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Anthony Joshua is looking for a new opponent for his next fight after Tyson Fury announced his retirement from the sport last month.

The heavyweight titans looked destined to finally square off this year.

Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh was in the process of preparing a lucrative two-fight offer for the long-awaited all-British showdown.

Eddie Hearn Reveals Who Anthony Joshua Is Likely to Fight Next: "He's  Pleading For It" - Seconds Out

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However, those plans have now been put on hold following Fury’s bombshell announcement.

Joshua’s team have now shifted their attention to other avenues, with AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn setting his sights on a world title fight for his client.

“Right now because Tyson Fury is retired, so put him to the side, the number one choice for AJ is to fight for the world heavyweight title,” Hearn told BetFred.

“That’s 99 per cent of what he wants to do and if that’s Daniel Dubois, no problem. If that’s Joseph Parker, no problem.

“If AJ turns around and says that’s what he’s doing, then it’s done.

“It’s not me saying he can’t fight Daniel Dubois. Some people say he shouldn’t have fought Oleksandr Usyk. What are you talking about?

“It’s your job, he’s the mandatory, what do you want to do?

“Give your belt up and have all that criticism that you ducked Usyk and you vacated your belt to do it?”

Joshua, 35, rebounded well from his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2020 and 2021 by winning his next four fights.

However, his winning streak came to a cruel, unforgiving end last September when he was flattened by Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.

The devastating defeat prompted several members of the boxing fraternity to call for his retirement.

But Hearn played down the prospect of AJ hanging up his gloves just yet.

“Not yet, but there will come the time,” Hearn added.

“Those kinds of conversations really come from behind the scenes from how somebody is performing in camp.

“In camp, if you haven’t got it anymore, it’ll be apparent. The injuries will get worse, you’ll get hurt in sparring against somebody you shouldn’t be getting hurt against.

“You’re not sharp and when that moment comes, that’s when the team will say ‘AJ’s not looking good you know’ and that’s the moment when I will probably have a conversation with him.

“For the Daniel Dubois fight, the camp was great.

“He was super sharp and we were really confident going into that fight, coming off four good wins, two really good wins, and we thought he would win.

“We knew how dangerous the fight was, so he comes out, has a terrible start, never really recovers, comes back into the fight a little bit and gets chinned. No problem.

“If camp had gone really poorly and we were unsure, I think that conversation may have been brought forward.”

Jake Paul sparked controversy after claiming that Mike Tyson had Parkinson’s disease and was cured by smoking psychedelic toad venom.

Paul made the comments during a livestream with Adin Ross while discussing the use of substances like ayahuasca and mushrooms for health benefits.

During the conversation, Paul excitedly stated, “Toad cured Tyson’s Parkinson’s so that he could come back and fight,” referring to the psychedelic properties of venom from Sonoran Desert toads. The statement quickly went viral, leading to widespread speculation.

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Following the viral clip, a spokesperson for Tyson denied the claims in a statement to TMZ, stating, “Mike is happy and perfectly healthy. He doesn’t have Parkinson’s or any other illness.”

This clarification comes amid concerns about Tyson’s health, as he had a medical incident on a plane last year that led to his highly-publicised fight with Paul being postponed from July to November.

After facing backlash, Paul took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify his comments. He wrote:

“Bruh…Mike Tyson didn’t have no Parkinson’s.. WTF. Why the f* is the internet so stupid for? I misspoke. Meant he used toad to heal his pain. He has spoken about it many times. Just like I do. Just like many do.”**

Despite the retraction, Paul’s initial statement had already fueled speculation, leaving fans divided on whether it was a genuine mistake or a reckless exaggeration.

The highly anticipated fight between the two took place on November 15, with Paul securing a unanimous decision victory over the 58-year-old boxing legend. Despite the loss, Tyson viewed his return to the ring as an achievement, given his age and past health struggles.

In a recent interview with the New York Post, Tyson admitted he still wasn’t sure if he had fully recovered from the fight, saying, “I feel pretty good, but I don’t know if I’m 100 percent recovered.”

The two later reunited at Donald Trump’s inauguration party.

Boxing superstar Claressa Shields’ MMA career might be coming to an abrupt end just three fights into her PFL tenure.

Claressa Shields is arguably one of the greatest boxers, male or female, to compete in the ring in the sport’s decorated history. After earning a slew of world championship belts, Shields opted to leap into MMA, which drew significant hype from fans, fighters, and pundits.

Shields appeared to live up to the hype when she finished Brittney Elkin in come-from-behind fashion during her 2021 PFL and professional MMA debut. Talks of a potential fight between then-PFL superstars Kayla Harrison and Shields began to surface, and the debate of who would get the better of the other in the cage ramped up.Claressa Shields

But Shields faced her first significant case of adversity in MMA in her following fight against Abigail Montes at the 2021 PFL World Championship. She lost to Montes by split decision and struggled mightily with her ground game.

After bouncing back against Kelsey DeSantis last February, Shields seemed intrigued at potentially getting more activity in MMA over boxing. But her recent remarks potentially point to a sharp pivot from that stance.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Shakur Stevenson remain on a collision course to potentially face each other in the near future.

Arguably the two best lightweights on the planet, Davis and Stevenson are both undefeated as professionals with 52 victories between them as it stands.

Davis is the reigning WBA lightweight champion, with his next world title defence due to take place against Lamont Roach on March 1 at the Barclays Center in New York City. ‘Tank’ has also held world titles in the super featherweight and super lightweight divisions during his tenure.

Stevenson has held the WBC lightweight title since November 2023 when he outpointed Edwin De Los Santos to capture the vacant strap. The 27-year-old from Newark made the first defence of his crown against Artem Harutyunyan last July to extend his professional record to 22-0.

Gervonta Davis

One ex-fighter who has shown interest in a potential showdown between the lightweight stars is four-weight world champion Roy Jones Jr.

Jones gave his assessment of the lightweight division and believes that it’s ‘Tank’ who sits at the top of the pile.

“I’ll tell you why he’s the best fighter to me. He can punch, but he also can box. Some that can box can’t punch, some that can punch can’t box.

He can box, he can punch, he can move laterally, he can move left side, right side, he can do whatever he needs to do as a southpaw to get the job done. That’s saying a lot as not many guys can do that today.”

Stevenson is due to make the next defence of his WBC title against highly rated American prospect Floyd Schofield on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Terence Crawford believes Gervonta Davis is beatable.

‘Tank’ has been an impossible puzzle for his opponents to crack so far and boasts an unblemished 30-0 record.

Davis holds the WBA belt in a stacked lightweight division that is crying out for unification bouts.

Vasyl Lomachenko owns the IBF title, Shakur Stevenson is in possession of the WBC belt while Keyshawn Davis recently snatched the WBO strap away from Denys Berinchyk on Valentine’s Day with a sickening body shot KO.

Crawford was in attendance to watch his training partner dispatch Berinchyk and told FightHype in the immediate aftermath that Gervonta wouldn’t fare well against Keyshawn or Shakur.

“Tank knows what it is up,” he said. “He knows what he is up against if he is going to fight Shakur or Keyshawn.

“He wants to fight these guys that everybody in the world know aren’t going to give him a fight.Gervonta Davis' Power Compared To Terence Crawford's By Sparring Partner:  "He Kills You"

“They aren’t mentally there, they might have a little skill here and there but mentality-wise they are not going to be able to keep it up the whole fight.

“And those two guys [Shakur and Keyshawn] are going to be the ones to give him his first Ls.”

Both Shakur and Keyshawn are of the same thinking and expressed their opinions on a possible showdown with Gervonta during exclusive interviews with over the last few weeks.

Keyshawn beamed with confidence as he compared a match-up with Gervonta to the beating Crawford dished out on Errol Spence Jr in July 2023 for the undisputed welterweight crown.

“I see myself putting the same beating on Gervonta as Terence did [on Spence],”

I feel like his style is perfect for my style. I’m young, I don’t think it will go the full 12 but I can fight 12 rounds if it comes down to it.

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“I have power and I’ve knocked fighters out with one punch but he has done it consecutive times.

“We know he has got that one punch but we don’t know yet what I truly have because I only have 12 fights and I’ve only been fighting on a truly elite level for three fights, this fight will be my fourth [against Berinchyk].

“So there is a lot of factors that you don’t know yet. I am better than I am showing you guys already.”

Claressa Shields has beaten Savannah Marshall at middleweight but now targets a rematch at heavyweight.

Fresh off of her heavyweight title win over Danielle Perkins, Claressa Shields is setting her sights on a rematch of her 2022 fight with Savannah Marshall — but this one she wants to stage at heavyweight according to her promoter Dmitry Sailta. Shields took a unanimous decision win over Marshall in their first meeting at the middleweight division.

Salita says he’s formally reached out to Marshall’s team about their interest and hopes to bring the fight to fruition, adding that Shields additional power at heavyweight makes her an even bigger threat to score a knockout.Claressa Shields

“We’ve had general discussions over the past several months and have expressed our interest in making the rematch happen,” Dmitry Salita, Shields’ promoter, told Sky Sports. “I believe she will stop Savannah with the power she possesses at heavyweight.”

If this proposed rematch is to gain any traction Salita says the fight would need to be either staged in the US or in a neutral location and not in England where they fought the first time. Shields is as accomplished as they come at this point and would appear to be angling for an opponent that will bring as much money and notoriety as possible, with Marshall being a significant name in women’s boxing.

With less than four weeks until fight night, the excitement for the Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr. is reaching a fever pitch. The bout is set to take place on March 1st at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Both fighters have made their intentions clear: whether through their training footages and verbal jabs online.

Recently, a training video of Gervonta Davis surfaced online. The footage showed the 30-year-old sharpening his hand speed on the mitts. The clip quickly went viral, receiving multiple reactions from fans and critics. And it also caught the attention of his opponent, Lamont Roach Jr. So what exactly did ‘The Reaper‘ say?

Lamont Roach predicts an upset

Just hours ago, Premier Boxing Champions shared a post on Instagram about the March 1st battle, with the caption, “WAR ⚔️ READY. On March 1, undefeated boxing superstar and WBA Lightweight World Champion @gervontaa returns to the battlefield against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion @oneof1x. ▶️ PBC PPV on @primevideo📍 @barclayscenter in Brooklyn, NY.” The post got the attention of fight fans everywhere, but it was Lamont Roach’s reaction that made waves. Roach quickly reshared the video on his Instagram story, adding his caption: “Upset Alert.” Quite a prediction, is it not?Gervonta Davis

Meanwhile, the Washington native, with an impressive record of 25-1, 10 KOs, is no stranger to dominant performances himself. His TKO win over Feargal McCrory last year, with McCrory down once in round three and twice in round four, was evidence of his pace in the ring. However, Gervonta Davis, fighting in the lightweight division might have a potential weight advantage over Roach, who competes in the super featherweight class.

Floyd Mayweather posted a picture of his tax bill following his Super Bowl party in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather once revealed a picture of his staggering tax bill after an outrageous Super Bowl party.

The 2025 Super Bowl is just days away as the Philadelphia Eagles meet the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

The Chiefs the are defending champions, having raised the Vince Lombardi Trophy in last year’s Super Bowl.

They beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Las Vegas, with a host of celebrities in attendance at the Allegiant Stadium.

Mayweather purchased a suite to watch the 2024 Super Bowl with 34 friends.Floyd Mayweather

And he posted a bill of the suite, revealing a whopping cost of $1,131,000.00.

On Instagram, he wrote: “I don’t kiss ass and I never have to beg for nothing especially not to get a Super Bowl suite. I don’t mind accepting invites at times, but one things for sure… The person that’s paying does all the saying.

“Therefore I get My Own seats and suites so I can do what I want and invite who I want! I’m blessed to be taking 34 people to experience the 1st Super Bowl in Las Vegas! $1,131,000.00.”

Despite only facing Aaron Chalmers and John Gotti III in 2023, Mayweather was hit with an enormous tax bill as he took to social media to reveal his staggering bill, which amounted to over $18 million.

“Just before I paid that light million and change for that little Super Bowl stuff, I had to pay the IRS aka Uncle Sam $18,047,181,” he shared on Instagram.Floyd Mayweather

“This is what I owed in taxes while I’m retired so just imagine what I was paying when I was activated.”

Floyd Mayweather showed off his tax bill for 2023 on social media. Image: Instagram/Floyd Mayweather

They don’t call him ‘Money’ for nothing.

Mayweather made an incredible fortune during his legendary professional boxing career, beating the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez.

Claressa Shields, one of the most decorated boxers ever, takes on top-ranked contender Danielle Perkins Sunday night for a chance to win another undisputed world title.

Shields fights Perkins at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, her hometown, on Sunday night for the undisputed women’s heavyweight championship. Shields (15-0, 3 KOs), already a champion of five different weight classes, is looking to become the first boxer to win undisputed titles at three different weight classes. Perkins (5-0, 2 KOs) will have to take down Shields on her home turf to win her first championship.Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins

Shields-Perkins headlines a night of 10 fights in the “Vehicle City” featuring four women’s fights. The co-main event is a men’s heavyweight duel between Brandon Moore and Skylar Lacy for the vacant USBA heavyweight title. Five other boxers from Michigan — Jaquan McElroy, Joseph Jerome Starks, Leon Lawson III, Joseph Hicks and Joshua James Pagan — will also fight on the card.

Ben Shalom has revealed that a blockbuster clash between Martin Bakole and Anthony Joshua is ‘done’.

Shalom was in attendance for Adam Azim’s victory over Sergey Lipinets on Saturday night at OVO Arena Wembley.

Azim record his best victory to date by blasting out the Russian inside nine rounds to claim the the vacant IBO super lightweight title.

During the event, Shalom spoke with boxing pundit Spencer Oliver to discuss the fight, but ended up revealing some tasty fight news for another one of his clients.

“The promoter of Martin Bakole that’s what I want to be known as,” he told Oliver.

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Shalom proceeded to confirm that Bakole vs Joshua was a ‘done’ deal after the former asserted that he would fight AJ in Africa in the summer.

“It’s done. I’m hearing he’s signed and we’re off to the Congo,” Shalom said.

Joshua and Bakole, 31, have been naturally thrust into a potential showdown ever since Tyson Fury announced in January that he was retiring from the sport.

Bakole, who boasts a record of 21-1 with 16 KOs, is considered by many to be the ‘most avoided’ heavyweight in the division.

However, the Congolese knockout artist has yet to receive his flowers on the world stage in a big-name bout.

This comes despite Bakole locking horns with some of the best in the gym, including Daniel Dubois and current champion Oleksandr Usyk, who he claims he knocked out.Anthony Joshua Finally Reveals His Ambitious Two Part Comeback Plan:  "That's The Goal" - Seconds Out

One fight Bakole has always had his eye on in the professional ranks is British star Joshua, 35, whom he sparred while ‘AJ’ trained in Sheffield.

“I think he’ll come [back], yeah. I think so,” he said. “There is a big fight waiting for him in Africa.

“Outside the ring I keep working hard because my fight against him in Africa is a big fight.

“I think it will happen in the Congo…we need to fight in the same stadium and I think it’s going to be in Congo.

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