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      Geordie Shore’s Aaron Chalmers calls out Jake Quickenden to MMA fight in Newcastle after X Factor star’s debut win

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      AARON CHALMERS has called out Jake Quickenden to an MMA fight in his Newcastle backyard. Geordie Shore’s Chalmers went 5-2 in the cage after his 2017 debut but he has since moved into boxing.
      Aaron Chalmers has called out Jake Quickenden to an MMA fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Jake Quickenden won his MMA debut by KOCredit: Oktagon MMA
      Meanwhile, X Factor star Quickenden, 35, won his MMA debut with a first-round knockout of comedian Paul Smith.
      And with Oktagon MMA coming to Newcastle on January 27, Chalmers, 36, has the perfect bout to bring him back into the cage.
      He said: ”This is a message for Jake Quickenden, I saw your MMA debut the other day. It was very impressive.
      “I’ve been out of the MMA loop for four years now, but I know Oktagon has a big show in Newcastle and I am the hometown hero.
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      “You are 1-0, and I haven’t stepped foot in an MMA ring for four years. Let’s get the party started!”
      All five of Chalmers’ wins in the cage came by stoppage, either from a knockout or submission.
      He has since had four boxing bouts, winning his professional debut on points against Alexander Zeledon.
      This year alone, he faced boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 46, and UFC welterweight Kiefer Crosbie, 33.
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      His most recent fight was on KSI’s Misfits Boxing promotion, losing in round three to Idris Virgo, 30.
      Quickenden was meanwhile quick to shut down any comparisons to influencer boxers after his first pro MMA win.
      He said: “They don’t have to do a weight cut, they don’t have to train for 10 months to learn 5 different disciplines.
      “We did a proper weight cut, we lived a fighter’s life, sorry I’m quite emotional about this.”
      Comedian Paul Smith was knocked out in round oneCredit: Okatgon MMA More

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      Carl Froch slams Eddie Hearn after talking up Jake Paul vs Wayne Rooney as ex-champ fears for ‘the state of boxing’

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      CARL FROCH fears for “the state of boxing” after his former promoter pitched the idea of Jake Paul fighting Wayne Rooney. Froch was under Eddie Hearn’s banner for the final stages of his career, where he reigned as super-middleweight champion.
      Carl Froch with Eddie Hearn in 2014Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      He retired in 2014 after knocking out rival George Groves in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
      Froch now works as a pundit and even runs his own YouTube channel, often giving scathing opinions on YouTuber-turned boxer Paul.
      But this time it was his ex-promoter Hearn who faced the wrath of the retired British boxing legend.
      It came after he teased the idea of Paul fighting Manchester United legend and now Birmingham manager Rooney at Old Trafford.
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      Froch, 46, told Casino Alpha: “I don’t know why Eddie Hearn is talking about Jake Paul versus Wayne Rooney, Rooney’s a football manager.
      “I don’t like the way some boxing promoters are going down the route of crossover fights because a former football player versus a YouTuber is a load of rubbish and I don’t get it. 
      “I don’t get why a proper promoter is talking up a match between Wayne Rooney and Jake Paul.
      “But does that tell us something about the state of boxing at the minute? Would Wayne Rooney v Jake Paul be the biggest fight that Eddie Hearn can make at the minute?”
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      Paul, 26, is 7-1 as a boxer with his only defeat coming via split-decision in February against rival Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
      Meanwhile Rooney, 38, did box as an amateur in his school years but he retired from football in 2021 to move into coaching.
      Although Hearn revealed the ex-England captain still fancies his chances in the boxing ring.
      He told Rio Ferdinand: “I’ve actually spoke to Wayne a few times about the Jake Paul fight.
      “Normally, if he has a couple of glasses of red he’ll fire in a message to me at night going, ‘Listen, I wanna fight that geezer.’
      “Wayne can fight, he had a couple of amateur fights – but him against Jake Paul at Old Trafford, that’s actually a makeable fight.”
      Jake Paul versus Wayne Rooney was slammed by Carl FrochCredit: Getty
      Rooney is now Birmingham’s managerCredit: PA More

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      Tommy Fury lifts lid on his next fight after being called out by boxing world champion and YouTube star

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      TOMMY FURY has spoken out on who he could fight next having been called out by a world champion and YouTube stars. Fury this year beat Jake Paul and KSI in huge crossover events to emerge as a star in the influencer boxing scene.
      Tommy Fury beat KSI on pointsCredit: Splash
      But he was also challenged by IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia who vowed to “beat the c**p” out of the former Love Islander.
      It comes after Paul, 26, called for a rematch with Fury while his brother Logan, 28, also wants to face the 10-0 Brit.
      So Fury, 24, has been left with a decision to make on whether to return to traditional boxing or continue with lucrative crossover bouts.
      And he told the Daily Mail: “I don’t recall this happening before, where champions are wanting to fight people that are right at the bottom of the pecking order.
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      “I’m just happy to be in this position, obviously we all know why he would take that fight but I am going to make the most off of the crossover scene while it is here.”
      Fury insisted that he one day wants to challenge for a world title but will make the most of crossover bouts while he can.
      He said: “Let’s not beat around the bush, it’s a lot better financially than conventional boxing, the money that these fights are generating, conventional boxers will never see in their careers.
      “I’m sure Jai Opetaia can box and win all the belts, but it wouldn’t accumulate to a fraction of what these crossover fights can generate.
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      “So, I’m definitely going to make the most of it whilst it is here, but at the end of the day the plan will always be to challenge for that top strap.
      “I wouldn’t feel right in myself, leaving the sport, if I had not challenged or even tried to win the world title and I do believe that I will win one because I have seen far worse people win one.
      “I’m going to make the most off of the crossover scene and when all that is said and done, I will challenge the top boys and we will see how we go.”
      Jai Opetaia called out Tommy FuryCredit: Reuters
      Jake Paul wants to rematch Tommy FuryCredit: Getty More

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      Jake Paul threatens to ‘KILL’ rival amid $15m fight offer as YouTuber-turned boxer talks up MMA debut

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      JAKE PAUL has talked up his impending MMA debut by threatening to “KILL” an old boxing rival. The YouTuber-turned boxer this year signed for the Professional Fighters League, a competing promotion to the UFC.
      Jake Paul is set to debut in MMA with the PFLCredit: PFL
      Paul is coming off the back of a ten-round points win over ex-UFC star Nate Diaz in August.
      And both the American and the PFL have proposed a $15m (£12.5m) rematch in the cage.
      But Diaz has so far seemed uninterested and instead wants a return in the boxing ring.
      So Paul said: “Nate Diaz is a smart man, staying away from me in MMA. He can’t take me down, I have better wrestling than him.
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      “Ohio Division-1 state wrestling experience. He clearly can’t punch me. He punches so soft, like pillow hands.
      “If we fought in MMA it would only be 15 minutes, which is half the amount of time we just fought.
      “I’d up the punch count, up the pace, kill that man.”
      Paul, 26, suffered his first defeat in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
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      And despite the prospect of rematching Diaz, 38, in the cage, the social media sensation returns in the ring on December 15.
      He faces little-known 10-1-1 pro boxer Andre August, 35, as he bids to start a steep climb up the world championship rankings.
      Paul said: “I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life.
      “So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business.
      “Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters.
      “I’m coming to prove my greatness on Friday, December 15th live on DAZN for the world to see.”
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      Jake Paul ‘can’t fight for toffee’ but Conor McGregor would still get ‘absolutely slaughtered’ by him, says Carl Froch

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      CARL FROCH says Conor McGregor would get “absolutely slaughtered” by Jake Paul. That is despite YouTuber-turned boxer Paul not being able to “fight for toffee.”
      Jake Paul has been backed by Carl Froch to beat Conor McGregorCredit: Getty
      McGregor has feuded with both Jake Paul and FrochCredit: AP
      The ex-boxing champion has traded his fair share of words with the American in recent years but he still backs him to beat McGregor.
      Froch told CasinoAlpha: “I no longer know what (McGregor’s) motivation is for fighting; he’s had a couple bad pastings, he’s not short of a few quid.
      “In fairness, he’s earned every penny and he was a phenomenal fighter and you have to admire him for that.
      “But I’m not sure why he wants the Michael Chandler fight, or what his motivation is.
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      “He’s better off hanging around the Misfits and YouTubers and getting involved in a celebrity fight because he’s a massive name.
      “But forget about a crossover fight with Jake Paul, he’d get absolutely slaughtered.”
      McGregor, 35, lost his one and boxing bout to American legend Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
      Froch, 46, commentated on the crossover clash and gave a scathing verdict on the Irishman.
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      It has kept the bad blood brewing between the two to this day.
      Similarly, Froch has not been impressed by Paul’s foray into boxing and insisted he could beat the 26-year-old after ten years in retirement.
      He said: “He’s a s***house, he can’t fight for toffee, and he would not come anywhere near me, even though I’m ten years retired.
      “That’s all you need to know about Jake Paul, he called me out, but he won’t take on a guy who has been retired for ten years.
      “I could come back, not even put myself through a training camp, and it would be such an easy night’s work.
      “He’s a performing clown, hopefully he will go away because boxing fans are not taking him seriously.
      “The reason this isn’t on pay per view is because people are no longer prepared to pay for this rubbish.”
      Froch said he would beat Jake Paul even after ten years in retirementCredit: AP More

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      KSI brutally trolls Jake Paul after YouTuber announces fight with little-known boxer with ONE fight in four years

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      KSI has brutally mocked Jake Paul after he announced his next boxing opponent.Paul announced on Wednesday that he is set to take on little-known professional boxer Andre August on December 15.
      Jake Paul has announced that he will take on Andre August in DecemberCredit: Reuters
      KSI mocked Paul’s decision to take on the little-known boxerCredit: Getty
      This came as somewhat of a surprise given that August, 35, has fought just once since 2019, and that he has yet to face any big names.
      And it seems KSI, another YouTuber turned boxer, was underwhelmed with the news.
      The 30-year-old retweeted Paul’s announcement along with a photo of someone trying to pour gas into a bicycle along with the caption “He tryna gas it up.”
      Fans clearly felt the same, as they flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to make their feelings clear.
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      One such fan said: “Another rigged fight yay.”
      Another said: “Andre August is 35 years old with a 10-1-1 record. He’s fought 1 time in the last 4 years. Another pretend, old boxer.”
      While a third predicted: “Your L is coming.”
      But tired of the doubters, Paul had fired back with a bold statement, via Ariel Helwani.
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      Paul said: “I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life.
      “So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business.
      “Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters.”
      And Paul’s business partner, Nakisa Bidarian, added that The Problem Child was “once again doing what very few of the best and biggest boxers in the world have done in their 9th professional fight – fighting someone with a better record and more experience.
      “Pound-for-pound, the great Terrence Crawford fought a 9-14 opponent in his 9th fight, Canelo Alvarez fought a 0-1 opponent, and Gervonta Davis fought an opponent that had 31 losses!
      “But Terence, Canelo and Gervonta didn’t have the world watching. Jake Paul does, and he’s once again putting it all on the line taking on a 10-1 opponent.”
      Paul, who currently has an 8-1 record, will be looking to win his second straight fight this year since losing to professional boxer Tommy Fury in February via split decision.
      In August, the 26-year-old bounced back from his first loss to beat MMA star Nate Diaz in August via unanimous decision.
      The bout with August will take place at the Caribe Royale Orlando.
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      Jake Paul furiously tells critics to ‘shut the f** up’ as YouTube star defends next fight against pro boxer Andre August

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      JAKE PAUL launched an expletive-ridden blast at his critics after announcing his next opponent will be Andre August.The ‘Problem Child’ will return to the boxing ring for the first time since fighting MMA star Nate Diaz in Orlando, Florida on December 15.
      Jake Paul has angrily defended his choice of opponent for his next boutCredit: Getty
      He will face Andre August (10-1) next month in FloridaCredit: Instagram / jakepaul
      The American 26-year-old is 7-1 in his fighting career after his last outing and is adamant that he is still aiming to become a world champion.
      August, 35, has a record of 10 wins and one loss on his CV and will collide with his countryman in a cruiserweight bout over eight rounds.
      However, many fans were left underwhelmed when the Texan was announced as Paul’s opponent following his big-name battles with Diaz, Tommy Fury and Anderson Silva.
      But the much-maligned and controversial YouTube sensation hit back on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in X-rated fashion at his doubters.
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      Paul wrote: “Shut the f*** up if you still hating.”
      Then, with each next to green tick emojis, he listed four reasons why August was a good choice, writing: “Boxer true and true. Better record than me. More wins by KO than me. Same weight.”
      August’s only defeat came against Eric Abraham in 2018 and his most recent victory came against the until then undefeated 7-0 Brandon Martin which he won unanimously on points.
      During the official fight announcement, Paul outlined his desire to move away from fighting fellow influencers.
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      He said: “I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters.”
      However, August issued a warning, saying: “I don’t talk very much. I’m all about that action.
      “Jake Paul has the money, the fame, the team and the resources, but he doesn’t have my hunger.
      “When that bell rings, I am going to go straight to Jake Paul and ring his bell and send him back to YouTube for good.”
      Paul initially began by fighting fellow YouTubers but has more recently moved towards fighting former stars of the UFC.
      He defeated Ben Askren before beating Tyron Woodley twice and then enjoyed victories over octagon legends Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz.
      His win over Diaz arrived via unanimous decision in August.
      That was on the back of him suffering his first loss in February to Fury in Saudi Arabia via a controversial split decision. More

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      Jake Paul’s next fight CONFIRMED with YouTuber to return to boxing ring on December 15

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      JAKE PAUL has announced that he will be fighting Andre August on December 15.The fight will take place in Orlando, Florida, as the YouTuber returns to the ring for the first time since fighting MMA star Nate Diaz in August.
      Paul returns to the ring for the first time since his win against Nate Diaz in August.Credit: Alamy
      Ask and I shall deliver. August has more KO’s than me, more wins than me, more experience than me, but I like to gamble. The path to world champ starts here. Just straight up boxing. pic.twitter.com/5AoXxPmAPj— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 8, 2023

      According to combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani, the fight will take place at cruiserweight and consist of eight rounds.
      Confirming the fight on X, formerly known as Twitter, Paul, 26, wrote: “Ask and I shall deliver. August has more KO’s than me, more wins than me, more experience than me, but I like to gamble.
      “The path to world champ starts here. Just straight up boxing.”
      According to BoxRec, August, 35, has contested 12 professional bouts, winning 10 with five by knockout.
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      His only defeat came against fellow American boxer Eric Abraham in 2018.
      His most recent victory came against the until then undefeated 7-0 Brandon Martin which he won unanimously on points.
      While August is a relative unknown in boxing, it marks the first time that Paul has fought an out and out boxer.
      That’s reflected in his tweet where Paul says: “Just straight boxing” as it now appears the YouTuber will be moving away from exhibition bouts and towards becoming a fully-fledged professional.
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      Paul initially began by fighting fellow YouTubers but has more recently moved towards fighting former stars of the UFC.
      He defeated Ben Askren before beating Tyron Woodley twice.
      He then won bouts against UFC legends Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz.
      His most recent victory against Diaz arrived via unanimous decision in August.
      Paul has a 6-1 boxing record, with his only defeat coming against Tommy Fury this February in a bout in Saudi Arabia.
      Paul lost the bout via a split decision. More