Ali still the most impactful though.”
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      Ali’s storied career saw him fight 61 times – winning 56 of his fights.
      He thrived in the spotlight – showing off a gift for the gab and backed that up with some thrilling performances.
      His most notable bouts included highly publicised fights with Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manila’, as well as ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ against George Foreman.
      While outside the ring, Ali, who died aged 74 in 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson’s, was a black activist, spoke out against the Vietnam War, and his philanthropy was recognised the world over.
      Famously, Ali also helped negotiate the release of 15 hostages in Iraq in 1990.
      Messi, on the other hand, has lit up the football world since making his debut in 2004 with the Catalans.
      He has won more Ballon d’or titles than any other footballer, as well as four Champions League titles.
      Like Ali, Messi is also charitable – and has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2004.
      He also has the Leo Messi Foundation which aims to give children from poorer backgrounds equal opportunities.
      Argentina ran out winners on penalties after a 3-3 draw in one of the greatest matches ever played.
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      After Lionel Messi’s side raced into a 2-0 lead, Kylian Mbappe fired a rapid-fire brace to take the game to extra time.
      Messi and Mbappe would then net again in extra time to send the game a shootout where the Argentines won 4-2. More

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      Watch Jake Paul drop YouTuber in sparring… but former world champ claims tell-tale sign proves fighter took a dive

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      JAKE PAUL dropped YouTuber Donald De La Haye with some brutal body shots – but ex-world champion Sergio Mora isn’t buying it. De La Haye – known as Deestroying – challenged social media star-turned-unbeaten boxer Paul to a scrap.
      Jake Paul dropped YouTuber Deestroying in sparringCredit: INSTAGRAM
      But it did not go well for the Costa Rican-American influencer, who was floored after just three punches.
      Although Mora, a former light-middleweight champ and now pundit, wasn’t convinced.
      He tweeted: “When a fighter is hurt to the body and goes down he instinctively covers up the spot where the punch landed!!!
      “The LAST thing a fighter does is open up his arms and expose his ribs!”
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      Paul’s trainer BJ Flores, an ex-cruiserweight contender, defended the sparring and said the American only threw punches to the body.
      Flores tweeted: “We love him! That’s why Jake didn’t punch for the first 1 minute 30 seconds and just let Deestroying do his thing.
      “Those were the first punches Jake threw.”
      After the session, Deestroying said: “His hands are so heavy and it doesn’t even look like he’s trying.
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      “They told me to go at my pace and he’s going to match my pace. That boy tagged me in the face, tagged me in the sternum, couldn’t breathe. A minute and 38 is all it took.”
      Paul said: “He’s fast, he’s got heart and b****s doing what a lot of people wouldn’t do which is get in the ring with me.
      “So respect to him and he’s athletic.. took some shots. If he really worked at it he could be good.”
      Paul, 25, is back in his adopted training base of Puerto Rico ahead of his next fight.
      He in October beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his 6-0 career.
      And Paul is still in talks to reschedule his grudge match with Tommy Fury, 23, at the third time of asking.
      YouTuber Deestroying with Jake Paul during their sparring sessionCredit: INSTAGRAM More

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      KSI reveals why he is DELAYING Jake Paul grudge match after turning down offer to fight YouTube rival in middle of 2023

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      KSI has admitted he is DELAYING a grudge match with Jake Paul after turning down a fight offer for the middle of 2023. The YouTuber, rapper and crossover boxing star admitted he was motivated to jump back into the ring to settle the score with Paul once and for all.
      KSI ahead of his next fight with Dillon DanisCredit: PA
      Jake Paul has long feuded KSICredit: AP
      But KSI has maintained he will RETIRE from boxing once he finally fights his American rival.
      So he is taking his time and trying to fit in as many bouts as possible before signing off with a blockbuster against Paul.
      KSI said: “I could fight Jake middle of next year if I wanted to, I was definitely offered to, but I said ‘nah’ because I’m enjoying this too much.
      “I don’t know if that’s kind of weird, I just didn’t expect to be so obsessed with being able to improve so much.
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      “I think I’m on a level where I’m able to keep going and keep going way further than I thought.
      “It’s crazy, I never thought I’d ever be able to do a 5k in under 20 minutes and now I’m breezing past that, now that’s nothing.
      “To know that I could just go further beyond, I think it’s just sick and I don’t really want to end it so quick because I know once I fight Jake it’s done.
      “I’ve no interest to do anything else boxing-wise, so I don’t know why I’d want to end it so quickly, I’m just enjoying the journey too much.”
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      KSI, 29, beat Paul’s brother Logan, 27, when the two turned professional for their 2019 rematch, having drawn a year before.
      The former opponents turned business partners, later launching hydration drink Prime.
      But there is no love lost for younger brother Jake, 25, who is out to even the family score.
      The American is 6-0 himself, most recently beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his career.
      Meanwhile, KSI returns on January 14 against 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29, commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      But he confirmed talks with Paul’s camp over a fight next year are actively taking place.
      KSI told SunSport: “We’re working on negotiations.
      “I don’t want to say the venue but we’re looking at certain venues and yeah, we are talking. 
      “We’re talking now and it’s going to take about a year for the fight to happen.
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      “It’s going to take a while to happen but we’re making sure it actually happens.”
      Jake Paul and KSI are in talks to fight in 2023Credit: GETTY More