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Anthony Joshua is eager to fight Tyson Fury, but can’t see him getting revenge over Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury lost to Usyk in May in their undisputed title clash, but will get a shot at redemption on December 21 when he rematches the unbeaten Ukrainian.

A win for Fury could set up a showdown for all of the marbles against Joshua, who will be waiting in the wings if he beats Daniel Dubois in his own world title clash on September 21.

Joshua believes a fight with the ‘Gypsy King’ needs to happen, but expects Usyk to pick up a second consecutive win.

He said in an interview with Queensberry Promotions: “I think it’s going to be a tough fight early on and then I feel like Usyk will edge it again.

“He’s a class operator and I feel like Usyk’s one of the best out there. That’s why I think he’ll win.”

On a potential showdown with Fury in 2025, he added: “It needs to happen, it’s just taking a long time, it needs to happen.

“But he’s got his hands full and so have I. Let’s both do our jobs and we’ll see a positive 2025 I’m sure of it because we know that the people that are listening want to make good things happen.

“So potentially we might see Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury enter into a ring in collaboration with Riyadh Season, here in London.

“But let’s get focused on Daniel, that’s our main objective and we’ll see what happens there.”

Joshua clearly is focused on his current task at hand, but two huge paydays could lay in store for the Briton against Fury if they both win.

Irrespective of the result, there would still be huge interest in an all-British mega-fight given the clamour to see it for several years.

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Simone Biles Is ‘Unwell’ After Night Out in Paris: ‘Pls Tell Me to Go Home’

Simone Biles is feeling the effects of her night out in Paris following the 2024 Olympics.

“The reason I’m unwell this morning,” Biles, 27, wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, August 12, alongside a clip from a party where the crowd was cheering and holding up an American flag.

In another video, Queen’s “We Are the Champions” could be heard playing in the background as one partygoer popped confetti and another held up a sign that read, “Gym legend Simone Biles.”

“If you see me out at the club, pls tell me to go home. For my own sake & health in the AM,” Biles wrote via her Instagram Story with a black-and-white video of her with her younger sister, Adria, singing along to Waka Flocka Flame’s 2010 track “Grove St. Party.”

Biles had a lot to celebrate. The Team USA gymnast walked away from the Paris Games with three gold medals in the women’s artistic individual all-around, women’s vault and team all-around with Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera and Jordan Chiles. She also took home a silver medal in the floor exercise after not placing in the beam final.

“Beam final is always the most stressful,” Biles said during a press conference earlier this month. “Usually we have musical or background noise, whatever that may be, and honestly we do better in environments when there’s noise going on because it feels most like practice. Today you could hear some of the Android ringtones going off, the photo flickers, whatever that was [and] so you try to stay in your zone.”

As for the future, Biles — who’s now the most decorated American gymnast in history — played coy about whether she plans to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul ‘are never going to fight’ with ‘scam’ accusation made about boxing clash

Former boxing star Butterbean has sensationally claimed that Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul is ‘never’ going to happen.

And he also says the whole thing is simply a ‘scam’ PR stunt as a press conference involving the pair creeps closer.

Tyson and Paul will speak about their upcoming showdown on August 18, with their fight currently scheduled to take place on November 15.

Both men are adamant their battle will go ahead, despite already being delayed once

But Butterbean, real name Eric Esch, believes it won’t ever happen.

“Him and Tyson are never gonna fight,” he said during a Q&A.

“That has been a scam from the very beginning just to boost Jake’s name – and it has!

“This guy, everybody’s talking about him. But he’s never gonna fight Tyson.

They were never planning on fighting each other, because a promoter would never let him fight anyone else in between a fight.

“Never – not that big of a fight. So, it’s been a scam from the beginning.”

There is currently nothing to substantiate his claims.

Both Tyson and Paul are adamant they’re in a position to finally do battle, five months after their fight was first announced.

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“He Made It Personal”: Accusing Referee of Being Partial Towards Floyd Mayweather, John Gotti III Predicts a Dog Fight In Rematch

An “enemy for life” Floyd Mayweather has now been forgiven by John Gotti III, grandson of former New York mobster John Gotti. After the melee that erupted following John Gotti III’s disqualification during an exhibition match against Floyd Mayweather in June last year, there was bad blood between them for quite a long time. But things have cooled down, and they are now looking to settle the dispute once and for all inside the ring on November 14 in Mexico City, rather than engaging in crude mudslinging on social media.

In an interview with TMZ, Gotti III took a trip down memory lane and narrated the chain of events that happened inside the ring which eventually led to the entourages of both camps rushing into the ring and engaging in a brawl. Furthermore, he revealed his game plan for the rematch against the legendary 50-0 fighter.

Gotti III ties up the loose ends!

In an interview with TMZ, the 2-0 professional fighter shared his perspective on his ill-famed bout with Floyd Mayweather. For the uninitiated, referee Kenny Bayless disqualified him, midway through round 6, for clinching Mayweather, and not adhering to the rules of the bout. This made an angry Gotti III shove the referee and charge at Mayweather while throwing haymakers.

But, the anger was building up in Gotti III from round one. “He made it personal, I didn’t make it personal. You know he came out from the get-go of that first fight. He was on the verbal attack right away you know and Kenny Bayless had no problem with that whatsoever,” he said. The fight was a one-sided domination as an aggressive Mayweather kept peppering him with big shots, all the while shooting insults at him.

Thereafter, he accused the referee of being partial towards Mayweather. “When I started giving it back it became a problem,” Gotti remarked, pointing out that he received warnings for verbally insulting Mayweather, while ‘Pretty Boy’ got away scot-free.

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Floyd Mayweather Pens Cryptic Message as He Prepares to Settle Unfinished Business With NY Crime Family Boss’ Grandson

Choice words, sleds, and punches—all were flying in the ring when Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III clashed in June last year. The fight had chaos written all over it from the first bell, and it ended in one when an in-ring brawl broke out and spilled outside it. Fast forward to a year later and the fans are ready to witness the two roll it back and finally conclude what they started. The Michigan native has left an enigmatic message amid the soaring tension and mind games.

Mayweather Jr., 47, and Gotti III, 31, will fight it out on August 14 at the iconic Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City. Both fighters have promised fireworks and opened verbal attacks. Amid blunt exchanges, it seems ‘Money’ has also dropped a subtle hint. It might refer to his long list of potential suitors, who are eager to put pen to paper for a fight, and the vanity of such exchanges.

Mayweather Jr., at 50-0, turned to his Instagram handle and wrote in a post, “I got too many options to be going back and forth about anything with anybody.”

The former world champion could be hinting at his star power and his indulgence in various ventures besides boxing, now that he has hung up the gloves. Alternatively, it could be a dig at Gotti III and suggest the gulf between them. It seems a wise choice, as Mayweather Jr. has been reluctant to go full-throttle as he wants to avoid friction with the Gotti family. Fans might already be aware that Gotti carries the same name as his grandfather and mob boss, John Gotti, the former boss of New York’s Gambino Crime Family. However, if Gotti III were to be believed, his grandfather would have liked the scenario of his grandson going up against one of the modern boxing greats.

John Gotti III’s grandfather would have enjoyed the brawl with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Gotti III, who has transitioned from MMA to boxing, revealed his desire to make a positive impact on his family by taking up the combat sports route. He told TMZ, “He [John Gotti] would’ve wanted to rip Floyd’s head off when all that stuff’s going down. But I’m sure he would admire my fighting spirit… You know, I’m fighting to get respect for my name and make a positive impact on my family. So I’m sure he could appreciate that.”

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Are Charlie Woods & Donald Trump’s Granddaughter Kai Friends? Know All About the Benjamin High School Golfers

Florida State University is filled with alumni who are currently star golfers. Well, the Florida school is no different. The North Palm Beach-based school has many up-and-coming golf stars. It is filled with elite students who come from the families of professional golfers, and public figures. One such student at the school is Kai Trump, Donald Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter.

Donald Trump’s love for golf and his friendships with famous golfers are well known. Whether it’s with the “bad boy” of golf, John Daly or Bryson De Chambeau, he is often seen hitting the links with pros. He also maintains a friendly relationship with Mr. T, whose son attends the same school as Trump’s granddaughter. Does this suggest that the two are friends?

Kai Trump and Charlie Woods play on the school golf team

It’s hard to say as to just how close Kai Trump and Charlie Woods are, as not much is known about their friendship. But the two might cross paths with one another as they both go to the Benjamin School in Jupiter. On top of that, both youngsters are heavily involved in their school’s golf activities. While Kai Trump plays on the varsity golf team, Charlie Woods plays for the Toby Harbeck-coached team with the same name. Even Sam Woods, Tiger Woods’s daughter, goes to the same school.

The Woods and Trumps history goes way back. Kai Trump once even hit the clubs with Tiger Woods at one of Donald Trump’s courses back in 2016, when she was nine years old. Donald Trump was also part of the friendly banter, and he eventually posted a picture of the three posing on his Instagram account. “Who wants to complete this threesome? Or more importantly how many strokes is Kai going to give @tigerwoods and grandpa @realdonaldtrump ??? It was really funny watching them warm up on the range @trumpgolfpalmbeach when Tiger joked he’s an 8 handicap and he’s ready to play,” he wrote.

BOXING

Claressa Shields knocks out Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in 2nd round, winning 4th and 5th titles

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields knocked out WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse early in the second round Saturday night, earning titles in a fourth and fifth division.

Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, moved up two weight classes to fight at 175 pounds as a light heavyweight and also claimed Lepage-Joanisse’s heavyweight belt. Her previous titles were at 154, 160 and 168 pounds.

She joined Roy Jones Jr. as the only two boxers in more than 100 years to win middleweight and heavyweight titles. That’s another feat that makes her one of the greatest athletes of all time in any sport, according to Shields.

“What I’ve been able to do in my career, from the amateur to the pros, I’m definitely top five,” Shield said. “If you want to put me up there next to Michael Jordan, Kobe (Bryant), Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali. I’m definitely in that conversation.”

Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) ended the first round with a series of combinations and started the second with more, barely breaking a sweat, and landed a flurry of shots that sent Lepage-Joanisse down for the third and final time 1:09 into the round.

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Floyd Mayweather allegedly paid extortionist whose thugs ‘broke a couple of heads’ in boxer’s camp

Floyd Mayweather never lost a professional fight inside of a boxing ring, but the boxing great knows when to cut his losses outside of it, says his old boxing promoter Bob Arum.

While allegedly being shaken down by Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince, Mayweather allegedly ran to Arum to have him pay off a street debt for protection and managerial services rendered by what some dub the Boogeyman of the entertainment industry.

Outside of his exploits as a visionary that would cement his legacy in the echelons of Southern hip-hop royalty, Prince, who is backed by a Mafia-style outfit, allegedly has extorted artists and other celebrities who travel to Houston and areas outside of the Lone Star State.

Hence, Prince isn’t someone who even the world’s top boxer wants problems with.

“We were at dinner one night and I got a call that there was a disturbance at my gym,” Arum explained during a Monday appearance on Highly Questionable on ESPN. “Floyd apparently had asked us not to do a fight in October, but to do it in December after James Prince’s contract with him had run out.

“So … some people came over with or without the knowledge of James Prince and proceeded to break a couple of heads of people in Mayweather’s camp with baseball bats, so the gym was splattered with blood. And Floyd came to my office the next day, and he said, ‘Prince says he wants his money from the fight that’s coming up.’ So, I said to Floyd, ‘Fine, if that’s what you want, I will write him a letter of credit.’ And Floyd said to me, ‘Prince don’t do no letters of credit, you better send the cash.”

Maybe Mayweather, who birthed Mayweather Promotions in 2007 and has amassed over $1 billion from in-ring earnings and endorsements, will stick to professional security outfits and managerial teams to protect his assets moving forward.

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Floyd Mayweather’s Bitter Next Opponent Promises A Knockout: “Forget This Exhibition Nonsense”

After a 50-0 professional career, modern-day great Floyd Mayweather has been a steady feature on the exhibition circuit.

Having defeated the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto, all the while becoming far and away the biggest box office attraction in the sport, Mayweather popularised the perfect record like no other.

Now he continues to make money from the sport in non-competitive bouts, having had a move around with Logan Paul, Tenshin Nasukawa, Aaron Chalmers and more.

His last outing was against John Gotti III, the grandson of the notorious mob boss of the same name, and ended in a brawl both in and out of the ring.

The rematch is now set, and Gotti says this time around he will not be tricked into thinking it’s anything less than a fight.

“I want this to be remembered as a very entertaining fight. Floyd keeps repeating himself, saying ‘boxing showcase’ and ‘boxing exhibition.’ I’ve been watching Floyd my whole life, since I’m a kid. I’ve never once seen Floyd show up early to an event. I was early in Florida and he’s already there warming up. I’ve never seen Floyd prepare the way he has, and I’ve never seen Floyd throw as many punches in two minutes as he did in our fight.

So obviously it was a fight. Obviously, he wanted to hurt me and knock me out. So, he’s not gonna snooker me again with this exhibition nonsense. He’s coming to knock me out again and I’m gonna try to knock him out this time, so that’s that.”

Ever-confident in his skillset, Mayweather was adamant that it was just about ‘having fun.’

“I truly believe that if I took a lot of abuse in the sport of boxing throughout my career, then I probably wouldn’t still be doing exhibitions or putting on boxing showcases, but I didn’t take no abuse in the sport of boxing so I feel like I can continue to go out there, have fun and put on shows throughout the world.

Last time I checked, I’ve beat more fighters that are in the Hall of Fame than any fighter in history and that’s truly a blessing. But [Gotti] is a tough competitor and I take my hat off to him. He wanna run it back, we can run it back twice, three times. It is what it is. I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter at the end of the day.”

Mayweather will face Gotti on August 24 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

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What time is Claressa Shields- Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse fight? Ring walk for main event

By Admin August 9, 2024

Three women’s boxing world heavyweight title belts are on the line Saturday night in Detroit. Champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse takes on challenger Claressa Shields from the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.

Lepage-Joanisse (7-1-0, 2 KOs) won the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) world heavyweight belt via split decision over Abril Argentina Vidal in March. The 10-round bout was her second title fight after losing a WBC world heavyweight title match with Alejandra Jimenez back in August 2017. She’s since racked up four consecutive wins, most recently the win over Argentina Vidal.

Shields (14-0-0, 2 KOs) is in the ring for the first time since last June when she won the WBC, World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Federation (WBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight belts via unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo. Shields is competing in the heavyweight class for the first time and the Flint, Michigan native could earn another three titles in the WBC, WBO, and WBF heavyweight classes.